LSP-4051 CHRISTMAS AND HEARTH'S WARMING WITH MELODY

Stereo LSP-4051

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CHRISTMAS AND HEARTH'S WARMING WITH MELODY

Side 1

The First Noel (P.D.)

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman (P.D.)

Silent Night (P.D.)

Joy to the World (P.D.)

We Three Kings of Orient Are (P.D.)

What Child Is This (P.D.)

Side 2

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (ASCAP)

Jingle Bells (P.D.)

White Christmas (ASCAP)

I'll Be Home for Christmas (ASCAP)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (ASCAP)

The Christmas Song (ASCAP)

A BABS SEED-APPLE BLOOM PRODUCTION FOR BLOOMING SEED ENTERPRISES, LTD. - Recorded in RCA's Studio B, New York City - Recording Engineer: Mike Moran

The many facets of the wonderful and gifted young lady Melody - a 9 year old who goes on 10 - are plentiful. Melody, we've already known, is a fabulously gifted entertainer with a voice well beyond years, having gotten her cutie mark long before I've even met her (she was 5 when she got it!) There is another characteristic to her too. She is an actress, having been handed a role in an EBC-TV production of the fairy tale ''Rapunzel'', a role tailor-made for her, in which she sings original songs - which Apple Bloom and I worked on. The tele-musical will air outside of Equestria as well; in America, it is due for airing this December on NBC.

Of course this is not material to find here. You'll find both songs on the cast album, which is due for release on RCA 10 days before it is due to air on NBC. Instead the selections here are seasonal; favorites of the holiday season that have long been cherished and hailed as classics of the season. It's split into two types of recordings. One type consists of the religious songs - Christmas has the background of it being the Savior's birth and Melody has described herself as a "proud, Catholic, Italian". The other type consists of the secular tunes - there are three here that even pertain to her youth ... a natural as a lot of young folks make up a chunk of Melody's fanbase; quite a few of them go to school with her even!

We hope that CHRISTMAS AND HEARTH'S WARMING WITH MELODY becomes a part of your holiday tradition in the many, many years to come.

BABS SEED

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1 The First Noel (Traditional)

1. The first Nowell the angels did say

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter's night that was so deep:

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east, beyond them far;
And to the earth it gave great light,
And so it continued both day and night.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

And by the light of that same star
Three Wise Men came from country far;
To seek for a King was their intent,
And to follow the star wherever it went.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

This star drew nigh to the northwest,
Over Bethlehem it took its rest;
And there it did both stop and stay,
Right over the place where Jesus lay.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

Then entered in those Wise Men three,
Full reverently upon the knee,
And offered there, in His presence,
Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord;
That hath made Heaven and earth of naught,
And with His blood mankind hath bought.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

2 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional)

God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ our Saviour
Was born upon this day,
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray:

O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

From God our heavenly Father
A blessed angel came,
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same,
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name:

O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

3 Silent Night (Traditional)

Silent night, holy night,
all is calm, all is bright
round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace,
sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
shepherds quake at the sight;
glories stream from heaven afar,
heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light;
radiant beams from thy holy face
with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Silent night, holy night,
wondrous star, lend thy light;
with the angels let us sing,
Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!

4 Joy To The World (Traditional)

Joy to the world! The Lord is come;
Let earth receive her king;
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the earth! The savior reigns;
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

5 We Three Kings Of Orient Are (Traditional)

We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.

O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.

O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Frankincense to offer have I;
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Prayer and praising, voices raising,
Worshiping God on high.

O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone cold tomb.

O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.

Glorious now behold Him arise;
King and God and sacrifice;
Alleluia!, Alleluia!,
Rings through the earth and skies.

6 What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) (Traditional)

What Child is this who, laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Why lies He in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,
The cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
Come peasant, king to own Him;
The King of kings salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
Raise, raise a song on high,
The virgin sings her lullaby.
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Longfellow-Wells)

I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
and wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."

2 Jingle Bells (Traditional)

Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

Bells on bobtail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight!

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

3 White Christmas (Berlin)

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.~

4 I'll Be Home For Christmas (Ram-Gannon-Kent)

I'll be home for Christmas
You can plan on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree

Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

I'll be home for Christmas
You can plan on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree

Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams!~

5 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (Gillespie-Coots)

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why!

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

He is making a list
He is checking it twice
And he is gonna find out
who is naughty or nice!

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you have been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why!

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town!~

6 The Christmas Song (Torme-Wells)

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yule-tide 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 gonna 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 it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you.~

Comments

[HopeForTheFew]

Cheers mate!