North Star

ALL I WANT FOR
(Photo Submitted by Liy Taliaferro)
CHRISTMAS IS
TUNES
Whether heard on the radio or sung by holiday choirs, these are
well-known songs of the Christmas season (Content by Ryleigh O’Donnell)
“ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU” BY MARIAH CAREY
The song was released on Oct. 28, 1994, and was written by Mariah Carey
and produced alongside Walter Afanasieff. The track is a love song and it’s one
of the best selling modern day Christmas songs. It sold over 14 million copies
and in Dec. 2017 it had an estimate of over 3,415,000 downloads. Many artists
and bands have made covers of the song such as My Chemical Romance, John
Mayer and Justin Bieber.
“I like it because it’s a traditional song,” sophomore Emily Armbruster. “It’s catchy
and you can dance to it.”
“LAST CHRISTMAS” BY WHAM!
“Last Christmas” is a pop Christmas song that was released in Dec. 1984. It was
written and produced by George Michael. The song ranked number one on the
charts in Denmark, Slovenia and Sweden and was the most popular Christmas
songs in the UK until it was overtaken by “Fairytale of New York” in 2015. It’s been
covered by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Glee.
“I like that so many people have made covers of it and that the covers are all
different and I’ve liked it since I was a preteen so its always been an all time
favorite,” English teacher Brittany Morgan said.
“JINGLE BELL ROCK” BY BOBBY HELMS
This song was released in Oct. 1957, and has been frequently played in the U.S. ever since. The
song is an extension of Jingle Bells and even includes some aspects of Jingle Bells in it. It’s been
covered by the show, Glee.
“I like the song because it was a song I grew up listening to,” senior Kevin Meyer said.
“BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE” BY FRANK LOESSER
Written by Frank Loesser in 1944, “Baby It’s Cold Outside” has been a classic
since it came out, but has received criticism for its lyrics and even cancelled by a
number of radio stations in 2018. It’s covered by Idina Menzel and Michael Bublé,
Glee and Dean Martin.
“Christmas is favorite time of the year, so it reminds me of family and loved ones,”
sophomore Natalie Venegoni said.
“FELIZ NAVIDAD” BY JOSE FELICIANO
This song was written by Puerto Rican singer José Feliciano in 1970.
The song has become a classic Christmas pop song with the lyrics “Feliz
Navidad, próspero año y felicidad” which translates to “Merry Christmas, a
prosperous year and happiness”.
“I like the song Feliz Navidad because around Christmas time I’d help my
Aunt Jill paint and it was our favorite song to listen to while painting,” junior
Josh Reily said.
“IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR” BY ANDY WILLIAMS
“It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” was recorded and released in 1963 by Andy Williams
for his Christmas Album but it was written by Edward Pola and George Wyle. The song focuses on
the joyful things about Christmas like spending time with friends and family.
“You can sing it over and over again and it never gets old,” senior Zylinnea Rogers said.
SOUR APPLE
USERS
This fall, Apple became a trending topic due to the
release of the new iPhone 11, 11 Pro and Pro Max with
new changes and upgrades introduced to the new phone
line.
“I like it because it’s the new phone. When you have it,
it works well,” sophomore Dominic White said. “It works
fast, you can do all of the latest things with it. It’s just
better. The camera is better.”
A lot of users are impressed by the rate of technological
advancement in iPhones with new features such as
multiple cameras, variety in phone colors, increased
artificial intelligence and increased performance and
speed. However, some people wish Apple would consider
different, fresher features.
“I just wish that Apple was moving in a different
direction instead of adding more glass, like making it
more industrialized with corners and metal,” White said.
“I was hoping that they’d have more, newer features like
a thumb reader on the screen, because it’s more accurate
than the face reader. There were other features too, so
you could put AirPods on the back and they [iPhones]
would charge them wirelessly from your phone instead of
having a wireless charging pad.”
Although Apple users anticipate the yearly release of
new phones, some users also feel the same about the
tech company’s focus on appearance and style over
efficiency.
“Every time the new iPhone comes out, it just keeps
getting better and better and with the new phone, the
camera is so much better and just the intelligence of the
phone itself,” Briana Bennet, a freshman Apple user with
an iPhone 7 said. “It’s just more sophisticated. Honestly, I
just really want them to return the home button.”
Apple users admire Apple’s technological growth, and
are compelled to continue using their products, they just
hope that Apple won’t continue to neglect the common
complaints and changes their users want them to make
to future phones.
“Actually, no I wouldn’t [recommend the iPhone 11],”
Toni Morris, a sophomore with an iPhone X, said. “With
the 11 I feel like they’re doing a little bit too much, and
they just keep coming out with phones back to back.”
(Brief by Liy Taliaferro)
PAGE BY RYLEIGH O’DONNELL
ENTERTAINMENT | 11.20.19 | FHNTODAY. COM
03