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In Reply to: RE: The 12 coolest Christmas albums… posted by kootenay on December 03, 2007 at 11:06:35
Schlock!
Not even kitzch!
pop music approaches to Christmas remind me of Dr Johnson who
noted that as with a dog dancing on its hind legs, and a woman's preaching, that you admire the learning and effort, while wondering WHY!?
My musical faves are the King's College Cambridge carol collections, and some other choirs efforts! Closely followed by the 4 Advent Carol Services, and Bach's equivalent for the 4 Advent Sundays the 4 cantatas that make up the Christmas Oratorio!
I do have a few popular Xmas songs that I like, like Jingle Bells, RTRNReindeer, Bing's IDOAWChristmas (although I've never had one!) etc. IZZAT okay?
Pretty much everything about the current mass of culture christmas shits me to tears! The emphasis not on giving (and wht it is symbolic of) - but on getting and on display.
Mind you I do CELEBRATE Christmas, and I DO enjoy food and a drink.
I still place Easter above Christmas.
One further concession, Xmas as a usage is fine by me, the antecedents of the X in this context mean christ anyway! Izzat pismire-y enough?
And I must say I now find 'Phil Spector and Christmas' kinda oxymoronic. So, good on yer Bwookie!
WarmestTimbo in Oz
The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio ScroungerAnd gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
'Still not saluting.'
http://www.theanalogdept.com/tim_bailey.htm
Follow Ups:
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
Well... yeah, but we're getting too theological now :-)
There are some cool Easter tunes, too.
The last bit of Handel's "Messiah" comes to mind...
Or, one may thumb through a handy hymnal...
all the best,
mrh
a lot of fun
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
Renaissance Christmas - Boston Camerata (& others)
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
and I kinda meant that kind of thing, too, and anyway!
;-)!
WarmestTimbo in Oz
The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio ScroungerAnd gladly would he learn and gladly teach - Chaucer. ;-)!
'Still not saluting.'
http://www.theanalogdept.com/tim_bailey.htm
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