That is attention-grabbing. Do you know that most of the well-liked Christmas songs had been really written by Jewish composers corresponding to one in every of my favorites, White Christmas!
1. “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fireplace” by Mel Torme
Written by Mel Torme, a Jewish singer who was boorn in 1925 as Melvin Howard Torme, He grew up in Chicago to a working class Jewish household.
2. “Let it Snow” by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Sammy Chan (born Samuel Cohen I 1913) was a lyricist, songwriter, and musician born to Galician Jewish immigrants and was raised in New York Metropolis’s Decrease East Facet.
3. “Santa Child” by Joan Javits and Phil Springer
Written by two Jewish composers, Joan Javits and Phil Springer, the jazzy tune grew to become very talked-about when it was recorded by singer Eartha Kitt in 1953.
4. “It’s The Most Great Time of the 12 months” by George Wyle and Eddie Pola
Written by a Jewish composers, George Wile and Eddie Polo. In his early years, Wile was a daily performer within the Catskills and ultimately wrote the theme tune for Gilligan’s Island. Pola grew up in New York Metropolis. The tune was written in 1963 and have become successful when recorded by Andy Williams.
5. “Silver Bells” by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
Written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston, two Jewish composers who met as college students on the College of Pennsylvania.
6. “White Christmas” by Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin, who additionally wrote “God Bless America” and lots of different well-liked masterpieces, was born in Siberia, Russia. His household escaped spiritual persecution by fleeing to the U.S in 1893, and initially lived in poverty (like many different immigrants) on the the Decrease East Facet of New York Metropolis. As a teen, Berlin needed to work quite than attend college. He additionally made cash to assist his household survive by singing on road corners.
7-10. “Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer,” “Rockin’ Across the Christmas Tree,” “A Holly, Jolly Christmas,” and “Silver and Gold” by Johnny Marks
Johnny Marks grew up in Mt. Vernon, New York —In 1949, he wrote “Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer,” “Rockin’ Across the Christmas Tree,” “A Holly, Jolly Christmas,” and “Silver and Gold.” Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer was co-written by Robert Louis Could one other composer of Jewish first rate.
11. “Walkin’ In a Winter Wonderland” by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith
This tune was written and printed by Jewish composer and conductor Felix Bernard together with his non-Jewish colleague Richard B. Smith.
