I heard the bells on Christmas day...

"I heard the bells on Christmas day

Their old familiar carols play.

And wild and sweet, the words repeat

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

I thought how, as the day had come,

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along th' unbroken song

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

And in despair I bowed my head.

'There is no peace on earth,' I said.

'For hate is strong and mocks the song

Of peace on earth, good will to men.'

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:

'God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;

The wrong shall fail, the right prevail

With peace on earth, good will to men.'

Til, ringing, singing on its way,

The world revolved from night to day.

A voice, a chime, a chant sublime

Of peace on earth, good will to men."

Poem written on Christmas day in 1864 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

And the best version of the song that I have found yet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK8xB1opuQ8

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

One last Christmas song...

Happy Christmas Eve!

Here we are with A Very Vintage Christmas post #9.

I know it's late, but better late than never...

So, this post is the last Christmas song post that I'm doing!

All the previous ones have been more serious, and traditional, but I figured the last one should be fun!

"Santa baby,

Just slip a sable under the tree for me.

Been an awful good girl.

Santa baby,

So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Santa baby,

a '54 convertible, too.

Light blue.

I'll wait up for you, dear.

Santa baby,

So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Think of all the fun I've missed.

Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed.

Next year I could be just as good

If you check of my Christmas list.

Santa baby,

I want a yacht, and really that's not alot.

Been an angel all year.

Santa baby,

So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Santa honey,

There's one thing I really do need:

The deed to a platinum mine.

Santa honey,

So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Santa cutie,

Fill my stocking with a duplex and checks.

Sign your 'X' on the line.

Santa cutie,

So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Come and trim my Christmas tree

With some decorations bought at Tiffany's.

I really do believe in you.

Let's see if you believe in me.

Santa baby,

Forgot to mention one little thing:

A ring.

I don't mean on the phone.

Santa baby,

So hurry down the chimney tonight."

Santa Baby is a 1953 classic, originally recorded by Eartha Kitt.

Kitt, who was a well-known singer, and connected to Broadway, made a statement saying that it was one of her favorite songs to record.The song has been covered my countless different artists, but the original Kitt version still remains the most popular.

You can hear the song by following the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeNhjPaP53I

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"In the air, there's a feeling of Christmas.."

A Very Vintage Christmas post #6

I'm so sorry that I'm late with this post.I guess it's a good thing that I forewarned you with the last one that I was going to be busy,so it was possible that this would happen.

So,I'm going to pretend that this is actually Thursday,which means another classic Christmas song for you!

"City sidewalks, busy sidewalks

Dressed in holiday style.

In the air, there's a feeling of Christmas.

Children laughing, people passing

Meeting smile after smile

And on every street corner you hear

Silver bells, silver bells

It's Christmas time in the city.

Ring-a-ling, hear them sing.

Soon it will be Christmas day."

This song was written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, and was actually first recorded by Bing Crosby in 1950.It was very popular when released as a single. So popular that it became an added track to Crosby's Christmas album, Merry Christmas, when re-released in 1951.

You can listen to the Bing Crosby version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8HdU0XNBJ4&ob=av2n

Like most classic Christmas songs, Silver Bells has been recorded many times by many different people.It's not exactly my favorite Christmas song, but the Bing Crosby version is good,and, even though it's not vintage, I have to post a link to my favorite version of the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dY3q20F1Dg

There's your classic Christmas song for the week!

Sorry, once again, that it was late.

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"O hush the noise,ye men of strife,and hear the angels sing."

A Very Vintage Christmas post #5

Christmas countdown: 16 days

So, at this point in time, I'm really glad that when I posted the schedule for A Very Vintage Christmas posts, I said it was only tentative.

I'm very sorry I didn't post this yesterday, as was my plan, but I am a lowly college student, and this was finals week.I guess it's a good thing I put up an extra post earlier this week.

Anyways,let's just pretend this post is for Thursday, which means it's time to add another classic Christmas song to your playlist!

"It came upon a midnight clear,

That glorious song of old,

From angels bending near the earth,

To touch their harps of gold:

'Peace on the earth,good will to men,

From heaven's all-gracious King.'

The world in solemn stillness lay,

To hear the angels sing."

(random side note: verse 2 is my favorite)

"Still through the cloven skies they come,

With peaceful wings unfurled,

And still their heavenly music floats

O'er all the weary world;

Above it's sad and lonely plains,

They bend on hovering wing,

And ever o'er it's Babel sounds

The blessed angels sing."

Like a lot of our classic Christmas carols, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear was originally a poem, composed in 1849 by Unitarian pastor, Edmund Sears.It was paired with an already existing traditional English melody in 1874.There are actually five stanzas (or verses) to this poem/song, but the first two are the most well known.

And now for the version I've picked for you.It Came Upon A Midnight Clear was featured in the track listing of Frank Sinatra's 1957 album, A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra.I love, love, love this version.I happen to really like this song, anyways, but I think Sinatra's version is very peaceful and very well done.

To listen,you can go here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpKzBTy1yNY&ob=av2n

You can price/buy A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra on Amazon.

Bringing up that tentative schedule again,I will be traveling home for the holidays this weekend,so will not have real computer access until Monday, December 12.

That being said,I will do two classic Christmas movie posts but they will be on different days this next week.So, just keep an eye out for them.

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O, holy night, the stars are brightly shining..

It's officially day 1 of A Very Vintage Christmas!

It is also a Thursday, which means today we start building your vintage Christmas playlist.

The first song I picked for this month just happens to be one of my personal favorite Christmas songs.It was actually a poem put to music in the 1800s, but the lyrics we know today weren't used used until they were written by John Sullivan Dwight in 1855.

"O, holy night! The stars are brightly shining,

It is the night of our dear Savior's birth.

Long lay the world in sin and error pining,

'Til He appeared and the soul felt it's worth.

A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees! O, hear the angel voices!

O, night divine! O, night when Christ was born!"

There are more verses that make up the whole song, but the first is the most popular, and the first verse is also the only one used in the version which I now present to you.

O Holy Night first appeared on Nat King Cole's Christmas album, The Magic of Christmas, which was released in 1960, and re-released in 1963 after a couple changes were made.

This is the link to the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfLI5OEDy8

To my knowledge, the album The Magic of Christmas cannot be bought with it's original track listing.However, you can buy The Nat King Cole Christmas Album, which is a compilation, of sorts, of all his Christmas songs, and does include O Holy Night.

You can buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Album-Nat-King-Cole/dp/B000026K6T/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1322761712&sr=1-1

And I'm sure you can also find the song to download on iTunes.

We here at Think Classic wish you a very merry, and a Very Vintage Christmas!

See you Saturday with my first classic Christmas movie post of the season!

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