My Color Music

Let’s face it—snow is unnatural. It might be nice for sleigh rides and skiing. But living in it is something else. Right now, it’s about 486 degrees below zero, the snow keeps falling, and there’s not a snowplow in sight.

But hey, there’s still something magical about snow, right? Which is why there are so many songs about it. A lot of these tunes are pretty good, too … like “Winter Wonderland,” “Frosty the Snowman,” and (of course) that holiday classic, “Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!”

That last song (“Let it Snow!”) was written by Sammy Cahn and Jules Styne in 1945. And it’s got a really catchy melody. In fact, the lyrics are so good they even make me wish it was snowing (almost).

But then I recently heard the story behind those lyrics … and everything suddenly made sense. It turns out that, “Let it Snow!” was written in July … in Hollywood, California … during one of the hottest days on record. No wonder Sammy and Jules were wishing it would snow—at least to get a little relief.

In the meantime, I’ll be strapping on some snowshoes and thermals just to go for a walk. And I’ll be whistling my favorite Beatles’ song, “Here Comes the Sun.”