Comments on: “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” http://gitell.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/ill-be-home-for-christmas/ on politics from Boston to Beirut (and of course... food) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:36:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Vercingetorix http://gitell.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/ill-be-home-for-christmas/#comment-9309 Vercingetorix Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:37:10 +0000 http://gitell.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/ill-be-home-for-christmas/#comment-9309 My father told me that "I'll be home for Christmas" was actually banned from the airwaves in 1944 because it was believes to hurt morale. The Ardenne offensive was a punch in the stomach to a country that thought the war was practically over after a remarkably successful 1944 European campaign. There actually are 2 versions of the song "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas". The lyrics for the 1944 version are sort of somber. I first found this out while listening to a compilation of old live Christmas performances. My father told me that “I’ll be home for Christmas” was actually banned from the airwaves in 1944 because it was believes to hurt morale. The Ardenne offensive was a punch in the stomach to a country that thought the war was practically over after a remarkably successful 1944 European campaign.

There actually are 2 versions of the song “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. The lyrics for the 1944 version are sort of somber. I first found this out while listening to a compilation of old live Christmas performances.

]]>