Leonard Cohen and The Christmas Holidays.

Elsie · Post by **Elsie** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 10:03 pm

I second *everything* said by Lizzie and Babz above; would love truly, deeply to have a copy sent to Norway! Pleeeease?

Elsie

lightning · Post by **lightning** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 12:49 am

Add "Ballad of a Carpenter," Ewan McColl sung by Phil Ochs, Tom Lehrer's Christmas Song, "Chipmunks roasting on a open fire" from Twisted Chirstmas, ( available as a download) The Roches, three sisters, sing "We Three Kings." And don't forget the very Dickensian "Christmas in the Workhouse" sung to the tune of "God rest ye Merry Gentlemen."

Twas Christmas in the workhouse happiest time of all the year
The paupers was contented cuz' their guts was full of beer.
The master of the workhouse he strode through the dismal halls
And he cried "a Merry Christmas" but the paupers answered "Balls."

Then angry was the master and he swore by all the gods,
They'd have no Christmas pudding, the lousy bunch of sods.
Then spake an aged pauper, his face as hard as brass:
"You can take your Christmas pudding sir,
And shove it up your ass."
Author unknown ( someone thought Kipling).

linmag · Post by **linmag** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 3:42 am

Still rolling about as I try to type this, Lightning

Any chance of a link to the Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire?

Mike, do you think you could slip a copy of your compilation in with my poster? It would be much appreciated.

Cohen Knight · Post by **Cohen Knight** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 3:45 am

SURE!!!!! Merry Christmas

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 4:29 am

Oh, dear ~ and Loreena McKennitt has the most incredible Christmas song, "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," set to what I term, "Jewish rhythm" ~ awesome

. It's on a "five songs for the season" cd titled, "a winter garden."

Cohen Knight · Post by **Cohen Knight** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 4:54 am

If you go to Rickie Lee Jones's website she has posted 3 Christmas songs for the holidays. I'm thinking of replacing Judy Garlands version with Rickies. Judy's has been around for a long time and is a classic. I love Rickie and I think it would be a good idea to mix it up. She also has God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen also.

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 4:57 am

Leave Judy Garland behind? Oh

no

! That's what helps to make this compilation so incredible......it spans the years. Rickie Lee Jones would be great, too, though. Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" would be fitting, too. Have you considered a two-cd set

?

Cohen Knight · Post by **Cohen Knight** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 6:24 am

2 CD set???? I'll give it a good think. I shall get back to you.

margaret · Post by **margaret** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 1:51 pm

Mike, have you heard British singer Chris Rea's "Driving home for Christmas"?

bo fisher · Post by **bo fisher** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 4:48 pm

If you decide to make it a double cd, you should add John Prine's
"Christmas in Prison".

Bo

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 5:10 pm

I'll bet that's a good song, Bo. Likewise, Chris Rea's.

Cohen Knight · Post by **Cohen Knight** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 8:14 pm

In no perticular order this is what potentially disk 2 might look like.

1. Back Door Santa – B.B King & John Popper
2 Angels We Have Heard On High - Ella Fitzgerald
3. A Punk Rock Christmas - The Ramones
4. Santa Baby - Madonna
5. Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding
6. Blues For Christmas - John Lee Hooker
7. Christmas On The Block – Alan Mann
8. Thank God Its Christmas - Queen
9. Winterlude - Bob Dylan
10. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause - John Mellencamp
11. Christmas All Over Again- Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
12. The Smokey Life – Leonard Cohen
13. Misty - Billie Holiday
14. Ambulance Blues – Neil Young
15. Rock & Roll Christmas - George Thorogood
16. Barcarolle – Tom Waits
17. Christmas In Prison – John Prine

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 8:52 pm

Do you have room for Chris Rea's? [Or ~ ahem ~ Loreena McKennitt's

?] Otherwise, a big WoW!!!

~ Lizzy

Cohen Knight · Post by **Cohen Knight** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 10:56 pm

Sure I'll put it!

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 11:09 pm

Ohhhhhh......thank you, thank you, thank you

! Now, to figure out how to get it to you! Don't know if it's available for downloading

!