NEW YORK (AP) — There is no mention of holiday or Christmas in lyrics to the song, “White Winter Hymnal.” Or winter, for that matter. There is a reference to snow, turned “red as strawberries in the summertime” — presumably, by blood.
There is no mention of holiday or Christmas in lyrics to the song, White Winter Hymnal. Or winter, for that matter. There is a reference to snow, turned “red as strawberries in the summertime” presumably, by blood.
Nonetheless, the song has become a modern holiday standard, sung by children’s choirs in countless school assemblies. Its plays on Spotify more than 180 million for the two most popular versions spike on Christmas Eve.
The story of White Winter Hymnal is a reminder of how songs can take journeys in the public consciousness that even their composers can’t fathom.
“The universe has
NEW YORK There is no mention of holiday or Christmas in lyrics to the song, “White Winter Hymnal.” Or winter, for that matter. There is a reference to snow, turned “red as strawberries in the summertime” presumably, by blood.