Christmas Winter #MusicMovesMe

It's Monday and it's time for music!

Who are the Music Moves Me Bloggers? 

We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.)   We have occasional theme weeks, but you are welcome to ignore the theme and use music of your choice.  Why not join us?  You don't have to sing, or play an instrument.  All music lovers are welcome. 

This month's theme is "Whatever Christmas music moves you" . 

Here in the Northern hemisphere, winter began yesterday.  So, it's quite logical, given that so many Christmas songs originated in the snowy places, that many popular Christmas songs mention winter and/or snow.

So, in honor of the winter solstice, some wintry Christmas songs and some that aren't. 

Winter Wonderland was made famous by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, as one of our Music Moves Me bloggers (Debbie Doglady) reminded us earlier in the season, so let's start with this original, recorded in October of 1934. 

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! was first recorded by Vaughn Monroe in 1945.   It was written in the midst of a heat wave.  It was an immediate hit and has been covered by hundreds of artists.

 Of course, there is Irving Berlin's White Christmas, from the 1942 movie Holiday Inn.  It is one of many popular secular Christmas songs written by those of the Jewish faith.  This is the original, sung by Bing Crosby.

Christmas wasn't a happy time for Irving Berlin, though. His newborn son, only three weeks old, died on December 25, 1928.  He would visit his son's grave each Christmas.  

More on this song at this link.

The last three songs are a bit, shall we say, out of the ordinary. 

I fell in love on first listening of this song,  The Midnight Piper of Midwinter, from H.A.i. lander/H3rbBeatz"and decided to use it although the video, and possibly the song, apparently, was AI generated. You Tube has labeled this as synthetic content. Still....what do you think?

Here, for real, because You Tube brought this to my attention, is The Altai Band from Mongolia and a Mongolian version of Jingle Bells.  Lots of snow here but the singers seem so warm and snug.

For my last song I am deviating from my own theme.

Finally, just because I can, is a twisted favorite of mine, Weird Al Yankovic and his 1986 now-classic song Christmas at Ground Zero.  This is a parody of Phil Spector "wall of sound"  songs that came about because Weird Al's record label kept insisting that he record a Christmas album.  This song was the result.

And that's a Christmas wrap!  Oh wait, not yet.  There's a bonus song for you. 

The Waitresses and Christmas Wrapping. 

I wish all my readers who celebrate Christmas a most happy one.

Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.