Christmas’ time!
Is that time of the year again, and we’re all sharing the joy and feeling grateful for another year. We’re also listening to our favorite Christmas hits, and singing from the bottom of our heart.
Yeah, everybody knows the songs and loves singing them, but have you ever think about weird facts about your favorite hits? whether you have or haven’t let me give you those weird facts.
10. That doesn’t seem that jolly!
Originally the lyrics to “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” had a pretty depressive follow, it used to say “it may be your last”, but the song was jollied up for the film “Meet Me In Saint Louis.”
9. Say goodbye to a beardless face.
Last time George Michael was filmed without a beard was in the video “Last Christmas.”
8. The best selling single of all times. Hits material.
Irving Berlin’s song “White Christmas” reached success with Bing Crosby’s version, that has over 50 million copies.
7. Drinking problems?
At first, the idea of Rudolph’s red nose was rejected, since having a red nose was a signifier of alcoholism. It was a brilliant idea after all!
6. Honeying up the messages.
Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” was the result of Lennon realizing that the best way to deliver political messages in his lyrics was putting them with a little honey.
Pretty clever.
5. Setting the atmosphere.
Engineer Steve Brown decided to set the atmosphere properly while Wizzard was recording “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday,” and put the AC in the coldest.
4. Next to a legend.
While Lennon was recording “Mind Games”, SLADE were in the studio next door recording “Merry Christmas Everybody.”
3. The most listened hit.
Almost half the earth population has heard “Merry Christmas Everybody” by Slade, according to PRS for Music.
2. Almost miss it.
On the day “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Boy George overslept in New York.having to take Concorde to make it to the session.
No way!
1. Having a book.
Mariah Carey announced the releasement of a children’s book based on her huge hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”
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