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The story behind Donny Hathaway’s classic ‘This Christmas,’ 50 years later
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nypost.comDonny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” has been the African-American community’s own personal holiday anthem.“A lot of black people would say, ‘Christmas doesn’t start until we play ‘This Christmas,’ ” said Nadine McKinnor, 79, who co-wrote the song with Hathaway. “It always got love.
It’s a Wakanda thing, honey!”Released Dec. 9, 1970, the tune has belonged to black people in a way that traditional carols, such as “Silent Night” and “O Holy Night” and ’30s and ’40s standards such as “Winter Wonderland” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” didn’t.
It’s also become a certified classic that’s crossed over the color lines in the years since Hathaway’s 1979 death from an apparent suicide.
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