Was it the trauma of the depression and WWII that created a need for songs of togetherness and family? Was it the perfect storm of the standardization of records, the emergence of the movie musical and the invention of the microphone? Was there some more mystical cause? Well, in any event, in a relatively short span of years in the mid-20th century a great outpouring of Christmas music occurred. I’ve seen different dates for this golden age of popular Christmas music. But everyone agrees that it encompassed at least the 40’s and 50’s. Others include the late 30’s and still others the early 60’s. But, somehow or other, every great modern Christmas song was written within these 30 years. Except for a few isolated songs, everything since has been a cover or terrible.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 1934
Winter Wonderland 1934
Jingle Bells 1935
Carol of the Bells in 1936
Happy Holiday 1942
White Christmas 1942
I'll Be Home for Christmas 1943
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 1944
Let it Snow! Let it snow! Let it Snow! 1945
The Christmas Song 1946
Here Comes Santa Claus 1947
Merry Christmas, Baby 1947
Blue Christmas 1949
Baby, It's Cold Outside 1949
Sleigh Ride 1949
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1949
Frosty the Snowman 1950
Marshmallow World 1950
Silver Bells 1950
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 1951
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 1952
Santa Baby 1953
Home for the Holidays 1954
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day 1956
Jingle Bell Rock 1957
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 1958
Little Drummer Boy 1958
Do You Hear What I Hear? 1963
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 1963
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 1963
All I Want for Christmas Is You 1963
A Holly Jolly Christmas 1964
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