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tofty has worked up a playlist of depressing alternative Christmas songs. At her suggestion, I present the matching collection of old-fashioned traditional depressing Christmas songs.
Verily, the Tide of Christmas Doth Blow (the Nasty, Brutish, and Short Traditional Music Mix)
Andrew Parrott and the Baltimore Consort: Coventry Carol. Or: Let's see if we can save this baby while all the others are murdered.
The Voice Squad: Down In Yon Forest. Or: Arthurian imagery, sick wounds, blood.
The Voice Squad: The Holly She Bears A Berry. Blood. Blood, I tell you.
Deller Consort: Adam Lay Ybounden. Or: Crime. Punishment. Eventual redemption. For this we're required to give thanks.
Baltimore Consort: Remember, O Thou Man. Adam's fall, part 2.
Baltimore Consort: Bellman's Carol. Or: This little baby y'all are so excited about? He's gonna die.
Maddy Prior: Poor Little Jesus. Yup. Gonna die.
Maddy Prior: See Amid the Winter Snow. And plus it was really nice where he was, whereas here? Not so nice.
Anonymous 4: Seven Rejoices of Mary. Seeing her son crucified. Makes a mother's heart glad.
Revels: Dame, Get Up and Make Your Pies. Mutilated birds.
Revels: Malpas Wassail. Random drunken people at your door demanding figgy pudding.
Download here.
tofty has worked up a playlist of depressing alternative Christmas songs. At her suggestion, I present the matching collection of old-fashioned traditional depressing Christmas songs.Verily, the Tide of Christmas Doth Blow (the Nasty, Brutish, and Short Traditional Music Mix)
Andrew Parrott and the Baltimore Consort: Coventry Carol. Or: Let's see if we can save this baby while all the others are murdered.
The Voice Squad: Down In Yon Forest. Or: Arthurian imagery, sick wounds, blood.
The Voice Squad: The Holly She Bears A Berry. Blood. Blood, I tell you.
Deller Consort: Adam Lay Ybounden. Or: Crime. Punishment. Eventual redemption. For this we're required to give thanks.
Baltimore Consort: Remember, O Thou Man. Adam's fall, part 2.
Baltimore Consort: Bellman's Carol. Or: This little baby y'all are so excited about? He's gonna die.
Maddy Prior: Poor Little Jesus. Yup. Gonna die.
Maddy Prior: See Amid the Winter Snow. And plus it was really nice where he was, whereas here? Not so nice.
Anonymous 4: Seven Rejoices of Mary. Seeing her son crucified. Makes a mother's heart glad.
Revels: Dame, Get Up and Make Your Pies. Mutilated birds.
Revels: Malpas Wassail. Random drunken people at your door demanding figgy pudding.
Download here.
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Date: 12/15/08 02:41 am (UTC)Nasty, Brutish, and Short
Speaking of -- If anybody has a sung recording of Pound's Winter Is Icumen In (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer_Is_Icumen_In#In_parody), I will flail and fall over in gratitude.
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Date: 12/15/08 02:42 am (UTC)Snagging.
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Date: 12/15/08 02:48 am (UTC)My favorite depressing Christmas carol (though "Coventry Carol" runs a close second) is "Sleep, Holy Babe." It's a gorgeous arrangement that I sing, four-part a capella, but the last verse is the kicker.
Sleep! Holy Babe! Ah! take Thy brief repose;
Too quickly will Thy slumbers break,
And Thou to lengthened pains awake
That Death alone shall close.
That Death alone shall close.
Welcome to the world, baby Jesus! Aren't you cute? Sleep while you can, because soon enough, your life will suck.
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Date: 12/15/08 02:50 am (UTC)I always say I could never be a satisfactory pagan because I've experienced antibiotics and central heating.
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Date: 12/15/08 02:51 am (UTC)I die. It's beautiful and bloodthirsty and poetic and twisted all at once. WHAT IS NOT TO LOVE I ASK YOU.
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Date: 12/15/08 02:13 pm (UTC)Ganking this as soon as I'm home - I love morbid religious music.
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Date: 12/15/08 02:41 pm (UTC)Not quite on the same level as these, but are you familiar with "Innocent's Song" by Show of Hands? Let me know if not, because the awesomeness is really worth sharing.
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Date: 12/15/08 05:33 pm (UTC)(Here via friendsfriends)
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Date: 12/15/08 09:36 pm (UTC)I wanted to tell you that on the bus the other day I suddenly sat bolt upright because I had a terrible thought: maybe nobody ever told Res about Fredo Viola! So anyway, if nobody told you, I suggest you try listening to The Turn http://www.vimeo.com/2151954 (i personally don't like the video so just listen) and then fredoviola.com for more.
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Date: 12/20/08 01:28 pm (UTC)I'm going to listen to them while I walk. Also
Thanks,
Laurie
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Date: 12/21/08 03:09 am (UTC)Check your email *G*
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Date: 12/22/08 04:57 am (UTC)But what I wanted to say is that I read your descriptions of the Nasty Brutish, He's gonna die comments to my very hep oldest son who laughed all the way through and thought you had a wicked sense of humor, which is a most excellent compliment coming from him =) I thought they were wickedly hilarious too =)
Thanks again! =)
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Date: 12/27/08 08:49 pm (UTC)I hope you enjoy it!
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Date: 12/28/08 02:07 am (UTC)(plus: actually very catchy / earwormy)