Seasons of the Ukulele

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all things Christmas

joo

Hi Seasonistas,

I thought I will start a little thread of anything related to Christmas this year.

Jon and I were at a market last weekend and we saw this fabulous acapella quartet there.

CanadaJim

Good idea Joo. Here's a Southern Ontario boy that Maggie and I enjoy a lot.

Cranky Christmas by Wendel Ferguson

CanadaJim

Here's a great Christmas song by Pat McInnis.

I changed the key, but here's my take:

All I Want For Christmas Is Another Ukulele - Pat McInnis

[D7] [G7] [C] [G7]
[C] All I want for Christmas is a[A7]nother ukulele
In my [D7] Christmas stocking [G7] hanging on the [C] wall. [G7]
[C] Just last year I got a [A7] couple CDs
And some [D7] underwear and that was [G7] all.
Now [C] I've got nothing against [C7] brand new clothes
And [F] I love music as [Cdim] everybody knows,
But [C] all I want for Christmas is a[A7]nother ukulele
In my [D7] Christmas stocking [G7] hanging on the [C] wall. [G7]
**
When [C] I was a kid I had a [A7] Lionel train
That [D7] rolled a[G7]round the [C] floor. [G7]
I [C] had a lot of track and I [A7]had a lot of cars
But I [D7] always wanted [G7] more.
Well, [C] now I'm old and I've [C7] got no trains
But [F] I've got ukuleles [Cdim] on my brains
And [C] all I want for Christmas is a[A7]nother ukulele
In my [D7] Christmas stocking [G7] hanging on the [C] wall. [G7]**
**
Now I've [C] gotta admit I got a [A7] lotta ukuleles
And [D7] some of them are [G7] really [C] neat. [G7]
Got a [C] couple of Kalas and a [A7] Martin with a hole
And my [D7] pineapple can't be [G7] beat,
But [C] who's to say I can't [C7] have no more?
[F] Let's go down to the [Cdim] ukulele store
[C] All I want for Christmas is a[A7]nother ukulele
In my [D7] Christmas stocking [G7] hanging on the [C] wall. [G7]**

**Now [C] some might say I got e[A7]nough ukuleles
And I [D7] really don't [G7] need no [C] more, [G7]
But [C] Ebay calls and [A7] I gotta bid,
Can't [D7] stop at three or [G7]four.
[C] There's another great uke [C7] that I find,

[F] Gotta make that uku[Cdim]lele mine
'Cause [C] all I want for Christmas is a[A7]nother ukulele
In my [D7] Christmas stocking [G7] hanging on the [C] wall. [A7]
My [D7] Christmas stocking [G7] hanging on the [C] wall. [G7] [C]**

DelGriff

A few months back I was invited by Andrea Brennan, an American lyricist I’ve done some songwriting collaborations with, to take part in an international collaboration with about 20 other musicians/singers from all over the world. The song was written by Andrea and a guy called Mike Fox, and then arranged and produced by a guy called Axel Menningen, who introduces the project on YouTube as follows:

Axel says:

“The Greatest Gifts” is a Christmas song about everything you can’t wrap: closeness, kindness, friendship, and the people who make life a little brighter. The project has been in the works since summer. It all began at the end of June, when my good friend Mike Fox and I first talked about the idea. The beautiful lyrics were written by Andrea Brennan, and from there it slowly grew into an international collaboration with many wonderful singers, each bringing their own voice, character, and warmth. After all, the greatest gifts aren’t the ones under the tree – they’re the smiles, the helping hands, the shared laughter, and the moments that connect us.

****We have decided to link the song to a fundraising campaign. All proceeds and donations related to the song will go to a UNICEF project that supports children in the war-torn regions of Ukraine. We appreciate every contribution to the project, whether big or small. Thank you for your support!

My only contribution was vocally (see if you can pick out my voice), but it was a fun and worthy project to be a part of - here’s the end result:

joo

recorded last year!

CanadaJim

I love it Joo! I'm not allowed to comment and I can't see how to subscribe, but this is a wonderful version of this 80 year old song. THANK YOU!

joo

CanadaJim thanks Jim! the video has not have comments disabled….interesting. Anyway thanks again Santa Jim! I love that you make your profile to the Santa hat one every year.

Edwin

Well I was all set to record a thing for this week's season but my voice doesn't seem up to it this evening, which is irritating because I'd found just the thing. Hmmph. Maybe better luck tomorrow. In the meantime, here's a little Christmas ditty recorded yesterday with my new JANGLY THING…

As an experiment I posted it as a short. You do seem to get more eyes on these… whether people actually listen all the way through is of course a whole different question.

joo

LOVE IT!!!!! it's a great!!!

I imagine if you had the chords there, some people might learn it for Christmas!

I read your comment about the 2 billionaires who got offended. LOL.

Edwin

joo I've added the chords to the description, just in case anyone fancies playing along 🙂.

There is a second verse, although it seemed like it was best just to do the joke and then get out of there. But maybe I'll post the longer version for the Christmas season.

joo

Edwin maybe I'll post the longer version for the Christmas season.

cool!

Joko

Meet Hondolph, the red-nosed Motorbike

Joko

A song about a tasty tortilla wrap on the road to Bethlehem -