Holiday Music... Best and Worst?

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Hail all! I just wanted to steal a piece of space from the internet to make my complaint official:
Dear World: Please stop playing Paul McCartney’s “Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time”.
It’s my least favorite of all time.

Best - Vince Guaraldi’s score for the Charlie Brown’s Christmas. Fred Marshall (the bassist) plays beautifully, and has some lovely solos.
Also - John Denver with the Muppets. No joke. Love that album.

Does anyone else have issues during this holiday time? The music can be so, so dangerous! Happy to hear y’alls bests and worsts.

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Ooooh I have a great one for this!

Just started transcribing it, actually. I’d heard a cover version years ago (thanks to a mixtape from my girlfriend), but didn’t know it was originally Donny Hathway! Super cool 7 beat phrase in the intro, and some great little unison licks throughout. And a ripping bass fill at 1:30, apparently Donny played bass on this track too? (according to Wikipedia, can anyone confirm or deny?)

Wow that McCartney track is not my fav. Never actually heard it before. Or rather, never noticed it, and now I’m sure I’ll hear it everywhere. I’ll have to stay the hell out of retail establishments until Februrary!

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The Don!
That guy is so brilliant. It’s always a shame that he isn’t on the front of everyone’s lips when it comes to the R&B and soul Pantheon.
alas.

Thanks for the tip on this. Awesome.

And - yes - beware the McCartney track. Oh oh - beware!!!

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Update - liked the tune so much I had to cover it!


I wore my most Christmasy outfit, i.e. the only red shirt I currently own and a green one underneath it. :stuck_out_tongue:
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Duuuuude. this is gorgeous. Nice nice nice.

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I had to resurrect this thread.
Is anybody learning any Christmas songs for the holidays?

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I think you need a double neck bass for it:

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I got to play some of this stuff at a wallpaper gig last night, such good tunes:


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I’m in love with Julie Christmas, does it count ?

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No, Mr. Berta. That does not count. Perhaps on a Krampus thread. :rofl:

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Those are some great tunes - I used to watch all those Charlie Brown Christmas specials on TV - wonder if they still air them, or they’re lost to the Netflix era?

That’d be fun to do a Bassbuzz challenge to one of those - anyone have the sheet music / bassline to these?

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Ooh love that chorus

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Showing my ‘prog’ inclinations again, but I’ve loved this since I was too young to be into contemporary music. Fantastic use of Profiev.

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Also from the Christmas/not-Christmas song closet…

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Great - would have been my contribution too :smile:

Love the Peter Sinfield lyrics… and the Prokofiev :wink:

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Those retail establishments during the holidays…

“PAIN”… Severe discomfort of a physical or emotional nature, such as occurs when accidentally whacking one’s thumb with a hammer, being left by a lover, or having to suffer through the nonstop Christmas music that plays in retail establishments from the day after Halloween until December 24th.

Keep on Humpin’, Thumpin’, and Kickin’ Ass!
Lanny

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Thank you so much. You may have just saved Christmas! I know I’m an old dinosaur but I used to have all their albums when I was a kid. Living in the past…

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I shared this in other places and sent it to friends and got “Prokofiev” correct in every other place. I’m blaming autocorrect (even though neither are words)

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It’s a “side-effect” of my job… I have to correct lots of text (mainly from students), so spotting typos (and acting on them) is almost a reflex :joy: Please whack me with a two by four next time you find one of mine :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

Coming back to the song: I like especially the very poignant “the Christmas we get we deserve”…

Happy Holidays!

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