Why Lady Gaga Wrote Her Own ‘White Christmas’ Lyrics
Lady Gaga is the artist behind āBloody Mary,ā āMonster,ā āChristmas Tree,ā and other holiday-esque hits. For A Very Gaga Thanksgiving, the artist recorded her own version of āWhite Christmas,ā which was later included in A Very Gaga Holiday. Hereās what we know about the songwriterās original verse.Ā
Lady Gaga performed āWhite Christmasā on āA Very Gaga Thanksgivingā
Sheās the Mother Monster behind Halloween fan favorites like āBloody Mary,ā āMonster,ā and āJudas.ā Sometimes, Lady Gaga releases music (and television specials) for other holidays ā including Christmas.
In 2011, the artist released A Very Gaga Holiday āĀ a live EP featuring songs from ABCās holiday television special A Very Gaga Thanksgiving. The collection is available on most major streaming platforms, including āYou and I,ā āThe Edge of Glory,ā and āOrange Colored Sky.āĀ
She also performed āWhite Christmas,ā adding her original verse for the recording. It now has over 6 million Spotify plays.Ā
āIām dreaming of a white Snowman,ā Lady Gaga sings. āWith the carrot nose and charcoal eyes / And, oh, when he cries Iām gonna tell him / Itās OK / Because Santaās on his sleigh and on his way.ā
Lady Gaga explains her choice to write another verse for āWhite Christmasā
The original āWhite Christmas,ā featured in the 1954 film of the same name, doesnāt include Lady Gagaās snowman-inspired verse. During A Very Gaga Thanksgiving, the artist explained why she wrote her own āWhite Christmasā verse.
āSo, as you can tell, Iām very outgoing,ā Lady Gaga said. āAnd a little bit shy, but I decided that this song is just too short. Itās such a beautiful Christmas song, but itās only one verse. So, I added one extra one.ā
Sometimes Lady Gaga wishes fans a happy holiday season on social media. Fans can also see this artist perform āWhite Christmasā with her holiday special, with some snippets available on YouTube.Ā
āWe all know Lady Gaga is a phenomenon,ā Katie Couric said in a statement regarding A Very Gaga Thanksgiving. āThis is a chance to see more of who she is beneath the wild costumes and staged musical numbers.ā
Lady Gaga and Space Cowboy released āChristmas Treeā in 2008
This wouldnāt be the only time Lady Gaga released holiday music for Little Monsters. For one campaign with Barnes & Noble, Lady Gaga sang āBaby, Itās Cold Outsideā alongside Tony Bennett.Ā For Christmas in Rockefeller Center 2014, the duo performed a live version of āWinter Wonderland.ā
Perhaps her best-known Christmas song is the somewhat provocative 2008 single āChristmas Tree,ā released with Space Cowboy. This track has over 10 million Spotify plays and details the narrator being āput on topā like a Christmas star.Ā
Most recently, Lady Gaga released her Dawn of Chromatica remix album, featuring reimagined versions of āRain On Me,ā āSour Candy,ā and other originals.