Hark, it's the last week before Christmas, and it's time for Music Moves Me!
Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please!) First, there is XmasDolly. Her co-hosts are: Stacy of Stacy Uncorked, Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, and me.
I want to thank those who have joined us for our weeks of holiday music.We'd
love more music lovers to join us. It's easy! All you have to do is
join the linky above with a music post that contains at least one music
video (there must be a music video).
Each
month, except December, we have a guest conductor. For December, our own Xmas Dolly asks that we feature music of the season.
Christmas music comes in all musical genres. It can be religious, it can be songs about Christmas memories, or it can be just plain fun. Some songs date from hundreds of years ago. Some are a lot more recent.
For today, I decided to take a song from each decade, from the 1940s to the 1980's.
From the 1940s: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. The original song was in the 1944 movie Meet Me in St. Louis and was sung by Judy Garland.
From the 1950's, 1958 to be exact, Brenda Lee and Rockin' Round the Christmas Tree.
Christmas wouldn't be complete without this 1966 hit by the Royal Guardsman - Snoopy vs. The Red Baron.
1970's? Let's rock it out with The Kinks and Father Christmas, from 1977.
The 1980's have so many good ones that I am going to end with two Christmas songs from that decade. The first song, perhaps an unlikely candidate for a popular Christmas song, is The Pogues with Fairytale of New York. I've had this on my blog before, and all I can say is that this song grows on me. (Warning: obscenities and inappropriate language).
I'm going to wrap this up (pun intended) with the 1982 classic from The Waitresses, Christmas Wrapping. This has all the major music food groups needed for good nutrition and musical happiness - good lyrics, good singing, horns, and a killer bass.
And that, dear readers, is a Christmas style wrap! Join me again same time, same place, next week.
If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you and your family have a merry, wonderful Christmas.
...some Christmas music should have NEVER been recorded!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know some of these. Will be listening more! Carol C
ReplyDeleteWow, from Judy Garland to the Waitresses. And all of them wonderful.
ReplyDeleteNice choices, especially the first one. XO
ReplyDeleteNever heard the one by the Pogues, but the others are all familiar and definitely some favourites!
ReplyDeleteI could listen to Judy Garland for any reason but for Christmas especially. All are great additions to MM
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, I thought I left a message already, but here I am... great pickins' my friend, and a BIG MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS!
ReplyDeleteYou came up with some great tunes here!
ReplyDeleteI only know your first two choices. There were two young men stocking shelves in the grocery last week talking about Christmas music. It was quite an interesting discussion. One was convinced that Mariah Carey had the best Christmas album.
ReplyDeleteSuch great and classic songs here. Very nice. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteExcellent mewsic to go with, we're all swinging around on the Waitress Christmas😺Double Pawkisses🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteI knew that song wasn't about Snoopy! And, never heard that Kinks song (and I loved the Kinks). How do you remember all these tunes?
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