I think I might have mentioned before that I was born and raised in an area of Texas that is tropical. T-R-O-P-I-C-A-L. And the dream of a white Christmas was just that. A dream. And maybe that's why the movie White Christmas is my favorite all-time favorite classic movie. And maybe that's why my all-time favorite carol is White Christmas.
And come to think of it, I've yet to have a truly white Christmas. So all of y'all who are sick of the white stuff, remember that as I'm sunning myself in this nearly perfect weather and sipping on a Mai Tai, I'm listening to Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney and dreaming of a white Christmas. *snort*
[This post is a part of the footnoteMaven's annual blog caroling.]
Decisions, Decisions. I finally decided on a carol to blog to participate in footnoteMaven's Blog Caroling.I might have mentioned in a previous post that along with the 7 years of piano lessons that I took when I was younger, I also took 5 years of ballet, tap, and jazz lessons. Every year my class would perform a ballet dance to Silver Bells for the Christmas recital. It was an elegant dance perfectly choreographed to the gentle sways in the music, and to this day whenever I hear Silver Bells, I instantly think of that dance. However, I don't think I could perform it now. [*snort* Who am I kidding? I know I couldn't perform it now.] Also, I think part of its appeal to me is that the lyrics describe Christmas celebrated in a big city where there's lots of hustle and bustle, and most especially, where there is snow. A very foreign concept to a little girl who grew up in a small town near where the below pic was taken. [Yes, those are palm trees.]:
Behind The Music According to Wikipedia, Silver Bells, composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, was first recorded by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards in 1950. Since then it has been recorded many [and I do mean "many"]times by many artists. Lucky for you, though, I found a recording of it by Johnny Mathis [My mom's fave.] on You Tube with an accompanying slide show from SirKnott. [Trust me, you don't want to hear me sing it.] The lyrics are below the video as well. So, get your hot toddy or your hot cocoa [Or, hey, why not both? You deserve it.] and snuggle up to your computer to listen to Johnny Mathis perform Silver Bells. Can you hear them ring?
Having problems viewing the video? View on YouTube here.
Silver Bells
Silver bells, silver bells It's Christmas time in the city Ring-a-ling, hear them ring Soon it will be Christmas day
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style In the air there's a feeling of Christmas Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile And on every street corner you'll hear
Silver bells, silver bells It's Christmas time in the city Ring-a-ling, hear them ring Soon it will be Christmas day
Christmas makes you feel emotional It may bring parties or thoughts devotional Whatever happens or what may be Here is what Christmas time means to me
Silver bells, silver bells It's Christmas time in the city Ring-a-ling, hear them ring Soon it will be Christmas day
