The Chimney Song: A Christmas Classic

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The discussion revolves around a shared appreciation for various Christmas songs, particularly "The Chimney Song," which features humorous lyrics about something stuck in a chimney, presumably Santa. Participants express their love for Christmas music, mentioning other favorites like "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" and "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." There is a debate about whether certain songs, such as "It's Christmas at Ground Zero" by Weird Al, qualify as classics. Additionally, the conversation touches on the emotional resonance of songs like "Happy X-Mas (War is Over)" and the cultural significance of Christmas music, with some noting the contributions of Jewish artists to the genre. The thread also includes links to various performances and renditions of classic Christmas songs, highlighting the diversity and nostalgia associated with holiday music. Overall, the discussion showcases a collective enthusiasm for Christmas tunes and their impact on holiday traditions.
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I love this song. I was just listening to it again on the radio.

The Chimney Song





Lyrics

The Chimney Song

There's something stuck up in the chimney
And I don't know what it is,
But it's been there all night long.
Well, I waited up for Santa all Christmas night
But he never came and it don't seem right.
And there's something in the chimney
And it doesn't make a sound,
But I wish you Merry Christmas.

There's something stuck up in the chimney
And I don't know what it is,
But it's been there all week long.
Well, the dog keeps barking up the chimney flue
And we don't know what we're going to do.
Cause there's something in the chimney
And it doesn't move around,
And it's been a week since Christmas.

There's something stuck up in the chimney
And I don't know what it is,
But it's been there all month long.
Well, it's jammed up tight above the fireplace
Now the house smells funny, such a big disgrace.
That there's something in the chimney
And it doesn't talk at all,
And it's been there since last Christmas.

There's something stuck up in the chimney
And I don't know what it is,
But it's been there all year long.
I'll been waiting up for Santa like I did last year
But my brother says, "He's already here."
And he's stuck up in the chimney
And he doesn't say a word
And he'll be there every Christmas.
And we'll have him every Christmas.
 
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Hurkyl said:
This one is annoying, but sticks in your head:

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
I was going to look that one up, it's another classic! Thanks!
 
Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer

 
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Does "It's Christmas at Ground Zero" (by Weird Al) count as a classic yet? :smile: (I'm not sure if it's all right to link to)
 
Hurkyl said:
Does "It's Christmas at Ground Zero" (by Weird Al) count as a classic yet? :smile: (I'm not sure if it's all right to link to)
I don't think I've heard that one.
 
Hurkyl said:
Does "It's Christmas at Ground Zero" (by Weird Al) count as a classic yet? :smile: (I'm not sure if it's all right to link to)

Along those same lines...

This one is an odd song, but I like it a lot. It's an ant-war song where the singer pines for his love waiting in the nuclear fall-out zone:

Stop the Calvary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOe18JcatZo
 
In the wonderful crooning style...it's Mel Torme and Judy Garland singing one of my faves.

Judy Garland gets the words wrong at least twice...!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2CMezhgL2U
 
The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York is pretty new, but it must already be considered a classic:

 
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f95toli said:
The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York is pretty new, but it must already be considered a classic:



That is very nice, f95toli! I love Irish music :!).
 
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Christmastime is Here!
 
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Math Is Hard said:
Christmastime is Here!


Even though I'm not a big ukelele fan, that was very nice.

I just love Christmas music!
 
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Leroy Anderson's "Christmas Festival" is the last word in Christmas carols. This year I'm having trouble finding a good performance, though -- here's the best I could find.

 
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lisab said:
Even though I'm not a big ukelele fan, that was very nice.

I just love Christmas music!

The ukulele makes me think of Christmas on the beach in Bora Bora :)
 
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I love Claymation and Christmas Claymation is my favorite, I have the DVD.

When the girls were little these were two of their favorites. The is The Raisins singing "Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer". They had a popular 1950's song out at the time where they sang "Bah, bah, bah", so the Spawn of Evo called the Raisins the "Bah Bahs". Ok, that's only cute to me. :rolleyes:

So, here are the Bah Bahs singing "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXzriJ2LDpI&feature=related

Another favorite is "We Three Kings" as sung by the Claymation Camels, known to Spawn as the "Campbells".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87wGHfAi17Q&NR=1
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUOJwDSfMLo

My favorite christmas song
 
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my second favorite chritmas song...

now looking for third now (either goes like this reindeer had red nose with no friends.. or something like it's Christmas let's have fun or go outside... more like a family song), which I hear many times on the radio. It also reminds me of Delilah!
 
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Rootx, have you heard the original: Happy X-Mas (War is over)? I love it. It always remind me that you don't have to be a christian to get in the holiday mood.

Just a small disclaimer for this video, it uses this the song over images of violence and war.
It is a desperately sad video. There are other videos but I think this one is the most powerful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvNRHrKyaX4&feature=related
 
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Redd said:
Rootx, have you heard the original: Happy X-Mas (War is over)? I love it. It always remind me that you don't have to be a christian to get in the holiday mood.

Just a small disclaimer for this video, it uses this the song over images of violence and war.
It is a desperately sad video. There are other videos but I think this one is the most powerful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvNRHrKyaX4

O no, I thought Sarah McLaughlan was original
 
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lisab said:
Christmas Bump!

As much as I *love* Christmas music, the reality of my upbringing is best portrayed in http://popup.lala.com/popup/576742253903489229" :redface:.

I hope that nowadays christmasses are merrier for you. :frown:

I can only hear 20 seconds but here is the whole thing.

Other versions of the most popular Christmas songs:





Also, a colleague in axion :biggrin:

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Chet Akins: Jingle Bell Rock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXSHyqO0SZQ
 
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rolerbe said:
(How do you get a youtube image in here?)

Anytime you see tricks like that, hit the "quote" box and then you can peek at the codes for that trick. But the tags [ youtube ]Youtube file code[ /youtube ] -without spaces- do work
 
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Hurkyl said:
Does "It's Christmas at Ground Zero" (by Weird Al) count as a classic yet? :smile: (I'm not sure if it's all right to link to)

I don't see why not. It's classic Weird Al.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsvZHHLQ8-c"
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWvIC3OR7wk From A Very Special Christmas, 1987. My man Sting.
 
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Good King Wenceslas is my best example of the classic Christmas spirit. Not a great song, except for its great humility.
 
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I didn't know where else to post this. But thought music and parties go well together lol.

dress.jpg
 
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One shortcoming of Judaism is that our music can't compare to the Christian stuff. "Will the Circle be Unbroken" runs circles around anything we've got and "Amazing Grace" by itself beats the entire opus of three major eastern religions. There's a lot of great Christmas music out there too. Ha, we wrote half of that stuff. But the constant repetition ruins even a good thing. So go ahead and sing Adeste Fideles all you want, we deserve good music. But once only and then put it away for another year. Merry Christmas to us all.
 
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hypatia said:
I didn't know where else to post this. But thought music and parties go well together lol.

dress.jpg

With the right 'stuffing', that could be one tasty bird! :smile:
 
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hypatia said:
I didn't know where else to post this. But thought music and parties go well together lol.

dress.jpg
Gorgeous dress hypatia, hope you have a great night!
 
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jimmysnyder said:
One shortcoming of Judaism is that our music can't compare to the Christian stuff.

You mean "Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel" can't compare to "I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" or "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth"? I'm not sure... the Dreidel Song is pretty sweet.
 
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hypatia said:
I didn't know where else to post this. But thought music and parties go well together lol.

dress.jpg

Hmmm.. the boys are going to their mom's... so it's just me and dad, the baby and the cat(s?)... so this is making me think maybe I'll be able to pull out my favorite red party dress... if I fit in it with my wee-bit of remaining post-baby weight!
 
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I had a great time at my first party event of the season. They had children providing the music, so I thought ohh hum. But these kids were not your ordinary kids, each of them had a gift, and it was mind boggling how good they were.
 
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Christmas Classics!

Well, I'm not certain if these have already been posted but I figured I might as well share these christmas "classics" . . .

This first video is perhaps the most, well, stunning rendition of "Oh Holy Night" that I've ever heard. I would argue that this performance is literally unparalelled.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_xSbiGWzuQ&feature=related

This second video is a good, but perhaps run of the mill (standard) rendition of the same song. It certainly has its merits and deserves a good listen.


This third video probably best deserves the title classic (again, "Oh Holy Night"). Its probably the least interesting video, but here for your listening pleasure.


In retrospect, none of these videos are really classics, but they're all worth listening to :wink:. My personal (honest to god) favorite is video number 2. Happy Chrstmas everyone!
 
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Three renditions of my favorite christmas song (goodness, three seems to be a motif today):



 
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jimmysnyder said:
One shortcoming of Judaism is that our music can't compare to the Christian stuff. "Will the Circle be Unbroken" runs circles around anything we've got and "Amazing Grace" by itself beats the entire opus of three major eastern religions. There's a lot of great Christmas music out there too. Ha, we wrote half of that stuff. But the constant repetition ruins even a good thing. So go ahead and sing Adeste Fideles all you want, we deserve good music. But once only and then put it away for another year. Merry Christmas to us all.
Isn't it funny that our more loved christmas Classics were written and/or sung by jews? White Christmas, Holiday Inn, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire).. I'm talking Irving Berlin and Mel Torme.
 
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For some reason I have strong Christmas associations with the Pastorale of Beethoven

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'12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - AUSTRALIAN VERSION:

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Twelve goannas goin, Eleven snakes a-sliding,
Ten dingoes dashing, Nine wombats waddling,
Eight koalas clinging, Seven emus running,
Six 'roos a-jumping,
Five opals black,
Four great galahs,
Three parakeets,
Two cockatoos,
And a kookaburra up the old gum tree.

(By Jaybees Entertainment)

Speaking of kookaburras - here's the chorus

https://www.physicsforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=22716&d=1261868245
 

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12 days of Christmas - A Canadian version.

Doug and Bob

http://www.execulink.com/~bobnet/hoser/12days.html

Bob: Okay, good day, this is our Christmas part of the album, and you can play this at your Christmas parties, uh, or to yourself on Christmas Eve, if there's nothing else to do.

Doug: Good day, eh? In case you thought, like, I wasn't on this part!

Bob: Oh, I guarantee ya, you'd be on. Okay, so, good day, this is the Christmas part, and, we're going to tell you what to get, uh, your true love for Christmas.

. . .
 
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jgens said:
This first video is perhaps the most, well, stunning rendition of "Oh Holy Night" that I've ever heard. I would argue that this performance is literally unparalelled.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_xSbiGWzuQ&feature=related

That was better than Sarah Pallin's visit to the turkey farm.
 
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Andre said:
For some reason I have strong Christmas associations with the Pastorale of Beethoven
Nice match-up. Beethoven is the world's most underrated composer and Karajan the world's most overrated conductor.
 

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