For instance, did you know Tony the Tiger sings “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”?
John Gara
"White Christmas"
"White Christmas" was used as a secret, coded message during the Vietnam War. When it was played on the American radio signals in April 1975, it meant the city of Saigon had been captured and American soldiers should start their evacuation.
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"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
This song, about the Nativity, was originally written as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Hugh Martin, the author of the song, was asked twice to make the lyrics to this rather depressive carol a bit more cheerful. First, he replaced the line "It may be your last / Next year we may all be living in the past" to "Let your heart be light / Next year all our troubles will be out of sight" for Judy Garland. Then he changed the lyric "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow" to "Hang a shining star upon the highest bough" because Frank Sinatra told him the lyrics weren't jolly enough for his album, A Jolly Christmas.
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