Subject: coastal christmas songs From: Rupert Ray Date: 10 Nov 01 - 03:41 PM Does anyone know of any Christmas songs with a coastal flavour - east or west? Thanks, Rupert Ray. |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Sorcha Date: 10 Nov 01 - 03:43 PM Which country??? Most have east and west coasts...... |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Rupert Ray Date: 10 Nov 01 - 04:11 PM Oops, North America in general and Canada in particular. |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Date: 10 Nov 01 - 04:41 PM Interesting... I just did a cursory search by typing @seasonal into the forum search and found not one "coastal" Christmas song! This is indeed a challenge! |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: 53 Date: 10 Nov 01 - 04:45 PM how about christmas in dixie by alabama, they have a theatre here in myrtle beach s.c. and during christmas they always perform that song. BOB |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Sorcha Date: 10 Nov 01 - 04:47 PM Perhaps George Seto will come along with some Nova Scotia ones........I can't think of any. |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: GUEST,MCP Date: 10 Nov 01 - 08:08 PM Helen Creighton's 'Maritime Folk Songs' has The Blessings Of Mary (a version of The Joys Of Mary, with 12 joys): Oh the very first blessing Sister Mary had She had the blessing of one To think on her own son Jesus Who suckled at the breast so young Who suckled at the breast so, I believe it Who suckled at the breast so young Who suckled at the breast so young... That seems to be the only one in the book, but if you have access to her archive material there may well be more. Mick |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: GUEST,mgarvey@pacifier.com Date: 10 Nov 01 - 10:26 PM I saw 3 ships...in Newfoundland they added a first verse I hadn't heard before...When I sat on a sunny bank..
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Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Sorcha Date: 10 Nov 01 - 10:27 PM Ver good, mgarvey! I had forgotten about that one. |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Jon Freeman Date: 10 Nov 01 - 11:01 PM Probably not what you want but...
A little ship was on the sea,
When lo! a storm began to rise;
"Master, we perish! Master, save!"
They greatly wondered -- so may we, |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: GUEST,rupert ray Date: 11 Nov 01 - 04:05 PM Jon, Many thanks. That's exactly what I had in mind. It sounds like it would go to the tune of "It came upon a midnight clear." Do you know anything else about it? Rupert Ray. |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Jon Freeman Date: 11 Nov 01 - 04:46 PM Hi Rupert, I just had vague memories of one of my younger brothers singing bits of it when he came home from school. A searched google and found this which was my source for the words but have not managed to dig anything else up. I have put a MIDI here of the tune as best as I can remember it. Jon |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Jon Freeman Date: 11 Nov 01 - 07:25 PM Oh and the other thing I should note is it's not really coastal - a lake I think. And it's not part of the Christmas story. It could still fit a Christmas situation though with thoughts of seas and Christ. It's basis is in the NT - I'll use Mark 4 v36-40 (New International Version)
36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: GUEST,Nick Date: 11 Nov 01 - 08:26 PM http://members.tripod.com/~JHTarrant/ANewfoundlandChristmas.htm Try this one! The Mummers song as performed by my Favorite Band, Great Big Sea can be downloaded as an MP3 at addy above It is a traditional Newfoundland Holiday tune. Now that is pretty costal if you ask me! " Hark what's that noise, out by the porch door? Granny it's mummers must be twenty or more. Her old weathered face lightens (brightens) up with a grin. Any mummers nice mummers 'loud in." or there abouts! A fun song. Nick |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Genie Date: 04 Dec 01 - 08:08 PM I've heard a "Christmas in San Diego" song, but I don't know who recorded it or where to get it. BTW, "White Christmas" starts out: The sun is shining, the grass is green, Also, doesn't Jimmy Buffett have a song about Christmas in the Keys or something like that? Genie |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Date: 04 Dec 01 - 11:17 PM Thanks for the confidence. Great Newfoundland Christmas song, Grandma Got Run OVer by a Raindeer. Clary Croft put out a CD a few years ago, called A Maritime Christmas Celebration. It includes songs such as Mes Noel en Acadie, Song of the Oxen, and a Gaelic Christmas Song. Also in the Gaelic tradition, the Milling Song, Ged a Sheol Mi Air M'Aineol, is about sailing during or near the Christmas season. I'm sure there are many more. Will have to think about it. Get back to you. |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Gypsy Date: 05 Dec 01 - 11:02 PM Genie, isn't that verse a Carpenterizm? |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Polecat Date: 05 Dec 01 - 11:15 PM here's one from my part of the world..."The Mummers Song"..Comes from two gentlemen by the name of Bud Davidge and Sim Savory.Their group is called Simani.. Mummering,or jannying,as it is called here,is a long standing tradition where one gets dressed up in costume. One would go from house to house having the home owner try to guess who they were.If they failed to guess the person,a drink would be given,and thusly the resulting party and...hangover! This tradition is still ongoing here in a lot of our coastal communities. You might be able to catch the song on a local radio station here called VOCM(www.vocm.com)on Saturday mornings here from 0530gmt to 0830GMT on real audio. I understand that Bud and Sim have a new release pertaining to Christmas here,tho the name of the tune fails me at the moment... Christmas greetings from Newfoundland!
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Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: Polecat Date: 05 Dec 01 - 11:51 PM The Carleton Showband did one as well called "Christmas in the Harbour"... Why do these things come to mind AFTER you have already posted a thread? Regards! |
Subject: RE: Help: coastal christmas songs From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Date: 07 Dec 01 - 12:45 AM Christmas Songs of Newfoundland |
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