Did you know that many of the most popular American Christmas songs were written by Jewish composers? Adam Koplan, the artistic director of Flying Carpet Theatre Company shared the stories behind some of these enduring songs.
Irving Berlin, also known as”America’s composer,” wrote “White Christmas” for a 1942 movie. During that time, it was the middle of World War II and Berlin wanted to go in a different direction with the film and focus more on rural nostalgia.
“I think in some ways Berlin recognized the most beautiful aspects of the holiday by being somewhat of an outsider,” Koplan said.
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