Saturday 9: The Christmas Song

Sam’s Saturday 9: The Christmas Song (1964)

On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun… 

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) While this song was published as "The Christmas Song," many people refer to it as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire." Have you ever roasted chestnuts (in an open fire or in the oven)?

Yes, when I was little and my grandmother was still alive. We had a wired basket in a long handle that we could roast them in (It was also for popcorn.). It was something like this.

Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole

2) Ricky Nelson sings that turkey helps make the season bright. Many of us just had turkey last month for Thanksgiving. Do you enjoy turkey all year around? Or do you consider it a seasonal dish?

Yes, but not a whole turkey. I buy frozen turkey breast.

3) He wishes "Merry Christmas" to kids from 1 to 92. Who is the youngest person you will celebrate the holidays with? Who is the oldest?

If I decide to go down to New Jersey for Christmas, the youngest will be my nephew daughters and my brother, sister-in-law, and then me.

4) "The Christmas Song" is a perennial favorite and gets lots of play this time of year. Is there a holiday song that you think is overplayed, and that you hope to not hear again (at least not until December 2023)?

The song that we all love to hate, “Grandmother Got Run Over By A Reindeer.”

5) This version of the song is from The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, the sitcom that ran from 1952 to 1966. There were 435 episodes in all. Is there a series whose every episode you've seen?

Babylon 5. The Star Trek shows.

6) Life magazine coined the phrase "teen idol" to describe Ricky's popularity. In your younger days, did you have a crush on a teen idol?

Annette Funicello, those Micky Mouse ears did it.

7) Do you have a funny/ugly holiday sweater?

Nope.

8) Have you received many holiday cards this year? Did you send many?

Mea culpa, mea culpa I have stopped sending out Christmas cards.

9) If you were Santa, what cookie would you like kids to leave for you on Christmas Eve?

Chocolate Chip with hot chocolate milk.

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