Our school's assembly was xmas-themed this week, and a bit of Charlie Brown's Christmas was shown. Peanuts is one of those things you know about because it seems to be a formative part of most Americans' childhood experiences, rather than something I know much about myself, so I'd never seen it.
So hey, maybe you are a big Peanuts fan and already know this. WELL GOOD FOR YOU. But I didn't, so there.
Listen to the background music here!
THE RED FLAG! Is it me, or is that a weird choice for an American cartoon? I used to read the strip in my Nan's Daily Fail, for the gods' sake!
PS more cartoon strip to follow soon, if you like that sort of thing.
UPDATE: Thanks to Roobin (see comments), I have learned that in fact The Red Flag is usually sung to the tune of a German Christmas carol called O Tenenbaum, which in English is rendered as O Christmas Tree. Therefore it is just a coincidence that it appears in Charlie Brown Christmas at a point where Charlie is railing against consumerism. You Learn Something New Every Day.
It's Oh! Christmas Tree.
ReplyDeleteReally? I'm going to have to compare now. To Youtube!
ReplyDeleteIt seems we're both right - The Red Flag is sung to the tune of a German carol called O Tenenbaum, which in English is known as O Christmas Tree. Well that's my new thing I've learnt today. Success, of a sort.
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