本篇文章引用自此 講了那麼多,其實我的Favorite Christmas Song - 請加s - 有兩首,因為他們兩個不分軒輊。 The Christmas Song All I Want For Christmas Is You
↑其實Billy Mack這個角色..很像死掉的那個歌星Robert Palmer
那個人的MV裡面也是一堆美女,穿很少,哪裡都看就是不看鏡頭
↑Robert Palmer, Addicted to Love
巴斯總算po新文章,興沖沖跑去看,結果有人yoyo點點名點到「寇蒂」。
一時沒看清楚,以為他要祝我聖誕快樂~ 哇! 好開心!
原來偶瞎了眼…是要串聯來寫最喜歡的聖誕歌曲~
本來明天才要寫的,可是明天要早點起來送稿子,怕爬不起來,乾脆一邊看電視一邊寫,寫完就直接去送稿子啦!
首先要講我最討厭的聖誕歌。
很快就會不耐煩的是Deck the Hall,就是那首「發拉拉拉拉拉拉拉啦!」 當然We wish you a merry Christmas也是精神轟炸之翹楚,只要放上五分鐘,我就想殺人!
不過最討厭的是Feliz Navidad:Feliz Navidad唱一千遍,接I wish you a merry Christmas X 100遍,再接from the bottom of my heart,配上像是來到牙買加的海灘曬太陽,旁邊有個黑人樂隊,用小棒槌沿著銀色凹陷的表面敲出一種特殊悅耳的金屬鼓聲。
頭家! 給我來罐Malibu!~(按下去看malibu廣告)
本人沒有任何不敬的意思,但…
啐! 那種歌根本給是沒有冬天而住在熱帶島嶼的可憐人過聖誕用的,無趣。哼!
↑有機會去露營,就是把棉花糖烤像左邊那樣,然後用右邊那種餅乾夾起來~
第一首當然是老好Nat King Cole唱的The Christmas Song。
每次他低沉渾厚的嗓音飄進耳朵裡,我真的相信窗戶外頭已經飄起片片白雪,紅磚房子裡的某處,正有一處熊熊的爐火,裡面的木頭燒得劈啪響,煙從煙囪飄出去!
爐子上掛了兩隻聖誕襪,有紅有綠有金有銀,主人為了好看還裝飾了兩隻柺杖糖兒。
然後一屋子的客人正拼了命吃火雞、火腿、烤牛肉,好久沒見面的親戚朋友帶著一家大小回來團聚,孩子們貪婪地進攻紅紅綠綠的果凍、烤布丁,柺杖糖、檸檬派;大人們則手持香檳可樂啤酒紅酒eggnog,喝它一個不醉不歸!
「Cheers~ 乾杯~ 鏘! 」然後因為大人太興奮,酒杯撞擊得太大力而破掉,玻璃碎灑滿地毯,還要開吸塵器來收場,哈哈哈。
正當整個屋子鬧哄哄亂嘈嘈,可能一堆人划起酒拳或是棒打老虎雞吃蟲,我應該會帶著Snoopy跟Woodstock( 這有一點美國電影裡,小孩子幻想有imaginary friends的感覺),在外頭雪地撿幾枝樹枝,插上幾個棉花糖,在火爐旁烤了起來。棉花糖烤軟之後啊,用Honey Maid Crackers夾起來,那口感只有天上有~
屋外早佈置了舖天蓋地的聖誕燈飾,屋簷掛著燈泡做的冰條兒,閃啊閃的,可能屋頂還擺了一個雪橇,外加幾隻鹿。此時如果穿起雪衣踩出去,也許腳會被雪淹沒直到膝蓋。
不知道耶,Nat King Cole就是會給我一種天塌下來不過我還是可以很安心過日子的舒緩感覺。他唱的聖誕歌更是…百聽不厭,除了那首Deck the hall(就是發拉拉拉拉啦)。
最愛聖誕歌的另一首是Love Actually裡面黑人小女孩唱的All I Want for Christmas is You(按下去看MV)。
注意喔!不是瑪莉亞凱莉唱的,因為她已經從一個我心目中擁有天賴般聲音的女子(Hero時期),變成一個愛爆奶的笨蛋。
我想,All I Want for Christmas is You並不是那麼像傳統的聖誕歌曲,因為它流行性重,跟任何聖誕故事裡的任何人物都沒有關係,有的只是戀人想表達的愛意。
對啦!就是一首剛好聖誕節可以唱的情歌啦! 快叫學友來唱給我聽! 快!
這就是為什麼這是我的第二首Favorite。
熱戀中的情侶,碰上聖誕節這種溫馨的日子,再去KTV對唱這首歌,哇咧~超High的啦!
我心裡雖不熱烈期盼愛情,每每看到下著雪的耶誕節電影裡,男女主角戀情修成正果,再配上「All I Want for Christmas is You」,不管劇情多芭樂,台下看的人都會鼓掌叫好,就算不鼓掌臉上也是充滿微笑,心裡在那刻頓時充滿傾羨,即便只是部最最虛構的好萊塢電影。
這首歌聽起來熱鬧,流行,其實又帶有些許festive的感覺,節奏輕快旋律朗朗上口,不記得歌詞也會哼吧~
隨著音樂大聲吼唱是很過癮,不過還是黑女人那種迂迴婉轉又有力的嗓音才真正唱得好聽。我喜歡這首很浮面很淺顯的聖誕歌,因為它很有活力,即便在攝氏三十六度的端午節聽到它,整個人還是會莫名的興奮起來。
啊,唉,為了這篇,先把Favorite放出來了… 還有White Christmas / Have yourself a Merry little Christmas (Judy Garland跟很多老footage的MV,超美式的~)… / Do they know it's christmas time? (這是我國中吧~好多大明星年輕的時候!) / Love Actually的Christmas is all around (怪老頭MV,按這裡看Robert Palmer比較對照版) / 小熊維尼Let it snow / John Lennon有名又反戰的聖誕歌 / 凱莉米諾的風騷Santa Baby / 還沒出櫃油頭粉面喬治麥可的Last Christmas T_T~好懷念........
歐,很多聖誕歌還沒放耶。
啊,沒關係,明天開始卯起來換。
◎去看巴黎的肚皮聖誕歌‧薇若這首超經典But人家竟然忘記了
◎還有,歹勢~我沒有講清楚,就是啊Love Actually裡面怪老頭的角色是叫做Billy Mack,不過他本人叫做Bill Nighy。
不過原聲帶裡頭這首歌的主唱還是寫Billy Mack啦。
而且..我都用copy & paste,結果少copy一個K,現在才看到!應該是Billy Mack啦~ sorry, sorry~
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe,
Help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
They know that Santa's on his way;
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
And every mother's child is going to spy,
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
A very Merry Christmas to you
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There's just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is...
You
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There's just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
I don't need to hang my stocking
There upon the fireplace
Santa Claus won't make me happy
With a toy on Christmas day
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
You baby
I won't ask for much this Christmas
I don't even wish for snow
I'm just gonna keep on waiting
Underneath the mistletoe
I won't make a list and send it
To the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won't even stay awake to
Hear those magic reindeers click
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
You baby
All the lights are shining
So brightly everywhere
And the sound of children's
Laughter fills the air
And everyone is singing
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa won't you bring me the one I really need
Won't you please bring my baby to me...
Oh I don't want a lot for Christmas
This is all I'm asking for
I just want to see my baby
Standing right outside my door
Oh I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
Baby all I want for Christmas is...
You
All I want for Christmas is you... baby