Must Be Santa
Must Be Santa | |
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Artista | |
Autore/i | Hal Moore Bill Fredericks |
Genere | Musica natalizia |
Esecuzioni notevoli | Mitch Miller and the Gang Alma Cogan Tommy Steele Bob Dylan Brave Combo … |
Data | 1960 |
Must Be Santa singolo discografico | |
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Artista | Bob Dylan |
Pubblicazione | 2009 |
Durata | 2 min.:47 |
Album di provenienza | Christmas in the Heart |
Dischi | 1 |
Tracce | 2 |
Genere | Musica natalizia Rock |
Registrazione | 2009 |
Formati | CD |
Must be Santa ("Dev'essere Babbo Natale") è un'allegra canzone natalizia del 1960, scritta da Hal Moore e Bill Fredericks.[1]
Le prime versioni furono quelle di Mitch Miller and the Gang e quelle di Alma Cogan e Tommy Steel, tutte del 1960.[2]
Il brano è stato inciso poi da numerosi altri cantanti, tra cui i Brave Combo e Bob Dylan.[3]
Testo
Il testo è di carattere "laico" e descrive tutte le principali caratteristiche di Babbo Natale.
Ci si interroga infatti su chi sia un personaggio descritto come un anziano signore con una lunga barba bianca e un naso color ciliegia, che porta un abito rosso, un cappello e degli stivali, grida "Ho! Ho! Ho!" e fa la propria comparsa in una notte particolare su una slitta trainata da otto renne (di cui si citano anche i nomi). E la risposta è "Dev'essere Babbo Natale!".
La versione originale di Mitch Miller and the Gang
Mitch Miller insieme alla sua band incise per due anni consecutivi, nel 1960 e nel 1961, il brano in 45 giri pubblicato dalla Columbia Records[2] e lo incluse poi nell'album natalizio del 1961 Holiday Sing-Along With Mitch [2][4].
Tracce (Versione del 1960)
- Must Be Santa
- Christmas Spirit
Tracce (Versione del 1961)
- Must Be Santa
- Be a Santa
Varie versioni discografiche
Oltre che da Mitch Miller and the Gang e da Alma Cogan e Tommy Steele, la canzone è stata incisa, tra gli altri, anche da[3]:
- David Bellochio
- Glen Burtnik (1995)
- Countdown Singers
- Bob Dylan (nell'album Christmas in the Heart del 2009 e nella compilation Men of Christmas del 2010)
- Brave Combo (1995)
- Holly Players Orchestra
- Lorne Green (1966)
- Peter Price
- Raffi
- Joan Regan
- The Singing Kettle
- Ken Whitelev
La versione di Bob Dylan (2009)
Nel 2009, Bob Dylan registrò la sua versione, ispirata a quella dei Brave Combo[5][6], sia in CD singolo (con al "Lato B" il brano 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, basato sulla celebre poesia A Visit from St. Nicholas) che nel suo album natalizio Christmas in the Heart.
Tracce del singolo
- Must Be Santa
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Video musicale
Note
- ^ All Music.com: Must Be Santa
- ^ a b c Mitch Miller - Must Be Santa
- ^ a b All Music.com: Track Search for "Must Be Santa" Archiviato il 14 dicembre 2010 in Internet Archive.
- ^ All Music.com: Holiday Sing-Along With Mitch
- ^ Bob Dylan.com: Songs > Must Be Santa
- ^ Bob Dylan borrows from Brave Combo in new 'Must Be Santa' Christmas video, in: The Examiner, November 22nd, 2009
Voci correlate
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
- Little Saint Nick
- Jolly Old St. Nicholas
- Santa Baby
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- Up on the Housetop
- Joulupukki, joulupukki
- Petit Papa Noël
Collegamenti esterni
- (EN) Must Be Santa, su AllMusic, All Media Network.
- (EN) Must Be Santa, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
- (EN) Must Be Santa, su SecondHandSongs.
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