Annie Zaleski

That one is so funny because it's one man and he basically, and so if people know the song Witch Doctor by David Saville, and he put together the chipmunk song, he bought a really real cassette recorder and manipulated the tapes to make the chipmunk voices, which honestly for the time was very forward thinking. And he basically made these characters, these chipmunks.

That one is so funny because it's one man and he basically, and so if people know the song Witch Doctor by David Saville, and he put together the chipmunk song, he bought a really real cassette recorder and manipulated the tapes to make the chipmunk voices, which honestly for the time was very forward thinking. And he basically made these characters, these chipmunks.

It's funny because he actually almost did not end up on chipmunks. You know, he wasn't sure if the singer should be them or insects. He actually thought of being butterflies, which is or mice or rabbits. They almost were not chipmunks, which is funny.

It's funny because he actually almost did not end up on chipmunks. You know, he wasn't sure if the singer should be them or insects. He actually thought of being butterflies, which is or mice or rabbits. They almost were not chipmunks, which is funny.

It's funny because he actually almost did not end up on chipmunks. You know, he wasn't sure if the singer should be them or insects. He actually thought of being butterflies, which is or mice or rabbits. They almost were not chipmunks, which is funny.

Oh, boy. I mean, and so this came out in 1943, which, you know, obviously was in the middle of World War II. It was an even more fraught time, I think, than when White Christmas came out. And, you know, basically, it's less optimistic. I mean, I think, you know, even, you know, I'll be home for Christmas. When you hear the title, you're like, that's a promise. I'll be home there.

Oh, boy. I mean, and so this came out in 1943, which, you know, obviously was in the middle of World War II. It was an even more fraught time, I think, than when White Christmas came out. And, you know, basically, it's less optimistic. I mean, I think, you know, even, you know, I'll be home for Christmas. When you hear the title, you're like, that's a promise. I'll be home there.

Oh, boy. I mean, and so this came out in 1943, which, you know, obviously was in the middle of World War II. It was an even more fraught time, I think, than when White Christmas came out. And, you know, basically, it's less optimistic. I mean, I think, you know, even, you know, I'll be home for Christmas. When you hear the title, you're like, that's a promise. I'll be home there.

But honestly, when you actually kind of listen to the song, the lyrics almost hint that coming home for the holidays is a fantasy, that this is something that might not be possible. You know, I think the parenthetical is, if only in my dreams, is I think, you know, kind of, you know, basically points to that, basically, that, you know, that there's no guarantee.

But honestly, when you actually kind of listen to the song, the lyrics almost hint that coming home for the holidays is a fantasy, that this is something that might not be possible. You know, I think the parenthetical is, if only in my dreams, is I think, you know, kind of, you know, basically points to that, basically, that, you know, that there's no guarantee.

But honestly, when you actually kind of listen to the song, the lyrics almost hint that coming home for the holidays is a fantasy, that this is something that might not be possible. You know, I think the parenthetical is, if only in my dreams, is I think, you know, kind of, you know, basically points to that, basically, that, you know, that there's no guarantee.

And I think this is another song that just really, really summed up the time. It's fun. Funnily enough, the song actually has a very complicated backstory because there were lawsuits involved in terms of these songwriters. People had shared this song and there were copyright things.

And I think this is another song that just really, really summed up the time. It's fun. Funnily enough, the song actually has a very complicated backstory because there were lawsuits involved in terms of these songwriters. People had shared this song and there were copyright things.

And I think this is another song that just really, really summed up the time. It's fun. Funnily enough, the song actually has a very complicated backstory because there were lawsuits involved in terms of these songwriters. People had shared this song and there were copyright things.

And so for a song that is just so melancholy and just so downtrodden, there was a lot of drama and legal drama behind the scenes. But boy, Bing just really, too, his performance and his delivery on the song, too. He really, really lived the song and leaned into the melancholy. But it was comforting in a way.

And so for a song that is just so melancholy and just so downtrodden, there was a lot of drama and legal drama behind the scenes. But boy, Bing just really, too, his performance and his delivery on the song, too. He really, really lived the song and leaned into the melancholy. But it was comforting in a way.

And so for a song that is just so melancholy and just so downtrodden, there was a lot of drama and legal drama behind the scenes. But boy, Bing just really, too, his performance and his delivery on the song, too. He really, really lived the song and leaned into the melancholy. But it was comforting in a way.

Absolutely. And, you know, Jingle Bell Rock is another one of those when I mentioned, you know, songwriting credits. That is a fascinating, fascinating one, because the songwriters who are credited are Joseph Carlton Beale and James Ross Booth. And there's not a lot of information about them. You really have to kind of dig to find out sort of what they did.

Absolutely. And, you know, Jingle Bell Rock is another one of those when I mentioned, you know, songwriting credits. That is a fascinating, fascinating one, because the songwriters who are credited are Joseph Carlton Beale and James Ross Booth. And there's not a lot of information about them. You really have to kind of dig to find out sort of what they did.

Absolutely. And, you know, Jingle Bell Rock is another one of those when I mentioned, you know, songwriting credits. That is a fascinating, fascinating one, because the songwriters who are credited are Joseph Carlton Beale and James Ross Booth. And there's not a lot of information about them. You really have to kind of dig to find out sort of what they did.