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songs "because it broadens the field of
endeavor.
"Every year for a couple of months
the recordings sell all over again. It's
the old profit system, not an under-
writing of another faith," he said.
Teibloom said Jewish songwriters
dominated the popular music scene
from around 1920 to 1965, around
the time the Hit Parade made
Christmas songs into favorites.
"Tin Pan Alley rose up in
Manhattan with hundreds and hun-
dreds and hundreds of songwriters
turning our song after song after
song," he said. "They were bound to
write Christmas songs, too."
"White Christmas" was one of thou-
sands of songs Irving Berlin wrote in
his career, Teibloom said.
"He wrote a song called 'I Love
Israel,"' Teibloom said. "He probably
wrote a song for Arbor Day, too.
According to jewhoo.com , Jeffery
Tambor, the actor who co-starred as
Mayor May Who in the recent film
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, was
asked if he ever worked on a project as
big and expensive as the Grinch film.
He replied,_ "Maybe my bar mitzvah."
Speaking of The Grinch, remember
the original animated-version sound-
track with the great line, "He's a mean

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one, Mr. Grinch." Contrary to what
some might think, the Grinch was not
Jewish — but the songwriter was
(Albert Hague). ,
There are even Jewish ornaments on
the Christmas tree — Hallmark fea-
tures one of a miniature Larry Fine of
Three Stooges fame.
But songs are by far the biggest
Jewish contribution to Christmas pop
culture. Barbra Streisand and Kenny
G. (Gorelick) have put out hugely suc-
cessful Christmas albums.
Other Christmas carols written or
performed by Jews include:
• "We Need a Little Christmas"
(Jerry Herman).
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer," "Rockin' Around the
Christmas Tree" and "A Holly Jolly
Christmas" (Johnny Marks).
- "The Christmas Waltz" and "Let It
Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"
(Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne).
- "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, lyricist,
and Jay Livingston, composer).
"I'm Getting' Nuttin' for
Christmas" (Barry Gordon, per-
former).
So to all the Jews walking around the
mall this year and getting annoyed by
all the holiday music on the sound sys-
tem: Quit blaming the Christians! El

Also, check out these upcoming
live performances and television spe-
cials:
• Irving Berlin, the Jewish composer
of "White Christmas" and "God
Bless America," is the subject on
A&E's Biography series 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 25. The same evening
at 10 p.m., a young George
Gershwin is featured playing his own
"I Got Rhythm" in People and Pianos
— 300 Years, on Detroit Public
Television, WTVS-Channel 56.
• Barenaked Ladies, including Jewish
band member Steven Page, takes the
stage at the Palace of Auburn Hills
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29; $35-
547.50; (248) 645-6666.
• Yo La Tengo, featuring Ira Kaplan
on guitar and vocals, performs 8
p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, at Detroit's
Majestic Theatre; 522.50; - (313) 833-
0120.
• Barry Manilow, headed to Detroit's
Fox theatre in mid-February in sup-
port of Here at the Mayflower, his first
album of newly penned songs in a
decade, appears on a New Year's Eve
special, Manilow Live!, 11:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 31, on Detroit Public
Television, WTVS-Channel 56. ❑

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