Written by Lyle Moraine and recorded in 1946 by the Andrews Sisters with Guy Lombardo, it is a lighthearted island novelty near the end of the album.
The words
The singer invites someone to spend Christmas on a tropical island, swapping snow for sunshine and palm trees.
This is a playful daydream: rather than a snowy holiday, the singer imagines Christmas on a warm island, with Santa arriving by canoe and the season spent under the palms. The tone is breezy and romantic, closer to a holiday postcard than a carol. Dylan gives it a relaxed, swaying feel with a Hawaiian-style lilt, one of the album's lightest moments.
Words by Lyle Moraine
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen
The words
The singer invites someone to spend Christmas on a tropical island, swapping snow for sunshine and palm trees.
This is a playful daydream: rather than a snowy holiday, the singer imagines Christmas on a warm island, with Santa arriving by canoe and the season spent under the palms. The tone is breezy and romantic, closer to a holiday postcard than a carol. Dylan gives it a relaxed, swaying feel with a Hawaiian-style lilt, one of the album's lightest moments.
Words by Lyle Moraine
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 2009
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