Although you hear them over and over again, you have little background knowledge about the most popular Christmas carols.
What does Easter have to do with “Last Christmas”? And where does the tradition of carol singers actually come from?
Questions that you probably rarely ask yourself, but whose answers are still easy to know. We have summarized the curious facts about the most popular Christmas songs for you.
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#1: “Wonderful Christmastime”
2010 estimated “Forbes”that Paul McCartney still earns around 400,000 dollars a year with “Wonderful Christmastime”. That adds up to more than $ 15 million since the 1979 release.
#2: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
Songwriter Hugh Martin thought the melody was so bad that he put the sheet music in the Garbage can threw. However, his co-author was convinced of it – and fished the notes out again. Together they revised the song and published it in 1944 for the film “Meet Me in St. Louis” with Judy Garland.
#3: “Let It Snow”
The song about the desire for snow was written in 1945 during a Heatwave in Hollywood. Authors Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn longed for cooler temperatures.
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#4: “The Little Drummer Boy”
The Inspiration for “The Little Drummer Boy,” producer Katherine Davis came over for a nap. Meanwhile, she couldn’t get the French song “Patapan” out of her head. In my mind “Patapan” became “Pa-rum-pum-pum”.
#5: “Snow In California”
The song by Ariana Grande is about her then long-distance relationship with Nathan Sykes. In it, she wishes for snow so that the Englishman cannot leave her because of the weather.
# 6: “O Christmas tree”
“O Tannenbaum” was a sad love song by August Zarnack and in the 19th century no Christmas carol. It’s about lovesickness and infidelity. The tree was intended as a symbol of loyalty because its “leaves” are green all year round. In 1824 the composer Ernst Anschütz rewrote the song for Christmas – by this time “O Tannenbaum” had already become a popular Christmas carol.
#7: “Last Christmas”
“Last Christmas” was rumored to have been cooked no Christmas carolbut a song about lovesickness. It was supposed to be called “Last Easter” and was quickly renamed after the Wham! wanted to release a Christmas song.
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#8: “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”
In the 17th century, like many other Christmas carols, the song was used in English churches by Puritan Oliver Cromwell forbidden. Some citizens still sang the songs and went from house to house as choirs. This is how the carolers came about.
#9: “All I Want For Christmas”
Already knew? Songwriter Walter Afanasieff Not only wrote the hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You” with Mariah Carey, but also the ballad “My Heart Will Go On” for Celine Dion.
#10: “Jingle Bells”
Originally it was Titel “The One Horse Open Sleigh“ and was written for Thanksgiving. The song was so well received by the population that they continued to sing it weeks later at Christmas. Years later it was renamed.
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