Meeting Mel: BMM 28 - My Favorite Things

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

BMM 28 - My Favorite Things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver-white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites,
When the bee stings,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad

From Wikipedia: "My Favorite Things" is a song from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, The Sound of Music.

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In the original Broadway production, this song was introduced by Mary Martin playing Maria and Patricia Neway playing Mother Abbess. Julie Andrews, who played Maria in the 1965 film version of the musical, had previously sung it on the 1961 Christmas special for The Garry Moore Show.

Although the song does not explicitly refer to the Christmas season, the list of favorite things includes sleigh bells, snowflakes and silver-white winters. The song has become a holiday favorite, especially on radio, ever since.

In 2004, the movie version of the song finished at number 64 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.