{"id":172,"date":"2009-01-06T15:11:46","date_gmt":"2009-01-06T23:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayivey.com\/wordpress\/?p=172"},"modified":"2009-01-06T15:12:04","modified_gmt":"2009-01-06T23:12:04","slug":"not-one-of-my-favorite-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rayivey.com\/wordpress\/not-one-of-my-favorite-things\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"rss\"<\/a>\"instagram\"<\/a>

Okay, I love The Sound of Music<\/strong><\/em> as much as anyone of my generation does.\u00a0 And I think the score contains many delightful songs.<\/p>\n

However.<\/p>\n

What slaptard decided that the song “My Favorite Things” was a Christmas<\/em> song?\u00a0 And, more importantly, why did everyone go along with this moron?<\/p>\n

Here are the complete lyrics to the song, reproduced here without a shred of permission:<\/p>\n

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
\nBright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
\nBrown paper packages tied up with strings;
\nThese are a few of my favorite things.<\/p>\n

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels;
\nDoorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles;
\nWild geese that fly with the moon<\/a> on their wings;
\nThese are a few of my favorite things.<\/p>\n

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes;
\nSnowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes;
\nSilver-white winters that melt into springs;
\nThese are a few of my favorite things.<\/p>\n

When the dog bites,
\nWhen the bee stings,
\nWhen I’m feeling sad,
\nI simply remember my favorite things,
\nAnd then I don’t feel so bad.<\/p>\n

Notice any Christmas themes or imagery there?\u00a0 No?\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n

Because there isn’t any.<\/em><\/p>\n

The song is sung in the show during a summer thunderstorm.\u00a0 Summer.\u00a0 Thunderstorm.\u00a0 Not a Yuletide item in sight.<\/p>\n

So, please, can we stop including this song in Christmas music collections?<\/p>\n

Thanks for your cooperation.<\/p>\n

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