HERE WE COME A-DISCOING

With Christmas just three weeks away, I figured it was time to throw a few seasonal songs into the Diskoteka rotation. The first selection is a hilarious klezmer-flavored burlesque of a caroling favorite much beloved by public-school music directors for its mostly secular lyrics. (Though the "ancient Yuletide carol" kinda gives the game away as to what "winter holiday" the song is really about -- shhhh!)

This unforgettable version is performed by novelty group The Three Weissmen and appears on the totally fly CD compilation Blame It On Christmas. ("It's manger-rific! It's Santabulous!")

Sample lyrics:

♪♫♭
Schlepp the halls mit loaves of challah
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
'Tis the season to be joll-ah
Fa-la-la, etc.
Don't forget to wear your schmatta
Take a scarf! Bundle up! Oy, it's cold...
♪♫♭

In coming weeks, Jungle DJ Throbert will be spinning the faux-Sinatra "Away in a Swingin' Manger" (also from the Blame it on Christmas CD) and a lovely pop version of "Mary's Boy Child" by Euro-supergroup Boney M.

posted by Throbert | 12/06/2004 01:13:00 AM |

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