christmas songs...an athiests perspective

[cleofus1]

can't help it...got to give the people what they want....


Winter Wonderland
Words & Music by Richard B. Smith & Felix Bernard
Recorded by The Andrews Sisters, 1950


Intro Verse:

AM7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7
Over the ground lies a mantle of white,

AM7 Bm7 AM7 Bm7-5
A heaven of diamonds shine down through the night,

C#m7 F#m7 Bm7-5 E7 AM7
Two hearts are thrillin' in spite of the chill in the weather.

AM7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7
Love knows no season, love knows no clime,

AM7 Bm7 AM7 Bm7
Romance can blossom any old time,

C#m7 F#m7 Bm7-5 E7 AM7 Bm7 E7
Here in the open we're walking and hoping together! Together...

AM7 Bm7 Bm7-5 E7
Together... to - geth - er...


Melody:


E7 A A6 AM7 A6
Sleighbells ring, are you listening?

E
In the lane, snow is glistening;

E E9 E E7
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight,

A E7 A
Walking in a winter wonderland.


E7 A A6 AM7 A6
Gone away is the bluebird,

E
Here to stay is a new bird;

E E9 E E7
He sings a love song as we go along,

A E A A7
Walking in a winter wonderland.


Bridge:

D G D
In the meadow we can build a snowman,

D G D
And pretend that he is Parson Brown.

E A E
He'll say, "Are you married?" We'll say, "No, man,

E B7 E E7
But you can do the job when you're in town."


E7 A A6 AM7 A6
Later on we'll conspire

E
As we dream by the fire,

E E9 E E7
To face unafraid the plans that we made

A E A A7
Walking in a winter wonderland.



Repeat Bridge:


E7 A A6 AM7 A6
Later on we'll conspire

E
As we dream by the fire,

E E9 E E7
To face unafraid the plans that we made

A E7 A F#m
Walking in a winter wonderland,


Coda:

A E7 A D A E7 A
Walking in a winter wonderland.

[cleofus1]

1. i love it when i get to the part

"in the meadow we can build a snowman...."

the whole attitude of the song just moves up a notch.

[cleofus1]

2. christmas songs are just fun to play

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Words & Music by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Recorded by Judy Garland, 1944


Intro: A AM7 D DM7 Fdim(I) E6


A AM7 D DM7 E E6
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas

A AM7 D DM7 E E6
Let your hearts be light

AM7 F#m D DM7 E E7 A AM7 D DM7 E E6
From now on, our troubles will be out of sight


A AM7 D DM7 E E6
Have yourself a merry little Christmas

A AM7 D DM7 E E6
Make the Yuletide gay

AM7 F#m D DM7 E E7 F#m F#m9 F#m F#m7
From now on, our troubles will be miles a - way.


Bridge:

DM7 D6 C#m AM7
Here we are as in olden days

Bm7 Fdim AM7 C#m7
Happy golden days of yore

F#m Cdim AM7 F#m
Faithful friends who are dear to us

B7 Bm7-5 Fdim E7
Travel near to us once more.


A AM7 D DM7 Fdim
Through the years we all will be together

A AM7 D DM7 E
If the fates allow;

A F#m D Fdim E F#m F#m9 F#m - F#m7
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough

DM7 D6 Bm7-5 E E6 E7
And have yourself a merry little Christmas

A AM7 A AM7 A A9 AM7
Now.

[cleofus1]

3. this reminds me of el monte

Jingle Bell Rock
Words & Music by Joe Beal & Jim Boothe
Recorded by Bobby Helms, 1957


D A D6 A7/6
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock,

D6 F#m Em7 A7
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring,

Em7 A7 Em7 A7
Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun --

E7 Bm7-5 A7sus4 A7+5
Now the jingle hop has be - gun;

D A D6 A7/6
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock,

D6 F#m Em7 A7
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time,

Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Em7 Edim D D7
Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square in the frosty air.



Bridge:

G6 G5 Gm7/6 Gm7 D A7 G A7 D DM7 D7
What a bright time, it's the right time to rock the night a - way

E Bm7-5 E E7 A Em7 A A9 A A7
Jingle bell time is a swell time to go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh


D A D6 A7/6 D9 F#m B7
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet, jingle around the clock

G G6/5 Gm7 Gm7/6 Em7
Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet


First Time:

G/B Em7 A7 A7sus4 A7 D A7
That's the jin - gle bell rock


Last Time:

G/B Em7 A7 A7sus4 A7 G/B Em7 A7 A7sus4 A7
That's the jin - gle bell, that's the jin - gle bell,

G/B Em7 A7 A7sus4 A7 D
That's the jin - gle bell rock.

[Beaverhausen]

4. other non-religious christmas songs

Blue Christmas
Please Come Home For Christmas
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting...)
Silver Bells
Little Saint Nick

[mitchum]

7. You forgot "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer"

okay, you can curse me now...I deserve it :)

[cleofus1]

8. ask and ye shall recieve

Capo on 4th Fret

Chorus:
C
Grandma got run over by a reindeer.
F
Walking home from our house Christmas-eve.
C
You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but
G7 C Bb F
As for me and grandpa we believe.

Verse1:
C G7
She'd been drinking too much eggnog,
C C7
and we begged her not to go
F
but she forgot her medication, and she
G7 C
staggered out the door into the snow.
Am Em
When we found her Christmas morning,
G7 C C7
At the scene of the attack,
F
she had hoof-prints on her forehead, and
G7 C notes: GAB
incriminating Claw marks on her back

Chorus:
C
Grand-ma got run over by a reindeer.
F
Walking home from our house Christmas eve.
C
You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but
G7 C Bb F
As for me and grandpa we believe.

Verse2:
C G7
Now we're all so proud of grandpa
C C7
He's been taking this so well


F
See him in there watching football
G7 C notes: EDCBA
drinking beer and playing cards with Cousin Mel
Am Em
It's not Christmas without Grandma
G7 C C7
All the family's dressed in black
F
and we just can't help but wonder
G7 C notes: G A B
Should we open up her gifts or send them back (SEND THEM BACK!)

Chorus:
C
Grand-ma got run over by a reindeer.
F
Walking home from our house Christmas eve.
C
You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but
G7 C Bb F
As for me and grandpa we believe.

verse 3:
C G7
Now the goose is on the table
C C7
and the pudding made of fig
F
and the blue and silver candles
G7 C notes: EDCBA
that would just have matched the hair on grandma's wig
Am Em
I've warned all my friends and neighbors
G7 C C7
better watch out for yourselves
F
they should never give a license
G7 C notes: G A B
to a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves.


Chorus:
C
Grand-ma got run over by a reindeer.
F
Walking home from our house Christmas eve.
C
You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but
G7 C
As for me and grandpa we believe.

D
(SING IT GRANDMA!)

Chorus - 1 Step Higher:
D
Grand-ma got run over by a reindeer.
G
Walking home from our house Christmas eve.
D
You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but
A7 D A D
As for me and grandpa we believe-eve-eve.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. The BushMess Song

Eb Abmaj7 Gm7 C7 Fm11 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Edim Fm9 Bb13
Chimp's nuts roasting on an open fire

Am7b5 Abmaj7 Db13 Db7 Bb13 Bb7 Am7b5 Abm7 Eb/G F7
Cocaine nipping at his nose

Emaj7 Bb7 B7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 G7#9 C7#5 F13 Adim
Quagmire killing goes on by the hour

Gmaj7 Em7 Abm11 D13 Db13 Ddim Gbmaj7 Ebm7 Fm11 B13 Bb13 Bdim
Despite Bush wearing flightsuit clothes ... everybody

Eb Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Gm7 Fm7 Ebmaj7 Fm9 Gm7 Abmaj7
Knows plastic turkey and a missle strike

Am7b5 Abmaj7 Db13 Db9 Bb13 Cm7 B7 Bbm11 Eb7
Help make Fox's bottomline bright

Abmaj7 Gb13 Fm7 B7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Db13 C7#5 F13 Bb13
Tiny Iraqi tots with their homes all aglow

Ebmaj7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb7 Emaj7 Bb7 Eb Fm7 E7 Fm7
Will find it hard to live the night ... they know more

Bbm7 Cm7 Db6 Eb11 Abadd9 Bbm7 Bdim Ab/C Fm7 E7 Fm7
Shock and awe is on its way ... they know that

Bbm7 Cm7 Gb9 F9 E13 Eb13 Bbm11 Emaj7 Abadd9 Fm7 E7 Eb7
Chimpy still has lots more Arabs to slay ... and every

Abm7 Bbm7 E9 Eb9 Abm7 Db11 Gbadd9 B7 B13 B7
Mother's child will stop to spy ... to see if

Bb7 A7#5 Ab13 G7 Gbmaj7 F7#9 B7 Fm7 Gm7 Ab6 Bb13
Flightsuit chimpanzees again will fly........

Emaj7 F13 F9 Db13 Db9 Gm7 Gb13b9 Fm9 Eb#9
And so I'm offering this simple phrase

Eb Abmaj7 Ddim Bdim Am7b5 Abm7 Eb/G Gb13
To kids from one to ninety-two

Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Bb7 B7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Fm11 Gm11 Am11 Emaj7#11 Dbmaj7#11
Although it's been said many times many ways ... Merry

Gbmaj7 Bmaj7 Bb7 Ebmaj7
BushMess, George, FUCK YOU!

[cleofus1]

6. just found this

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR

Waltz time

D Bm Em A D Bm Em A
It's the most wonderful time of the year
Em A D
With the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you
G G#dim7
"Be of good cheer"
D Bm Em A D Em A
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
D Bm Em A D Bm Em A
It's the hap - happiest season of all
Em A D
With those holiday greetings and gay, happy meetings
G G#dim7
When friends come to call,
D Bm Em A D Am D
it's the hap - happiest season of all.
G G#dim7 D Bm
There'll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting,
Em A D
and caroling out in the snow.
Gm C F Dm
There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories
Em7b5 Bb Em A
of Christmases long, long ago.
D Bm Em A D Bm Em A
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
Em A D
There'll be mistle-toeing, and hearts will be glowing
G G#dim7
when loved ones are near.
D Bm Em A D
It's the most wonderful time of the year.