Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Year: 1945
Written By: Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
This song, also known as Let It Snow!, was written by Sammy Cahn
and Jule Styne. According to accounts, it was written on a hot
summer day in 1945 in Hollywood, California.
The song is about a couple that gets snowed in during a snow
storm. They decide that getting snowed in isn't such a bad
thing, and spend the evening popping popcorn, sitting by the fire,
and snuggling.
Even though the song never mentions Christmas, it is commonly
thought of as a holiday song and is played around Christmas time.
In fact, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, is
considered one of the top 25 most played Christmas songs of all
time according to the American Society of Composers and
Publishers.
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! was first recorded by
Vaughn Monroe on December 22, 1945. Vaughn was a singer, big band
leader, and also an actor. He was nicknamed, "the baritone
with muscles", due to his physique and good looks.
The song was an immediate hit when it was first recorded and was
named the best selling single in America in January 1946.
This was just a week after Vaughn Monroe first performed the
song! Since then, it has been recorded by numerous artists
including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Carly Simon, Amy Grant, The
Ventures, and Kylie Minogue.
Vaughn Monroe's version of the song can still be heard in the 1988
American action movie Die Hard, which stars Bruce Willis. Monroe's
version of the song plays during the ending credits of the movie
and it also appears on the movie soundtrack. Fans of the song
and the Die Hard movie also have started a fan page on facebook to
talk about both the song and the movie.