Elevensies!
Back on the Fourth Day of Christmas (December 28), we sang a song about the pleasures of winter courtship. Today we have another: “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
Continue reading “Sing Along on the Eleventh Day of Christmas”Some thoughts perhaps not in accordance with prevailing wisdom
Elevensies!
Back on the Fourth Day of Christmas (December 28), we sang a song about the pleasures of winter courtship. Today we have another: “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
Continue reading “Sing Along on the Eleventh Day of Christmas”[Editor’s note: It’s a pleasure to feature a voice other than mine. Julie Tragon, today’s guest artist, takes over from here.]
Julie says:
I lived the first half of my life in Tampa, FL. Yep, that’s right: I’m what you call a “Florida cracker” born and raised!
Growing up, I used to sing alternative lyrics to the familiar song “White Christmas” – “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I never knew.”
When I consider the music that I love to listen to during these twelve days, I can’t help but admit that I resonate with the lyrics to this Christmas tune: “Mele Kalikimaka” (which is basically the English phrase “Merry Christmas” translated into Hawaiian) more than any other. When Bill asked me to join in this twelve days of Christmas sing-a-long, this song immediately came to mind.
Continue reading “Sing Along on the Tenth Day of Christmas”Today is Epiphany, and a great song to continue the announcement theme is the African-American spiritual “Go, Tell It on the Mountain.”
Continue reading “Sing Along on the Ninth Day of Christmas”