Jewish Stereo Types

"The Christmas Waltz," by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, sung by She and Him (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward): Video posted by SheandHimOfficial According to Sammy Cahn, it was written during a hot California summer, because Frank Sinatra called and asked for a Christmas song . Wanting to at least not compete directly with Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," they wrote a waltz. And since Sinatra used it as the B side to "White Christmas," it was just as well. As I have mentioned before (and as is strongly suggested by their names), both Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne (pronounced "Julie Stine") were Jewish, with Styne writing mostly for Broadway, Cahn writing mostly for movies, and both writing SO MANY SONGS, both with each other and with others. Lyricist Sammy Cahn was born on the Lower East Side of New York to Jewish immigrants. He started writing lyrics at about age 16 , which (spoiler alert!) ended well: He won four Oscars for Best Song ...

Don't get me wrong--I'm not complaining about that! New York snow is only pretty so long as it's falling. So this is meant neither as an order nor a request, but... "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, sung by Gloria Estefan: Video from Gloria Estefan - Topic , "Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment". Do you know who else has covered this song? ... I'll tell you then: everybody, that's who. Just search for "Let it Snow" on YouTube, you'll see. I mean, really EVERYBODY, including the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...Well, in a manner of speaking: Video by jamescovenant . (FYI: The song runs from the beginning until about 1:11; following is an ad for a game by the clever person who put together the video.) And as long as we're looking at a well-covered holiday song by Cahn and Styne, here's another--"The Christmas Waltz," by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, ...