Tis' the Season to be jolly....Fa la la la la

These are words from a classic Christmas Songs.

Since christmas is a time of gift-giving, stores capitalize on this and so there is a lot of advertising this time of year. Advertisers will use the words and themes, and sometimes even the melodies of Christmas songs. Sometimes advertisers will take a very popular Christmas song and use the melody but change the words.

Here are some words to songs i noticed most popular for advertising.

The song, "Twelve days of Christmas", goes like this, "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me...". The song continues like this until each of the twelve days of christmas are sung. The words from this song are often changed in advertising. For example a department store could use this song by changing the words like this, "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a scarf and gloves to go with my new fur coat..."

"Deck the Halls with boughs of Holly"

"Jingle Bells"

"A few of my Favourite Things"

There is also a poem that is popular in advertising its words also can be changed. The poem is called, "Twas the night before Christmas"

I prefer the songs that really convey the true meaning of Christmas and generally these songs are not used for advertising. Songs like "Silent Night", "Joy to the World", "Away in a Manager" talk about the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus.




So if these songs sound interesting try searching these titles on the internet for them. Also see if you can find any advertising that uses them.

I would be interested in your comments and findings. What phrases do you notice most frequently used in Christmas advertising? Have you heard of these songs before? Are any of them translated in your first language? Also apart from all the advertising what does Christmas mean to you?