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johnfowles · 12-15-2004, 03:22 PM

As the original Christmas album topic "question" at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002814.html
has grown so long and with the number of pix takes a long time to load for underprivileged
"dial-uppers" like Gaby and me
I am starting a new topic to show the fifth member of the new box set
To refresh your memory disc one and the box cover was

Now to proceed as we near Christmas itself

Our local (New York) "lite fm" radio station 1067 Lite FM has been playing a restricted
playlist of seasonal ditties and if I hear Bing crooning about his friggin' whiteout once more today I just might explode
Nearly as bad in my book is any version of something about a stupid wee drummer boy!!

however they did play a most acceptable Christmas song by Dan Fogelberg that I noted contained the words "Old Lang Syne"
which just might be "Same Old Lang Syne" by Dan Fogelberg.I have googled and found a lyrics page complete with the usual
(cheesy) midi at:- http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:FygeplkV8XUJ:www.clin ton.net/~sammy/syne.htm+dan+fogelberg+auld+lang+syne&hl=en
but this song is not on his 1999 Christmas album

I also note that James Taylor has issued his first Christmas album ("sold exclusively in Hallmark Gold Crown stores")

Mostly comprising some of the usual hackneyed songs
Anyway it made me think as bit more about our proposal that Gord should do a Christmas album....
Each song would not necessarily have to be an original,just a clever adaptation of an existing theme or carol such as
Hark the Herald Angels voicing rejoicing
Morning Gloria in excelsis Deo
and we earlier forgot
It came upon the east of midnight clear
Talking about "excelsis" Jimmy has excelled hisself yet again with a toddler's album
dedicated to young Harrison (Indiana?) Jones

My Disclaimer:-
The above pix are displayed with Jimmy's knowledge and permission.
Note that he even managed to include a figure that might be familiar to certain Newsgroupers Peter Treloar's kangaroo
"Skippy"
He only included the glaringly obvious Uncle Toad Said
but omitted some other obvious contents like:-
The Lost Children
If Children Had Wings
The Pony Man
and My Pony Won't Go
Peace
John Fowles

[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited December 15, 2004).]

12-15-2004, 03:22 PM	#1
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	As the original Christmas album topic "question" at:- http://www.corfid.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002814.html has grown so long and with the number of pix takes a long time to load for underprivileged "dial-uppers" like Gaby and me I am starting a new topic to show the fifth member of the new box set To refresh your memory disc one and the box cover was Now to proceed as we near Christmas itself Our local (New York) "lite fm" radio station 1067 Lite FM has been playing a restricted playlist of seasonal ditties and if I hear Bing crooning about his friggin' whiteout once more today I just might explode Nearly as bad in my book is any version of something about a stupid wee drummer boy!! however they did play a most acceptable Christmas song by Dan Fogelberg that I noted contained the words "Old Lang Syne" which just might be "Same Old Lang Syne" by Dan Fogelberg.I have googled and found a lyrics page complete with the usual (cheesy) midi at:- http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:FygeplkV8XUJ:www.clin ton.net/~sammy/syne.htm+dan+fogelberg+auld+lang+syne&hl=en but this song is not on his 1999 Christmas album I also note that James Taylor has issued his first Christmas album ("sold exclusively in Hallmark Gold Crown stores") Mostly comprising some of the usual hackneyed songs Anyway it made me think as bit more about our proposal that Gord should do a Christmas album.... Each song would not necessarily have to be an original,just a clever adaptation of an existing theme or carol such as Hark the Herald Angels voicing rejoicing Morning Gloria in excelsis Deo and we earlier forgot It came upon the east of midnight clear Talking about "excelsis" Jimmy has excelled hisself yet again with a toddler's album dedicated to young Harrison (Indiana?) Jones My Disclaimer:- The above pix are displayed with Jimmy's knowledge and permission. Note that he even managed to include a figure that might be familiar to certain Newsgroupers Peter Treloar's kangaroo "Skippy" He only included the glaringly obvious Uncle Toad Said but omitted some other obvious contents like:- The Lost Children If Children Had Wings The Pony Man and My Pony Won't Go Peace John Fowles [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited December 15, 2004).]