Traditionally, Christmas songs from anywhere in the world are inspiring, heartwarming and polarising – or at least North Pole-arising. The New Zealand musical Christmas tradition is exceptional in many ways, but still manages to bring people together while dividing their opinions. It adds an unambiguous Kiwi touch to the seasonal singalong. See if you can spot the common theme in these New Zealand Christmas song lyrics:
There’s no snow at Christmas In the South Pacific summertime The only white that’s ever seen Is cricket on a bowling green – Down Under Santa Gets a Suntan
Don’t want a Christmas that’s knee deep in snow That’s a Christmas that I’ll never know – Pōhutukawa Christmas Tree
We don’t get snow like some places we know The barbie’s hot and the pace is real slow – You Are Christmas
As the evening sky’s slowly turning red There ain’t no vision of a snow-lined roof in my head – Pōhutukawa Xmas
There won’t be any snow to make the land look white The sun won’t set down south till after 9 at night – Christmas in New Zealand
It does not snow upon these islands at Christmas time, and there are musicians aplenty to remind us of the fact.
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