Fun Facts about Christmas Carols and Songs

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Fun Facts about Christmas Carols and Songs

  1. While we associate “Jingle Bells” with Christmas, the song was written to celebrate Thanksgiving.
  2. The first Christmas song to mention Santa Claus was Benjamin Hanby’s “Up On The Housetop”. Written in 1864, the song was a version inspired by Clement Moore’s 1823 poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas”.
  3. “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” is one of the oldest Christmas hymns to still get airplay. It was originally composed in Latin around the 9th century.
  4. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing“ and “Joy to the World” are two of the oldest English language Christmas carols, originating in the 1700s.
  5. “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” was written by Johnny Marks, who was Jewish.
  6. “Silent Night” was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011.

Tongue Twisters:

Bobby brings bright bells.

Santa’s sleigh slides on slick snow.

How many deer would a reindeer reign if a reindeer could reign deer?

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6 thoughts on “Fun Facts about Christmas Carols and Songs”

  1. 摩根传（Morgan: American Financier）里，“Jingle Bells“ 是摩根的舅舅在节日期间南方的军营中做的，北方军营听到了，士兵们 跟着一起唱， 成了南北军营大合唱， 很感人的一个故事。

    1. Love your sharing!👍 I got my info from the Dec 24, 2013 issue of the Washington Post: “‘Jingle Bells’ is a classic song sung at Christmas time, but it didn’t start out that way. First published in 1857, it was written by James Lord Pierpont, to be sung on Thanksgiving.” Your sharing will prompt me to research some more. It’s fun learning!🤝🥰

  2. Nancy老师已进入节日状态了哈哈！
    平安夜一曲再次证明高手在民间. 也提前祝Nancy and Eric二位老师圣诞节快乐🎄🤶🎄🎁🎄

  3. Hew! Finally an easy one. Except my tongue still does not twist as well as I wished

    提前的圣诞祝福

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