The shepherds:
Yes, I know that traditionally, the shepherds were Christmas Eve and the Wise Men were the Epiphany, but there’s some wiggle room there. 
There’s an awful lot of reaching speculation about a mid-20th-Century silly little Christmas carol…
Like I said, fanwanking. We’re having a good time!
Makes you wonder what were the finest gifts the shepherds had to bring that were fit to give a king. A genuine fleece blanket?
Lamb chops. Rare, with mint jelly. Fit for Jehovah.
Fetal lamb chops, I imagine, if it really was in the bleak midwinter, like the songs say.
I had never heard the Kenny Rogers thing (and refused to listen past the first few seconds). But thanks to the OP, I now know to evacuate the premises when those first few minor chords impinge on my brain.
As for a Connie Francis Xmas song, no way will I risk it.*
*when I Googled Connie Francis just now, up popped a site with this revelation: “Connie may have died on October 10th, 2020 and her death was due to issues with her her old age.”
Glad we cleared that up, but according to Wikipedia she seems to still be alive.
It was Israel. “Bleak” midwinter just means it rains more than in the summer. Maybe they brought him some galoshes, or an umbrella.
I spent Christmas of 2018 in Israel. It was 70°F.
BTW, best Christmas EVER.
My son’s birthday is Oct. 10, a distinction he shares with none other than Ed Wood.
Probably a bit of both. Also btw Hindi is a language spoken in some parts of India. Hindu refers to the people of India who loosely translated follow the Hindu religion.
Not all Hindus celebrate Diwali. For example the Hindus of Bengal celebrate a different festival usually on the same day.
Also, as a person bought up in Hinduism, I have no problem with celebrating Christmas and I have many friends who do too. My personal take is : A Hindu travelled all the way from India to Bethlehem to greet and welcome baby Jesus. If a Hindu can celebrate 2000 years back, there’s no reason for me to object.
All Nativity scenes depict a Hindu, a Parsee and an African religion I don’t know. So Christmas does have inclusivity, they just don’t know it.
Well, Christianity is, to put it mildly, a flea under the corset of Judaism. It simply co-exists with other faiths. So anyone else can share and “play” with Christianity, and there’s no meaning other than what you make it, but for a Jew, it’s loaded with baggage.
I’m trying to think of an analogy, and I can’t.
I realize that for a lot of Americans, Christmas just is, and they don’t get how much of their day is Christmassy from Mid-November until the first week of January or so.
I do not subscribe to that viewpoint although I certainly respect your right to your opinion.
We have a very Xian friend who played for us “Christmas Shoes” She claimed none of us would know it but I said, I’ve heard it. I didn’t mention I knew it because of Patton Oswalt’s bit on it.
Yes, she cried while singing the song because of how “beautiful” it is.
This.
‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ is the worst for me.
You realize that it’s supposed to be a sad, bitter, depressing song, right?
I’m going to write a Christmas song from the point of view of Mary’s flabbergasted gynecologist.
Pretty sure they didn’t have gynos then
The intent would be more towards humor than historical accuracy.
I’m sure I’ve expressed my abject hatred of that goddamn hippopotamus song but I don’t see it so it must have been another thread. Yes, you little twat, you absolutely can have a hippopotamus, but you’ll have to get yourself to the river to get him. Go ahead, just wade right in and wait for him to come to you . . .
