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29 Oct 04 - 07:11 PM (#1311020) Subject: Lyr Req: Christmas meets the rest of the world From: GUEST,Foggy I have found a couple of great songs with a common theme: Christians and non-Christians being together at Christmas time. They are: Dar Williams' "The Christians and the Pagans" Chris Rosser's "Christmas in the Ashram" I think it would be great to find similarly affirming songs about how Christmas bumps up against the other world religions. Any ideas? |
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23 Dec 10 - 05:41 PM (#3060302) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Christmas in the Ashram From: Jim Dixon Lyrics to Dar Williams' song were posted here: Lyr Add: THE CHRISTIANS AND THE PAGANS. CHRISTMAS IN THE ASHRAM has been mentioned a couple of times, but we still don't have it. Allmusic.com says that Chris Rosser performed it on his album "The Holy Fool" (2000). |
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23 Dec 10 - 05:48 PM (#3060305) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Christmas in the Ashram From: WFDU - Ron Olesko Christmas in the Ashram is a wonderful song written by Tom Prasada Rao. Tom is one of the finest singer-songwriters in our folk commmunity. Great song! |
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23 Dec 10 - 05:55 PM (#3060310) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Christmas in the Ashram From: WFDU - Ron Olesko oops...I type too fast - I did not mean to say that Tom wrote the song, he recorded it on a CD of the same name. The song was written by Chris Rosser. Tom's version is beautiful! Tom is a great singer songwriter as well, but he does record songs that others have written as well. |
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23 Dec 10 - 06:03 PM (#3060314) Subject: ADD: Christmas in the Ashram From: bobad CHRISTMAS IN THE ASHRAM (Chris Rosser) (Gtr: CGCGCD capo 3rd) From the west to the east They left their homes in search of peace A transcendental mystic yogi Took them in, he was kind and holy California to Bombay They travelled far to sing and pray But on the last week of the year Their songs became a little weird Chorus: Singing Om Alleluia - Hare Hare Krishna In Excelsis Deo - Rama Bolo Rama Bolo Gloria Gloria - Govinda Gopala Om Noel - Jay Siya Ram Christmas in the Ashram The guru must be out of town There's tinsel in Vishnu's crown Someone hung a Christmas star From one of Shiva's extra arms There's egg nog in the black spice tea Lotus petals on evergreen Incense burners green and red Santa hats on shaven heads (Repeat Chorus) They sang Gospels and Upanishads Psalms and Vedas praising God Maybe Christ and Krishna are amused When humans get a little bit confused (Repeat Chorus) |
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23 Dec 10 - 08:31 PM (#3060392) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Christmas in the Ashram From: Charley Noble Nice! Thanks, Bobad. Charley Noble |
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23 Dec 10 - 08:48 PM (#3060400) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Christmas in the Ashram From: bobad And here it is on YouTube: Christmas in the Ashram |
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28 Dec 10 - 10:40 PM (#3063029) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Christmas in the Ashram From: Jim Dixon Bobad's link goes to a video by Jai Michael Barry. There's another one by Tom Prasada Rao and Cary Cooper. |