![]() New York-area earworm “Dominick the Donkey,” recorded by Lou Monte in 1960, is sprinkled with Italian vocabulary and tells the story of a donkey that delivers Brooklyn-made presents to kids in Italian hills too steep for reindeer. “It gives you that charming feeling of what a nice idea,” said Bennett, “but it’s not a universal sentiment.” The genre is not new - it developed right alongside the canon during the creative exploration of songwriters in the 1950s, Simos said.įor example, “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” recorded in a startlingly Ethel-Merman-like voice by 10-year-old Gayla Peevey in 1953, has a clever conceit: a child making an unreasonable demand. Rather than aiming for universality, novelty songs address a specific theme or appeal to a certain slice of people. Just like there is a canon for traditional holiday songs, there’s a canon of sorts for novelty songs, which are too goofball-niche to enter the Serious Traditional Canon but are also too much fun to not play every year. “You can have your prediction violated but find it wonderful.” It works the same with music, Rabinovitz said. It’s why many of us like surprise parties and roller coasters even though they’re initially terrifying. But if the surprise is not too drastic, he said, our brains might decide they like the change - and then they are often happier than if there had been no surprise in the first place. ![]() Our brains feel rewarded when they correctly predict what happens next, and if a prediction is wrong, we feel momentarily discombobulated. Rabinovitz provided a neurological explanation for why we like covers: They meet our expectations. That way, people can “have all of the sound quality they expect in a modern recording from a contemporary artist while getting all the nostalgic feelings that we want from the songwriter.” “He’s choosing very old songs played with classic old school, big-band arrangements, but he’s recording them with contemporary technology that makes them radio air-play friendly,” Bennet said. Jingle Bells Children (Children Group Vocal) - Jeff Iantornoįunny We Wish You a Merry Christmas (60 Sec Ver.Source: Data based on Joe Bennett’s analysis of top 200 Spotify UK song streams from the week of Dec. It's Christmas Time Again - Francesco Biondi The First Noel (Harp & Glockenspiel) - Christmas Music Boutique We Wish You a Punky Christmas No Guitar Solo - Scott Ross The Twelve Days of Christmas - Don CarrollĬhristmas Holiday (Santa Song) - Plastic3 The Little One's First Holiday - TJ KrossĬhristmas Magic (30 Sec) - Matthew RaetzelĬhristmas Jingle Tinkle (30 Seconds) - Martin Fackovec Noche de Paz (Silent Night) - Franco Pellegrini We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Eaglestone MusicĬarol of the Bells - Bells - Fortuna BonamĪll Through the Night - William M LovelessĪngels We Have Heard On High - Erik Haddadīlood Red Jingle Bells - 1:18 Edit - Paint Chips ![]() Junglebell Urbain 2 - Jean Pascal Vielfaureīeautiful Christmas Day - Antoinette Tredanary ![]() North Polar (Bed - No Melody) - Michael LevaniosĪ Ring Ding Christmas Swing - Michael Warner We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Laura Sanzĭance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Jonathan Swanson Longing for Christmas (Vocal: Jonas Langeby) - RayLan Need Christmas music? You've come to the right place!!Ĭhristmas & Holiday Music (categorization pending) Instrumentals include everything from large orchestras down to individual soloists on piano, guitar, bells and more. Vocal music includes choral, a capella, carols, soloists, large church choirs and more. Home > Royalty Free Music > Christmas Music >Ĭhristmas holiday music including both instrumental and vocal and various differing instrumentations and treatments. ![]()
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