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Friday Funny: Carolers Take On Gentrification

Posted by: Christian Madera

15 December 2006 - 2:00pm

A group in Boston's Chinatown has written their own lyrics to some classic Christmas songs to protest the neighborhood's rapid gentrification.

"CPA Executive Director Lydia Lowe has penned pointed lyrics to the tune of Christmas classics like 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas' to describe what gentrification is doing to Chinatown.

The lyrics of 'Won't Be Living Long In Chinatown,' which is sung to the tune of 'Walking in a Winter Wonderland,' include 'We always said that what we need is housing, / But penthouse condos isn’t what we meant. / Who knew that C-town could be like the South End / This strip where migrant workers pitched their tents.'"

Full Story: Carolers: Gentrification means many not merry
Source: Boston Herald, December 13, 2006
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