My Xmas Carol

I'm not religious, I prefer to believe I'm spiritual, as this embraces all religions. As you probably know, I love festivals and celebrations, so though I may not always agree with the sentiments, I'd be the last one to miss out on the chance to sing Xmas carols.

Last week my guitar mentor taught me the tune of Gustav Holst's beautiful carol In The Bleak Midwinter. I just love it and can't get it out of my head, but when I looked up the lyric I knew I couldn't sing it with any sincerity and eventually my own rather different version started to kick in. 

Here's a lovely rendition of the original:

So here it is, with apologies to Christina Rosetti, as the original lyric is based on one of her poems written in 1872. Haven't had a chance to record it yet so you'll have to use your imagination:

In the bleak midwinter

Angels come to play

Bringing light in darkness

Peace on earth they say.

Hark the herald angels

Proclaim their news on high

Glad tidings for the future

As New Year draws nigh

Chorus
(Sung after every verse)

We all know the story

What can mere mortals do?

What happens to the glory

Once the year is new?

Comfort, joy, goodwill to men

And even women too

Love thy neighbour even if

She's gay, black or a Jew.

Ditch the new world order

The pyramid of power

No place for Rupert Murdoch

Pull down his ivory tower.

Lucifer is waiting

With open arms for you

It's much more fun down under

All you have to do

Is rape and pillage and plunder

Lie and cheat and steal

Don't worry about the planet

It's all in the Devil's deal.

So in the bleak midwinter

When angels fly to earth

Wouldn't it be wondrous

To heed their glorious words?

No more greedy bankers

No more corrupt MPs

No more hate and bigotry

All peoples walk in peace.

A very merry Christmas with friends and family to you all and thanks for reading my ramblings xox