[78-L] The Christmas Songs

[Cary Ginell]

Probably all of the above, to different degrees. I would de-emphasize, however, the influence of Disney in favor of the other things you mentioned. "White Christmas" may have triggered the trend, or it may have been a by-product of it, but it seems that there has been flurry of contemporary, mostly secular Christmas songs ever since. 

Cary Ginell

> From: saag at telia.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:38:04 +0100
> Subject: Re: [78-L] The Christmas Songs
> 
> Thanks, everyone, who contributed to the list of pre WW II Christmas songs, 
> and for your thoughts about the matter.
> I think we can agree that there were very few popular Christmas songs before 
> WW II but...why was it so?
> Why did it all start around 1940?
> Was it that "White Christmas" (first heard on radio three weeks after Pearl 
> Harbour) triggered a longing for the domestic and safe?
> Was it the general commercialization of Christmas, finally finding its way 
> into music?
> Was it structural changes in the music business that paved the way for new 
> types of songs and/or artists?
> Was it the impact of Disney's "Santa's Workshop"?
> I'd like to have your ideas and opinion.
> Kristjan 
> 
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