The beloved Christmas song “A Holly Jolly Christmas” was written by Johnny Marks in 1962 and became most notable when Burl Ives sang it as the narrating snowman in the 1964 stop-motion film Rudolph ...

These lyrics ring with a festive familiarity, and they’re deeply embedded in the canon of Christmas songs. It’s the song “Holly Jolly Christmas,” also known as “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas,” which ...

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In American culture, Christmas is supposed to be synonymous with joy. The familiar carols proclaim this message, with “Joy to the World” resounding in thousands of churches, while its secular ...