Scritta e interpretata dai Pet Shop Boys nel 1997, ma difficilmente reperibile fino al 2005, quando fu ripresa in una compilation di Elton John, dedicata alle canzoni di Natale preferite dal cantante.La canzone, sia pure non eccezionale, č interessante in quanto esprime tutta la disillusione per la perdita dello spirito del Natale, nel mondo moderno, votato al consumismo.Come esempio viene contrapposta l'illusione del "Bianco Natal" di Bing Crosby al fatto che solo raramente, in Inghilterra, c'č neve a Natale: se neve č il simbolo del Natale stesso.It doesn't often snow at ChristmasChristmas is not all it's cracked up to be Families fighting around a plastic tree Nothing on the TV that you'd want to see And it's hardly ever snowing The way it's meant to be Like in White Christmas year after year Bing Crosby, Bring Crosby Are you listening to me? It doesn't often snow at Christmas The way it's meant to do But I'll still have a glow at Christmas Because I'll be with you The Christmas message was long ago lost Now it's all about shopping and how much things cost It's meant to be goodwill as well as synthetic fun And what this is this year's festive number one It doesn't often snow at Christmas The way it's meant to do But I'll still have a glow at Christmas Because I'll be with you.
Ecco la versione dei Pet Shop Boys, nello show di Elton John.
