'Secular' Holiday Songs

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: Mrrzy
Date: 14 Dec 01 - 02:05 PM

Interesting about the Nazis and the songs, Wolfgang...

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: GUEST,Jay Mankita
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 05:11 PM

I wrote a parody I call 'The 12 Days of Recess' which refers to school vacation. Very secular. Three French Poodles, Two Ninja Turtle Gloves, and the Partridge Family CD and so on. I'd be happy to send the lyrics to anyone who asks.
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Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: Folkiedave
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 05:16 PM

Very surprised no-one seems to have mentioned this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOzszFIBcE

Hear it in "Thanks Goodness It's Folk" this forthcoming Friday.

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: Reinhard
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 05:46 PM

The hippopotamus in that youtube clip has been stolen from Wimoweh.

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: Genie
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 06:30 PM

Yeah, but the song itself was a hit for Gayla Peevy back in the '50s.
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

Another kids' Christmas song from the '50s that Gene Autry sang but that is rarely heard anymore is "If It Doesn't Snow On Christmas"

and there was also
"Oh, By Gosh, By Golly (It's Time For Mistletoe And Holly)"

And a current country Christmas favorite is:
Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy

And these are relatively new:
Merry Christmas With Love

Don't Save It All For Christmas Day

Old Toy Trains by Roger Miller

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: Genie
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 06:33 PM

Boogie Woogie Santa Claus

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: GUEST,Curtis
Date: 14 Dec 10 - 11:09 PM

Don't know if anyone has pointed this out yet, but Fum, Fum, Fum is definitely a religious song.

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: GUEST,keberoxu
Date: 04 Dec 19 - 06:47 PM

Yes, if I'm going to send a post about
songs for Christmas,
OF COURSE I will refresh an older thread to do it --
The songs of the season always generate discussions and opinions.

I was just recalling how whitewashed my childhood was,
in a small town in the Rust Belt near the Great Lakes
(not saying which lake).

There was this television Christmas special
hosted by Herb Alpert -- right, I AM that old --
and he sang Mel Tormé's Christmas Song;
it was the first time I ever heard the piece.
Which is to say,

Nat King Cole's Christmas album was
persona non grata
in my extended family circle,
to which the holidays were confined.

Also, the first time I ever heard "Santa Baby"
was when -- heaven help us all --
Madonna sing-song-overdid her way through it,
because
Eartha Kitt was also persona non grata.

Let alone
Ray Charles and Betty Carter duetting with a big band on
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
(Charles singing 'listen to that fireplace RRRRRRoaRRRRRR --' !).

Well, what's past is past.
The bright side to it all is that
in my adult years, outside the funny farm that was my birth-family,
I get to hear all these eminent song-writers/performers
in those well-beloved recordings
and appreciate them for the first time,
with no baggage from my past attached to them ...

which cannot be said of Bing Crosby and White Christmas, of course.

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: Mrrzy
Date: 05 Dec 19 - 01:14 PM

Deck the Halls is beautifully non-religous.

Baby it's Cold Outside is rapey.

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: Donuel
Date: 05 Dec 19 - 02:06 PM

im dreaming of a white christmas is banned? whaduyagot against jewish composers.

all i want for christmas is my 2 front teeff

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: Joe Offer
Date: 05 Dec 19 - 03:25 PM

I've been asked to do 5 or 6 carols for a dinner for a mentoring group of adults and children. I don't want to be too secular, too religious, or too materialistic.
So far, I've got Silent Night, Deck the Halls, Jingle Bells, Rudolf, and Feliz Navidad. Oh, and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "Frosty the Snowman." Others?
-Joe-

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Dec 19 - 03:36 PM

Then there is
"Santa Got A DWI"
which made me hoot with laughter
when I heard it playing in a record shop.

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 06 Dec 19 - 12:27 PM

I posted a couple on another thread
Halsway
&
Crudités

There might be others on that thread
thread.cfm?threadid=158835#3822607

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: JennieG
Date: 06 Dec 19 - 02:25 PM

Two musical favourites of mine:

"I want a ukulele for Christmas"

"Santa never brings me a banjo"

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: Stewie
Date: 06 Dec 19 - 09:43 PM

Here are links to a few good'uns:

Christmas 1914

Detroit December

12 days of Christmas

Turkey

The lone shepherd

Lights of little Christmas

Hot buttered rum

Hearts of love

A Christmas carol

Let's make a baby king

Christmas morning

Christmas comes but once a year

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: 'Secular' Holiday Songs
From: Stewie
Date: 06 Dec 19 - 10:12 PM

I omitted to include this Terry Allen classic in my previous post. Caution: it may offend.

Christmas on the isthmus

Have an enjoyable yuletide.

--Stewie.