Windows and Windmills

Thanksgiving is two weeks away, and so is the time when it’s politically correct (who makes these rules?) to play Christmas music. Our studio’s recital is nine days later, so we’ve had holiday tunes daily here since early October. According to ASCAP, nearly all our favorite Christmas songs all seem to come from the 40’s and 50’s. It's true, but I have no idea why.

White Christmas (1941)

Happy Holidays (1942)

I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1943)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1944)

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (1945)

The Christmas Song (1946)

Here Comes Santa Claus (1947)

Sleigh Ride (1948)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1949)

Blue Christmas (1949)

Silver Bells (1950)

Frosty the Snowman (1950)

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (1951)

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (1952)

Home for the Holidays (1954)

Jingle Bell Rock (1958)

Little Drummer Boy (1958)

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (1958)