“Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight Walking in a winter wonderland
Gone away is the bluebird Here to stay is a new bird He sings a love song, as we go along Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman And pretend that he is Parson Brown He'll say, "Are you married?" we’ll say, "No, man," but you can do the job when you're in town
Later on we'll conspire As we dream by the fire And stroll on our sleigh ride Through the day, walking in a winter wonderland
When it snows, isn't it thrilling? Though your nose gets a chilling We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way Walking in a winter wonderland
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman Until the other kids knock him down When it snows, isn't it thrilling? Though your nose gets a chilling We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way Walking in a winter wonderland”
This song, Winter Wonderland, was written in 1932. It’s been played in malls and sung by grade school choirs for decades.
But examine the lyrics. A couple is walking through town after a snowstorm. They build a snowman who they pretend is a minister. They imagine the snowman asking if they’re married.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼.
They say he can perform the wedding when he gets “back in town”.
They admit they aren’t married, yet later they’re sitting around the fire, at the home they share presumably, where they conspire, frolic, and play the “Eskimo way”. 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺?
This song clearly celebrates an unmarried couple living together. A sin, according to the church. I suspect this Christmas thing is just a cover for spreading messages encouraging sinful behavior.
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