Oh Carol...

Ok one xmas, one not. Can the choir practice and do either:

Darlene Love - All Aloone At Xmas

or

Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes

If anyone needs to do some research, this is the place to start.

Carol - Rolling Stones

Or

Carol - The Beatles

'Winter Wonderland' - Macy Gray
'Black Christmas' - Polly Styrene
'Ho Ho Ho' - Georgie Fame

Night out, eh! What about a suggestion to meet in Babbity Bowser in the Merchant City?

Theme... obviously it's Seven O'Clock News / Silent Night by S&G!

....eh, what? some amazing suggestions above, anyway I'm gonna play it straight on this one!
When I was at school the choir did a good rendition of "Torches" by John Joubert, you don't hear it very often but it's quite a rousing anthem.

The other one I like is "Oh Holy Night" which is the one you hear near the end of the movie "Home Alone".

Paul from Ayr

& Frosty the Snowman ~ Cocteau Twins

Stille Nacht AKA Silent Night.
Not to be misinterpreted as a wish for nothing to be sung or played on Tuesday.
Really struggling to get into the festive spirit at the moment, one way or another. This song usually manages to break through the whatevers.

'Winter Rose' - The Bees

#7 the best version of O Holy Night

DC

'You're a mean one Mr Grinch' or 'The Christmas Song' - Aimee Mann

Carol..."Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem'.

Good King Bryan Burnett looked out

From Pacific Quay

When the snow lay round about

Scotland’s BBC
Brightly went the show that night

Music was quite fab
When producer came in sight

Yes it was Miss Ba-a-bs

To be continued.......

Hark the herald angels sing - Jewel
O come all ye faithful - Martina McBride
Away in a manger - Trisha Yearwood
Silent night - Damien Rice (live)
Joy to the world - Aretha Franklin
The first Noel - Emmylou Harris

...and for the choir, Once in Royal David’s City.

Joe
Linlithgow

Corpus Christi Carol - Jeff Beck from Live and Exclusive

and from the choir

The Sussex Carol
or
Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn

"Hither Bry and stand by me
Thought you were my sweetheart
Turned my back and now I see
You've been playing Beefheart.

Well you know the playlist, son
MOR or nothing.
It's Muckle Flugga for you boy -
Entertain the puffins."

'Gaudete' by Steeleye Span
'In Dulci Jubilo' by Mike Oldfield
'Emmanuel' by the Watersons

and if the choir were to sing 'Adam lay y-bounden' by Boris Ord - that is sooo beautiful.

cheers!
Ben from Orkney

#11 shocking! lets hope the choir can produce an electric atmosphere!

#17, Gaudete is a grrrayyt suggestion Ben!

#16

Bring me soup and bring me scones
Have some loaf of banana
That Beefheart CD was slipped in here
By that swine henri hannah
Presenter and producer chomped away
Chomped away together
Through the Proclaimers wild laments,
The news, the sport and the weather...

It's got to be
A Wean in a Manger from the choir.

and a merry christmas with the 21st century nativity

Good King Bryan Burnett looked out
From Pacific Quay
When the snow lay round about
Scotland’s BBC
Brightly went the show that night
Music was quite fab
When producer came in sight
Yes it was Miss Ba-a-bs

"Hither Bry and stand by me
Thought you were my sweetheart
Turned my back and now I see
You've been playing Beefheart.
Well you know the playlist, son
MOR or nothing.
It's Muckle Flugga for you boy -
Entertain the puffins."

Bring me soup and bring me scones
Have some loaf of banana
That Beefheart CD was slipped in here
By that swine henri hannah
Presenter and producer chomped away
Chomped away together
Through the Proclaimers wild laments,
The news, the sport and the weather...

Babs was hungry so she said,
Lets make this a feast, ah!
No more diets here today,
Send out for some pizza
Margheritta’s what I like
With salami heaving
I prefer Wenceslas type,
Deep pan, crisp and even.

Oh bloggers you are really dim
We'll take your cakes and eat
We'll bend the rules and play old Sting
But who the hell's Van Vliet?
The word Beefheart we'll only say
If on some texter's tea
And it's tidings of middle of the road
Proclaimers and Smiths
And it's tidings of comfortable zone

Not bad Gaie, but perhaps needs a wee bit tweaking (eg remove the extra line?)

Hey Mr Christmas - Showaddywaddy




Norrie's fault. He reminded me.

Hey Mister Christmas, we hope you're havin' fun,
Hey Mister Christmas, Mister Christmas here we come.
Mister Christmas here we come.

can it get any better?

Yes

Am still miffed I didnae get credit fot Pony Express last night!
:(

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Dare say there will be a lot of shouts for versions of 'Silent Night'....

Now don't get me wrong... I am not the worlds biggest fan of Xmas, and I am not the worlds biggest fan of Enya, but come Xmas eve, large dram in hand, log on the hearth-rug and smoldering labrador on the fire...

Silent Night (Gaelic–1989): Enya.... and Xmas has just started for me!

If we can get this carol finished, can we have the choir sing the bloggers version?

2 verses to finialise?

regardez youse

henri

Agreed Henri, so, with apologies to Gaie...


Good King Bryan Burnett looked out
From Pacific Quay
When the snow lay round about
Scotland’s BBC
Brightly went the show that night
Music was quite fab
When producer came in sight
Yes it was Miss Ba-a-bs

"Hither Bry and stand by me
Thought you were my sweetheart
Turned my back and now I see
You've been playing Beefheart.
Well you know the playlist, son
MOR or nothing.
It's Muckle Flugga for you boy -
Entertain the puffins."

Bring me soup and bring me scones
Have some loaf of banana
That Beefheart CD was slipped in here
By that swine henri hannah
Presenter and producer chomped away
Chomped away together
Through the Proclaimers wild laments,
The news, the sport and the weather...

Babs was hungry so she said,
Lets make this a feast, ah!
No more diets here today,
Send out for some pizza
Margheritta’s what I like
With salami heaving
I prefer Wenceslas type,
Deep pan, crisp and even

Bloggers you are really dim
We'll take your biscuits and eat
Bend the rules and play old Sting
But who the hell is Van Vliet?
The word Beefheart we'll only say
If with some texter's tea
Just Proclaimers and the Smiths
Is all there'll ever be.

#25

Well, Norrie, that was in the days when there was a REAL battle for the Christmas No 1. With proper Christmas pop songs too.
Amazingly, such was the competition, Leicester's finest only got as high as No 8 with Hey Mr C.

They are not on this, but what a show! Complete with Henri Hannah's Hero as Host.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiOaY8AWkgQ

No 8 that's is quite surprising. I would have thought it got higher than that just shows you. Maybe that's why Del Boy was flogging their lp's!

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#27

...and The Specials.

:( :(

#33

Interesting factoid Norrie. However, I'd guess Trotters Independent Traders would still have easily fleeced the Grangemouth fanbase >8-)

Good King Bryan Burnett looked out
From Pacific Quay
When the snow lay round about
Scotland’s BBC
Brightly went the show that night
Music was quite fab
When producer came in sight
Yes it was Miss Ba-a-bs

"Hither Bry and stand by me
Thought you were my sweetheart
Turned my back and now I see
You've been playing Beefheart.
Well you know the playlist, son
MOR or nothing.
It's Muckle Flugga for you boy -
Entertain the puffins."

Bring me soup and bring me scones
Have some loaf of banana
That Beefheart CD was slipped in here
By that swine henri hannah
Presenter and producer chomped away
Chomped away together
Through the Proclaimers wild laments,
The news, the sport and the weather...

Babs was hungry so she said,
Lets make this a feast, ah!
No more diets here today,
Send out for some pizza
Margheritta’s what I like
With salami heaving
I prefer Wenceslas type,
Deep pan, crisp and even

Bloggers you are really dim
We'll take your biscuits and eat
Bend the rules and play old Sting
But who the hell is Van Vliet?
The word Beefheart we'll only say
If with some texter's tea
Just Proclaimers and the Smiths
Is all there'll ever be.


In Bryan's steps Babs she trod
Where the snow lay chilling
Soldiered on despite cold bod
Thinking of requests most thrilling
On Tuesday request a song
By facebook, email or by blog
Turn it up and sing along
Lift the freezing fog!


So we need a yuletide song
One the Blog thinks good
It needn’t be by Tull or Gong,
Or even by Roy Wood
Play us the track that we ask
So we say, Who’s the Daddy!”
What about “Hey Mr Christmas”?
By Showaddy wah…daaaa..yyyyy.

I guess I am really dim since it was the wrong song I had in my head! Thanks for sorting it, DC

A Wean In A Manger - Mindy Smith & Alison Krauss

;o)