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Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing?
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Subject: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: GUEST,Argenine Date: 27 Dec 01 - 03:55 AM Besides Auld Lang Syne, Deck The Hall (which tradtionally was a Solstice/New Year's carol), and What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?, what are some appropriate songs for New Year's Eve parties? (I even throw in Bashana Haba'a, because it is about what good things will happen "in the coming year.") Any suggestions Arge |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Ron Olesko Date: 27 Dec 01 - 10:03 AM I love the Peace Round. There is a recording of it on Folk-Legacy's "Twas the Night". Ron |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: MMario Date: 27 Dec 01 - 10:08 AM 'Drive the cold winter away' |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Mrs.Duck Date: 27 Dec 01 - 10:14 AM "The King" Perhaps not a party song but definitely a traditional new year song. |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Mrs.Duck Date: 27 Dec 01 - 10:18 AM In the DT as "Please to see the King" |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Snuffy Date: 27 Dec 01 - 01:16 PM The Miner's Dream of Home |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Clinton Hammond Date: 27 Dec 01 - 01:18 PM Dram To Warm The Piper! |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Jack the Sailor Date: 27 Dec 01 - 01:41 PM "Song for a Winters Night" by Gordon Lightfoot? |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: GUEST,Sonja Date: 27 Dec 01 - 09:58 PM I don't know too many New Year's songs, but it's COLD where I live in January, so a lot of winter songs (e.g., Let It Snow or Sleighride) would still work, even though a lot of people associate them (unnecessarily) with Christmas. I once found a song about a cowboy's New Year's Eve party, but I can't find my sheet music and I don't even quite remember the name of the song. Any ideas, anyone? Sonja |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: 53 Date: 27 Dec 01 - 10:10 PM if it's like most new years eve's that i've played, just about anything will do, cause they'll be so drunk that won't be paying any attention to you anyway. BOB |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Ebbie Date: 28 Dec 01 - 12:29 AM Dona nobis pacem |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Stewie Date: 28 Dec 01 - 02:16 AM Si Kahn's 'New Year's Eve' from his 'New Wood' album is a lovely song: As I recall, Roy Bailey did a fine recording of it. --Stewie. |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: GUEST Date: 28 Dec 01 - 06:26 AM The old Year now away has fled The new year it is enter-ed So let us now our sins downtread And joyfully now appear
... from Martin Windham-Read's Maypoles to Mistletoe |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: KitKat Date: 28 Dec 01 - 06:29 AM If you want to go all sloppy, How about Bing Crosby's 'Kissing the New Year in'. Not sure where you wouold find the words though - we used to have it on old '78 - just audible thru the hisses and clicks. |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Hawker Date: 28 Dec 01 - 06:39 AM Some of the Wassailing songs can now be sung (or practised in readiness for twelfth night) and some of the mummers songs associated with New Year Mumming plays? At our party, which involves lots of singers and musicians, we play and sing just about anything, carols are permitted to be sung until twelfth night, you know, and there are some nallicking good tunes harmonies and whaterver to be found there! Have a goos new year celebration whatever you end up singing! Cheers, Lucy |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: KathWestra Date: 28 Dec 01 - 01:16 PM Gordon Bok's "Hearth and Fire" and "The Turning of the Year" (tunes by Bok, words by Judy Goodenough). Peaceful and warm sentiments, and good singable choruses. |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: GUEST,Arjay Date: 28 Dec 01 - 04:25 PM Dan Fogelberg has a song called "Another Auld Lang Syne" which would fit, but it's not really a party song. Arjay |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: SharonA Date: 28 Dec 01 - 05:24 PM If you REALLY want to go all sloppy, how about Barry Manilow's "It's Just Another New Year's Eve"? |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Gareth Date: 28 Dec 01 - 07:02 PM From Wales Gareth |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: poet Date: 28 Dec 01 - 07:20 PM I'm playing in a small Irish restaraunt here in Guernsey and my advice is Sing the songs you enjoy singing and the audience will enjoy them too Have a ball have a good new year Graham |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: BH Date: 29 Dec 01 - 06:44 PM I am partial to two pieces that are not truly New Year's songs: Old Devil Time and This Train Still Runs. Bill Hahn |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: GUEST Date: 29 Dec 01 - 09:29 PM I saw Holly Near and Ronnie Gilbert perform "This Train Still Runs" in some church in NYC, St Stephen and St Mark, maybe in September of '96. It's a Janis Ian and Jess Leary song resonate with a theme of life and living, as good a message for the New Year as any to me. And Old Devil Time, well we are marking time with each passing year. Sing Out...... |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Mr Red Date: 30 Dec 01 - 11:58 AM Année Laurie ? **bonne grin** |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Dave the Gnome Date: 31 Dec 01 - 05:23 AM The version of "The Tailors' Britches" that Derek and Dorothy Elliot do on their fine Yorkshire Relish album mentions that the tailor was at a dance on New Years evening. There is a version here in the DT but no mention of New Year in that one:-( Cheers Dave the Gnome |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Genie Date: 30 Dec 02 - 09:41 PM CapriUni's new Solstice carol, "Raise All Your Voice" is a good one for the Roman calendar new year's, too. I don't have the link handy, but type "solstice" in the filter and search the last 90 days and you'll find it. Also, IIRC, Jeri posted a new New Year's song last December and the thread was refreshed recently. Genie It's also a good time for "circle" songs, like "The Circle Game" [Mitchell], "Circle" [Chapin], "Turn, Turn, Turn" [Seeger] and reminiscing songs like "In My Life" [Lennon-McCartney]. |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Haruo Date: 30 Dec 02 - 11:13 PM I was going to suggest "The old year now away has fled" (I prefer "is fled") but GUEST beat me to it. However, she didn't mention the tune, which is Greensleeves, one of the finest older English melodies. More verses. As for Nos Galan words, I rather like the "All ye mountains praise the Lord" version in the old Oxford Book of Carols, not sure if it's got a Cymraeg substrate. Haruo |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: pattyClink Date: 31 Dec 02 - 04:18 PM there was an old tradition on the stock market (hear me out!) that started the year of the great crash of '29, of floor traders singing 'Wait til the Sun Shines, Nellie' at the closing bell on New Year's or Christmas eve, I don't remember which. It's very poignant for people who've had a lousy year. |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Genie Date: 31 Dec 04 - 02:26 PM Seems Capri Uni's done it again. Another great New Year's/Solstice song. Good on ya, Ann! Genie |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Charley Noble Date: 31 Dec 04 - 02:43 PM I'll probably give Si Kahn's "New year's Song" another run at Sinsull's party this evening: For can't you tell, by the ringing bell, This old year's moving on... Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Desert Dancer Date: 31 Dec 04 - 04:59 PM A round that we sing every year at our New Year's Eve contra dance (except I'm out of it this year with strep throat, or something): see this thread. ~ Becky in Tucson |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Margret RoadKnight Date: 31 Dec 04 - 06:33 PM "So This Is Xmas" / "War Is Over" |
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Subject: RE: Help: New Year's Eve--What Songs to Sing? From: Big Al Whittle Date: 31 Dec 04 - 07:16 PM que Sera sera |
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