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The Jews Who Wrote Christmas (ep. 92)

Your Brain on Facts
Your Brain on Facts
Episode • Dec 23, 2019 • 34m

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You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, but did you know this song, and the poem it was based on, were both written by Jews? You won't believe how many classic Christmas songs were!

00:50 Why this topic?

02:31 A sample of examples 

06:00 Irving Berlin and White Christmas

10:21 Heatwave songs

11:57 Xmas protest tune

13:41 Robert May and Rudolph

23:27 Gratitude

25:08 But why?

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Music by Kevin MacLeod 

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