Missed a Day

Okay, okay, missed a day of Christmas songs - owe you 2...

First:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

One of my all time favorites... pretty much anyone can sing this to me and I swoon... it always makes me think of everyone far and near and the hope I have that everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a wonderful year - "Bless everyone with us today until we meet again..."

Lyrics:
JUDY GARLAND VERSION
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
Next year all our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
Next year all our troubles will be miles away
Once again as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who were dear to us
Will be near to us once more
Someday soon we all will be together
If the fates allow
Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now

FRANK SINATRA VERSION
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on, our troubles will be out of sight
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
From now on, our troubles will be miles away
Here we are as in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

There are a lot of wonderful versions of this, but how can you post any other than the original Judy Garland:


And - Here is a great NPR snippet about the James Taylor version that came out post-9/11...

Second:
Back to the Muppets!

Medley: Alfie The Christmas Tree, Carol for a Christmas Tree, It's In Every One Of Us
This is a crazy one - it's a medley... it's just gorgeous... I can't find much information about how it came to be on the album, but just take a listen...

Lyrics:
Alfie

Did you ever hear the story of the Christmas tree that just didn't want to change the show?
He liked living in the woods and playing with squirrels
He liked ice cycles and snow
He liked wolves and eagles and grizzly bears
And critters and creatures that crawled
Why bugs were some of his very best friends
Spiders and ants and all
And that's not to say that he ever looked down on the vision of twinkling lights
Or on mirrored bubbles and peppermint canes and a thousand other delights
And he often had dreams of tiny reindeer
And a jolly old man in a tiny red sleigh full of toys and presents and wonderful things
And the story of Christmas day

Oh Alfie believed in Christmas all right
He was full of Christmas cheer
All of each and every day
And all through out the year
To him it was more than a special time
Much more than a special day
It was more than a beautiful story
It was a special kind of way

You see, some folks have never heard a jingle bell ring
And they've never heard of Santa Claus
They've never heard the story of the Son of God
That made Alfie pause
Did that mean that they'd never know of peace on earth?
Or the brotherhood of man
Or know how to love
Or know how to give
If they can't, no one can

You see, life, is a very special kind of thing
Not just for a chosen few
But for each and every living, breathing thing
Not just me and you

So in your Christmas prayers this year
Alfie asked me to ask you
Say a prayer for the wind
And the water
And the wood
And those who live there too

It's In Every One Of Us

It's in every one of us
To be wise
Find your heart
Open up both your eyes
We can all know everything
Without ever knowing why
It's in every one of us
By and by
It's in every one of us
To be wise
Find your heart
Open up both of your eyes
We can all know everything
Without ever knowing why
By and by
By and by

Okay, I'm having a hard time finding video or audio for what I want - but the beginning of this video is Alfie - makes me cry every time! But, this is the TV Special so what follows isn't It's In Every One of Us, it's The Christmas Wish - another good one...


And - this is the best I can find for It's In Every One of Us