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John9
Old Love
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/12/2008 : 20:44:52
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I've always enjoyed Joan Baez's Noel album from, I think, 1966 or 67. And my favourite track on that is the always beautiful and timeless Coventry Carol. |
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 02:41:15
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NOEL, 1966,VANGUARD. THANX. NOW i want it! Baez is a national treasure, and still here. i've learned to not take anything for granted!
i think "The Nutcracker Suite", was mentioned, but deserves more mention. a true masterpiece of beauty and vision! pure magic for children of all ages!
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 07/12/2008 : 04:53:45
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Originally posted by bob f.
NOEL, 1966,VANGUARD. THANX. NOW i want it! Baez is a national treasure, and still here. i've learned to not take anything for granted!
i think "The Nutcracker Suite", was mentioned, but deserves more mention. a true masterpiece of beauty and vision! pure magic for children of all ages!
...what the world needs now...
Nutcracker, yep. magical. By the way, Baez has a new album, her 50th album!! And she's touring Europe and later the US. And thanks for the Xmas Baez tip!! I love her One Day At A Time LP, too,
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caryne
Old Love
United Kingdom
1520 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 13:21:27
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Originally posted by markk
I actually bought a Phil Spectre Christmas tape. Best song
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - The Crystals
Love the 'typo'...makes it sound rather ghostly |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 19:22:36
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Originally posted by caryne
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Originally posted by markk
I actually bought a Phil Spectre Christmas tape. Best song
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - The Crystals
Love the 'typo'...makes it sound rather ghostly
Right, caryne. The UK is famous for it's Christmas Ghost stories...Dicken's introduced the old tradition to us over here. Do you all in Jolly Old England still tell ghost stories round the fire at Christmastime? I read all of Dicken's Novels....I'm trying to remember, was it in The Pickwick Papers on one of their adventures, that had them sitting round a fire telling a Christmas ghost story??
I think Nicholas Nickleby & The Old Curiosity Shop are two of my Favorites, though Bleak House is close. I really like em all. I will read A Christmas Carol again soon. A tradition.
You guys have any traditional Christmas reads?
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John9
Old Love
United Kingdom
2154 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 20:59:44
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Yes Lemonadekid, ghost stories are alive (!?) and well over here. Apart from Dickens we have the immensely popular M.R. James who lived from 1862-1936. He specialised in the short story format and many of his eerie little tales are set in around Cambridge University where he was vice-chancellor. Especially recommended are Number 13, Martin's Close and Barchester Stalls. Over the years his stories have been dramatised for film, radio and television. But to me the most chilling adaptations were read directly to the camera late at night at Christmas by Manchester actor Robert Powell.
Another popular area is the railway ghost story. Dickens' The Signal Man dates from 1866. But the real life Tay Bridge rail disaster of 1879 gave rise to a great many others ....including another personal favourite....Journey Into Fear by Arnold Ridley. |
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2008 : 14:43:36
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ok lk..let's go...by Clement Moore.....
'Twas the night before Christmas when all throguh the house
Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In hopes that St Nicholas would soon be there".....
Everybody knews the rest and its history. Agrubaly the piece that got all America going with Santa, reindeer, presents under the tree, sugar plums (hey who makes'em???) etc etc.......
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!" |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2008 : 06:16:29
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Rocker, did we mention The Beach Boys Christmas album (1964) with "The Little Saint Nick". It's a good one, for sure!!  The six original Beach Boy tracks are classics, as well as the covers of ........6 more Christmas classics..
I ordered Baez' "Noel" original vinyl.....thanks, j9!!  I'm sure I'll enjoy it!!
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torben
Fifth Love
Denmark
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2008 : 14:41:07
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| thanks for that torben...I know you gotta promote!...and while I have you here happy holidays and thanks for your site..and personally I like de vibe here......pretty interestin' people here..know their stuff...this kid's always learnin'... |
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2008 : 23:06:27
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yeah, torben! every day is a special holiday here on this board!
thanks, buddy, and blessings and Love to all.
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2008 : 05:25:26
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Happy Holidays, Torben. Thanks for providing us with good cheer. Here's to you.
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markk
Old Love
USA
803 Posts |
Posted - 14/12/2008 : 15:58:44
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Been listening to Otis Redding's White Christmas. When he's dreaming of one, its from his depths, as always with Otis.
Also, Christmas Canon, Trans Syb Orchestra. Pretty cool |
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Holiday Tunes
