Christmas caroling

[Iggy]

I heard the bells on Christmas day, their old familiar carols play, - - -

Edited December 7, 2008 by Iggy

[Captain_Curmudgeon]

I heard the bells on Christmas day, their old familiar carlols play, - - -

That one has got to be the most dismal carol ever. Used to depress me beyond belief when I was a kid.

Now "Good King Wenceslas." That rocks.

[pam]

I heard the bells on Christmas day, their old familiar carlols play, - - -

And wild and sweet the words repeat.....

[Bookmeister]

NOT Frosty the Snowman, but....

Frosty the Hitman,

He's on the job this week...

And it might be you or some arab dude or a russian, or a greek.

With guns and knives and bombs,

and poison's not too much.

He'll waltz right in with a great big grin

And take you out at lunch.

NOT It came upon the midnight clear, but.....

It came to Europe on tiny little feet,

fat rats carrying fleassssss.

With microbes all nestled so warm and snug,

it was a loathsome disease.

The Plague, the Plague, the Black Death,

It killed Twenty Million or more.

It left huge boils upon the skin,

Please stack your dead by the door.

NOT Let it snow, but......

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,

so I went and got my rifle.

And I wandered down to the mallllllllllllll.

And shot 'em all, shot 'em all, shot 'em all.

Oh, the fire is slowly dyin'

and the kids they are a-crying.

and there's blood spattered on the waaaahallllllllll,

at the mall, at the mall, at the mall.

NOT Oh Christmas Tree, but......

Oh Christmas tree, oh christmas tree,

why in the heck did you fall on me?????

Hurt my neck in several places,

now I need to get new braces,

Oh Christmas tree, oh christmas tree,

why in the heck did you fall on me?????

Edited December 7, 2008 by Bookmeister
typos

[Iggy]

And wild and sweet the words repeat.....

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

I thought how, as the day had come, - - -

Crum, Book- you two totally do not get it. If you do not or can not sing the Christmas carols nicely with the rest of us, then go home and drink your christmas punch and feed you ho-hum attitudes.

Thanks Pam, you did get it.

[Palerider]

NOT Frosty the Snowman, but....

Frosty the Hitman,

He's on the job this week...

And it might be you or some arab dude or a russian, or a greek.

With guns and knives and bombs,

and poison's not too much.

He'll waltz right in with a great big grin

And take you out at lunch.

NOT It came upon the midnight clear, but.....

It came to Europe on tiny little feet,

fat rats carrying fleassssss.

With microbes all nestled so warm and snug,

it was a loathsome disease.

The Plague, the Plague, the Black Death,

It killed Twenty Million or more.

It left huge boils upon the skin,

Please stack your dead by the door.

NOT Let it snow, but......

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,

so I went and got my rifle.

And I wandered down to the mallllllllllllll.

And shot 'em all, shot 'em all, shot 'em all.

Oh, the fire is slowly dyin'

and the kids they are a-crying.

and there's blood spattered on the waaaahallllllllll,

at the mall, at the mall, at the mall.

NOT Oh Christmas Tree, but......

Oh Christmas tree, oh christmas tree,

why in the heck did you fall on me?????

Hurt my neck in several places,

now I need to get new braces,

Oh Christmas tree, oh christmas tree,

why in the heck did you fall on me?????

thats funny stuff.......LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pam]

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

I thought how, as the day had come, - - -

Crum, Book- you two totally do not get it. If you do not or can not sing the Christmas carols nicely with the rest of us, then go home and drink your christmas punch and feed you ho-hum attitudes.

Thanks Pam, you did get it.

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along, the unbroken song

[Iggy]

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along, the unbroken song

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

HE SENT HIS SON

How could the Father tell the world of love and tenderness? - - -

[YoungMormonRoyalist]

I always liked 'God Rest ye Marry Gentlemen.' Maybe it's cus our particular area has a lot of quasi-Scottish/Northern English culture to it, and I was raised around my Scottish grandma (To the point where I still retain a slight scottish inflection...)...but it always reminds me of something like Oliver Twist.

[Truegrits]

And in despair I bowed my head:

"There is no peace on earth," I said,

"For hate is strong and mocks the song

Of peace on earth, good will to men."

(Iggy, this is one of my most favorite Christmas songs.)

[ADoyle90815]

I love The Gloucestershire Wassail, which goes back to the middle ages.

Chorus:

"Wassail, wassail all over the town

Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown

Our bowl it is made of the white maple tree

With our wassailing bowl, we'll drink to thee."

[melissar]

My favorite carol is Silent Night

[Iggy]

(SIGH. . )

What I was trying to do was have you all follow me with the words of the carol. Not just make comments on them.

I will start again:

HE SENT HIS SON

How could the Father tell the world of love and tenderness? - - -

here is where you can find it. Topics - LDS Church Music Find Christmas and then He Sent His Son. Listen to it, and add the next words of the carol.

Once the carol is finished, then add a new carol. They do not have to be from the church Hymn book, but could they PLEASE not be crude like the one Book posted.

Book can start a new thread of Fractured Christmas Carols- I will gladly post a few that I know.

Also, if you do not like a particular carol, please keep your negative comments to yourself and wait to post until there is a carol you do like.

Thank you.

True - there are very very few carols that I do not like. I, naturally, started with the one that touches me the most. I have felt most of the emotions stated in this carol. For 15 years I battled despair, depression and sorrow during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. At times I was just a hairs breath away from suicide. The carols got me through that hell. My family would send me boxes of tapes of carols that they copied. I would play them nearly 24/7. At times I would be sitting on the floor in tears listening to them.

I rejoice in the spirit of Christmas Carols, that is why I started this thread. To share my love of Christmas Carols. I really love the ones from the Childrens Song Book. To hear the children singing them, is to me what Heavenly Angels must sound like.

[Iggy]

HE SENT HIS SON

How could the Father tell the world of love and tenderness? - - -

He sent his Son, a newborn babe, with peace and holiness.

How could the Father show the world the path-way we should go? - -

Edited December 10, 2008 by Iggy

[Truegrits]

He sent his son to walk with men on earth,

that we may know.

How could the Father tell the world

of sacrifice, of death?

[pam]

He sent HIS Son to die for us

and rise with living breath

What does the Father ask of us?

What do the Scriptures say?

[Iggy]

Have faith, have hope, live like his Son,

help others on their way.

[pam]

What does HE ask?

Live like His Son.

[pam]

Thank you Iggy for starting this thread. It's fun to sing along with everyone. Brings us together.

[pam]

Okay my turn.

Silent Night

Holy Night

All is calm

All is bright

[Wingnut]

Round yon virgin mother and child

Holy infant so tender and mild.

[Iggy]

Sleep in heavenly peace; Sleep in heavenly peace.

[pam]

Silent night, holy night,

Shepherds quake at the sight;

[Truegrits]

Glories stream from heaven afar;

Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!

[Guest TheLutheran]

Christ the Savior is born.

Christ the Savior is born.

(This is, by far, the best I've ever sounded!!) Ever heard of the Lutheran Tabernacle Choir? Nope? . . . that's what I thought. There's a reason for that!!