Dear Song Writers,
If you are planning on writing a Christmas carol, there are a few things you should consider. I have gone ahead and made some guidelines to help you make a good Christmas carol.
1. It should not involve abused children.
2. Exes should not meet and drink beer in a parking lot.
3. No-one’s mother should die
4. As a matter of fact, no-one should die.
5. Don’t ask Bruce Springsteen to sing it
I get it, bad things happen. I know that just because it’s Christmas it doesn’t mean there aren’t people having a tough time, but is it really too much to ask that Christmas songs be happy?
Every day we are bombarded with bad news. Newspapers, television, the internet, they are like a bad news avalanche. If I am tuning into your All-Christmas-Carols-All-The-Time radio station, it’s because I want to get into the Christmas spirit.
Here are some great examples of how to make a Christmas song that doesn’t suck.
This song is so beautiful, it actually makes me cry, but they are tears of happiness. Her voice is as lovely as the nightingale’s song.
It helps that it’s 2 awesome vocalists singing this song, but it’s the manner in which it is sung that truly makes it magical. This is my all-time favourite Christmas carol.
And finally
You can’t go wrong with a funny Christmas carol with a catchy chorus. Go ahead, listen to it, you’ll be singing it all day long.
I have to give an honourable mention to I Farted On Santa’s Lap and Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer because, well, they are awesome too.
Okay, now go write a good Christmas song.
Thanks,
Maureen
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