Mygawd! Just reading that list sends cold chills down my spine and a desire to regurgitate in my throat. Imagine being forced to listen to them all in a row!
I made a formal complaint about the Christmas music being piped into the washrooms at work starting at the beginning of November. They didn't think I was serious. I don't think they understand how serious I am about this.
It's too early and it's ******* crap music. They think they've picked stuff that's inoffensive. It is offensive to everyone.
blerrrrrrrgh
They could at least play something like this if they're going to insist on pushing Christmas on all of us in November
I do like Christmas music from the medieval Spanish/Portuguese/Mexican/Central and South American traditions. I can enjoy it without thinking about Rudolph or Santa or Frosty.
this is the program from a concert I enjoyed very much last year
Quote:
Convidando está la noche Juan García de Zéspedes (1619-1678)
Riu, riu, chiu attr. to Bartolomeo Cárceres
Recercada segunda Diego Ortiz (c.1510-c.1570)
A un niño llorando Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Canten dos jilguerillos Francisco Escalada (fl. 1670s)
Gaitas & Folías gallegas based on Santiago de Murcia (c.1682-c.1740)
Tarara, qui yo soy Anton Antonio de Salazar (c.1650-1715)
Coventry Carol
Oh come, oh come Emmanuel
God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen
Once in Royal David's City
We Three Kings - verses
What Child is This
Carol of the Bells
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
I know this because I had a music teacher in school who did a whole xmas concert with minor key tunes.
I don't believe that Greensleves was originally composed as a Xmas carol. That tradition is much later.
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Setanta
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Wed 28 Nov, 2012 03:07 pm
The song "Greensleeves" was first published in 1580. The christmas creeps just ripped off the melody for their silly "What Child is This" song.
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farmerman
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Wed 28 Nov, 2012 04:10 pm
@Ceili,
now I will have to change my view as I never considered those minor key songs.
Them I like (except fpr the We Three Kings ---We us to make up silly vesres to that one, it was more like a march than a carol)
