Editing Christmas music (section)

===Christmas songs from musicals===
"[[I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm]]", written by Irving Berlin, was introduced in the musical film ''[[On the Avenue]]'' by [[Dick Powell]] and [[Alice Faye]] in 1937. "[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" was introduced in the film ''[[Holiday Inn (film)|Holiday Inn]]'' (1942), while "[[Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas]]" was from ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis]]'' (1944), and "[[Silver Bells]]" ''[[The Lemon Drop Kid]]'' (1950). The operetta ''[[Babes in Toyland (operetta)|Babes in Toyland]]'' (1903) featured the song "Toyland". The 1934 film adaptation, a [[Laurel and Hardy]] musical film known by alternative titles, opened with the song. Introducing Christmas-themed songs that have yet to achieve popularity, ''[[Scrooge (1970 film)|Scrooge]]'' (1970) included "Father Christmas", "December the 25th", and the Academy Award-nominated "Thank You Very Much".

"Mistletoe and Wine" was written for a 1976 musical entitled ''Scraps'', which was an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl;" it underwent substantial revision for Cliff Richard's 1988 version.<ref>John McKie, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25333691 Mistletoe and Wine's political beginnings], BBC News, December 14, 2013</ref> "[[Hard Candy Christmas]]" was written by Carol Hall for the 1982 musical, ''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]'', and later released by [[Dolly Parton]] (who starred in the [[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)|film version]]) as a single. ''[[Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' (1993) features Christmas-themed songs like "Making Christmas", "What's This?", "Town Meeting Song", and "Jack's Obsession".