{"id":4737,"date":"2021-12-08T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jrmz2.org\/?p=4737"},"modified":"2022-02-12T21:21:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T13:21:19","slug":"fun-facts-about-christmas-carols-and-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jrmz2.org\/?p=4737","title":{"rendered":"Fun Facts about Christmas Carols and Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Nancy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fun Facts about Christmas Carols and Songs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. While we associate \u201cJingle Bells\u201d with Christmas, the song was written to celebrate Thanksgiving.<\/li>
  2. The first Christmas song to mention Santa Claus was Benjamin Hanby\u2019s \u201cUp On The Housetop\u201d. Written in 1864, the song was a version inspired by Clement Moore\u2019s 1823 poem \u201cA Visit from Saint Nicholas\u201d.<\/li>
  3. \u201cO Come, O Come Emmanuel\u201d is one of the oldest Christmas hymns to still get airplay. It was originally composed in Latin around the 9th century.<\/li>
  4. \u201cHark! The Herald Angels Sing\u201c and \u201cJoy to the World\u201d are two of the oldest English language Christmas carols, originating in the 1700s.<\/li>
  5. \u201cRudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer\u201d was written by Johnny Marks, who was Jewish.<\/li>
  6. \u201cSilent Night\u201d was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Tongue Twisters: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Bobby brings bright bells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Santa\u2019s sleigh slides on slick snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How many deer would a reindeer reign if a reindeer could reign deer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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