As Christmas carolers stroll down the streets and shopping mall speakers pump out seasonal standards, you'll likely be lulled into a nostalgic state of holiday wonderment as you recall your childhood where you spent listening to these very same songs.
But have you ever given them any real, critical thought? When you dive into the lyrics, some of these old holiday standbys seem downright terrifying. Here are six Christmas classics that are secretly horrifying.
Video: 13 of the Best Christmas Movie Lines All Together!
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus": As adults, we all get that the "Santa" in this song is really the narrator's dad getting a peck from his wife. But if you think about it from the child's point of view, his mother is cheating on his dad and potentially tearing the family apart. What's more, Santa seems to be cheating on Mrs. Claus as well. Santa, the paradigm...
But have you ever given them any real, critical thought? When you dive into the lyrics, some of these old holiday standbys seem downright terrifying. Here are six Christmas classics that are secretly horrifying.
Video: 13 of the Best Christmas Movie Lines All Together!
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus": As adults, we all get that the "Santa" in this song is really the narrator's dad getting a peck from his wife. But if you think about it from the child's point of view, his mother is cheating on his dad and potentially tearing the family apart. What's more, Santa seems to be cheating on Mrs. Claus as well. Santa, the paradigm...
- 12/24/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
"Winter Wonderland" has topped a new list of the most performed holiday songs of the decade. The 1934 tune written by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith was an instant hit for bandleader Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians and it has since been recorded by the Andrews Sisters, Doris Day, Perry Como, The Eurythmics and Jewel Kilcher.
And it seems the tune - the oldest on the top 25 countdown - is an annual favourite for radio programmers at this time of year - it's the most played track, according to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Also making the top 10: Sleigh Ride, White Christmas and Jingle Bell Rock.
Here's Ascap's most played holiday tunes of the past 10 years:
Winter Wonderland - written by Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - written by Mel Torme, Robert Wells
Sleigh Ride - written by Leroy Anderson,...
And it seems the tune - the oldest on the top 25 countdown - is an annual favourite for radio programmers at this time of year - it's the most played track, according to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Also making the top 10: Sleigh Ride, White Christmas and Jingle Bell Rock.
Here's Ascap's most played holiday tunes of the past 10 years:
Winter Wonderland - written by Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - written by Mel Torme, Robert Wells
Sleigh Ride - written by Leroy Anderson,...
- 12/26/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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