Annie Zaleski

Yeah, it just fit at the time. No, I mean, he wrote this movie. So Holiday Inn had a couple of other holiday-themed songs that were kind of included on the movie soundtrack. And it did not, you know, obviously, I think when World War II broke out, it was one of those right place, right time things. The song just really summed up the mood.

i love about this song the origins that i did not realize until doing this book is that it was written during the summer there was actually a lot of christmas songs that were written during the summer and so this was written by mel torme and robert wells and actually what happened is that mel was going to robert's house just for you know a writing session and it was a very very hot summer day it was excessively hot as he put it

i love about this song the origins that i did not realize until doing this book is that it was written during the summer there was actually a lot of christmas songs that were written during the summer and so this was written by mel torme and robert wells and actually what happened is that mel was going to robert's house just for you know a writing session and it was a very very hot summer day it was excessively hot as he put it

i love about this song the origins that i did not realize until doing this book is that it was written during the summer there was actually a lot of christmas songs that were written during the summer and so this was written by mel torme and robert wells and actually what happened is that mel was going to robert's house just for you know a writing session and it was a very very hot summer day it was excessively hot as he put it

And he happened to see on the piano, there were some lyrics that referenced Christmas carols, roasting chestnuts. And he was like, you know what, getting in the Christmas spirit, writing this Christmas song, maybe this will cool me down. And so they ended up writing the song in like 45 minutes. They immediately took the song to Hollywood.

And he happened to see on the piano, there were some lyrics that referenced Christmas carols, roasting chestnuts. And he was like, you know what, getting in the Christmas spirit, writing this Christmas song, maybe this will cool me down. And so they ended up writing the song in like 45 minutes. They immediately took the song to Hollywood.

And he happened to see on the piano, there were some lyrics that referenced Christmas carols, roasting chestnuts. And he was like, you know what, getting in the Christmas spirit, writing this Christmas song, maybe this will cool me down. And so they ended up writing the song in like 45 minutes. They immediately took the song to Hollywood.

And Nat King Cole liked the song enough that he recorded it the following year twice. Actually, he did two separate takes in 1946. But that song just sums it up right there. That came out right as World War II ended. And so there were a lot of people that there were... getting back together, you know, trying to recover from a very, very difficult four years.

And Nat King Cole liked the song enough that he recorded it the following year twice. Actually, he did two separate takes in 1946. But that song just sums it up right there. That came out right as World War II ended. And so there were a lot of people that there were... getting back together, you know, trying to recover from a very, very difficult four years.

And Nat King Cole liked the song enough that he recorded it the following year twice. Actually, he did two separate takes in 1946. But that song just sums it up right there. That came out right as World War II ended. And so there were a lot of people that there were... getting back together, you know, trying to recover from a very, very difficult four years.

And so that also really kind of, you know, summed up and really provided a lot of comfort for families sort of in the opposite way that White Christmas did.

And so that also really kind of, you know, summed up and really provided a lot of comfort for families sort of in the opposite way that White Christmas did.

And so that also really kind of, you know, summed up and really provided a lot of comfort for families sort of in the opposite way that White Christmas did.

100%. And I think that's, you know, his voice. He had such a singular voice. He was so deeply empathetic. And he was such a wonderful interpreter. He really lived the songs that he sang.

100%. And I think that's, you know, his voice. He had such a singular voice. He was so deeply empathetic. And he was such a wonderful interpreter. He really lived the songs that he sang.

100%. And I think that's, you know, his voice. He had such a singular voice. He was so deeply empathetic. And he was such a wonderful interpreter. He really lived the songs that he sang.

Oh, I love Blue Christmas. Oh, no, absolutely. You know, then that came out in 1957, you know, and it's funny, he wasn't actually the first one to do it, which I was very interested about that had been recorded many times before he ended up tackling it. But I think this is another one where his vocal performance just nailed it.

Oh, I love Blue Christmas. Oh, no, absolutely. You know, then that came out in 1957, you know, and it's funny, he wasn't actually the first one to do it, which I was very interested about that had been recorded many times before he ended up tackling it. But I think this is another one where his vocal performance just nailed it.

Oh, I love Blue Christmas. Oh, no, absolutely. You know, then that came out in 1957, you know, and it's funny, he wasn't actually the first one to do it, which I was very interested about that had been recorded many times before he ended up tackling it. But I think this is another one where his vocal performance just nailed it.

You know, he just nailed the when you're not having a good Christmas, basically, if you're having anyone who's having a melancholy Christmas and not having a great year, you know, he really he really captured it. And it's funny enough, the writer actually was inspired by Gloomy Day when he actually wrote it, Jay Johnson. And he was actually known for penning scripts for radio shows.