ORIGINS OF POPULAR CHRISTMAS SONGS BY: JANE XIONG
So what started the tradition of holiday music? .Music is a universal concept that draws many different cultures together and gathers international influences. A popular genre of music are holiday songs that are played in every restaurant, shop, and car radio during the holiday season. You and your family might sing these tunes at your annual What's in this Christmas gathering. You might know all the lyrics to these songs by heart, but the origins of these newsletter: songs become a large question mark. Here are the origins of 4 Christmas songs that have become iconic melodies throughout the times.
Winter Wonderland
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Winter Wonderland was written by Richard Smith in the early 1930’s and originated in Pennsylvania. At the time, Smith was undergoing treatment for tuberculosis and while he was being treated, he daydreamed about carefree winter days and playing in fresh snow. That ultimately sparked his interest in writing a poem that descriptively portrays the images inside his head.
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