#Christmas songs

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5 months ago
Music

The 10 Christmas songs you love to hate the most

Some Christmas songs are universally hated
The Christmas Shoes is a particularly disliked Christmas song [ more ]
Queerty
5 months ago
Music

Elton John wrote this song in a single day & it's still an enduring holiday hit 50 years later

Elton John released his festive song "Step Into Christmas" at the end of 1973, following the success of his albums Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
The song was written and recorded in just one day, with John wanting to capitalize on the trend of releasing Christmas songs that year. [ more ]
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5 months ago
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The story of the 79-year-old woman who overtook Mariah Carey on the Christmas charts

Brenda Lee's 1958 rockabilly tune 'Rockin' around the Christmas Tree' has dethroned Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' as the No. 1 Christmas song on the Billboard Hot 100.
Lee's success is attributed to the release of a music video on YouTube and her presence on TikTok, as well as the song's inclusion in the movie 'Home Alone' in 1990. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Music

They're Great Songs. Are They Christmas Songs?

Determining what makes a Christmas song can be subjective
Some songs blur the line between being a Christmas song and a non-Christmas song [ more ]
Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
5 months ago
Silicon Valley

Rob Kapilow's What Makes It Great? at Stanford | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

The show explores the stories of Jewish composers behind beloved Christmas songs.
The Choral Project will accompany Rob Kapilow. [ more ]
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