Here's my second guest programmer with her favorite Christmas jingles
Jingle Bells Michael Bublé -
As previously, Jingle Bells was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas. Composer James Lord Pierpont wrote the song in the 1850s to play for his Boston Sunday school class during Thanksgiving as a way to commemorate the famed Medford sleigh races. Kids and adults loved the song and eventually changed the lyrics to fit Christmas.
Sleigh Ride Ray Conniff -
Leroy Anderson wrote the music for this song during a heatwave in July of 1946, at his summer home in Woodbury, Connecticut where he was vacationing with his family.
Deck the Halls Nat King Cole -
Since this song can be performed royalty-free to capture the spirit of the season, it shows up in a lot of TV shows and movies. The song played a key role in the movie A Christmas Story, where the family is forced to eat their dinner at a Chinese restaurant, where the staff does their best to sing this for them, but can't because their accents make Fa la la la la sound like Fa wa wa wa wa.
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Andy Williams -
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year is a collaboration by composer George Wyle (known for writing the Gilligan's Island theme) and his regular partner Eddie Pola. It was written specifically for The Andy Williams Christmas Album and the crooner performed it on his popular variety show, The Andy Williams Show.
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Perry Como -
This song celebrates that time when Christmas decorations appear in stores and public displays, which has been earlier and earlier in recent years. There are some dated references in the song, such as the "five and ten," which is a store selling inexpensive items. The "Hopalong boots" the child wishes for are a reference to those worn by the fictional cowboy Hopalong Cassidy.
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