Today's Christmas Obscurus song is a traditional carol given a lovely vibe by the Hogarty Celtic Band (warning: no words, just beautiful music): Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly (ignore the title on SaveFile, I goofed that one and misnamed it).

 Christmas is Coming! I know because the Disney Princesses told me so.

 Nothing beats a bit of Louis Armstrong, especially when he's singing Zat You Santa Claus?

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Today I watched a lot of Christmas-themed videos, and ended with Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, which was on Disney Cinemagic while I was eating my tea. The last segment featured Father Christmas, and that's a tenuous enough excuse for me to make today's Christmas Obscurus track I Believe In Father Christmas by Greg Lake.

Christmas Obscurus goes all mainstream with today's song, Last Christmas by Wham! which also happens to be my mother's favourite Christmas song of all time.

Today's Christmas song isn't technically Christmassy at all, but it does have a lot to do with the time of year - I was listening to Ring Out, Solstice Bells by Jethro Tull in the car on the way home from my grandmother's and couldn't help but think of
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Today's Christmas Obscurus song is another one from the Disney Princess Christmas album, this time the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas reworked and sung by Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, Sleeping Beauty and Princess Jasmine.

Today I was observed teaching by the headmaster, a.k.a. Mr. Soooooooooper Critical. However, against ( Read more... )

 One of my favourite Christmas tunes today (shhdon'tlooktthedateit'sstillThursdayreally). Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland, from the wonderful musical Meet Me in St. Louis.

Azurite, I promise to email you those liners tomorrow, but I'm so bushed tonight I can barely keep my eyes open.

Today's song gives Christmas a country & western twist, with Sleigh Ride/Winter Wonderland by Dolly Parton.

So Christmas Obscurus now hits FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGS territory with (yep, you guessed it) five songs in its repertoire.