Seasons of the Ukulele

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Season 670 - Seasonal Songs

Mezcalero

Thanks for hosting Chris! Been a crazy busy fun time filled with class parties, and Christmas song performances. Thought I'd share a short 2 song medley from on of the parties I played at yesterday.

YooperGirl

One more on the beautiful baritone..

thank you for the week!!

Merry Christmas, everyone!✨❤️🎄😊🎶

AlanDP

I wanted to do one sad Christmas song, while looking through my folders I found this one that I heard about a year ago at this time and have been trying to find the sheet music, but alas. I had to do it by ear. The bridge nearly stumped me. Recorded by Dean Martin in 1954.

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thank you again Chris

one last song from me on my walk this morning along North West Bay where i live

yep, Christmas in Australia looks like this!

CanadaJim

**A Round About Christmas - P.D.

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat.
Please put a penny in the old man's hat.
If you haven't got a penny then a ha'penny will do
And if you haven't got a ha'penny then God bless you.

kolibri

Another version of Tread Softly to the Stable by Lesley Fowkes. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

UkeCan1

The song I love to play the most (for 671) is "White Room" by Cream.

Then this udderly ridiculous seasonal mashup twofer idea came pouring out of me, so I have whipped it up for you, and have milked it for all it was worth. (About a quarter cup, maybe.)

"White Room Christmas" - Irving Berlin vs Cream

"White Christmas" is an appropriate seasonal song for me, because it was originally written with an intro about being in a warm place pining for a white wintry holiday that the singer is not going to get.

Threebird

I'm not sure if I made the deadline for the Season, but since I just found SOTU and joined, I will deposit my contribution to the holiday theme anyway.

Well, I started out writing a sweet song about the first time my gal and I watched the CN Holiday train from below the High Level Bridge as the train crossed the river valley during our first winter here. However the lyrics quickly veered off into a screed about international honey fraud & honey laundering (it happens, we've all been there). I've never been able to write love songs or xmas songs, this one is neither and a bit of both. Maybe more appropriate to call it a song for the Solstice.

This is an original song called Winter Honey. (lyrics in the YT description)

Happy Holidays everyone!

BigKingVelour

One more for me. I did this at the open mike yesterday and people seemed to like it. I redid it today, but without the fabulous Ila Press Singers. This one should be a standard!

Edwin

I was going to do this at the open mic yesterday but then changed my mind at the last minute. So, here it is now.

CeeJay

A Traditional one, if played a bit unconventionally…but that's how I rooll…..or roll ,even !!

CanadaJim

Cherry Tree Carol - P.D.
John Poole did a very different version of this song early this week.
Maggie and I are gonna sneak this one in.
I had an awful time keeping my acrylic fingernails from clicking, so I tried a rubber pick that someone left at the house. Sorry it's so dark.

Turtledrum

Hi everyone! This is a test run to see if I can get a song posted.

It's not a song I recorded for this Season, but it is the last song I posted on the Tube and it does have images of a Christmas market in the video. A friend in France sings harmonies with me and I'm playing a ukulele, of course. At least I got that right!

I hope I'll get things sorted properly soon.

Wishing everyone a lovely holiday, Linda

MelTheUker

Welp, I managed to pull the energy together to get one in this week! I woke up Friday feeling terrible with an awful cold. My plan was to record my SOTU song this weekend, and I was sure this terrible congestion would prevent that. But I think it has subsided just enough for a presentable, short and sweet quintessential Hawaiian Christmas melody for you.

Mele Kalikimaka, one and all!

MelTheUker

Ok, that one was fun. So I did this one, too! I have actually really hated this song in the past. Then our uke group decided to have it included the Playlist for a Christmas thing we did. When I started singing it and playing it myself, I actually like it. I found that I don't like the original version, as the lyrics sounded too whiny/baby-ish to me. And then I heard a Micheal Bublé version, and really liked it. So the song has redeemed itself to me. For now.

Santa Baby

CanadaJim

White Sheepdog - Irving Berlin and Prairie Home Companion Songbook

I learned this from the Prairie Home Companion Songbook about 45 years ago.

CanadaJim

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane 1943
A fellow on the Mudcat Café listed this a one of the Christmas songs that he hates. It's one of my favourites so I figured I'd better learn it..

OnlyUkeThatMatters

Tell that little reindeer about it, Sam!

UkeCan1

Here's a second new favorite Christmas song twofer that this Season 670/671 crossover has given me!

This one's a mutual gift, for / from my YouTube friend Ken Smith. He suggested "Good King Wencelas". I've always loved the melody and rhyme scheme, but been dubious of the lyrics.

I learned from my other friend Wikipedia, it's actually a reviled Victorian carol (from 1853) based on a 13th-century spring carol, "Tempus Adest Floridum", roughly "Now is the Time for Flowers".

So it's "seasonal" from multiple standpoints. It's been official summer here since December 1st, because Australia … but the actual seasonal solstice has only just passed two days ago … and spring still feels more apt to me than the deep life-threatening snows of the Wencelas version.

I tweaked an even more recent English translation of the Latin song, by Percy Dearmer (1867-1934). I love this version!

Thank you, Ken!

Chords and lyrics in YouTube description

UkeCan1

OnlyUkeThatMatters Too funny! Literally just before I made my video, I watched this:

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