These are songs that contain the number “16” or word “Sixteen” in their lyrics.
“Christine Sixteen” is a song by Kiss written by Gene Simmons and released on the band’s sixth studio album Love Gun in 1977, emerging from the same late-1970s creative surge that cemented Kiss as arena-filling rock stars. Musically, the track is built on a swaggering mid-tempo groove with a prominent bass line, handclaps, and a call-and-response feel that reflects
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite original Christmas songs. See if you agree with any of these!
In part one I chose “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, “Winter Wonderland”, “The Christmas Song”, “Jingle Bell Rock”, A Holly Jolly Christmas”, and “Frosty the Snowman”. I’ll choose 6 more here.
These are songs that contain the word “tumbleweeds” in their lyrics.
“Tumbling Tumbleweeds” is a classic American Western song written by Bob Nolan in the early 1930s, originally titled “Tumbling Leaves” before its reworking. Nolan, a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, first recorded the song with the group in 1934, and it quickly became their signature hit.
Someday soon we all will be together
If the fates allow
Until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” one of the most beloved holiday songs, was written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane for the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis. Judy Garland introduced the song in the film, delivering a poignant performance that captured its bittersweet essence. Over the decades, it has become a holiday standard, with numerous notable covers. Frank Sinatra recorded a more upbeat version in 1957 for his album A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra, after asking Martin to revise the lyrics.
A white christmas is something we rarely get here near Atlanta, Georgia. The tune though has been around all my life. The song “White Christmas” was written by Irvin Berlin[1] for the 1942 musical film Holiday Inn[2]. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 15th Academy Awards.
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus Lane
He’s got a bag that’s filled with toys for boys and girls again
Hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle, oh what a beautiful sight
So jump in bed and cover your head, ’cause Santa Claus comes tonight
One of Mother’s albums that I loved was “The Original Gene Autry Sings: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”. I believe the album was released in 1957 but the single for “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was released in September of 1949. The album contains twelve Christmas songs by “the Singing Cowboy” Gene Autry.
Mele Kalikimaka (Meh-le Keh-liki-makah) is Hawaiian for “Merry Christmas”. In the song, by the same name, I’ve always had a mondegreen, misheard lyrics in the song. I thought they were saying “Mele Kalikimaka is the wise way to say Merry Christmas to you” when the correct lyric is “Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii’s way to say Merry Christmas to you”
