Guess the theme

Our holiday theme today is one of our favorite holiday games -

Trim Up the Tree -



The song was originally written and recorded for the classic 1966 Dr. Seuss TV Holiday Special How The Grinch Stole Christmas. The lyrics were actually written by Dr. Seuss.


It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year -



The song was written by George Wyle and Eddie Pola. Wyle, born Bernard Weissman, began his career playing piano professionally in the Catskills. He went on to eventually co-write the theme song to Gilligan’s Island.


Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree -



First released in 1958, the song didn't dent the charts that year or the next, but in 1960, after Brenda Lee scored a few hits, it caught on and went to #14 in the US. It charted again in 1961 and 1962 and went on to become a Christmas classic.


Let It Snow



Although this song is associated with Christmas, there is no mention of the holiday in the lyrics. It's about making the most of a snowy day by spending it with a loved one by the fire.


Winter Wonderland -



One version of the song features the original lyrics, "pretend that he is Parson Brown," while later versions went with, "pretend that he's a circus clown." Today many recorded versions actually include both lines.


The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) -



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. When he got there he walked into the house, couldn't find Bob, but found a spiral notepad 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.


I'll be Home For Christmas -



This was written by Walter Kent (music) and James Kimball "Kim" Gannon (words). Though Kent and Gannon collaborated on other songs, none reached the same level of popularity as I'll Be Home for Christmas. Buck Ram previously wrote a poem and song with the same title, and following a lawsuit he was credited as a co-writer of the song.

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