{"id":443,"date":"2011-12-24T16:56:37","date_gmt":"2011-12-24T16:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=443"},"modified":"2016-07-24T12:10:20","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T11:10:20","slug":"and-the-bells-were-ringing-out-for-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/and-the-bells-were-ringing-out-for-christmas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"… And the Bells Were Ringing out for Christmas Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is only a few hours to go for Christmas Eve and for Santa to pay us a visit. Excited? \"...Every country has different traditions, as you can see in this infographic<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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One of the shared traditions is music. Many countries have their own Christmas carols. Some of them have gone beyond political boundaries and have been translated into different\u00a0languages, eg, from\u00a0Latin<\/a>\u00a0into English<\/a>, etc.<\/p>\n

In the pop music world,\u00a0there is this unwritten tradition of releasing certain songs around this period, even when they are not about Christmas. A suitable video or mention of the word Christmas was usually\u00a0all it took.\u00a0One can hear these songs year after year in London pubs and Christmas dos, and I believe in many other places around the world. I have often wondered why, as\u00a0some of these songs are not really that well-loved by many. Curiously enough, their\u00a0lyrics might be not that happy<\/a>\u00a0at all.<\/p>\n

Some examples are:<\/p>\n

A Fairytale of New York<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Power of\u00a0Love<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Winter Winds<\/strong>,\u00a0this one is relatively new.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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All I Want for Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Enjoy your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, whether you are in\u00a0London, Madrid, Paris or Johannesburg!\u00a0… And the Bells Were Ringing out for Christmas Day!<\/p>\n

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