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The most interesting thing about this song for a lot of people is the mention of telling ghost stories at Christmas. In today's celebration of Christmas, there's really only one ghost story associated with the holiday: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The tradition of telling ghost stories, as much as I can find info about it on the net, originates with the Victorian's celebration of Christmas.
The Victorian era was filled with ghost stories, and the people of the time loved them. Apparently, there were several annuals that were released near the end of each year. The love of ghost stories just meant there would be more ghost stories in these annuals. The fact that they were released near the end of the year put them close to Christmas; hence, we have ghost stories at Christmas.
Williams released the song in 1963, but the label didn't push it as a single. Instead, they promoted his version of "White Christmas." Since that time, it's become a song you hear almost every year. My favorite use of the song comes in parody form, though. It was featured in a Staples commercial while the dad is shopping for back to school supplies for his kids.
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