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Post by chrislc on Nov 26, 2022 13:02:38 GMT -5
I really love this season and Christmas songs.
However -
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town... This should be a happy time of the year for children. So how do they internalize a song that supposedly celebrates Santa Claus but is actually pretty much nothing but repeated warnings about the consequences of misbehavior and a seemingly vengeful Santa Claus?
On a related note, It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas...Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again. So, again, how do children internalize this? I'm an adult. I get it. But do kids need to have this feeling validated by a song? At Christmastime?
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year... Just stop. It seems like every artist felt compelled to do their version. It's my new pet peeve Christmas song. Amy Grant, Johnny Mathis, and yes I'm looking at you, Andy. Please sing something else.
Baby It's Cold Outside... My old pet peeve Christmas Song. Has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas. But, for some totally random reason, is played in hot rotation, while Holly Holy and Winter World Of Love are given no consideration at all.
What are yours?
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Post by mga707 on Nov 26, 2022 13:08:54 GMT -5
Don't even need to mention the title: "Hey shuddup with that stupid drum! We finally got this kid to sleep!"  |
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Post by chrislc on Nov 26, 2022 13:29:38 GMT -5
Don't even need to mention the title: "Hey shuddup with that stupid drum! We finally got this kid to sleep!" I copied that and pasted it to Google thinking it was a lyric. I'm old. Hey what do you expect when an ox and a lamb are keeping time? I guess Hal Blaine couldn't be available for EVERY recording session. Or maybe the ox and lamb kept Time, and the boy was left with only U.S. News And World Report to read. Another patient had run off with Newsweek. |
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Post by papathree on Nov 26, 2022 14:03:26 GMT -5
I never could understand how / why "My Favorite Things" (one of its too many versions was sung by Fraulein Maria in The Sound of Music) ever got labeled as a Christmas song. Is it just because it mentions brown paper packages and/or snow flakes?
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Post by mrjukebox on Nov 26, 2022 15:10:39 GMT -5
"The Chipmunk Song"-That was released in 1958,the year of my birth-I don't think it's held up all that well.
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Post by dth1971 on Nov 26, 2022 16:05:13 GMT -5
Whatever became of twice on the 1970's AT40 Christmas countdowns "Little Altar Boy" anyway?
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Post by chrislc on Nov 26, 2022 19:41:26 GMT -5
I never could understand how / why "My Favorite Things" (one of its too many versions was sung by Fraulein Maria in The Sound of Music) ever got labeled as a Christmas song. Is it just because it mentions brown paper packages and/or snow flakes? And in 1968 Herb Alpert made a James Bond theme out of it, which didn't make the Christmas label more understandable. Well, there was also a reference in the song to sleigh bells. But it really wasn't an "on the nose" Christmas song. Maybe Rodgers and Hammerstein didn't want to include an obvious Christmas song in a musical about Hitler. I wonder if that's where Mel Brooks got his idea. Never thought of that before. |
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Post by LC on Nov 26, 2022 19:54:11 GMT -5
My grandmother died in 1980, the year after "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" came out. The song hasn't been funny for 42 years now....
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Post by doofus67 on Nov 26, 2022 21:54:55 GMT -5
With each passing year, I get sadder hearing the references to obscure and outdated things:
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"...Figgy pudding is something I've never seen, let alone tasted, but it sounds gross.
"Winter Wonderland"...We still don't know who Parson Brown is, or was. Is a parson similar to a minister?
"Sleigh Ride"...I'm sure Currier and Ives were fine fellows, but can you get their stuff on Amazon?
"Deck the Halls"...I doubt that gay apparel was meant to refer to pink sweaters, thigh-high shorts, and sandals.
"A Holly Jolly Christmas"...Another lyric line the kids shouldn't internalize, in more ways than one: "Have a cup of cheer." Could be grown-up eggnog, could be laundry detergent.
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Post by dth1971 on Nov 26, 2022 22:17:39 GMT -5
I wonder if the Christmas songs by Sia ("Santa's Coming For Us" and "Candy Cane Lane") fit in this thread...
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Post by chrislc on Nov 26, 2022 22:51:55 GMT -5
>Figgy pudding is something I've never seen, let alone tasted, but it sounds gross.<
Hmmmm I don't know...you would have thought the Beatles or David Cassidy had appeared when Mrs. Cratchit brought out the goose and pudding.
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Post by trekkielo on Nov 27, 2022 0:05:20 GMT -5
It's nice that the Rankin/Bass animated holiday specials are still rebroadcast to help people understand some of these Christmas song lyrics!  |
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Post by slf on Nov 27, 2022 6:40:37 GMT -5
I never could understand how / why "My Favorite Things" (one of its too many versions was sung by Fraulein Maria in The Sound of Music) ever got labeled as a Christmas song. Is it just because it mentions brown paper packages and/or snow flakes? And in 1968 Herb Alpert made a James Bond theme out of it, which didn't make the Christmas label more understandable. Well, there was also a reference in the song to sleigh bells. But it really wasn't an "on the nose" Christmas song. Maybe Rodgers and Hammerstein didn't want to include an obvious Christmas song in a musical about Hitler. I wonder if that's where Mel Brooks got his idea. Never thought of that before. Calling "The Sound Of Music" a musical about Hitler is a major stretch. Yes, the Von Trapp family's ordeal of escaping from the Nazis is a key part of the storyline and the climactic event of the story. But the musical doesn't revolve around it. In fact, his name is hardly mentioned, except for a few obligatory "Heil Hitler" greetings. |
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Post by slf on Nov 27, 2022 6:47:55 GMT -5
With each passing year, I get sadder hearing the references to obscure and outdated things: "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"...Figgy pudding is something I've never seen, let alone tasted, but it sounds gross. "Winter Wonderland"...We still don't know who Parson Brown is, or was. Is a parson similar to a minister? "Sleigh Ride"...I'm sure Currier and Ives were fine fellows, but can you get their stuff on Amazon? "Deck the Halls"...I doubt that gay apparel was meant to refer to pink sweaters, thigh-high shorts, and sandals. "A Holly Jolly Christmas"...Another lyric line the kids shouldn't internalize, in more ways than one: "Have a cup of cheer." Could be grown-up eggnog, could be laundry detergent. Yes, a parson is an archaic synonym for a clergyman. Remember that the singer was asking him to marry the loving couple. As far as your final paragraph, what a novel idea! Having a cup of Cheer laundry detergent in your hand to wash down your Tide Pod!  |
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Nov 27, 2022 6:54:54 GMT -5
I always thought "Figgy Pudding" was a dessert involving a certain fruit from New Zealand.
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