George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Rock n Roll Christmas
Dear Mother Nature, all NZ wants for Christmas is no more earthquakes - tyvm!
Love More Deeply
The average life is full of near misses and absolute hits, of great love and small disasters. It's made up of banana milkshakes, loft insulation, and random shoes. It's dead ordinary and truly truly amazing. What you've got to realise is it's all here now. So breathe deep and swallow it whole because take it from me, life just whizzes by.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
We Need a Little Christmas
Oh man ain't dat the truth - WE definitely do NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS - this version from the DIVINE Johnny Mathis
of course this number is one of the many, many show-stoppers from Mame - so without the Angela Lansbury version this blog would just be incomplete - and hey anytime is a good time for Angela!
of course this number is one of the many, many show-stoppers from Mame - so without the Angela Lansbury version this blog would just be incomplete - and hey anytime is a good time for Angela!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Just Luv this version of Blue Christmas
Such an amazing mash up video - Martina McBride and the one and only Elvis
Monday, December 5, 2011
Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas
Such a cheesy 80's song - but always reminds me of Christmas and makes me smile :)
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
A Maori Christmas - Billy T James
The incredible Billy T James - a true New Zealand icon. Can't believe I actually found this. RIP Billy
Friday, December 2, 2011
My Favourite Christmas Carols
So am going to attempt to post a CAROL A DAY in the lead up to Christmas - most of them won't be carols in the traditional sense, but more Christimas "songs" that make me happy - so to kick it off - what always gets me in the mood for Christmas time - Snoopy's Christmas - so a little bit of information about this song
SNOOPY'S CHRISTMAS - The Royal Guardsmen 1967
A followup to their earlier "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron," the song is about how Snoopy had to go out and fight the Red Baron on Christmas Eve and the two enemies set aside their differences for that night (the Baron has Snoopy at his mercy after a long dogfight but doesn't fire possibly due to his respect for Snoopy's prowess at flying). At the end, they share a holiday toast and then Snoopy and the Red Baron fly their separate ways, "each knowing they'd meet on some other day".
The release begins with a male chorus singing the German yuletide classic "O Tannenbaum" (O Christmas Tree"), and the middle of the song is bridged by chimes ringing out a phrase from "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." The chimes can also can be heard during the fade out at the end of the song.
Although the song is obviously fictitious, it echoes a historical event. During World War I, in 1914, "The Christmas Truce" was initiated not by German and British commanders, but by the soldiers themselves. The amount of time varied according to the area and has been reported as being anything from Christmas Day to Christmas Day through New Year's Day. Trench-bound combatants exchanged small gifts across the lines, with Germans giving beer to the British, who sent tobacco and tinned meat to the Germans. "No Man's Land" was cleared of dead bodies, trenches were fixed and drained, and troops from both sides shared pictures of their families and, in some places, used "No Man's Land" for friendly games of football. The song even has the initiator correct as it was generally the German soldiers who called over to the British and initiated the truce. In the song, it is the Red Baron (a German WWI hero) who extends the hand of Christmas friendship to Snoopy.
AND IT MADE NUMBER ONE IN NEW ZEALAND IN 1967 WHEN I WAS EXACTLY ONE YEAR OLD! SO I GUESS THIS IS ALL MY FAULT HA HA HA
ENJOY :
SNOOPY'S CHRISTMAS - The Royal Guardsmen 1967
A followup to their earlier "Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron," the song is about how Snoopy had to go out and fight the Red Baron on Christmas Eve and the two enemies set aside their differences for that night (the Baron has Snoopy at his mercy after a long dogfight but doesn't fire possibly due to his respect for Snoopy's prowess at flying). At the end, they share a holiday toast and then Snoopy and the Red Baron fly their separate ways, "each knowing they'd meet on some other day".
The release begins with a male chorus singing the German yuletide classic "O Tannenbaum" (O Christmas Tree"), and the middle of the song is bridged by chimes ringing out a phrase from "Hark the Herald Angels Sing." The chimes can also can be heard during the fade out at the end of the song.
Although the song is obviously fictitious, it echoes a historical event. During World War I, in 1914, "The Christmas Truce" was initiated not by German and British commanders, but by the soldiers themselves. The amount of time varied according to the area and has been reported as being anything from Christmas Day to Christmas Day through New Year's Day. Trench-bound combatants exchanged small gifts across the lines, with Germans giving beer to the British, who sent tobacco and tinned meat to the Germans. "No Man's Land" was cleared of dead bodies, trenches were fixed and drained, and troops from both sides shared pictures of their families and, in some places, used "No Man's Land" for friendly games of football. The song even has the initiator correct as it was generally the German soldiers who called over to the British and initiated the truce. In the song, it is the Red Baron (a German WWI hero) who extends the hand of Christmas friendship to Snoopy.
AND IT MADE NUMBER ONE IN NEW ZEALAND IN 1967 WHEN I WAS EXACTLY ONE YEAR OLD! SO I GUESS THIS IS ALL MY FAULT HA HA HA
ENJOY :
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