Comments on: I can’t decide.

By: Curt

Curt — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:58:55 +0000

I didn’t vote for God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. It is a good song but it is in a minor key, right? I think Christmas music should stay in a major key. Plus I don’t play it very well on the tuba. The key we play it in has 5 or 6 sharps. Are you kidding me? On a b flat instrument?

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:36:55 +0000

Heh. I didn’t even notice it was wrong.

By: Karla

Karla — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:55:33 +0000

I love the Angel Gabriel, but only if Sting sings it like in your sample.

Also, what about ‘Zat you, Santa Claus? or Mr Heatmeiser by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy? Or Elf’s Lament by Barenaked Ladies? Oh wait, did I miss the point of this exercise? Maybe I should reread this post…

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:37:31 +0000

I think the overall singingness improved after my class left, we’re not singers.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:14:58 +0000

Gotcha.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:23:42 +0000

True, and I do like advent hymns, but we are at school for about 15 minutes during the actual “Season of Christmas”, so I don’t feel bad.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:15:53 +0000

Nice typing on the “Harold.”

Just a friendly reminder that we are in the season of ADVENT, so I voted for both of them.

By: Deanne

Deanne — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:24:27 +0000

Lloyd, my day won’t be complete if I don’t find out the funny subordinate clause.

By: Deanne

Deanne — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:23:52 +0000

For the record, I love the second tune… but I didn’t vote for it. I was thinking that if Lloyd wants to improve the overall singingness, he should focus more on familiar. Also, it occurred to me that middle schoolers would want a good dose of rousing tunes.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:49:37 +0000

I couldn’t click on ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ because I was afraid I would break down into a puddle of tears.

Also, if you wind up doing “Hark the Harold Angels Sing”, I’d like you to ‘loo-loo-loo’ it like they do on Charlie Brown, please.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:07:33 +0000

‘Ya gotta give this song a better chance of winning…hit it Jim!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnSFnbNG9c4

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:34:50 +0000

And to me, it seems that all the Christmas carols are less familiar to the kids. But maybe that’s just East Coast kids.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:32:04 +0000

It took me a while to recognize the notes by “Away in a Manger” as the tunes. I thought they were chords.

The first one listed is the tune called “Mueller” by Murray. It is the one most often sung in Lutheran churches in my experience. The second tune is called “Cradle Song” by Kirkpatrick. There is a third tune as well, but hardly anyone ever sings it.