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"Sleigh Ride", composed originally in 1948 as an instrumental by [[Leroy Anderson]], was inspired by a heatwave in Connecticut. The song premiered with the [[Boston Pops Orchestra]] in May 1948 with no association with Christmas. The lyrics added in 1950 have "nothing to do with Santa, Jesus, presents or reindeer," but the jingling bells and "sleigh" in the title made it a natural Christmas song. Lyricist [[Sammy Cahn]] and composer [[Jule Styne]] also found themselves in a heatwave in July 1945 when they wrote "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", inserting no reference to Christmas in the song.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lennon |first=Troy |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/songs-that-were-never-written-for-christmas/news-story/cfb7bcb96b526b03379920a81fe78e12 |title=Songs that were never written for Christmas |date=December 18, 2017 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> "[[Holiday (Vampire Weekend song)|Holiday]]" (2010) is about the summer holidays, but has been used in some Christmas ad campaigns. |
"Sleigh Ride", composed originally in 1948 as an instrumental by [[Leroy Anderson]], was inspired by a heatwave in Connecticut. The song premiered with the [[Boston Pops Orchestra]] in May 1948 with no association with Christmas. The lyrics added in 1950 have "nothing to do with Santa, Jesus, presents or reindeer," but the jingling bells and "sleigh" in the title made it a natural Christmas song. Lyricist [[Sammy Cahn]] and composer [[Jule Styne]] also found themselves in a heatwave in July 1945 when they wrote "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", inserting no reference to Christmas in the song.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lennon |first=Troy |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/songs-that-were-never-written-for-christmas/news-story/cfb7bcb96b526b03379920a81fe78e12 |title=Songs that were never written for Christmas |date=December 18, 2017 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> "[[Holiday (Vampire Weekend song)|Holiday]]" (2010) is about the summer holidays, but has been used in some Christmas ad campaigns. |
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[[Perry Como]] famously sang [[Franz Schubert]]'s setting of "[[Ave Maria (Schubert)|Ave Maria]]" in his televised Christmas special each year, including the song on ''[[The Perry Como Christmas Album]]'' (1968). The song, a prayer to the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]] sung in [[Latin]], would become a "staple of family holiday record collections."<ref name="Balke">{{Cite news |last=Balke |first=Jeff |url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/12/classic_christmas_the_perry_co.php |title=Classic Christmas: The Perry Como Christmas Album |date=December 19, 2011 |work=Houston Press Blog |access-date=December 23, 2013 |
[[Perry Como]] famously sang [[Franz Schubert]]'s setting of "[[Ave Maria (Schubert)|Ave Maria]]" in his televised Christmas special each year, including the song on ''[[The Perry Como Christmas Album]]'' (1968). The song, a prayer to the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]] sung in [[Latin]], would become a "staple of family holiday record collections."<ref name="Balke">{{Cite news |last=Balke |first=Jeff |url=http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2011/12/classic_christmas_the_perry_co.php |title=Classic Christmas: The Perry Como Christmas Album |date=December 19, 2011 |work=Houston Press Blog |access-date=December 23, 2013}}</ref> American ''a capella'' group [[Pentatonix]] released their version of "[[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]", the 1984 song written by [[Leonard Cohen]] and covered famously by a number of acts, on [[A Pentatonix Christmas|their Christmas album]] shortly before the songwriter's death in 2016. Besides the [[Hallelujah|title]], and several biblical references, the song contains no connection to Christmas or the holidays ''per se''. Various versions have been added to Christmas music playlists on radio stations in the United States and Canada. |
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In the United Kingdom, songs not explicitly tied to Christmas are popularly played during the year-end holidays. "Stop the Cavalry", written and performed by English musician [[Jona Lewie]] in 1980, was intended as a war protest. The line "Wish I was at home for Christmas" with [[brass band]] [[arrangement]]s styled it as an appropriate song to play in the Christmas season. Children's songs such as "[[Mr Blobby (song)|Mr Blobby]]" (No. 1, 1993) and [[Can We Fix It?|the theme from ''Bob the Builder'']] (No. 1, 2000), novelty songs such as [[Benny Hill]]'s "[[Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)|Ernie]]" (No. 1, 1971) and ''[[South Park]]'''s "[[Chocolate Salty Balls]]" (No. 2, 1998), and "[[He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother]]" from an ensemble of [[Liverpudlian]] celebrities in commemoration of the 1989 [[Hillsborough Disaster]] (No. 1, 2012) are often heard around Christmas. |
In the United Kingdom, songs not explicitly tied to Christmas are popularly played during the year-end holidays. "Stop the Cavalry", written and performed by English musician [[Jona Lewie]] in 1980, was intended as a war protest. The line "Wish I was at home for Christmas" with [[brass band]] [[arrangement]]s styled it as an appropriate song to play in the Christmas season. Children's songs such as "[[Mr Blobby (song)|Mr Blobby]]" (No. 1, 1993) and [[Can We Fix It?|the theme from ''Bob the Builder'']] (No. 1, 2000), novelty songs such as [[Benny Hill]]'s "[[Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)|Ernie]]" (No. 1, 1971) and ''[[South Park]]'''s "[[Chocolate Salty Balls]]" (No. 2, 1998), and "[[He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother]]" from an ensemble of [[Liverpudlian]] celebrities in commemoration of the 1989 [[Hillsborough Disaster]] (No. 1, 2012) are often heard around Christmas. |
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