Most Jews Wish You a Merry Christmas
Apparently,
many Americans have forgotten that Christmas is not only a Christian
holy day, but also an American national holiday. Just as we wish one another a
“Happy Thanksgiving” or a “Happy Fourth,” so, too, we should wish fellow
Americans a “Merry Christmas.”
It doesn’t
matter with which religion or ethnic group you identify; Christmas in
America is as American as the proverbial apple pie. That is why some of the
most famous and beloved Christmas songs were written by guess who?
Jews.
“White Christmas”
was written by Irving Berlin (birth name: Israel Isidore Baline).
“Rudolph,
the Red-Nosed Reindeer” — Johnny Marks.
“Let It
Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” — composed by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy
Cahn.
“Silver
Bells” — by Jay Livingston (Jacob Harold Levison) and Ray Evans (Raymond
Bernard Evans).
“The Christmas Song
(Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” — Mel Torme and Robert Wells (Robert
Levinson), both Jews.
