George Harrison's Forgotten New Year's Song Rocks

31 December, 2024 - 0 Comments

Many classic rock stars contributed to the canon of Christmas music. On the other hand, George Harrison decided to give us a New Year's song.

Many classic rock stars contributed to the canon of Christmas music. On the other hand, George Harrison decided to give us a New Year’s song. His decision to buck a trend worked out artistically. However, the tune isn’t as popular now as it could be for an undeniable reason.
Why George Harrison’s New Year’s song is great and underrated

Christmas music is such a big deal that The Beatles got in on it. They released an original song called “Christmas Time (Is Here Again).”After the band broke up, John Lennon put out “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” Paul McCartney put out “Wonderful Christmastime,” and Ringo Starr released the album I Wanna Be Santa Claus. George never released a solo Christmas song, instead giving us the New Year’s anthem “Ding Dong, Ding Dong.”

While the track celebrates the New Year rather than Christmas, it takes some cues from Christmas music. Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound became a popular Christmas music trope since the producer put out his masterpiece A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector. “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” has its own Wall of Sound. It also uses some bells in its production.

However, it still embodies the spirit of New Year’s. For some, the holiday is about cleansing oneself from negative habits and trying to get off on the right foot. “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” is all about trying to become a better version of yourself. It’s downright inspiring and it makes “Wonderful Christmastime” look embarrassing by comparison (although that song never seemed too good in the first place).

However, “Wonderful Christmastime” will always be more popular than “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” because our culture values Christmas more than New Year’s.

Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com

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