金曲｜圣诞金曲 TOP 10：你最熟悉哪一首？【文末有礼】
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Nothing pulls at the heartstrings like a Christmas song.
总有一首圣诞歌撩动你心弦
The Top 10 Greatest & Warmest
Christmas Songs
10
Christmas Time Is Here
《圣诞到了》
—by the Vince Guaraldi Trio
“Christmas Time Is Here” is basically a piano solo that begs your own personal accompaniment. Think of the sounds of a crackling fire, snowflakes falling, or the embracing of loved ones. The track is part of the soundtrack of 1965’s TV special “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Written by Lee Mendelson (who died on Christmas Day in 2019) and Guaraldi.
Christmas time is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of the year
Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share
Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there
Christmas time is here
We'll be drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year...
09
Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
《世界和平 / 小鼓手》
—by Bing Crosby and David Bowie
This generational meeting has become a classic. Rock star David Bowie appeared on Bing Crosby's final Christmas special in 1977, and they performed this specially written version of “Little Drummer Boy” with a new counterpoint refrain of “Peace on Earth” added by the show producers. Think of it as a holiday mash-up. It’s warm, a little wacky and a now it’s one for the ages.
Come, they told me pa-rum pum pum pum
Our newborn King to see, pa-rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring pa-rum pum pum pum
Peace on Earth can it be? (come they told me pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
Years from now, perhaps we'll see? (a newborn king to see pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
See the day of glory (our finest gift we bring pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
See the day, when men of good will (to lay before the king pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
Live in peace, live in peace again (rum-pum-pum-pum, Rum-pum-pum-pum)
Peace on Earth (so to honor him pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
Can it be (when we come)
Every child must be made aware
Every child must be made to care
Care enough for his fellow man
To give all the love that he can
I pray my wish will come true (little baby pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
For my child and your child too (I stood beside him there pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
He'll see the day of glory (I played my drum for him pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
See the day when men of good will (I played my best for him pa-rum-pum-pum-pum)
Live in peace, live in peace again (rum-pum-pum-pum, rum-pum-pum-pum)
Peace on Earth (and he smiled at me, pa-ram-pam-pam-pam)
Can it be (me and my drum)
Can it be
08
Someday at Christmas
《有朝一日的圣诞》
—by Stevie Wonder
This is an aspirational song that that looks forward to a time when “men won’t be boys, playing with bombs like kids play with toys.” Heady stuff for a teenage Wonder, who first released the song as a single in 1966, and as part of the album, “Someday at Christmas,” in 1967. The Vietnam War was active, but the widespread protests against it had not begun. Written by Ron Miller and Bryan Wells.
Someday at Christmas, men won't be boys
Playing with bombs like kids play with toys
One warm December our hearts will see
A world where men are free
Someday at Christmas, there'll be no wars
When we have learned what Christmas is for
When we have found what life's really worth
There'll be peace on earth
Someday all our dreams will come to be
Someday in a world where men are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But someday at Christmas time
Someday at Christmas, we'll see a land
With no hungry children, no empty hand
One happy morning people will share
A world where people care
Someday at Christmas, there'll be no tears
When all men are equal and none have fears
One shining moment, one prayer away
From our world today
Someday all our dreams will come to be
Someday in a world where people are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But someday at Christmas time
Someday at Christmas, man will not fail
Hate will be gone and love will prevail
Someday a new world that we can start
With hope in every heart
Someday all our dreams will come to be
Someday in a world where people are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But someday at Christmas time
Someday at Christmas time
07
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
《一年中最美好的时光》
—by Andy Williams
Several generations of Americans know Andy Williams as “Mr. Christmas,” thanks to his ubiquitous seasonal TV specials. 1962's “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is his most famous Christmas song, with a warm, upbeat tempo and arresting time signature. And yes, Williams cites “scary ghost stories” as one of the charms of the season in “Most Wonderful Time.” Ghost stories on Christmas Eve was a Victorian thing — think Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.”
It's the most wonderful time of the year
With the kids jingle belling
And everyone telling you "be of good cheer"
It's the most wonderful time of the year
It's the hap-happiest season of all
With those holiday greetings
And gay happy meetings when friends come to call
It's the hap-happiest season of all
There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories
Of Christmases long, long ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much mistletoeing
And hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near
It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be parties for hosting
Marshmallows for toasting
And caroling out in the snow
There'll be scary ghost stories
And tales of the glories
Of Christmases long, long ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year
There'll be much mistletoeing
And hearts will be glowing when loved ones are near
It's the most wonderful time
Yes, the most wonderful time
Oh, the most wonderful time
Of the year
06
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
《圣诞快乐（战争结束了）》
—by John Lennon, Yoko Ono,
Plastic Ono Band and Harlem Community Choir
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” was originally released as a protest song against the Vietnam War in December of 1971. It’s since become a call for worldwide solidarity. The track, a staple of seasonal playlists, rose again on the charts in December 1980 in the weeks after Lennon was shot to death outside his home in New York City. In that context, this song is more heart-breaking than heart-warming.
So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young
A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Christmas (war is over)
For weak and for strong (if you want it)
For rich and the poor ones (war is over)
The road is so long (now)
And so happy Christmas (war is over)
For black and for white (if you want it)
For yellow and red ones (war is over)
Let's stop all the fight (now)
A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Christmas (war is over)
And what have we done (if you want it)
Another year over (war is over)
And a new one just begun (now)
And so happy Christmas (war is over)
We hope you have fun (if you want it)
The near and the dear one (war is over)
The old and the young (now)
A very Merry Christmas
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 Christmas!
05
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
《回家过圣诞》
—by Elvis Presley
This moving ballad tugs at the heart strings when the protagonist sings “I’ll be home for Christmas if only in my dreams.” That's partly because in the original version, originally sung by Bing Crosby in 1943, Americans were overseas fighting in World War II. Elvis Presley included a stellar version of the track on his 1957 album “Elvis’ Christmas Album.” The irony is that Presley spent Christmas of’ ’58 and ’59 away from home in Germany as he had been drafted by the Army. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” was written by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent.
I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow
And mistletoe
And presents 'neath the tree
Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
Christmas eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
If only in my dreams
04
Silent Night
《平安夜》
—Bing Crosby
“Silent Night” is a Christmas carol written in Austria in the early 1800s. Bing Crosby recorded it in 1935. “They said that neither my voice nor my styling was suited to such spiritual songs,” Crosby told “Good Housekeeping” in 1956, via Wikipedia, also referring to a recording of “Adeste Fideles.” “I told the simple truth — that I had intended no sacrilege by singing in my usual ballad manner. "I added that the record’s sale must have brought those two beautiful songs closer to many people who had not known them too well before.”
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 dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
03
The Christmas Song
《圣诞之歌》
—by Nat King Cole
If you didn’t know, “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” is actually titled “The Christmas Song.” Whatever you call it, it’s a classic from the great jazz pop vocalist Nat King Cole, who recorded four versions of it. The one we hear most often is his 1961 recording. It was written by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé in 1945.
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide 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
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
02
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
《自己过一个小小的快乐圣诞节》
—by Judy Garland
This classic track was first sung by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musical “Meet Me in St. Louis.” Garland was initially put off by the dark lyrics of the song, written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. “About a week before we were to shoot the scene where Judy sings it to me, she looked at the lyrics and said, ‘Don’t you think these are awfully dark? I’m going to go to Hugh Martin and see if he can lighten it up a little,’ ” Garland’s co-star Margaret O’Brien told Entertainment Weekly in 2006. Hence, “Have yourself a merry little Christmas. It may be your last. Next year we may all be living in the past” became “Someday soon we all will be together, if the fates allow. Until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow.” A few years later Frank Sinatra requested yet another re-write for his version to brighten it up even more. Still, the warmth, and the sweet melancholy, remained in this Christmas classic.
Have yourself
Have yourself
Have yourself
Have yourself for a merry little Christmas,
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 your.
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.
Have yourself
Have yourself
Have yourself for a merry little Christmas now,
Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of youre.
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
merry little Christmas now.
01
White Christmas
《白色圣诞节》
—by Bing Crosby
“White Christmas,” the Irving Berlin song originally sung by Bing Crosby in the 1942 film “Holiday Inn,” is a seasonal touchstone that illuminates the best of who we are during the holiday season. When it was originally released, it served as a balm to U.S. troops serving overseas. “Wrenched from their normal lives and the places they had known, separated from their sweethearts, their husbands, their wives, their parents, their children, Americans naturally found themselves responding to the wistful sentiments in Berlin’s Christmas home song,” writes Jody Rosen in his book “White Christmas: The Story of an American Song.” Crosby’s version has sold more than 50 million copies, and in total it’s sold more than 100 million copies. It’s been covered more than 500 times. It’s indeed a uniquely American Christmas treasure, written in Southern California by a Jewish immigrant from Russia pining about a wintry New England.
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
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
缤纷圣诞
MERRY CHRISTMAS
快乐Merry christmas
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