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| Christmas - Aussie Carols... sort of; If you have some put 'em here | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 2 2011, 11:37:48 AM (628 Views) | |
| Pothole | Dec 2 2011, 11:37:48 AM Post #1 |
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She's turned the corner again and Saint Nic hooking up the boomers for his Australian trip. The seasons a bit funny here to what most know from home and the turnouts a tad different. We start off with a barbie for our partners, boyfriends, girlfriends and kids if we have them at home on Chrissy morning and work our way around either friends or family for the Chrissy lunch. Lots of swimming, backyard cricket and having a bit of fun in the summer sun. Lunch with lots of seafood, cold chicken and turkey, honey glazed ham and different salads. Not to forget the lions cake and pavlova.... and rum balls of course. The wonderful things like carols by candlelight, putting up the Chrissy tree and lights, taking a drive at night to see the streets that are filled with houses lit up, decorating with native plants like Christmas bells and Christmas bush and Wattle sprays... and yes I go out a lot at this time of year with friends and their kids and that is fun as well... as most of the activities are child orientated. I am a sucker for a lot of holidays, this one is just the best of them all. So our Musical journey. Australian Christmas songs I am going to post up one or two each week here (yeah you know me so there will probably be more) until the day. #1 Deck the Sheds Deck the Sheds |
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| TerritorianTori | Dec 3 2011, 01:35:14 AM Post #2 |
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 I like the one sung to to the tune of "Jingle Bells", where they go dashing through the bush in a beat-up ute (or something to that effect). |
 South Texas to the Northern Territory - since 2004 I'm a huge fan of... Angry Video Game Nerd | The Big Bang Theory | Doctor Who | Pet Shop Boys | Yanks Down Under ~ Americans living in Australia Avatar by Sketch Shop Boys I don't do Facebook, sorry. | |
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| Pothole | Dec 3 2011, 12:26:30 PM Post #3 |
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#2 for out little wombat Aussie Jingle Bells |
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| TerritorianTori | Dec 4 2011, 12:56:46 AM Post #4 |
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| Pothole | Dec 4 2011, 09:32:22 PM Post #5 |
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#3 bit hard to find a recording of this one................ 12 Days of an Aussie Christmas |
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| Pothole | Dec 7 2011, 06:53:23 AM Post #6 |
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A bit of a change... a bit closer to a traditional carol #4 The North Wind (Christmas Day) Edited by Pothole, Dec 9 2011, 08:03:50 AM.
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| Pothole | Dec 9 2011, 08:04:31 AM Post #7 |
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#5 We could not do this without this one... Six White Boomers |
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| TerritorianTori | Dec 10 2011, 08:41:24 AM Post #8 |
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Good ol' Rolf Harris. 
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| Pothole | Dec 11 2011, 11:03:38 AM Post #9 |
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#6 ....With beer, prawns and Coolibah Christmas in Australia |
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| Pothole | Dec 12 2011, 10:32:22 PM Post #10 |
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#7 ... well no one can remember all the words  Australians Let Us Barbeque Off to pack and gather whatever good luck charms I need... Narrabri for a few days via Aeropelican 
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| Pothole | Dec 15 2011, 10:36:46 AM Post #11 |
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# 8 - Going on a bit of a walk about off the track for this one.. one of my favourite Chrissy songs of all time. White Wine in the Sun - Tim Minchin Hope you all enjoy this one 
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| Jennie | Dec 15 2011, 12:16:10 PM Post #12 |
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Thanks for White Wine in the Sun! I love it! |
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| Bindie | Dec 15 2011, 11:41:08 PM Post #13 |
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Ooooooh that was a nice one. Thanks for posting. |
 The future is no place/to place your better days, DMB Canberra, ACT since 2004 | |
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| TerritorianTori | Dec 16 2011, 09:37:48 AM Post #14 |
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Do you know one about a 'Santa Koala', Mr. Pothole? My kiddo has been singing it (in his own way), but I can't figure out what the words are. |
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| Pothole | Dec 16 2011, 02:00:37 PM Post #15 |
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Yes Miss Tors... the song is a sing along to a book, I think my nephews have it. Will give them a call tonight and if they do will work out a way to put it up here for you. #9 a bit country this time... Nuttin' For Christmas - Adam Brand |
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| Pothole | Dec 20 2011, 04:45:22 PM Post #16 |
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Sorry Tors they had Cassie the Koala not the other one... #10 this one is just a beautiful song. Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo Fame Christmas Day the Australian Way Youtube Link Worth throwing in the lyrics. Christmas Day Australia Way Angry Anderson The winter wind is blowin' and I'm far away from home When Christmas time is comin' and I'm feeling all alone I dream of Margaret River on a summer's day It's so beautiful at Byron Bay Sydney Harbour and Adelaide And a warm winds blowin' on a Whitsunday way On walk-a-bout out Broken Hill way It's Christmas Day Australia way It's Christmas Day Australia way Tassie island and Alice Springs Or the Sunshine coast where the kookaburra sings Gone to Darwin on a red dusty road And the dreamtime desert is callin' me home When the Fremantle doctor blows Scarborough way It's Christmas Day Australia way It's Christmas Day Australia way And the cold breeze beatin' on window pane The sighting of the day it's snowing out and rain When I'm blown across the Northern Sea It ain't my heart I'd rather be back home to say (It's Christmas Day) From Indian Ocean to the Coral Sea Torquay, Bell's Beach, ACT A woman down at Ballarat & Uluru The Murray River Oh Kakadu Stormy Cape, Coober Pedy, Birdsville, Canberra sure are neat From a mountain trail to Arnham Land Run a while the way you can I've been away a long time seems like only yesterday We were dancin' at St Kilda singin' Santa's on his way I should be spending the day at Port Philip Bay I'm dreamin' of Margaret River on a summer's day It's so beautiful at Byron Bay Sydney Harbour and Adelaide And a warm winds blowin' on a Whitsunday way On walk-a-bout out Broken Hill way It's Christmas Day Edited by Pothole, Dec 20 2011, 05:18:29 PM.
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| Bindie | Dec 21 2011, 12:33:11 AM Post #17 |
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Not to hijack this thread - just wanted to note that Kate Miller-Heidke covered White Wine in the Sun recently. I think she does a good job, but, obviously not as good as Tim Minchin. Still, worth a listen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLp2DfsW5Cw This song really "speaks" to me. I've been struggling with finding / keeping the spirit of Christmas in Australia as all my old traditions simply do not work. (I'm not talking about religion so much as traditions, expectations.) The last few years I've been rather Grinchy, but this year I decided to just keep my mouth shut so at least my huz can enjoy Christmas. Anyway, the other day I was strolling around the nursery picking out looking for a particular rose when I heard Deck the Halls. I quickly moved away because it just sounded so garish, so out of place - so wrong. I usually LOVE Christmas carols, but Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow just isn't doing anything for me. Nor is The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting. . . ). I sorta felt like the obligatory gift giving and the work Christmas party was just about all I had to look "forward" to now. Then last week I was reading http://asweetspoonful.com/2011/12/finding-the-spirit.html, specifically: A really nice couple that sells pasta next to me at the farmers market said they can’t even look at wreaths let alone Chritmas trees, Christmas cookies, lights, ham. I assume they must be Jewish. No, we just hate everything that Christmas stands for. Hmm. A coworker said the same thing. He can’t stand obligatory gifts and feels like it kills the Christmas spirit for everyone. Fair enough. I can’t say that I disagree on that point. But what I will say is it’s easy enough to sit back and talk about how much you hate Christmas ham, strings of lights, and navigating your way through the crowds at the mall (which I do hate, actually). But since you’re a savvy, independent adult, you can also go out and make of it what you will. Find yourself a little slice of spirit. Hate poinsettias? Don’t buy one. Love marzipan jewels wrapped in pretty red foil? Stock up! Hate Christmas music but love festive shop windows? Go for a walk!] . . . When I told you that Christmas is just another day, I didn’t really mean it. It’s not. It’s a slow, meandering, joyful, peaceful day. It only comes once a year and that alone makes it special. It’s also a day that is brimming with spirit in as much as you allow it to be. In whatever that looks like for you. Because if we’re not open to that– forgetting about expectation, obligations, and overly salty hams for just one moment–that very special glint of magic may just not make it to our doorsteps this year. My old Northern hemisphere traditions / expectations just fall flat here and I've decided - starting this year - to start some new ones. You'd think I would have realised this earlier - you know this is my SEVENTH Christmas in Australia. (facepalm). I guess somethings just take longer to realise. White Wine in the Sun reminds me what's most important. Instead of becoming weary over obligatory presents, rampant commercialism, full to the brim carparks, wall to wall people in the mall, and pink Christmas trees, I'm going to bake Christmas biscuits with my neices and nephews, make homemade fudge for work colleagues and friends, decorate my tree in only our favourite ornaments (Those cork reindeers? Dead to me), and enjoy watching my husband and his family open presents after a barbie Christmas dinner in the sun. And then I'll ring my family and tell them how much I love and miss them and wish we were together. Kris Kringle for work? NO. Work Christmas party NO. Weather inappropriate Christmas songs? NO. Wine? YES! Edited by Bindie, Dec 21 2011, 12:34:58 AM.
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| Pothole | Dec 21 2011, 11:41:03 AM Post #18 |
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Hijack the thread ummm no.. I sort of go off on tangents and insert ramdon thing in most of my conversations, so this is good. And for the link to Kate doing that song I had not heard that before. She is an amazing talent, I would have liked to see the kapo on the guitar put a bit lower to better compliment her high voice... just me though. Did you catch Kate on Rockwiz a at the beginning of this month? My favourite song of Kates would have to be Caught in the Crowd, just amazing. It was funny growing up out west. So many contradictions, which at the time we never even recoginzed as such until we grew up.. I am still stuggling with the growing up bit but that is another story .Chistmas was a day of friends or family and celebrating the end of the year and it did not matter if that year had been good or bad I think everyone just let out a sigh of relief that it was over. We lived out on the black soil flood plains and the day could get up to 42 degrees (108f) in the shade, even the kelpies would not venture too far from under the water tanks. We lived out at a place back then where the station store only got supplies in once a month and that was if the truck could get through and December was usually a wet month so it was rare indeed that it could get across some of the swollen creeks. I never had an inside Christmas tree until I was in my teens. We usually picked out one in yard.. a dogwood or small wilga and took to it with the chainsaw cutting it back until it roughly, very roughly had the shape of a triangle and then decorated it up. To this day I still make up my Christmas wreaths and garlands as we did back then. Interweave wattle branches for the shape and then weave in wattle and grevillea flowers around it. Instead of a ribbon at the bottom I use two crossed over Banksia flowers. I use Gum leaf,Gum nuts and Gum flower sprays for table decorations. Our meals then consisted of Yabbies we caught in the creek or dam. Yellow Belly and Murray Cod, Rabbits, Chicken and Lamb were our meat for the day. There were always lots of trifles, jellies and more different types of salads than you could put in a book. And Lamingtons... you really would not believe how many lamingtons were on that table then. I think everyone who came made either a plate of lamingtons or a pavlova to bring. Luckily I love both. At night sitting around that tree with a bonfire going in the background and a few people on their guitars, harmonicas and mouth harps playing carols it was, to me as a kid, one of the more magical things to happen in the year. Looking back now singing those songs in that setting, in that heat it gives me mixed feelings of absurdity and comfort at the same time. As life moved on and I settled I decided that Christmas is all about traditions, and I would not want a Christmas without those. But those traditions are about who I (or we are...) am and what reflects that best. So I do that wreath and garlands because to me that is tradition and I decorate out my place with ornaments, no cork reindeers either, and I have a Christmas train running around the bottom of my tree. And I make up two trees one is the live pine and I do a smaller one that is a wooden shell I hang off hundreds of the lollies from until it has the shape of a full figured pine tree (I get a lot of visitors with kids.. and candy canes taste yuk). I make things like watermelon gazpacho, mango salsas, fig salads, tomato pesto stuffed brie, cherry jelly cake or jalapeno corn muffins. And we have bake days with the nieces and nephews and friends kids for chocolate crackles and christmas ice and patty cakes.. and no matter how much of the icing slides all over the top or the christmas ice looks like a ski ramp I would not change a thing because that along with pagents, driving looking at christmas lights and going out and looking at the window decorations with them is what the spirit of christmas is all about to me. Christmas should never be about expectations. To give freely with no expectations means you already have the best gift of all. And as much as I like Six White Boomers, Aussie Christmas and all those songs Colin Buchanan and Bucko and Champ have recorded I hope to see where more artists come out with songs in the vein of White Wine in the Sun and Christmas Day the Australian Way. There will never be the residual income of songs like The Christmas Song or Deck The Halls or This Christmas... but then that is not what it is all about is it? Anyone on YDU a song writer? I agree with you there Miss Bindie... looking past all that on the surface is superficial about Christmas these days and creating an experience that is unique to each individual or family is the best tradition of all. Or I have just had too much coffee this morning and in that case after it has worn off I will come back and delete this post and put up a dancing reindeer singing frosty the snowman while sipping on eggnog... |
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| Pothole | Dec 21 2011, 12:21:40 PM Post #19 |
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# 11 We Wish You a Ripper Christmas And that we do
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| ~vjay~ | Dec 21 2011, 10:17:27 PM Post #20 |
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Could be worse, could be singing this. "Jingle Bells Batman smells Robin laid an egg Wonder Woman lost her bosoms Flying T.A.A, hey!" Kids used to sing this when I was at school, true story. TAA is a now defunct Australian airline :D |
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