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“C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S”

The song “C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S” (“C” is for the Christ Child), video hereunder, was written by the late country music singer-songwriter, Jenny Lou Carson (1915–1978) and co-written by the late country music singer Eddy Arnold (1918 –2008). Copyright was first registered in 1949, and the song has been performed and recorded by very many artists since then.

Vocals: Jim Reeves. (1923 – 1964).

“C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S”

“C” is for the Christ Child, born upon this day;
“H” is for herald angels in the night.
“R” means our Redeemer;
“I” means Israel;
“S” is for the star that shone so bright.
“T” is for three wise men, they who travelled far.
“M” is for the manger where He lay.
“A” is for all He stands for;
“S” means shepherds came,
And that’s why there’s a Christmas Day.
“T” is for three wise men, they who travelled far.
“M” is for the manger where He lay.
“A” is for all He stands for;
“S” means shepherds came,
And that’s why there’s a Christmas Day.

And that’s why there’s a Christmas Day.
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White Christmas.

The song, ‘White Christmas’ won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards, held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, USA on March 4th, 1943.
Sales of the song have exceeded well over 100 million copies, with the version sung by Bing Crosby being the world’s best-selling single with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.

White Christmas

Vocals: Country music singer Crystal Gayle
Lyrics: Composer, songwriter and lyricist Irving Berlin

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know.
Where the treetops glisten and children listen,
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas,
With every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmases be white.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know.
Where the treetops glisten and children listen,
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I’m dreaming of a white Christmas,
With every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmases be white.

END

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Despite the lyrics of the song, hereunder, making no mention whatsoever of Christmas, same has come to be regarded as a Christmas song worldwide, possibly due to its winter theme.
Indeed, the song was actually first written in July 1945, in Hollywood, California, U.S., during a heat wave.

Same continues to be played on Irish radio stations during the Christmas season, and has often been included on Christmas-themed music albums by various songsters.

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Vocals: Mr Frank Sinatra
Music & Lyrics: Mr Jule Styne and Mr Samuel Cohen [Latter known professionally as Mr Sammy Cahn].

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful.
Since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
It doesn’t show signs of stoppin’,
And I’ve brought some corn for poppin’.
The lights are turned down low,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
When we finally kiss good night,
How I’ll hate going out in a storm,
But if you’ll really hold me tight,
All the way home I’ll be warm.
The fire is slowly dyin’,
And my dear, we’re still goodbyin’.
As long as you love me so,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
He doesn’t care if it’s ten below.
He’s sitting by the fire’s gloosy glow.
He don’t care about the cold and the winds that blow.
He just says, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow (let it snow!).
Ooh-wee, goes the storm,
Why should he worry when he’s nice and warm?
His girl by his side and the lights turned low,
He just says, let it snow, let it snow (I don’t care!).
The weather outside is frightful,
But that fire, umm, delightful.
Since we’ve no place to go,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
It doesn’t show signs of stoppin’,
And I’ve brought lots of corn for poppin’.
The lights are way down low,
So let it snow, let it snow, let it snow (let it snow!).
When we finally say good night,
How I’ll hate going out in a storm,
But if you’ll only hold me tight,
All the way home I’ll be warm.
The fire is slowly dyin’,
And my dear, we’re still goodbyin’.
Long as you love me so,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
END

Today Is ‘Human Rights Day’.

“Human Rights Day” is celebrated annually around the world, each year, on December 10th.

The date was initially chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption and proclamation; on December 10th 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global proclamation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations.

“Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All”
The slogan for this year’s Human Rights Day is “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All” and the call to action is #StandUp4HumanRights.

It Must Come True, Sometime Soon Somehow.

When a Child is Born.

Vocals: Susan Boyle & Johnny Mathis.
Lyrics: Ciro Dammicco. English language lyrics written a few years later by Fred Jay (Friedrich Alex Jacobson)

A ray of hope flickers in the sky.
A tiny star lights up way up high.
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn.
This comes to pass when a child is born.
A silent wish sails the seven seas.
The winds of change whisper in the trees,
And the walls of doubt crumble, tossed and torn.
This comes to pass when a child is born.
A rosy hue settles all around.
You’ve got to feel you’re on solid ground.
For a spell or two, no one seems forlorn.
This comes to pass when a child is born.
It’s all a dream, an illusion now.
It must come true, sometime soon somehow.
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn.
This comes to pass when a child is born.
All across the land, dawns a brand new morn.
This comes to pass when a child is born.
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