T he YouTube compilation ‘Best of 1950s to 1970s Christmas Carols’ by a channel called Christmas Melodies has more than 6.4 million views. But the playlist itself seems to be AI-generated.
You won’t hear many more romantic Christmas songs than this ... and bluer than the hit recording Ernest Tubb released in 1950 (on which there's no hint of that opening stutter).
However, not once does the song mention Christmas. Instead, the 1950 song celebrates the winter season, about a snowman who plays with local children after they place a magical hat atop his head.
it reached the prestigious top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for the first time on Christmas Eve — an unprecedented feat since its release in the 1950s. This year, Universal Music Group ...