![]() He’ll say ‘Are You Married?’ We’ll say ‘No man,īut you can do the job when you’re in town If you listen carefully, you’ll notice the word Christmas isn’t in it either. Interestingly, this song was also not written as a Christmas song, although it does mention sleigh bells. The original recording was done by Richard Himber and his Hotel Carlton Orchestra in 1934. If you think writing a song about snow in California in July is strange, Richard wrote the lyrics to this song in the West Mountain Sanitarium, while being treated for tuberculosis. Richard Smith wrote this song in 1934, after being inspired as a child by Honsedale’s Central Park all covered in snow. Sounds to me like there’s holiday merriment about to happen but it’s the kind that produces another kind of gift 9 months later. It’s just a good old fashioned love song. In fact, if you really listen closely, you’ll realize that there’s no mention of Christmas at all. As much as we all love this song as a holiday classic, it was never written to be a Christmas song. It was recorded by Vaughn Monroe and became a number 1 hit on the Billboard chart. This song was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, in the snow capital of the world, California, in July of 1945. So this year, rather than just mindlessly bopping your head to the hundreds of thousands of renditions of “Jingle Bells”, let’s take a minute to understand the history behind some of our most beloved Christmas tunes: Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! I guarantee you’ll be amazed at how many weren’t actually written as Christmas songs at all. There’s a fascinating history behind them. ![]() ![]() There’s just something about Christmas music that touches the soul, reminds you of when you were a kid, puts a smile on the faces of kids and grownups alike, and gets us all in the mood to celebrate this great holiday.Īs many times as I’ve heard these songs on the radio or in my head, it’s amazing how much I didn’t know about where they came from. Nothing says “It’s Christmastime” more than listening to your favorite Christmas mix of the season. ![]()
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