It was also during July of 1945 that Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) released Let It Snow. Some reports indicate that his version also featured an act known as the The B. Monroe’s version topped the Billboard Best Sellers chart, i.e. The first singer to actually drop “Let It Snow” was Vaughn Monroe (1911-1973), who was also one of those multi-faceted A list musicians/actors from the early 20 th century. His version was released in 1945. Both Sammy and Jule specialized in theater and were regular collaborators. Instrumentally, this song was composed by Jule Styne (1905-1994). This piece was written lyrically by Sammy Cahn (1913-1993). The official title of this song is “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”. But it is more commonly referred to simply as Let It Snow. Writing Credits for “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” So it is indeed true that this is not an actual Christmas tune from a lyrical perspective. More accurately, Let It Snow is a winter-based love song. the type of weather that necessitates lighting a chimney.Īnd whereas premise-wise he may be hating the current climate, it is also clear that he is finding some delight in the weather, as illustrated by the titular encouragement to “let it snow”. And as implied by the featured narrative, part of that pleasure is found in the fact that the chill and immobility which is part and parcel of a blizzard is granting him the opportunity to play close to the addressee, his significant other. Or put differently, being stuck with her makes the crappy weather, if you will, enjoyable. This is because in the first verse when the vocalist talks about the ‘weather outside being frightful’, that was a literal statement from their perspective, as presumably would have been an imaginative desire for snow in contrast to the real-life searing temperature they had to deal with.īut of course, that is not how this song reads in its entirety. It is clearly insinuated in the lyrics that the actual vocalist is rather referring to a very heavy snow, i.e. There is a reason why that foreknowledge is so compelling.

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