Leonard Cohen/jennifer Warnes sing "Silent Night"

[OP ED]

Christmas cookies from my comic book store.



for those who know what that cookie represents, tell me: is it not the coolest thing you've ever fucking seen?

[tom the mad]

Otis Redding - White Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBUEriRD1ek

If you like the above .....

Try A Little Tenderness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UlQVhMAbwg

I've been loving you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGlKJDEI ... re=related

[Wilbur Whatley]

catbirdsteed, I've been reading here for years, but I go long stretches without coming out of lurk mode.

Thanks for this very nice thread. I hadn't heard that clip with Leonard and Jennifer Warnes, and it was sweet.

I'd like to mention that it's not just Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan who are genius Jewish singer/songwriters with a soft spot for Jesus. A third is Paul Simon. Simon's greatest album, Rhythm of the Saints, is dripping with Christian symbolism.

Those three are my all-time favorite singers. More and more, as I've gotten older, I think that Leonard Cohen is the greatest of the three. It's a shame he is not better known. Nowadays, I play Leonard all the time, and I still play Paul Simon quite frequently, but I've gotten thoroughly tired of Bob.

[catbirdsteed]

Thanks for the prop, WW, It is ingratiating to start a thread (1st one) that gets well rec'd. Lots of good songs here, and I am more than a little cynical about the holidays, and at least a bit sentimental too.

Similar notions about both LC and BD, -and lots of fans all around RI- less so PS, but I do like his music a lot. Did not know that about "Rhythm of The Saints", but we do have "silent night" on the board, beautiful song, decent editing on the vid.

I have yet to see all the links posted, and would like to find something to represent patti smith singing "we three kings" ... (found it)

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pattismith (in player)

and perhaps there is a John Cale carol out there in online-land...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIzeG-mgDbE

John Cale - Child's Christmas In Wales (1973) (found it)

Hugh's double barrel deconstruction is welcome in the context, as it puts an intelligent minded spin on the cynicism.

So what we need here are Captain Beefheart x-mas songs, FZ, Roky Erikson, James Brown and the like, Certainly there are many more of those nuggets to tickle the fancy of bitter and misty-edye RI'ers all over the globe.

[justdrew]

ok, I'll take a bigger swing this time...

first, some xmas poetry...

Christmas Blessings
by H. P. Lovecraft

As when a pigeon, loos'd in realms remote,
Takes instant wing, and seeks his native cote,
So speed my blessings from a barb'rous clime
To thee and Providence at Christmas time!

Christmastide
by H. P. Lovecraft

The cottage hearth beams warm and bright,
The candles gaily glow;
The stars emit a kinder light
Above the drifted snow.

Down from the sky a magic steals
To glad the passing year,
And belfries sing with joyous peals,
For Christmastide is here!


ramones - merry christmas baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA-HMqBQpQs

kinks - father christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaPXihbORk

Cal-Tv and Waxaudio: G.W. Bush Happy Xmas (War is Over)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2TDN16UtTk

John Lennon & Yoko Ono: WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)
best video/sound version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJH7lC_-qDY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbKsgaXQy2k

Wild Man Fischer - I'm a Christmas Tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjRpaWGv8k4

the James Bond Christmas song (John Barry) - Do you know how christmas trees are grown?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om2sL0Q2VEw

The Sonics - Don't Believe in Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbIdCfqyvJk

Slade - merry christmas everybody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niIJ9Yb-xwQ

Weird Al Yankovic-Christmas At Ground Zero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGdrMOttV_s

Bethlehem Christmas cancelled: The Wall must fall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMyjywN-8Ac

Grace Jones - Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GniAjezD84

Tom Waits - Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qBoy2rhVw

[justdrew]

[Jeff]

Christmastide
by H. P. Lovecraft

Then clearly someone had better post

Carol of the Old Ones
The Cultist Song
I Saw Mommy Kissing Yog-Sothoth
Awake Ye Great Old Ones
It's Beginning to Look a lot like Fishmen

[justdrew]

amazing Jeff, great find.

it brought to mind:

The Lost Scrolls of Frosty
http://www.deadtroll.com/audio/frosty.html


ahhh and,
Io! Saturnalia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzM0vMARkl8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5uG6zaDaIM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkZr_3t48MM

[orz]

exchanges knuckles

AKA Terrorist Fist Jab

[catbirdsteed]

Hanukkah in Santa Monica by Tom Lehrer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZUgr1zh878


Tom Lehrer- A Christmas Carol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlpCBek1_M

If anyone out there ought to be exposed to TL, but has not yet been, this could be the just the thing. He is an epitome of informed social satire, erudite lyricism and consummate cynicysm.


Christopher Hitchens: Bah, Humbug on Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZJ0mo0r ... re=related

A blowhard for certain, quite the opposite of TL, but might be worth a quick view if one likes, dislikes or is curious about CH.

[barracuda]

Bumping.

[catbirdsteed]

A John Waters Christmas - Here Comes Fatty Claus - John Prescott Remix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDAgIWaHsMU

John Prescott was Deputy PM of GB,

John Waters is directer of classic cinema.

This is a very funny song. The edited stills are passable, but they did get me to learn a little bit about John Prescott. I did not like what I found.

There is little online to listen to from this album. I will try to get a copy by next year.

Merry post-xmas all.

[compared2what?]

Ah, Bing. His Christmas ain't that white....

Hugh! Thanks for prompting this, a forgotten favorite, to float up from the depths of my memory!

With caritas, from me to y'all.

Although I just want a hula hoop, really.

[Username]

~
THE KILLERS - Don't Shoot Me Santa

SARAH SILVERMAN - Give the Jew Girl Toys

merry merry
~

[barracuda]

Bumping.