There are 3 all time favorites that I like......Ave Maria, O Holy Night and Mary Did You Know.....
I hope that I can find them on YouTube....
Andy Williams does a great rendition of Ave Maria by Schubert. His vocal style is so sweet and soft....not strained....and very melodious. I have heard several different versions of this song, but this is my favorite. Ave Maria means Hail Mary in Latin.
O Holy Night....when I hear this song I remember my elementary school days when we practiced singing Christmas carols for our parents. This was one that we did and there was a student in my class that had a beautiful voice that sang the lead and we all provided back up. I don't remember the name of my classmate, but it was the first time that I had heard this song..and it was sung so beautifully!
I know that there is another singer that has a better rendition, I want to say Harry Connick, Jr.....but I could be wrong and alas....YouTube had limited selections. Josh Groban does a great job singing this song because his voice is just so wonderful....he could sing Baa Baa Black Sheep and make me swoon!
Here is what I believe should be a classic....Clay Aiken sings this song which became a huge hit for him. The words are so captivating and simple, yet speaks volumes! Mary Did You Know.....
Now here are some wacky hilarious ones that just stick in your mind....again....I hope that YouTube has captured them....
Yep....Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer is fun to sing...especially if you add the twang in this hillbilly ditty.
Oh...the Hawaiians are not to be outdone....YouTube don't fail me now.
Frank DeLima is a local comedian. If you get the chance to see him live....don't miss the opportunity. He is too funny! He makes fun out of all the nationalities. What you just saw is his take on the Filipinos. When Shirley and I saw him in Hawaii at the Noodle Shop many many years ago, he singled us out because he told us our eyes were so slanted we could see through closed venetian blinds. We laughed so hard we almost "peed our pants!" I especially loved his rendition of Tina Turner's Proud Mary. I couldn't find that one....but I did find another one that you will like Adullah Fataai, a Samoan football player.
Oops....I'm digressing.....back to the work at hand! Cute Christmas carols.....well there's Alvin and the Chipmunks singing Christmas Time is Here.
I also liked the Hawaiian pidgin version of the Twelve Days of Christmas. It is called Numbah One Day of Christmas.....it was written by Ed Kenney, Eaton "Bob" Magoo, Jr., and Gordon Phelps. Sadly, I couldn't find a good version of this on YouTube, but I can remember the words to the Hawaiian version and not the English version.
Well...I hope that you enjoyed my selections of Christmas carols. To all of you out there....have a great holiday. As we Hawaiians say.....Mele Kalikimaka and Hauoli Makahiki Hou....if I haven't screwed it up...it means Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Oops....back up....rewind....there is yet another Christmas carol that I love....it is a duet featuring Bing Crosby and David Bowie.......singing a combination of Little Drummer Boy and Peace on Earth.
Merry Christmas to all....and to all a good night!
Here is what I believe should be a classic....Clay Aiken sings this song which became a huge hit for him. The words are so captivating and simple, yet speaks volumes! Mary Did You Know.....
Now here are some wacky hilarious ones that just stick in your mind....again....I hope that YouTube has captured them....
Yep....Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer is fun to sing...especially if you add the twang in this hillbilly ditty.
Oh...the Hawaiians are not to be outdone....YouTube don't fail me now.
Frank DeLima is a local comedian. If you get the chance to see him live....don't miss the opportunity. He is too funny! He makes fun out of all the nationalities. What you just saw is his take on the Filipinos. When Shirley and I saw him in Hawaii at the Noodle Shop many many years ago, he singled us out because he told us our eyes were so slanted we could see through closed venetian blinds. We laughed so hard we almost "peed our pants!" I especially loved his rendition of Tina Turner's Proud Mary. I couldn't find that one....but I did find another one that you will like Adullah Fataai, a Samoan football player.
Oops....I'm digressing.....back to the work at hand! Cute Christmas carols.....well there's Alvin and the Chipmunks singing Christmas Time is Here.
I also liked the Hawaiian pidgin version of the Twelve Days of Christmas. It is called Numbah One Day of Christmas.....it was written by Ed Kenney, Eaton "Bob" Magoo, Jr., and Gordon Phelps. Sadly, I couldn't find a good version of this on YouTube, but I can remember the words to the Hawaiian version and not the English version.
Well...I hope that you enjoyed my selections of Christmas carols. To all of you out there....have a great holiday. As we Hawaiians say.....Mele Kalikimaka and Hauoli Makahiki Hou....if I haven't screwed it up...it means Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Oops....back up....rewind....there is yet another Christmas carol that I love....it is a duet featuring Bing Crosby and David Bowie.......singing a combination of Little Drummer Boy and Peace on Earth.
Merry Christmas to all....and to all a good night!
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