Christmas caroling

[cornerofmadness]

haven't been on yet to see if everyone is caroling through LJ again but well heck, I am.

O Christmas Tree
English Version 1
Author unknown

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
How lovely are your branches!
In beauty green will always grow
Through summer sun and winter snow.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How lovely are your branches!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
You are the tree most loved!
How often you give us delight
In brightly shining Christmas light!
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
You are the tree most loved!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
Your beauty green will teach me
That hope and love will ever be
The way to joy and peace for me.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas tree,
Your beauty green will teach me.

O Christmas Tree
English Version 2
Author unknown

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
How steadfast are your branches!
Your boughs are green in summer's clime
And through the snows of wintertime.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
How steadfast are your branches!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
What happiness befalls me when oft
at joyous Christmas-time
Your form inspires my song and rhyme.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
What happiness befalls me

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your boughs can teach a lesson
That constant faith and hope sublime
Lend strength and comfort through all time.
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Your boughs can teach a lesson.



youtube with German lyrics

My brother & sister in law were here for the first of the christmas dinners/gift exchanges. (more on that tomorrow) I'm eating the wild boar salami from Italy (the one that was told to me to be 5$ a lb and he downrated it since he was wrong by 32$) The salami is now dangling downstairs (you know you're italian if dangling salamis and garlic strands seem normal)

happily the priest wasn't drunk today and he kept homily short. YAY. He was lamenting the loss of christmas carols and did an impression of the punk music that will take its place. now that was funny


got a card from aaronlisa too. thanks








eta- oops WHEN did i snag him? Must have thought i missed it

ETA2 - WHOO HOO caught one of the new ones

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Hee! Happy Christmas to you and your family.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks same to you

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[seaweed-fma.livejournal.com]

LOL, my dad is full blooded Italian, born close to Livorno, Italy. We do not, unfortunately, have a cellar to hang meat, but we do have a contact in another town that can get us some REAL soprasetta. Yummy.
And of course we always have a Panetone in the kitchen for the holidays.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

haha Dad loves the sopressata. I'm not that much of a pork fan so...

but yum panetone

Yep

[idic-writer.livejournal.com]

That last egg is why I'm on this late also! ;)

Re: Yep

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

you and me both

[mulzrule.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize they caroled here. In which case my all time favorite lyric is "Chains shall he break for the slave is our brother, and in his name all abrasions shall cease!" Merry Christmas COM!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

same to you. I have no idea what that song is

[mulzrule.livejournal.com]

It's Oh Holy Night. And I meant to say "all oppression shall cease." XD

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i'm pretty sure we have NEVER sung that verse for that song

[winters-queen.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'll even try for the holiday ones because I click fail on it so badly.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it was insane trying to get that thing

[winters-queen.livejournal.com]

I can imagine.