5 T' k3 ~4 I2 `9 }4 ^SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS祝朋友们圣诞及新年快乐！ . w0 H6 d$ {, U5 g1 d7 R0 W : g0 t# i! ^& x& c! X L' x 6 i2 [* a3 p0 n/ o% k8 k书生平常上下班开车的时候，喜欢听KRTH FM101音乐台，觉得这个频率播出的60-70年代的Classical Rock比较符合胃口。可是到了每年感恩节后至新年期间的所谓“Holiday Season”,书生则喜欢把频率锁定在KOST FM103.5。每年的这段时间，KOST都会24小时不间断地集中播出各式各样的圣诞歌曲。从古老的Ave Maria到西语英语混合的Feliz Navidad，几乎囊括了所有书生知道的不知道的圣诞歌曲。最让我喜欢的是，我可以听到同一首歌的不同版本，例如，书生最喜欢的圣诞歌曲是Nat King Cole的《Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire》，在这段期间，我至少听到十个以上不同版本，不同艺术家的表演，真是享受。 , L* y9 G7 N+ } {$ E3 f( l$ K, a2 ^) B. [: N% R
) a4 E) E% a: I" z% Y) E+ c昨天还听到了几乎被书生忘掉的列侬和洋子的圣诞歌曲《Happy Xmas (War is Over)》，觉得很精彩，贴上来与大家共享。$ p$ f" V! F7 d# \ [5 ?) e- f: G+ D
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这首歌是列侬和洋子合作1971年完成，列侬和洋子共同演唱的。音乐制作人是Phil Spector。说到这个Spector，他有个外号叫作“音乐之墙”，喜欢在歌曲里面加入效果宏大的管弦乐，合唱等作为背景来衬托主旋。Phil Spector是列侬最信任的音乐制作人，披头士后期的《Let it Be》专辑和披头士分裂后列侬，乔治哈里森的很多专辑都是请Spector制作，包括列侬的《Imagine》等名曲。在这首列侬和洋子的《Happy Xmas (War is Over)》歌曲中，Spector加入了童声合唱作为衬托。和列侬的歌声相比，洋子声音出现的时候节奏有一点点减慢。4 T6 S, ]+ r8 ~" M" i2 S G
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So this is Christmas % Q% [9 p" _9 L2 X, v& a4 S. p. lAnd what have you done ( s3 F4 U7 |8 O( i) v. l
Another year over $ W% W+ L/ U* D, I6 Z( {$ I" A
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And so this is Christmas ! i" {4 H& ?0 x5 X- S3 ]
I hope you have fun / p/ L$ z) t7 U# ]- M5 {# H
The near and the dear one ( M& `1 ?, Q+ [6 m( {& u
The old and the young / k5 I- h! G9 u. Q
) U/ H# o# \5 q6 w" z7 pA very merry Christmas , z! t: T) n: d5 J" YAnd a happy New Year K* C5 ^7 v4 k8 i+ Q& x+ ~Let's hope it's a good one & x5 G! ^. H, O4 M7 Q1 t- B
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And so this is Christmas : |; ?/ _; g1 I* TFor weak and for strong : {; c* U0 F+ jFor rich and the poor ones % a8 n8 D0 c' z, ^' c3 s: ^0 DThe world is so wrong 6 v- F. {$ z! b9 C* f9 [( I3 }* b- j
And so happy Christmas 3 _1 y7 T$ z+ Q5 A/ o. [6 rFor black and for white " Y' O* o. R0 m4 ~- c& p0 g3 dFor yellow and red ones 1 i" v* C, ^) Y" iLet's stop all the fight : L5 z/ U6 Z# I$ KA very merry Christmas / u& {" B" d; t) }, tAnd a happy New Year / l5 {, S0 K& @+ lLet's hope it's a good one ' i- _7 i/ S! Y# v# h
Without any fear 3 c+ o9 J z8 f. nAnd so this is Christmas 8 w: X7 c3 W5 J& P; S' d0 ]
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Another year over 0 T$ a! h0 o) r8 yAnd a new one just begun 9 O" m. s/ Z3 x: VAnd so happy Christmas , q' Q! O* V8 `2 V. B% q: D
We hope you have fun 1 B: ^; S0 k! ^( p; w# qThe near and the dear one $ P* A2 w3 `# V- YThe old and the young 9 H8 Q; v" y, x5 t: ?. U- [& E+ X" v
A very merry Christmas + k: A& u. i/ O, oAnd a happy New Year $ Y+ C$ `3 ~8 w! k5 R6 {* l! G8 i
Let's hope it's a good one ! {5 c3 G& w9 H6 h
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War is over + V3 Y# Q; U7 A( JIf you want it ' @" V9 E8 ^) B( Y# ~- }1 q
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保罗麦卡特尼和他的Wings乐队也作了一首不错的圣诞歌曲《Simply having a wonderful christmastime》。其实乔治哈里森和Ringo Starr也都有自己的圣诞歌曲出版，只不过不如约翰和保罗的那样出名。 6 z9 m5 Z" }7 L4 v0 V/ T0 D5 t, f8 b ~% U# V9 y( ]
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The spirits up & ]4 ^" z4 n; s6 a' k/ IWe’re here tonight7 d3 Z+ s& u' ?
And that’s enough / X6 ^1 O7 } FSimply having a wonderful christmastime : C" Z; _( j- j" R( dSimply having a wonderful christmastime ! L7 X6 U2 b4 x: p3 m+ X & s4 C2 } T6 L* ] I+ ]The party’s on 1 K j9 F# d! V8 U' {The feelin’s here F' ~* F4 q. t+ \; _& c3 g' f' l
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The choir of children sing their song " ?9 P* [8 X; j7 U- EDing dong, ding dong * Z+ {; C5 n! r8 {2 u% UDing dong, ding ohhhh+ a+ F# Q8 l* |0 ?$ m$ d$ b
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