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How did Christmas music come about?<\/h2>\n
The villancico, as its name indicates, is a village song, which served to record the daily life of the towns. Some historians indicate that this song emerged around the 13th century.<\/strong>, being spread in Spain in the 15th and 16th centuries. In its beginnings it was a Spanish poetic form and was used as a record of the main events of a certain region.<\/p>\n Throughout history, it has undergone various transformations, until in the 19th century its name was exclusively used to refer to songs that allude to Christmas. The Christmas carol not only consolidated itself as a genre, but also became the archetype of the 'Christmas song'. Its theme focuses on the baby Jesus, the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, the Three Wise Men, the shepherds and the Star of Bethlehem.<\/p>\n There are different versions about the creation of this musical genre. Some sources indicate that The composer of the first Christmas carols was the Marquis of Santillana<\/strong>. Others, for their part, affirm that the first carols were created by evangelizers of the 5th century. But scholars such as Samuel Miklos Stern, have located the first manifestations of carols in the Mozarabic ditties of the 11th century.<\/p>\n In our times it is, par excellence, the music associated with Christmas<\/strong>. Its evolution, with a religious theme, has maintained the Christian custom of celebrating the Lord's Christmas feast. Currently, a Christmas carol is called a Christmas song, of any kind of length, meter and rhyme, both in Spanish and other languages, being Carol in English, No\u00ebl in French, Laude in Italian and Weihnachtslied in German.<\/p>\n The<\/strong> Christmas movie soundtracks are a fundamental part of getting us excited and making us feel like family.<\/strong>. Cinema has this wonderful ability to take us out of our lives to introduce us to mysterious adventures, and it is partly thanks to the songs that accompany the characters in the best Christmas movies.<\/p>\n Living is beautiful! has become a Christmas classic since the year it was released, 1946. Directed by Frank Capra, it is based on the story The Greatest Gift<\/em>, written by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1939, and which, in turn, is loosely based on Charles Dickens' novel, 'A Christmas Carol'.<\/p>\n The composer Dimitri Tiomkin<\/strong>, born in the Russian Empire, in the Poltava Governorate, what is now Ukrainian territory, obtained American citizenship and received 22 Academy Award nominations, in addition to winning four Oscars for his innovative music.<\/p>\n The soundtrack of the film Living is beautiful<\/em>, is a dramatic score in which the composer prioritized the most optimistic aspects of the film, as emotional support for the protagonist. He also resorted to Christmas melodies, but substantially gave them a very emotional vitalist tone. As he had already done in Capra's previous film, Juan Nobody<\/em>, Tiomkin chooses the popular theme Buffalo Gals<\/em>, from 1844, very rhythmic and cheerful, which deals with the theme of nightlife. It is based on the prostitutes of the Buffalo neighborhood of New York and it rings in several moments of the film, which are transcendental, such as the moment the church bell rings in the credits and at the end.<\/p>\n Another of the great Christmas classics is Home alone<\/em>, directed by Chris Columbus and with a score by the legendary John Williams<\/strong>. The original soundtrack, apart from Williams' composition, allows you to listen to songs by other artists such as Bobby Helms, The Drifters, Brenda Lee or Chuck Berry, as well as classic carols reinterpreted by Williams, such as 'Holy Night' or 'Carol of the Bells '. Home alone <\/em>It received 2 Oscar nominations, for Best Original Score and Best Original Song.<\/p>\n John Williams is one of the most awarded and critically and publicly acclaimed living composers, creator of enormous and unforgettable film scores that we all remember. He was the creator of much of the music of Star Wars (1977), he was able to terrify us with two simple notes on the soundtrack of Jaws (1975), he is responsible for the soundtrack of Jurassic Park (1993), creator of the main theme with which the Harry Potter films begin (2001), and his most recent work is the soundtrack of The Fabelmans (2023). A career that began its wonderful journey more than 70 years ago.<\/p>\n In this symphonic score, Alan Silvestri takes advantage of some traditional Christmas carols to develop a grandiose creation where he also applies original music. The result is impressive in the orchestral and choral aspects, with special relevance in the use of the solo violin<\/strong>, and although at times it becomes excessive and ostentatious, its main theme stands out above the rest of the work.<\/p>\n This Alan Silvestri adaptation of A Christmas Carol also has an impressive version performed by our Film Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/filmsymphony.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Las-bandas-sonoras-y-canciones-de-las-mejores-peliculas-de-Navidad.jpg\")
The soundtracks and songs of the best Christmas movies<\/h2>\n
It's a Wonderful Life!, the most viewed Christmas movie in history<\/h3>\n
Movie soundtrack Home alone<\/em><\/h3>\n
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The soundtrack by Alan Silvestri in A Christmas story<\/em><\/h3>\n