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Blues for Christmas
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Blues for Christmas - The Blues is defined as: songs of emotional expression, often reflecting themes of hardship and resilience. Although traditionally known for that — in actuality, the Blues run the full gambit up to and including — Sheer Joy! As a result the ”blues” have become the Foundation for several other genres such as Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Soul and Rock and Roll. In today’s show, the selections we chose, reflect that range of styles and emotions. So let’s have - the Blues - for Christmas
This is Acoustic Avenue. I'm Ted Crouch, your host, with Joe Little. On Acoustic Avenue, we recognize with respect and gratitude that these lands where we live, work, and play our music remain home to a number of indigenous nations and people. We acknowledge this land out of respect for the indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. To start things off, for today's program, here's Joe. Christmas.
SPEAKER_00The holidays season. For most people, but not all, it is the time for family, festive meals, cheery decor, gift giving, and Christmas songs. For others, it is the time of year they get the blues. And although Christmas music has been written and performed in every style of the genre of magic, the blues probably wasn't the first genre that populated your head. Or even the second or third. The blues is defined as long as emotional expression often reflecting the things of hard results. Although traditionally actually, the blues were full of result.
SPEAKER_03Send my baby back. Oh, Sally! I'll stay blue all the time. Please do me a favor. I can lose the Christmas blue.
SPEAKER_05If I could only have an hour of this holiday for you We could sit around together, spin a wreck the gold you have a little cake and a bit of cold down, and do the things we used to do. Jingle bells will all be ringing, and little kids I will talk to. Cheering stroll and single making tracks out of children's nose. Maybe you maybe Christmas time is really joyful. Many people are so cheerful, and some all in blue. Let me call you all.
SPEAKER_04I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas all year.
SPEAKER_12But I've always because hanging my stocking, I can hear him knocking. Sure it's dark out, ain't the slightest spark out from my clacking jaws? Oh, who's there? Who is it? Stoppin' for a visit. Is that you, Santa Claus? Are you bringing a present for me? Something pleasantly pleasant for me. Then it's just what I've been waiting for. Would you mind slipping it under the door? Oh, the winds are howling, or could I be growling? My legs feel like straws. Kindly will you reply? Is that you, Santa Claus? I can hear a knocking. Is that you, Santa Claus?
SPEAKER_06Oh, who's now? Who is it? Stopping for a visit? Is that you, Santa Claus?
SPEAKER_12Oh, now, Santa, you gave us a scare. I stop your creepin', cause I know you're there. We don't believe in old dollars today, but I can explain why I'm a shaken this way. Now I can see hold out through the keyhole. I'll get to the car. One peak and I cry there I step. Oh, there's an eye there. Is that you, Santa Claus? Please, please, I'm bending my knees. Is that you?
SPEAKER_06Santa Claus Oh, that's him all right.
SPEAKER_05I heard some other sad news, and I don't have nothing to say. My baby left me, started drinking all Christmas dishes. But the jelly let me fish. But the devil will not let me fish. Oh Jesus, that's just one day. So I got the dragon. But if she does come home, I will enjoy the show. And let you come back to me. I'll be strong all day, Christmas day. Well alright now. I dreamed last night. It was Christmas Eve. I made it down on his hiking. He was down on his knees. I thought he was crying. I got the blue. Oh, I've got to make it because the whole world is telling all the me. I don't have enough toys. Oh no, be up to that Christmas. I gotta make some time up. I've been traveling by day. See, Rudolph's nose went out. Blue it out. Oh, I'm starting to make it. I got corners on my toes. Got blitz as on my feet. Somebody stole my steps. I've been walking for almost a week. All of my renders went back to the north holes. To be ready to blue. I can do it. Oh, I got to make it. Counting over there. I tell you, I'm as blue as I can be. I've got the blue. I'm as well as I can be. I'm like a spin this Christmas sit in my vibe with you. I'm like a spin this Christmas bit in my vibe with you. I'm so happy for this moment that we share the home with you. Well, jingle bells are ringing. Should I play an eye in the snow? Yes, sir. Shingle bells on ring. Should I play an eye in the snow? Well, this child might say oh. Christmas presents all the time. Yeah. Everybody seems so happy. Season Greensville, yeah. Oh, Santa Claus is bad. Christmas presents everywhere. When I go shopping, baby. There's a one thing I like to do. When I go shopping, baby. There's a one thing I wanna do. That's in a pretty little present. Side with all my love to you. But I haven't heard a word from you and yes. I hear sleigh bells ring. But I haven't heard a word from you and yes, I hear a quiet sing, and I'm just sitting here crying Christmas tea singing Merry Christmas As they watch the stories, guys, fill with rain Everybody singing Merry Christmas fill with rain.
SPEAKER_07Last night, I went out with Santa Claus. We hit the town and broke a couple of dollars. We'll dash a dance, rental fix it. Christmas time, just need a ton fix it last night. I went out with Santa Claus. Now me and Santa hit the town last night. We decked the halls and sway all through the night. Give me a drink, I sit on my cause. I can't bake last night. I went out with set o'clock. When Santa comes into my town, he always sticks around. We always in the house place. I went out, it's at o'clock. We take the halls and bounce off of the law. I went out, it's at o'clock. When I comes into my town, we always fix the round. We always do all these place. We take the holes and bounce the ball.
SPEAKER_05I'll be thinking about you, baby. And I hope you won't think of me. I know you love to love me. Stand up and eat the message. Well, I know you love to love me. Stand up. I gotta kiss you. Tell you why I love you so I love the Spanish Christmas. Set it by the farm with you. I love the Spanish Christmas. Just like me. Oh no, happy holiday. But I'm gonna wish you a merry Christmas. And an old time fresh away.
SPEAKER_02You should dream now. Merry Christmas, pretty baby. You should dream now. Give me a diamond ring for Christmas. Well, I'm feeling my fine. Got good music on my radio. Well, I'm feeling my fine. Got good music on my radio. Well, I wanna kiss you, baby. Why do you stand in me? Then they came down the chimney. How about half bad three? Have all these pretty present that you see before me. Merry Christmas, baby! You should then good to me. I have an air. I tried it this morning. But I'm all it up like a Christmas tree. Well I wanna wanna bring it a little bit high.
SPEAKER_05Well I Will I wanna bring it a little bit high Wanna bring it a little bit high, baby?
SPEAKER_02Wanna bring it a little high, baby? Little high I haven't had a started this morning. But I'm only up, but I'm only there, but I'm only there.
unknownBut I'm all it up.
SPEAKER_10My baby's gone, and I have no praise to wish me freedom once again. Oh Christ will be singing Sun at night Christmas caros by Kendall Please come home for Christmas, please come home for Christmas if not for Christmas by New Year's night Oh, salutations as sure as the stars shine above Yes It's Christmas Christmas, my dear It's the time of year, the time of year to be with the one you the one you really love But won't you tell me You'll never go Christmas and New Year will find you hope There'll be no more sorrow, no more grieving way Because I may have that it's Christmas once again Please come home for Christmas baby There be no heart sorrow no more Because I'll be having Haven once the final Here is to you, baby May Christmas bring you happiness Yes, here is to you, baby May Christmas bring you happiness Well, I want you to have a good time Language in on all the rest Yes Merry Christmas baby Happy New Year have fun cause Christmas don't come but once a year here to you, woman Merry Christmas bring you happiness I want you to have a
SPEAKER_05Well, we enjoy ourselves together. Christmas dinners and everything. We'll shout a little bit. Every Christmas ring here's do you want Merry Christmas ring and I have a time Oh, I want you to have a good time. Like we did on all around. Well, I'm gonna be home with baby man. When New Year's rolling around, we're gonna make our revolution before we sund along. Well, I want you to have a good time, like we did all around.
SPEAKER_13Christmas in the air Christmas in Chicago, New York, too. We're not in Lauren, and I give me you, baby Christmas Santa Claus coming to town Jingle bells are ringing Missus all around 25th day of December, happy as I can be. Santa Claus bought me a present that the whole I can see Merry Merry Christmas Let every church bell ring Merry Merry Christmas Lift up your voice and sing Snowman on the rooftop, raining too, how Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too. So we can have Christmas and light up the Christmas trees. We got the baby on the table, all the trimmings too. Are you ready for a body?
SPEAKER_04Merry Merry Christmas Let every novel Merry Merry Christmas Lift up your voice and say Snowman on the rooftop rain here to try that Merry Christmas and happy new year to Merry I'm bringing Well it's Christmas everybody, but it's raining Yeah, it's Christmas, everybody, but it's rain Well, you know I love you baby Won't you tell me why we must find Well you told me you see And we didn't get a Christmas time Yeah you told me We give at Christmas time Whoa it's Christmas in my time We'll feel like the Silver Dolly Only Christmas without Christmas without you I'll be so blue just thinking about you shun Christmas tree if you not hear when those blue snowflakes start falling as when those blue big trees start falling You'll be doing all right with your dreams.
SPEAKER_01Until next time, this is Ted Crouch signing off. And on behalf of Joe Little, from our heart to yours, stay safe and love the ones that you're with.