Okay, I love The Sound of Music as much as anyone of my generation does.  And I think the score contains many delightful songs.

However.

What slaptard decided that the song “My Favorite Things” was a Christmas song?  And, more importantly, why did everyone go along with this moron?

Here are the complete lyrics to the song, reproduced here without a shred of permission:

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels;
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles;
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings;
These are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes;
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes;
Silver-white winters that melt into springs;
These are a few of my favorite things.

When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I’m feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don’t feel so bad.

Notice any Christmas themes or imagery there?  No?  Why?

Because there isn’t any.

The song is sung in the show during a summer thunderstorm.  Summer.  Thunderstorm.  Not a Yuletide item in sight.

So, please, can we stop including this song in Christmas music collections?

Thanks for your cooperation.

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