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Here’s something you may not realize about these ear worms: Many of the most iconic Christmas songs of all time were written by Jewish composers. Wait — but, why? Well, there are a few theories about why Jews threw their weight behind Christmas songs.
Berlin's 1942 dream of snow on Christmas morning defines the holiday for many Americans—and made a fortune for Bing Crosby—but it doesn't even make the top five of greatest Christmas songs...
From 'White Christmas' to 'Winter Wonderland,' some of the most famous songs of the season are by members of the Tribe. American Jews were prominent in the songwriting business of the 20th century, and even if they didn’t celebrate Christmas, they were happy to write for the popular Christmas market.
The entire sound track of Christmas, with remarkably few exceptions, was crafted by folks who never celebrated the holiday.
"White Christmas," Silver Bells," and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" are among the many famous Christmas songs written by Jews.
Regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas or not, though, here are 10 Christmas songs written by Jews that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit. Note: This roundup was compiled using information from Newsweek, The Times of Israel and Interfaith Family, among several other sources. ‘The Christmas Song’ (‘Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire’)
Popular culture outlets are finally catching up with the fact that about half of the most popular modern Christmas or “holiday” songs were written by Jewish songwriters.