Happy families are all alike ... even kids abused by their domineering father - (the Motown edition)
Today's Christmas countdown - A Jackson Five Christmas
The Christmas Song -
Mel Torme and Bob Wells were songwriting partners, and used to take turns going over to each others homes to write songs. One particularly hot July day, Mel drove over to Bob's house in Teluca Lake, California, and when he got there he walked into the house, couldn't find Bob, but found a spiral note pad of paper with some words on it - "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, Yuletide Carols being sung by a choir, folks dressed up like Eskimos." When Mel found Bob, he asked him "What's this?", and Bob said "it's so blistering hot here,and thought it would be fun to see if I could write something about a totally different season, the winter season, Christmas season, and see if I could mentally, virtually cool off." Mel said "not only have you also cooled me off, but I think you've got a song here!" And the duo wrote the rest of the song in about 35 minutes.
Little Christmas Tree -
Little Christmas Tree is a different holiday track in that it addresses loneliness and heartbreak–hardly typical topics for a Christmas carol.
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town -
One of the most successful Christmas carols of all time, this was outsold only by Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and White Christmas.
Someday At Christmas -
This is one of the first Christmas songs with a social and political message. This was written by Motown songwriters Ron Miller and Bryan Wells, the team that also wrote Wonder's songs A Place in the Sun and Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday.
Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year -
We here at ACME are wishing you time to enjoy the simple pleasures of this holiday season.
And if don't enjoy yourself, Joe will be coming by to give you the beating of your life.
6 days until Christmas
Demand Euphoria!
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