Lets start a petition to cancel the holidays

[kkt]

I would like to know why My Favorite Things is played at Christmas Time when the song was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for The Sound Of Music movie.

There are lots of wintery things in the lyrics:  "warm woolen mittens", "brown paper packages tied up with strings", "crisp apple strudels", "sleigh bells", "snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes", "silver white winters".

[english si]

Auld Lang Syne is linked with Hogmanay (Scottish New Years), so Fogelberg's would be thrown into the Christmas mix for that.

Plus it's more Christmassy than The Power of Love, which is on two Christmas compilations that I have (one is the Frankie Goes to Hollywood original version, the other is the version done for the John Lewis Christmas advert last year) - which isn't Christmassy at all. And it has Christmassy lyrics, unlike Stay Another Day - another UK 'Christmas Classic' that only has bells to make it Christmassy (and is about the lead singer's brother's suicide).

OK, both were number ones in December, and Stay Another Day was number one at Christmas, but they have become Christmas songs for no discernable reason (you might hear Stay Another Day at other times of the year, but never The Power of Love). Other Christmas number ones that weren't deliberately Christmassy (eg I Want to Hold Your Hand, Bohemian Rhapsody, Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2), Don't You Want Me, I Will Always Love You, etc) get played relatively often, but are never specifically associated with Christmas, or treated as a Christmas song.

[empirestate]

I would like to know why My Favorite Things is played at Christmas Time when the song was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein for The Sound Of Music movie.

And by "movie", you of course mean "stage production".

True many may say, what does Sleigh Ride and Winter Wonderland have to do with Christmas?  However, it does mention the season of Winter and things related.  At least Christmas and New Years are in that season it talks about.

Barely...Christmas falls on the second or third day of winter in the northern hemisphere. And while to me, winter imagery is as much a part of Christmastime as anything, my southern Californian wife likes to remind me how large a percentage of the world's Christians live where wintry conditions cannot be expected during Christmastime, if at all.

[Big John]

^^ Power of love actually came out in the summer of 1985. How is that even remotely a Christmas song?

[NE2]

^^ Die Hard actually came out in the summer of 1988. How is that even remotely a Christmas movie?

[tdindy88]

True many may say, what does Sleigh Ride and Winter Wonderland have to do with Christmas?  However, it does mention the season of Winter and things related.  At least Christmas and New Years are in that season it talks about.

I for one am more than happy to sing Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland and Let it Snow during February.

[roadman65]

I remember my dad once had an eight track (just to show you how long ago it was) that was The Best of Fiedler and Boston Pops.  It had the Boston Pops version of Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride, that we listened too even in the Summer.  As a kid I thought it was unusual, but it was one of his great hits during his reigning days over the famous orchestra.

On Kenny Loggins Greatest Hits and the Eagles Greatest (the one after the reunion with some new songs like Hole In The World) it has their Christmas songs on it.  Loggins with Celebrate Me Home and Eagles with their version of Please Come Home For Christmas where I end up hearing the songs all year round upon listening to those CDs.  This now  I do not mind as I consider it to be the same when I hear a Beach Boys tune in the midst of Winter.

[english si]

^^ Power of love actually came out in the summer of 1985. How is that even remotely a Christmas song?

Given it was UK's best-selling single for the weeks ending 8 December 1984 (original version) and 9 December 2012 (Gabrielle Aplin version for John Lewis ad), I can't see how a summer '85 release would allow for the former. Oh, wait, you have the-US-is-all-there-is blinkers on and it was released 19 November 1984.

Though you are quite right - it's not a Christmas (even in the broadest sense) song. Despite stupid people on compilations trying to make it one.

^^ Die Hard actually came out in the summer of 1988. How is that even remotely a Christmas movie?

Die Hard 2 was also a July-released Christmas movie. Didn't it have something to do with much higher grossing in the summer than the winter as there was only really one time of year to release blockbusters back then (now there is a winter one - cf Hobbit and Hunger Games).

[roadman65]

I like the fact that Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire is considered a Christmas Movie when in fact it covers a whole couple of years from the time the movie's story begins to its end.  It even has Easter in it in one spot.  So technically the famous movie is about any typical year gone by.

I believe it was White Christmas being introduced to the world in it that made it noticeable as such.

[NE2]

Holiday Inn

How dare you mention that movie that started the War on Christmas?

[Brandon]

^^ Power of love actually came out in the summer of 1985. How is that even remotely a Christmas song?

The only Power of Love I know of is by Huey Lewis and the News.  When I hear that, I think Marty McFly and DeLoreans that can travel through time, not Christmas.

[Brandon]

I like the fact that Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire is considered a Christmas Movie when in fact it covers a whole couple of years from the time the movie's story begins to its end.  It even has Easter in it in one spot.  So technically the famous movie is about any typical year gone by.

I believe it was White Christmas being introduced to the world in it that made it noticeable as such.

Yes, and White Christmas being performed later in another movie with those actors, also titled "White Christmas".

[roadman65]

No not quite, as it was Danny Kaye in the second.  Fred Astaire, I believe, did not like ole Bing leaving with the lady in the end.  However, it was Fred's character twice stole the lady from Bing so I actually liked the fact that Bing stuck it to him in the end!

[Brandon]

No not quite, as it was Danny Kaye in the second.

Geeze, how did I forget that when it was Clark W. Griswold who proclaimed, "We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye."

[roadman65]

Hey I used to think Frank Gorshen (Batman TV Series Riddler) was on Perry Mason as Perry Mason's rival Hamilton Burger.

[Molandfreak]

I like the fact that Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire is considered a Christmas Movie when in fact it covers a whole couple of years from the time the movie's story begins to its end.

It's a wonderful life, anyone?

[PColumbus73]

^^ Power of love actually came out in the summer of 1985. How is that even remotely a Christmas song?

The only Power of Love I know of is by Huey Lewis and the News.  When I hear that, I think Marty McFly and DeLoreans that can travel through time, not Christmas.

I was thinking Celine Dion.

[Takumi]

I can think of at least five different songs called Power of Love.

[vdeane]

I can think of at least five different songs called Power of Love.

The one I know if the Sailor Moon version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzNLZ37ZTZs

[Alps]

I can think of at least five different songs called Power of Love.

Yes?

[Duke87]

I can think of at least five different songs called Power of Love.

The one I know if the Sailor Moon version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzNLZ37ZTZs

Heh. That's what came to mind for me as well. Thanks for the link, I haven't heard that song in at least 10 years.


Also, power of love = energy of love / time of love = force of love * distance of love / time of love?

[texaskdog]

I remember when "Christmas" was acceptable in commercials instead of "the Holidays" 

[NE2]

holy crap war on Christmas

[Molandfreak]

Huey Lewis's Power of Love is the only one I've ever heard of, primarily because of Back to the Future, my all-time favorite film.

[Alps]

Also, power of love = energy of love / time of love = force of love * distance of love / time of love?

Force of love only works if love has a mass. If so, seek immediate medical attention.