Retro Rock-it Xmas

Lia Pamina recommends this great retro Christmas song, harkening back to 1964, the year “Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer” first appeared on American TV. Although miniskirts and go-go boots didn’t really make the scene until ’65.

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I’ve heard this recording quite a few times on the radio, but not once did I ever happen to hear an announcer say who sings it. Sincerely! Everybody else will immediately recognize Mariah Carey, who I’ve never knowingly listened to, before now.

8 thoughts on “Retro Rock-it Xmas”

  4. Everybody grows up being comfortable with their own way of celebrating Christmas — or not celebrating it. Belgium has some very different customs — with a Spanish connection! Here’s a description…

    In Belgium, Saint Nicklaas Day (6 December) is the primary day when kids get their gifts. 25 December is a time for going to church, eating mass quantities of rich food, and playing with your family. 1 Jan is when adults exchange gifts, and it’s usually one big gift rather than bunches of little things.

    Saint Nicklaas arrives by steamboat from Spain in November with the Zwarte Pieten (hard to explain them exactly, other than they are men with black faces from coal dust and vary from being mischievous to downright mean). On 4 December they walk around to peoples’ houses and ask parents and teachers if the kids have been good or not.

    If the kids have been good, they will put their klompen (wooden shoes) at the foot of their bed or outside their door on the night of 5 December. The shoe is filled with carrots or some hay for St. Nicklaas’ white donkey (called Slechtweervandaag), and a glass of Pernod (or a nice brandy) for St. Nicklaas.

    The morning of the 6th, good kids will find small presents in their shoe, like a bag of chocolate coins (the dark chocolate, good kind), marzipan and small toys. If the kids have not been good, they will get a visit on 6 December where St Nicklaas and the Zwarte Pieten will read out loud a letter about all the bad things the kid has done, and perhaps have coal thrown at them by the Zwarte Pieten.

    St Nicklaas wears a bishop’s robes including a red cape and mitre.. In a very civilised fashion, he usually comes through the front door rather than down the chimney.

  5. Hello Jeaniebeanie!
    Thanks Happy Xmas to you too and all your family 🙂

    In Spain we celebrate the “The Three Wise Men” and they bring presents 6th january…
    and we celebrate Santa too (Papá Noel´)… then, presents two times!

  6. While not normally a fan of Mariah, this video is too much fun to pass up! And there are my coveted go-go boots, yet again. Santa, do I get them THIS year? Thanks, Lia! Feliz Navidad, and what’s Christmas like in Spain?

  7. Yes, Doug, I love this song and this video is so sixties, so cute look 🙂 This make me feel happy!

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