In
this passage I am going to answer the age old question: what counts as
Christmas music?
My expert opinion, as a avid Christmas music-listener, is that one can
understand the comparison between Christmas songs and Winter songs by thinking
about the classic “square vs. rectangle” comparison (all squares are
rectangles, but some rectangles are not squares). Following this analogy, all
Christmas songs are winter songs, regardless of content. This is primarily due
to the fact that Christmas is indeed during the winter season. For example, our
annual band song, Sleigh Ride, is both a Christmas song and a winter
song.
In contrast, not all winter songs are Christmas songs. The prime
example of this is Let it Snow. The song never explicitly says anything
about Santa or Christmas, but does consistently reference snow, which, as you
may know, happens during the whole winter season. Therefore it is a Winter
song, but not a Christmas song.
In conclusion, Christmas songs are squares,
winter songs are rectangles, and My Favorite Things from The Sound of
Music is neither a Christmas song or a winter song just because it says the
word “snowflake” one time.
--Holly
Wait, but Sleigh Ride is NOT a Christmas song! If anything, it's a birthday song, as there is a birthday party at the home of Farmer Gray. But there's no Christmas. Just lovely weather.
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