Canções de Natal 18 de Dezembro de 2006

Não é que esta canção seja de Natal, os Beach Boys inclusive têm um album 100% natalício, mas desde que voltei a ouvir este tema na Banda Sonora do Love Actually, passei a associá-la ao Natal. Que esta semana seja serena e feliz para todos!

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 God only knows, Beach Boys

I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
Ill make you so sure about it

God only knows what Id be without you

If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me

God only knows what Id be without you

God only knows what Id be without you

If you should ever leave me
Well life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me

God only knows what Id be without you
God only knows what Id be without you
God only knows
God only knows what Id be without you
God only knows what Id be without you
God only knows

Ave Maria, Schubert 5 de Janeiro de 2005

Dona Gelsinger

Ave Maria
Gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Et benedictus fructus ventris
Ventris tuae, Jesus.
Ave Maria

Ave Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Ora pro nobis
Ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Ave Maria

Apesar desta canção não ter letra de Natal, gosto muito de a ouvir durante as festas porque me transmite muita Paz e Serenidade. Assim deviam correr os dias…

Christmas without you 26 de Dezembro de 2004

Max Weber

White Christmas and I’m blue
Like fireworks with no fuse
Christmas without you
The fireplace keeps burning and my thoughts keep turning
The pages of memories of time spent with you
Old Christmas songs we knew and used to make love to
Make it hard to get used to
Christmas without you

Refrão:
Christmas without you
White Christmas and I’m blue
I love you I miss you
So sad but so true
Christmas without you
Like a mystery with no clues
Like fireworks with no fuse
Christmas without you
The sweetest gift I know would be if the new snow
Could fall on your footsteps on this Christmas eve
The most joyous Christmas if luck could be with us
Would be if Saint Nicholas brought you home to me

Refrão

Letra e música de Dolly Parton e Steve Goldstein

Já é Natal 24 de Dezembro de 2004

Bill Bell

Já é Natal
Jesus nasceu
Os homens vem salvar
Recebe o seu amor
Prepara-lhe um lugar
E canta em seu louvor

Já é Natal
Jesus é Rei
Aclama o teu senhor
A Terra e o Céu
Os campos e o mar
Exultam no Criador

Já é Natal
A luz brilhou
E a Terra despertou
Num canto triunfal
Proclamou com amor
A glória do Senhor

Já é Natal
Jesus nasceu
Os homens vem salvar
Recebe o seu amor
Prepara-lhe um lugar
E canta em seu louvor

A todos os visitantes e amigos do amorizade, desejo-vos um Natal sereno recheado de momentos felizes e de muito afecto!

Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Judy Garland 24 de Dezembro de 2004

Egidio Antonaccio

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.

Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.

Through the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself A merry little Christmas now.

Esta canção foi imortalizada por Judy Garland. A música é de Hugh Martin e a letra de Ralph Blane. Surgiu em 1943 e é considerada a canção de Natal mais triste de sempre.

Alegrem-se os céus e a terra 23 de Dezembro de 2004

Fada de Natal encontrada na Fairyland

Refrão:
Alegrem-se os céus e a terra
Cantemos com alegria
Já nasceu o Deus Menino
Filho da Virgem Maria

Entrai pastorinhos, entrai
Por este portal sagrado
Vinde adorar o menino
Numas palhinhas deitado

Refrão

Em Belém à meia-noite
Meia-noite de Natal
Nasceu Jesus num presépio
Maravilha sem igual

Refrão

Ai que Menino tão Belo
Ai que tanto graça tem
Ai que tanto se parece
com a virgem Sua mãe

Refrão

Gloria in excelsis deo 23 de Dezembro de 2004

Ah! Vinde todos neste dia
Cantar um hino de louvor
Hino de paz e de alegra
Que os anjos cantam ao senhor

Refrão:
Glória in excelsis Deo
Glória in excelsis Deo

Naquela hora abençoada
Em que nasceu o Senhor
A terra inteira foi abraçada
Pelas palavras deste clamor

Refrão

Há uma voz pela campina
Anunciando que Deus nasceu
Naquela gruta tão pobrezinha
Cantam os anjos do céu

Refrão

Winter Wonderland 21 de Dezembro de 2004

Joseph Farquharson

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We’re happy tonight,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He’ll say: Are you married?
We’ll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you’re in town.

Later on, we’ll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we’ve made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

In the meadow we can build a snowman,
And pretend that he’s a circus clown
We’ll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
Until the other kiddies knock him down.

When it snows, ain’t it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We’ll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Walking in a winter wonderland,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Esta canção é de 1934. Foi composta por Felix Bernard (1897-1944) e a letra é de Richard B. Smith (1901-1935). É uma das canções clássicas de Natal mais famosas porque contribuiu para dar uma visão mágica de Natal à neve e aos seus bonecos. Foi interpretada por the Andrews Sisters e Perry Como.

Merry Christmas Baby, Otis Redding 20 de Dezembro de 2004

Merry Christmas baby
Sure do treat me nice
Merry Christmas baby
Sure do treat me nice
Bought me a diamond ring for Christmas
I feel like I’m in paradise

I feel mighty fine, y’all
I’ve got music on my radio
Feel mighty fine, girl
I’ve got music on my radio, oh, oh, oh
I feel like I’m gonna kiss you
Standing beneath that mistletoe

Santa came down the chimney
Half past three, y’all
Left all them good ole presents
For my baby and for me, ha, ha, ha

Merry Christmas baby
Sure do treat me nice
You bought me all those good ole presents
I love you baby rest of my life

Merry Christmas, girl
Merry, merry, merry Christmas baby
Sure do treat me nice
Merry Christmas baby
I said you sure do treat me nice
You bought all those lovely things, yeah
I feel like I’m in paradise

I wish you a merry Christmas baby
Happy new year, ha
A merry Christams, honey
Everything here is beautiful
I love you, baby
For everything that you give me
I love you, honey…

Também cantada por Bruce Springsteen e Christina Aguilera entre outros.

Christmas through your eyes, Gloria Estefan 19 de Dezembro de 2004

Red eye landscape, by Alfred Gockel

Till I had you I didn’t know
That I was missing out
Had to grow up and see the world
Through different shades of doubt
Give me one more chance to dream again
One more chance to feel again
Through your young heart
If only for one day let me try

I wanna see Christmas through your eyes
I want everything to be the way it used to be
Back to being a child again thinking the world was mine
I wanna see Christmas, Christmas through your eyes

I see the rain, you see the rainbow hiding in the clouds
Never afraid to let your love show
Won’t you show me how
Wanna learn how to believe again
Find the innocence in me again
Through your young heart
Help me find a way, help me try

I wanna see Christmas through your eyes
I want everything to be the way it used to be
Back to being a child again thinking the world was kind
I wanna see Christmas, Christmas through your eyes

I wanna see Christmas through your eyes
I want everything to be the way it used to be
Back to being a child again thinking the world was kind
I wanna see Christmas, Christmas through your eyes

I wanna see Christmas
I wanna see Christmas, I wanna see Christmas through your eyes
I wanna see, I wanna see Christmas
I wanna see, I wanna see Christmas
I wanna see Christmas through your eyes
I wanna see Christmas
I want to see Christmas
I wanna see Christmas through your eyes

Happy Christmas, war is over - John Lennon 18 de Dezembro de 2004

Merry Xmas (WAR IS OVER)
(Happy Xmas Kyoko
Happy Xmas Julian)

So this is Xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Xmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Xmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The world is so wrong
And so happy Xmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let’s stop all the fight

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear

And so this is Xmas
And what have we done
Another year over
A new one just begun
And so happy Xmas
We hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let’s hope it’s a good one
Without any fear
War is over, if you want it
War is over now

Happy Xmas

Do they know it’s Christmas time, Band Aid 17 de Dezembro de 2004

Eugene Steele

It’s Christmastime,
there’s no need to be afraid
At Christmastime,
we let in light and we banish shade
And in our world of plenty
we can spread a smile of joy
Throw your arms around the world
at Christmastime

But say a prayer,
pray for the other ones
At Christmastime it’s hard,
but when you’re having fun
There’s a world outside your window,
and it’s a world of dread and fear
Where the only water flowing
is the bitter sting of tears
And the Christmas bells that ring there
are the clanging chimes of doom
Well tonight thank God it’s them
instead of you

And there won’t be snow in Africa this Christmastime
The greatest gift they’ll get this year is life(Oooh)
Where nothing ever grows
No rain or rivers flow
Do they know it’s Christmastime at all?

Here’s to you raise a glass for everyone
Here’s to them underneath that burning sun
Do they know it’s Christmastime at all?

Feed the world
Feed the world
Feed the world
Let them know it’s Christmastime again

Feed the world
Let them know it’s Christmastime again

Esta música ainda hoje me arrepia ou em dias de blues, até me vêm as lágrimas aos olhos. Foi muito bonito ver as pessoas unirem-se em torno da música para salvar da fome milhões de pessoas… E já se passaram 20 anos!

Driving home for Christmas, Chris Rea 15 de Dezembro de 2004

I’m driving home for christmas
Oh, I can’t wait to see those faces
I’m driving home for christmas, yea
Well I’m moving down that line
And it’s been so long
But I will be there
I sing this song
To pass the time away
Driving in my car
Driving home for christmas

It’s gonna take some time
But I’ll get there
Top to toe in tailbacks
Oh, I got red lights on the run
But soon there’ll be a freeway
Get my feet on holy ground

So I sing for you
Though you can’t hear me
When I get trough
And feel you near me
I am driving home for christmas
Driving home for christmas
With a thousand memories

I take look at the driver next to me
He’s just the same
Just the same

Top to toe in tailbacks
Oh, I got red lights on the run
I’m driving home for christmas, yea
Get my feet on holy ground
So I sing for you
Though you can’t hear me
When I get trough
And feel you near me
Driving in my car
Driving home for christmas
Driving home for christmas
With a thousand memories

We wish you a Merry Christmas 15 de Dezembro de 2004

Suzanne Nicholl

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy New Year.
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!

We want some figgy pudding
We want some figgy pudding
We want some figgy pudding
Please bring it right here!
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!

We won’t go until we get some
We won’t go until we get some
We won’t go until we get some
So bring it out here!
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!

We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year.
Glad tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Glad tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!

Santa Claus is coming to town 14 de Dezembro de 2004

Imagem de Tom Browning

Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town

You’d better watch out
You’d better not cry
You’d better not pout
I’m telling you why

Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town

He’s making a list
And checking it twice
Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice

Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town

He sees you when you’re sleeping
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

Oh, you’d better watch out
You’d better not cry
Better not pout
I’m telling you why

Oh! santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town

Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town

Little tin horns
And little toy drums
Rooty-toot-toot
And rump-a-tum-tum
Curly-haired dolls
That tootle and coo
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars too

Oh! santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town

One more time now..

Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town
Santa claus is comin’ to town

Here comes Santa Claus 14 de Dezembro de 2004

Imagem de Tom Browning

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer
Pullin’ on the reins
Bells are ringin’, children singin’
All is merry and bright
Hang your stockings and say your prayers
‘Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He’s got a bag that’s filled with toys
For boys and girls again
Hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle,
Oh what a beautiful sight
So jump in bed and cover your head
‘Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor
He loves you just the same
Santa Claus knows we’re all Gods children
That makes everything right
So fill your hearts with Christmas cheer
‘Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He’ll come around when the chimes ring out
That it’s Christmas morn again
Peace on earth will come to all
It we just follow the light
So lets give thanks to the lord above
That Santa Claus comes tonight!

White Christmas 12 de Dezembro de 2004

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

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

Especialmente para a Rute.

Esta canção foi escrita em 1942 por Irving Berlin e é cantada pelo Bing Crosby na banda sonora do filme Holiday Inn, que fala sobre os soldados da 2ª guerra mundial num Natal Branco com saudades das suas famílias. Depois fez-se outro filme chamado White Christmas também com o Bing Crosby. É talvez a mais conhecida canção de Natal em todo o mundo.

Last Christmas, Wham 11 de Dezembro de 2004

Chorus:
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I’ll give it to someone special (2X)

Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance but you still catch my eye
Tell me baby do you recognise me?
Well it’s been a year, it doesn’t surprise me

(Happy Christmas!) I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying “I Love You” I meant it
Now I know what a fool I’ve been
But if you kissed me now I know you’d fool me again

Chorus:

(Oooh. Oooh Baby)

A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I’m hiding from you and your soul of ice
My God I thought you were someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man undercover but you tore me apart
Oooh Oooh
Now I’ve found a real love you’ll never fool me again

Chorus:

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
(Gave you my heart)
A man undercover but you tore me apart
Next year
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone special
special, someone, someone
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone special
who’ll give me something in return
I’ll give it to someone
hold my heart and watch it burn
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone special
I’ve got you here to stay
I can love you for a day
I thought you were someone special
gave you my heart
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone
last christmas I gave you my heart
you gave it away
I’ll give it to someone, I’ll give it to someone

Esta canção de Natal fala dum amor desiludido e contudo é tão alegre. Gosto muito dela. Sempre que ouço os sininhos das renas integrados nesta música, fico bem-humorada

Il est né le divin enfant 11 de Dezembro de 2004

{Refrain:}
Il est né le divin enfant,
Jouez hautbois, résonnez musettes !
Il est né le divin enfant,
Chantons tous son avènement !

Depuis plus de quatre mille ans,
Nous le promettaient les prophètes
Depuis plus de quatre mille ans,
Nous attendions cet heureux temps.
{au Refrain}

Ah ! Qu’il est beau, qu’il est charmant !
Ah ! que ses grâces sont parfaites !
Ah ! Qu’il est beau, qu’il est charmant !
Qu’il est doux ce divin enfant !
{au Refrain}

Une étable est son logement
Un peu de paille est sa couchette,
Une étable est son logement
Pour un dieu quel abaissement !
{au Refrain}

Partez, grands rois de l’Orient !
Venez vous unir à nos fêtes
Partez, grands rois de l’Orient !
Venez adorer cet enfant !
{au Refrain}

Il veut nos cœurs, il les attend :
Il est là pour faire leur conquête
Il veut nos cœurs, il les attend :
Donnons-les lui donc promptement !
{au Refrain}

O Jésus ! O Roi tout-puissant
Tout petit enfant que vous êtes,
O Jésus ! O Roi tout-puissant,
Régnez sur nous entièrement !
{au Refrain}

canção de Natal favorita? 10 de Dezembro de 2004

Qual é a tua canção favorita de Natal (nacional ou estrangeira)?