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| title = Tradition | | title = Tradition | ||
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| titletext = An 'American tradition' is anything that happened to a baby boomer twice. | | titletext = An 'American tradition' is anything that happened to a baby boomer twice. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This comic uses the source of the | + | This comic uses the source of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers to say that the 20 most played Christmas songs in the US between 2000 and 2009 were all released between the 1930s and 1970s. It would be interesting to see this research, because the most popular Christmas album of all time was not released until 1994, "{{w|Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album)|Merry Christmas}}" by {{w|Mariah Carey}}. This album featured what is considered to be the most ubiquitous song around this time of the year which is "All I Want For Christmas Is You" which is also featured prominently in the very popular (and frequently replayed) movie {{w|Love Actually}} from 2003. The song is the only holiday song and ringtone to reach multi-platinum status in the U.S. So, usually the information that Randall presents to us doesn't immediately present itself as egregiously incorrect, but this one just seems to not factor in the popular success of a mid-90s release. |
| − | + | This comic may not be referring to what recording is most popular, but may be speaking of when the song was first written and performed. | |
| − | The {{w|Post–World War II baby boom|Baby Boomers}} were born in a period of time after {{w|World War II|the second | + | The {{w|Post–World War II baby boom|Baby Boomers}} were born in a period of time after {{w|World War II|the second world war}} after the troops came home and, thankful for their lives, went on to produce lots of children. |
| − | + | ({{w|Christmas}} is December 25th, for any Americans who have been living under a rock for the past 2 weeks or so and don't own a TV and are somehow able to escape the crushing commercialism of the Christmas season. And "this time of the year" is apparently considered Christmas time despite the fact that not everyone celebrates Christmas in the US and in the world). | |
| − | The | + | The data appears to come from [http://www.ascap.com/press/2009/1123_holidays_songs.aspx here]. An ASCAP survey conducted in 2009. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| − | + | The 20 most-played Christmas songs (2000-2009 radio airplay) by decade of popular release | |
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| − | + | [A bar chart labeled on the X-axis with the decades "1900s" through "2000s" labeled. Each bar has, as one unit, a labeled song. | |
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| − | + | "1900s", "1910s", "1920s", "1980s", "1990s", and "2000s" are empty. | |
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| − | + | "1930s" has "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". | |
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| − | + | "1940s" has "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Winter Wonderland", "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire", "Let it Snow", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "I'll be Home for Christmas", and "White Christmas". | |
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| − | + | "1950s" has "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "Jingle Bell Rock", "Blue Christmas", "Little Drummer Boy", "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", "Silver Bells", "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas", "Sleigh Ride", and "Frosty the Snowman" | |
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| + | "1960s" has "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | ||
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| + | "1970s" has "Feliz Navidad"] | ||
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| + | Every year, American culture embarks on a massive project to carefully recreate the Christmases of Baby Boomers' childhoods. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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