christmas history

Fast Facts about 5 Christmas songs

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1. Santa Claus is Coming to Town James “Haven” Gillespie got the call to write a Christmas tune for Eddie Cantor’s radio show just after learning his brother had died. Initially, he said no. He understandably was too deep in grief to even consider writing a happy-go-lucky Christmas song. But, according to historian Ace Collins, he changed … Read more

The History of Christmas Carols

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  Listen to this amazing acapella version of Carol of the Bells by the chart-topping musical group, Pentatonix. Thousands of years ago pagan songs were sung at Winter Solstice celebrations in Europe. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, typically around December 22nd. This involved people dancing around stone circles because the word … Read more