Day 15-经典的圣诞颂歌都在这里了

标题：The rise and fall of Christmas music

rise and fall 起落，兴衰史

... when Phil Spector corralled his stable of singers into the studio to record...

Until then, there had only been schmaltzy carols and easy listening staples, with occasional hints of a party tune.

corral  /kə'rɑːl/ v. 把一群人集中起来  to corral sb into sw

造句：Police corralled most of the demonstrators into a small area near the station.

stable  n. （同一家公司工作的）一批人

schmaltzy （音乐、电影、书籍等）过度感伤或煽情的

carol   /'kær(ə)l/  （尤指圣诞节、复活节等宗教节日的） 颂歌  a Christmas carol

easy listening   n. 轻松舒缓的音乐

staple   主要产品，主打歌

hint  n. 少量

It sounded like the Christmas party, not the snooze after Christmas dinner. 

snooze   n. 打盹，小睡

heavy metal 重金属    funk 乡村爵士乐    punk 朋克

explicitly festive records

Perhaps the Christmas single has lost some of its lustre.

explicitly 明确地，清晰地

festive = seasonal 节日的（尤指圣诞节）

lustre  光泽；光彩，荣耀   to add lustre to sth

造句：Using appropriate quotations from classics will add lustre to your essay.

Yet the Christmas album remains a regular feature on the release schedule of major artists.

feature   特色，特征

But in the living room, the adults have pulled on the Christmas sweaters and poured the egg nog.

pull on 穿上

egg nog 蛋奶酒

Bing Crosby

Eric Clapton