Winter Wonderland 跟 Have yourself a merry little Christmas 一樣都是一首非常Classic 的聖誕歌,多年來也有無數的歌手翻唱過;除了例牌的Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Tony Bennett 的版本之外,我比較喜歡的,還有Eurythmics 的版本,和我今次要推介的Jason Mraz 版本。
九十年代初,Wilson Phillips 挾著殿堂級樂隊The Beach Boys 及 The Mamas and Papas 的下一代之名而來,在Billboard 流行榜上打出非常好的成績,細碟Hold On 甚至把如日中天的Madonna 從No. 1 的位置拉下來,Grammy Awards 亦得到數項題名。
If everyday was Christmas
If we could make believe
If everyone would care a little more
There’d be harmoney
The city is covered in snow tonight
The children fast asleep
I’m waiting for him, but he’s nowhere in sight
And I wonder if he can hear me
Hey Santa
Hey Santa…Santa
I wish with all my might
Hey Santa
Hey Santa…Santa
Bring my baby home tonight
Why does it feel like it’s colder than winter
Even by the fireside
My baby said he’d be home for Christmas
And now it’s almost midnight
The Christmas lights up and down the street
Are such a sight to see
But all the presents by the tree
They don’t mean a thing till he’s with me
Hey Santa
Hey Santa…Santa
I wish with all my might
Hey Santa
Hey Santa…Santa
If you hear me won’t you hurry
Bring my baby tonight
I know your sleigh is full inside
But won’t you stop and give my baby a ride
I’ll be waiting by candle light this Christmas
The Christmas lights up and down the street
Are such a sight to see
But all the presents by the tree
They don’t mean a thing
Santa please hear me
Hey Santa
Hey Santa…Santa
I wish with all my might
Hey Santa
Hey Santa…Santa
If you hear me won’t you hurry
Bring my baby tonight
The Christmas lights up and down the street
The presents by the tree
I hear a knock, oh can it be?
My wish is staring back at me
Hey Santa
Hey Santa…Santa
I guess you heard me tonight
Hey Santa
Hey Santa…Santa
I’m underneath the mistletoe
With my baby tonight
Grown-up Christmas List 是音樂大師David Foster 1990的作品,多年來一直有不少歌手cover 過,而我比較喜歡的,是Michael Bublé 2003 年Let it snow! 節日專輯內的版本。
Do you remember me?
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you with childhood fantasies
Well, I’m all grown-up now
Can you still help somehow?
I’m not a child, but my heart still can dream
So here’s my lifelong wish
My grown-up Christmas list
Not for myself, but for a world in need
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list
What is this illusion called the innocence of youth?
Maybe only in that blind belief can we ever find the truth
No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal our hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list
This is my only lifelong wish
This is my grown-up Christmas list
聖誕歌曲不一定是 Jingle Bells 和 Silent Night 的,還有十天便聖誕節,讓我在這十天介紹十首我很喜歡有關聖誕的歌曲,祝大家有一個快樂聖誕。
Andrew Allen 是加拿大BC 省的創作歌手,風格有點像Jason Mraz,過去一年一直在努力touring 中,因此漸漸越來越多人認識,在電台聽到他的機會也多了。
這首 I Wanna Be Your Christmas 是我今年聽到最討好的聖誕歌之一,男生們宜好好學一下。
Well it’s cold outside and the lights are low
Everything around me is covered in the deep snow
And I’m thinking about you
Well the gifts are laid beneath that tree
And I’m wondering to myself if you’re thinking about me
Are you thinking about me?
Coz it’s not like I just wanna be
The guy that you’re waiting to see
When every festivity is over
I wanna be the 12 days wrapped in 1
I wanna be your drummer boy, burrum bum bum bum
I wanna be the eggnog in your rum
I wanna be (I wanna be)
I wanna be the north star that you see
I wanna be the partridge in your tree
I wanna know your Christmas just ain’t Christmas
Without me
Those city sidewalks and that holiday style
Ain’t got nothing on me and my holiday smile
Don’t you like my smile?
Well the table looks nice and the gravy looks hot
But I counted all the chairs and you’re still missing one spot
Hope it’s not my spot
Coz it’s not like I just wanna be
The guy that you’re waiting to see
When every festivity is over
I wanna be the 12 days wrapped in 1
I wanna be your drummer boy, burrum bum bum bum
I wanna be the eggnog in your rum
I wanna be (I wanna be)
I wanna be the north star that you see
I wanna be the partridge in your tree
I wanna know that Christmas just ain’t Christmas
Without me
The lights are dimmer and they’ve lost their glow
You and me should’ve been making angels in the snow
It’s not like every Christmas you can say that you are mine
And if you pass this up, if you mess this up
I might not be your Valentine
I might not be your Valentine
I wanna be the 12 days wrapped in 1
I wanna be your drummer boy, burrum bum bum bum
I wanna be the eggnog in your rum
I wanna be (I wanna be)
I wanna be the north star that you see
I wanna be the partridge in your tree
I wanna know that Christmas just ain’t Christmas
Yeah, Christmas just ain’t Christmas
No, Christmas just ain’t Christmas
Without me
Without me
Without me