Are They Christmas Songs?

 

It’s the Christmas Season and it’s whatever music moves you over at Monday Music Moves Me and it is  all about Christmas this month so I’m starting off with music that isn’t about Christmas but they have become Christmas songs. Now, one, I understand but the other 2, I don’t quite get. Let’s not pussyfoot around and let’s get to it….

1. WINTER WONDERLAND  BY GUY LOMBARDO-1934

This is a song that seems to be played every hour on the hour during the Christmas season and just bout every singer has sung this. The music is by Felix Bernard and the lyrics, by Richard Bernhard Smith who thought up the words when he saw Honesdale Central Park, PA. Covered in snow. This became a huge hit for the Canadian Guy Lombardo  and his band, 91 years ago. There are over 200 different recordings of this song.

2. BABY, ITS COLD OUTSIDE SUNG BY RICARDO MONTALBAN AND ESTHER WILLIAMS-1949

This has become such a controversial song and I think most of us need to take a pill and  settle down. This song was written by Frank Loesser along with his wife, Lynn Garland who sang it at their dinner parties when they thought it was time for the guests to leave. It became a huge hit and has been covered by many singers over the decades and somewhat done to death. Later in the film, the roles are reversed with Betty Garrett chasing Red Skelton while singing this song and it is very funny.

3. MY FAVOURITE THINGS SUNG BY JULIE ANDREWS AND THE KIDS-1965

Nothing says Christmas than the warm summer sun, greenery and, oh yeah, Nazis! This song is sung by Julie Andrews to the kids who are scared by a thunderstorm( wussies). Christmas is mentioned in the song, written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, so that makes it a Christmas song. It is a great song, sweet and fun before the meanie Christopher Plummer stops the singing with one cold stare. 

So, what songs are played at Christmas, but it is not supposed to be a  Christmas song? Let me know.

Bonus…BETTY GARRETT AND RED SKELTON…