"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Pretenders - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1987)
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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-24 08:07 PM | Reply

All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey Cover (feat T.3)

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fun version A cappella

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-24 08:11 PM | Reply

Squirrel Nut Zippers - Sleigh Ride (1998)
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#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-24 09:38 PM | Reply

Canterbury Chorale and Strings - The First Noël (1993)
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#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-24 10:14 PM | Reply

Beat Dominator - Winter Wonderland (1994)
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(a sub-woofer helps to enjoy this tune)

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-24 10:32 PM | Reply

Ella Fitzgerald - The Secret Of Christmas (1960)
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#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-24 10:54 PM | Reply

@#6

Lyrics excerpt ...

genius.com

...
It's not the glow you feel
When snow appears
It's not the Christmas card
You've sent for years

Not the joyful sound
When sleigh bells ring
Or the merry songs
Children sing

The little gift you send
On Christmas day
Will not bring back the friend
You've turned away

So may I suggest, the secret of Christmas
It's not the things you do
At Christmas time but the Christmas things you do
All year through[emphasis mine]
...

#7 | Posted by lamplighter at 2025-12-24 11:51 PM | Reply

Happy holidays and a Merry Christmas to you and yours.

#8 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-12-25 12:25 AM | Reply

@#8

Thank-you.

The same wishes for you and your loved ones.

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-25 12:32 AM | Reply

Too many has been old songs.

Bah, Humbug.

#10 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-12-25 12:52 AM | Reply

From another thread ...

drudge.com

...
"Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you."
Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
...

fwiw, here's a link for the above ... www.goodreads.com

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-25 02:19 AM | Reply