It's almost December. You know what that means . . .

[lumineaux]

Name that Christmas Tune will make its annual return!

For someone with no personal use for organized religion of most kinds, I have a love of Christmas Carols that verges on the indecent.  Sappy, traditional, religion-laden, Christmas Carols.  New, modern carols.  Christmas songs from classic movies.  Really, any song about Christmas to which I can sing along loudly and mostly in tune when I suspect that no one else is around.

Every year, I do my own personal advent calendar leading up to Christmas day by playing "name that tune" with Christmas Carols.  I generally haul out obscure second and third verses, but occasionally I take pity on you and put up something recognizable.  And sometimes I do a bonus round using something medieval or Renaissance, usually in a language other than English.

So that everyone can play, I will post answers the following morning, under a cut if I can remember to do so.  No Googling until at least 24 hours after I have posted the day's lyrics.

Comments

[marajade648.livejournal.com]

*puts on game face* :-)

[kuzu-no-ha.livejournal.com]

That is exactly how I feel about them, too! I do love playing, but I have an unfair advantage. I will play along quietly. :-)

[forbidnkis77.livejournal.com]

Bring it on! :)

[fencerm2.livejournal.com]

I LOVE this annual game!

[alysten.livejournal.com]

I have been looking forward to this since after turkey day.

[felis-lupus.livejournal.com]

Oooooh! Fun! :D I'm ready, bring on the obscurity!

[dervishspin.livejournal.com]

YAY! I love this game!

[math5.livejournal.com]

You'll have some French ones, right?

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

don't I usually have at least one?

[baronessmartha.livejournal.com]

I am in.

[jenaiabird.livejournal.com]

hooray!!!
honestly, that was one of the biggest motivators to get active on LJ again... was the Christmas Carol Challenge!!! <3

also, as an aside... did you get a chance to hear any of Annie Lennox's "A Christmas Cornucopia", released last year?

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

Not yet - but I have noted its existence for later follow-up

[artisticphoenix.livejournal.com]

Yay! That reminds me to drag out your Christmas CD. I'm not ready to listen to Christmas music quite yet as it is so early, but your game gives me a wonderful warmup!

[rlg.livejournal.com]

I stink at this game, but I have a great time playing it.