Why is "My Favorite Things" so closely associated with Christmas?

[bbernardini]

The only thing I can think of is that it's a laundry list of potential gifts.

[Karenina]

1. The HILLS are ALIVE...

with the SOUND of MU-U-USIC...

[no name no slogan]

2. I blame OPRAH

yeah, I said it

[ghostsofgiants]

8. I'm actually in the process of writing a book that approaches Oprah much the same way...

Marx approached capitalism.

[seemunkee]

3. I always associate it with Coltrane

[mulsh]

4. I have dim and old recollections of Sound of Music being

released for Christmas during my neolithic childhood. I have harsh memories of a series of nuns forcing my class to learn all the songs from that movie. made me not want to see it.

[kwassa]

5. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

[Silver Swan]

6. Well

The song does mention silvery winters, snowflakes, and packages tied up with string.

I used to belong to a Christmas chorus--places would hire us to sing holiday songs. We did sing "My favorite Things" one year, but even worse, we sang "Grandma's Feather Bed," which has nothing to do with Christmas, unless you count the references to long ago family gatherings.

[Mad_Dem_X]

7. I've always wondered that, as well

The song has nothing whatsoever to do with Christmas.