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1. www.bbc.co.uk › music › articles5 surprising facts about Christmas songs you’ve heard ... - BBC

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   Dec 19, 2015 · But they've all got their secrets, including this little lot. Memorise these facts and score big at the pub quiz, then gorge on BBC Music's Ultimate Christmas Playlist.

2. medium.com › @invictusmediaarts › the-history-ofThe History of Christmas Music: From Ancient Hymns ... - Medium

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   Oct 13, 2024 · Christmas music has a fascinating history, dating back centuries, and it has evolved into the diverse collection of carols, hymns, and pop songs we enjoy today.

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4. www.buzzfeed.com › kelleydunlap › surprising-facts25 Surprising Facts About Classic Christmas Songs - BuzzFeed

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   Dec 22, 2014 · 1. While we associate "Jingle Bells" with Christmas, the song was written by James Lord Pierpont to celebrate Thanksgiving. 2. "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Rockin' Around The Christmas...

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5. www.popsci.com › health › christmas-music-psychologyWhy Christmas music is the best | Popular Science

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   Feb 22, 2023 · “What I think is culturally interesting about Christmas music is that in recent decades, it reflects a more secular and multicultural America,” says Bennett.

6. time.com › 6548868The History Behind Popular Christmas Songs | TIME

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   Dec 19, 2023 · Many of the songs played throughout December to spark holiday cheer actually have some depressing origin stories

7. www.washingtonpost.com › holiday-music-popularityWhy we love Christmas music, according to experts ...

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   Dec 10, 2021 · “Christmas music is almost the reverse of that, conceptually and lyrically. It is about homecoming, nostalgia, looking back to a more innocent time in one’s life or cultural history.”

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   Is Christmas music culturally interesting?

   • The holiday music canon can truly connect everyone. “What I think is culturally interesting about Christmas music is that in recent decades, it reflects a more secular and multicultural America,” says Bennett.

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   What makes Christmas music different?

   • Nate Sloan, University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music: I think the main thing is that it sounds different from the things that you hear the rest of the year on radio. Christmas music is nostalgic. It's from a different era. It uses acoustic instruments. You hear voices like Bing Crosby and Brenda Lee.

   The business of Christmas music and why some songs become classics …

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   Why do people love Christmas music?

   • For Christmas music, Belfi agrees that our love for it all comes back to nostalgia. “I think that a lot of the reason why people love Christmas music is more about those associations than the actual sounds itself,” she tells PopSci.

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   Is Christmas music nostalgic?

   • “A lot of Christmas repertoire is very nostalgic. We listen to much older music [now] than we listen to in the other 11 months,” says Joe Bennett, a forensic musicologist at Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. “So, it’s that one time of the year where we are prepared to go back to this old repertoire.”

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   Do Christmas songs have to make a lot of sense?

   • They don’t even really have to make a lot of sense. Mel Tormé’s “A Christmas Song” is just a litany of images: chestnuts roasting, Jack Frost nipping, carolers, mistletoe, yadda yadda yadda.

   Why we love Christmas music, according to experts - Washington Post

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   What is a classic Christmas song?

   • The kind of harmonies that people like Irving Berlin wrote in his song White Christmas. That really sends you back to this era of the Great American Songbook, when many of these Christmas classics were written. That's the classics. Are there any new songs or newer Christmas songs that have drawn your attention?

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   Dec 24, 2023 · Christmas music is nostalgic. It's from a different era. It uses acoustic instruments. You hear voices like Bing Crosby and Brenda Lee. It stands out from business as usual in the American...