I can think of one - auld lang syne. Are there any others? Why not? If anything, New Year’s is celebrated by everyone whereas Christmas isn’t.

  • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net
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    2 days ago

    Nope, it was written for a minstrel show, to mock black folks. The songwriter later moved south to join the confederacy.

    • AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.socialEnglish
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      1 day ago

      At least according to Wikipedia, the original The One Horse Open Sleigh was possibly intended as a drinking song. That’s also what I heard from someone I know, so that’s what stuck with me.