Real tradition

Transcript

The Christmas songs that I know and can think of (who cares about radio?) by decade of first published or performed in modern form. Source: Wikipedia.

16th century: "We Wish you a Merry Christmas"

1780's: "12 Days of Christmas"

1810's: "Silent Night"

1820's: "Oh Christmas Tree" and "The First Noel"

1830's: "Joy to the World"

1850's: "Jingle Bells" and "Good King Wenceslas"

1860's: "Little Town of Bethlehem" and "Angels we have Heard on High"

1880's: "Deck the Halls" and "Away in a Manger"

1930's: "Winter Wonderland" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"

1940's: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "White Christmas"

1950's: "Frosty the Snowman"

Caption: Every year American culture embarks on a massive project to recreate the childhoods of some people living in the 19th century.

Title text: Several of these have multiple possible years I could use, due to translations, older versions, use of older melodies or lyrics, etc. I did the best I could.