"Merry Christmas Darling" tells the story of a couple who are apart during the holiday season. It expresses a bittersweet feeling of missing someone while simultaneously dreaming of being with them.
However, neither Karen nor Richard Carpenter wrote the song. It was penned by Frank Pooler in 1944, according to the Gaston Gazette.
Pooler wrote "Merry Christmas Darling" when he was 18 for a young woman he cared about as a Christmas present. However, before he could present it to her, their romance ended, leaving him heartbroken.
Ironically, the young woman whom Pooler wrote the song about had no idea it was about her. However, Pooler was able to track her down years after the song became a hit, reported LaCrosse Tribune.
“Did you ever know I wrote that song for you?” Pooler asked. “No,” the woman responded. “Now I have a treasure.”
Frank Pooler would eventually become the Carpenters' orchestra director. He remained friends with Karen Carpenter until her 1983 death. He is still close with Richard Carpenter.
Elvis Presley almost recorded 'Merry Christmas Darling'
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In the early 1970s, Presley tried recording his own version of the song, several years after the Carpenters released it as a single. But he couldn't get the hang of the song, despite being encircled by musicians who played him the melody over and over again.
"Merry Christmas Darling" remains a holiday standard, 55 years after its initial release.
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