WHITE CHRISTMAS

BING CROSBY

SONGWRITER: IRVING BERLIN

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: MERRY CHRISTMAS

LABEL: DECCA RECORDS

GENRE: CHRISTMAS SONG

YEAR: 1945

White Christmas é uma canção natalina composta por Irving Berlin e gravada originalmente por Bing Crosby. A versão de Crosby figura no Guinness World Records como o single mais vendido de todos os tempos, tendo superado a marca de 100 milhões de cópias em todo o mundo. Outras versões da canção, somando a de Crosby, já venderam mais de 150 milhões de cópias.

As fontes variam sobre quando e onde Berlin compôs a canção. Uma versão afirma que a canção foi escrita em 1940 na cidade de La Quinta, Califórnia, sendo que outras fontes alegam que o local de sua origem é no hotel Arizona Biltmore. Segundo o próprio Berlin, White Christmas é a "melhor canção já escrita".

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,

Just like the ones I used to know.

Where those tree-tops glisten,

And children listen

To hear sleighbells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,

With every Christmas card I write,

"May your days be merry and bright,

And may all your Christmases be white".

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,

Just like the ones I used to know.

May your days may your days may your days be merry and bright,

And may all your Christmases be white.

MY SPECIAL ANGEL

BOBBY VINTON

SONGWRITERS: JIMMY DUNCAN  

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: THE GREATEST HITS OF THE GREATEST GROUPS

LABEL: SONY MUSIC

GENRE: POP SONG

YEAR: 1963

"My Special Angel" is a popular song by Jimmy Duncan, published in 1957.

The song became a crossover hit in 1957 for Bobby Helms. "My Special Angel" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent four weeks at number one on the US Country music chart. The single made the R&B chart as well peaking at number eight. It became a gold record. Backing vocals were sung by the Anita Kerr Singers.

Bill Haley and His Comets covered it on their 1960 covers album Bill Haley and His Comets.

Bobby Vinton and Frankie Avalon both released covers of this song in 1963. The Crests recorded a cover version for their 1960 album: The Crests Sing All Biggies.

It was revived in 1968 by The Vogues, a vocal group founded in Pennsylvania who had already scored top ten hits in the US with the songs "You're The One", "Five O'Clock World", and "Turn Around, Look at Me". The group's cover of "My Special Angel" reached number seven on the Hot 100 chart and fared even better on the Easy Listening chart, where it spent two weeks at number one in October 1968.

In the United Kingdom, a version recorded by Malcolm Vaughan spent 14 weeks on the charts, peaking at number three in 1957.

You are my special Angel

Sent from up above

The Lord smiled down on me

And sent an angel to love

You are my special angel

Right from paradise

I know you're an angel

Heaven is in your eyes

The smile from your lips brings the summer sunshine

Tears from your eyes bring the rain

I feel your touch, your warm embrace

And I'm in heaven again

You are my special angel

Through eternity

I'll have my special angel

Here to watch over me

A smile from your lips brings the summer sunshine

The tears from your eyes bring the rain

I feel your touch, your warm embrace

And I'm in heaven again

You are my special angel

Through eternity

I'll have my special angel

Here to watch over me

Here to watch over me

COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

DAVID GATES

SONGWRItEr: DAVID gatES

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

Album: TAKE ME NOW

LABEL: ARISTA RECORDS

GEnre: pop rock

YEaR: 1981

Take Me Now is the fifth solo album by David Gates of Bread. It was his final album until 1994.

David Ashworth Gates (born December 11, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer, best known as the co-lead singer of the group Bread, (sharing lead vocal rights with Jimmy Griffin) which reached the tops of the musical charts in Europe and North America on several occasions in the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.

Everyone's comin' for christmas

Everyone soon will be here

And i'm calling again

Cause i've never been

Without you this time of the year

Everyone's sayin' how are you

Knowin'full well i'm not much

And presents to me

Means you here beside me

The love i'm so used to, the touch

Here in december it's hard to remember

The words of july ... that made us both cry

We've tried it apart and i know from my heart

That it's not working well ... it's just simply hell

Everyone's watchin' for santa

But you're all i'm longin' to see

To hold you once more, just like before

Or it won't be like christmas to me

We've tried it apart and i know from my heart

That it's not working well ... not working well

Won't you please come home for christmas

You're all that i have in this world

You know that i'll wait, won't give up hopin'

No matter how late, the door will stay open

I'm in love with you girl

So come home for christmas to me

NATAL TODO DIA

ROUPA NOVA

Compositor: Mauricio gaetani

País: brasil

Álbum: roupa nova

Gravadora: universal music

Gênero: pop rock

ano: 2007

Natal Todo Dia é o vigésimo álbum do grupo carioca Roupa Nova, lançado em novembro de 2007, sendo um álbum dedicado a músicas natalinas. O álbum conta com canções inéditas, regravações em português e regravações do original em inglês. É o terceiro trabalho lançado pelo selo próprio, Roupa Nova Music. Tem a participação de David Gates (ex-Bread) e do coral dos Canarinhos de Petrópolis nas músicas "Natal Todo Dia", "A Paz" e "Então é Natal".

Um clima de sonho se espalha no ar
Pessoas se olham com brilho no olhar
A gente já sente chegando o Natal
É tempo de amor, todo mundo é igual
Os velhos amigos irão se abraçar
Os desconhecidos irão se falar
E quem for criança vai olhar pro céu
Fazendo um pedido pro velho Noel

Se a gente é capaz de espalhar alegria
Se a gente é capaz de toda essa magia
Eu tenho certeza que a gente podia
Fazer com que fosse Natal todo dia

Um jeito mais manso de ser e falar
Mais calma, mais tempo pra gente se dar
Me diz por que só no Natal é assim?
Que bom se ele nunca tivesse mais fim
Que o Natal comece no seu coração
Que seja pra todos sem ter distinção
Um gesto, um sorriso, um abraço, o que for
O melhor presente é sempre o amor

Se a gente é capaz de espalhar alegria ...
Natal todo dia ... (todo dia é Natal)

CORO INFANTIL: Os velhos amigos irão se abraçar
Os desconhecidos irão se falar Eu tenho certeza que a gente podia
Fazer com que fosse Natal todo dia
Que o Natal comece no seu coração
Que seja pra todos sem ter distinção
Eu tenho certeza que a gente podia
Fazer com que fosse Natal todo dia

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

BING CROSBY

SONGWRITER: UNKNOWNED

COUNTRY: U.K./U.S.A.

ALBUM: WE WISH YOU A MWRRY CHRISTMAS

LABEL: WARNER BROS.

GENRE: CHRISTMAS MUSIC

YEAR: 1962

"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular English Christmas carol from the West Country of England.

We Wish You a Merry Christmas è un tradizionale canto natalizio creato nel 1501 dall'Ovest dell'Inghilterra. È uno dei più celebri canti natalizi che unisce in sé anche la celebrazione della festa profana Del Capodanno. Ne esistono principalmente due versioni che differiscono leggermente.

I Wish You a Merry Christmas was a long-playing vinyl album of Christmas themed songs recorded by Bing Crosby for his own company, Project Records, and issued by Warner Bros. (W-1484) in 1962.

The tracks were arranged by Bob Thompson, Peter Matz and Jack Halloran and each conducted the orchestra for their own arrangements. The musical accompaniment was recorded on 23 and 25 July 1962 and Crosby over-dubbed his vocals on October 5, 1962.

The album was re-released by Capitol in 1977 (on LP) and again in 1988 (on CD) as Bing Crosby's Christmas Classics, with one track – "Pat-a-Pan/ While Shepherds Watched Their Sheep" – omitted. All the songs from the original album were included on a 1998 EMI CD called Winter Wonderland in the UK and on an updated 2006 Capitol CD of Bing Crosby's Christmas Classics in the US.

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

We wish you a merry Christmas

And a happy New Year.

Glad tidings we bring

To you and your kin;

Glad tidings for Christmas

And a happy New Year!

We want some figgy pudding

We want some figgy pudding

We want some figgy pudding

Please bring it right here!

Glad tidings we bring

To you and your kin;

Glad tidings for Christmas

And a happy New Year!

We won't go until we get some

We won't go until we get some

We won't go until we get some

So bring it out here!

Glad tidings we bring

To you and your kin;

Glad tidings for Christmas

And a happy New Year!

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

And a happy New Year.

Glad tidings we bring

To you and your kin;

Glad tidings for Christmas

And a happy New Year!

BORN DEAD

J. B. LENOIR

SONGWRITER: J.B.LENOIR

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: J. B. LENOIR

LABEL: POLYDOR

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 1970

J. B. Lenoir/ləˈnɔːr/ (March 5, 1929 – April 29, 1967) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s.

His surname is sometimes pronounced as the French "L'n WAHR", but he pronounced it "La NOR". His given name simply was J. B.; the letters are not initials.

Lord why was I born in Mississippi,

when it's so hard to get ahead

Why was I born in Mississippi,

when it's so hard to get ahead

Every black child born in Mississippi

you know the poor child is born dead

When he came into the world

the doctor spank him, the black baby cry

When he came into the world

the doctor spank him, the black baby cry

Everybody thought he had a life

and that's why the black baby died

He will never speak his language

the poor baby will never speak his mind

Lord he will never speak his language

the poor baby will never speak his mind

The poor child will never know his mind

why in the world he's so poor

Lord why was I born in Mississippi

when it's so hard to get ahead

Lord why was I born in Mississippi

when it's so hard to get ahead

Every black child born in Mississippi

you know the poor child was born dead

WHAT KIND OF WOMAN IS THIS?

BUDDY GUY

SONGWRITER: BUDDY GUY

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: BRING EM IN

LABEL: COBRA RECORDS

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 2005

Buddy Guy (nascido George Guy, em 30 de julho de 1936 em Lettsworth, Louisiana) é um guitarrista e cantor norte-americano de blues e rock. Conhecido por servir de inspiração para Jimi Hendrix e outras lendas dos anos 60, Guy é considerado um importante expoente do chamado Chicago blues, tornado famoso por Muddy Waters e Howlin' Wolf. Foi considerado o 23º melhor guitarrista de todos os tempos pela revista norte-americana Rolling Stone.

The gates of Heaven must be open

I think I saw an angel just walk by

Hey, the gates of heaven must be open

I think I saw an angel just walk by

I heard a blind man screamin', say

Now there goes a sight for my sore eyes

There goes a sight for my sore eyes

Now there goes a sight for my sore eyes

What kind of woman is this?

You should be locked up, pretty girl

In my bedroom with me

Hey, you should be locked up, pretty girl

In my bedroom with me

So we can do the same thing that Adam

Did under that old apple tree

What he did under that apple tree

What he did under that apple tree

Well, well, well, well, well, well

Choke out

Here I come again

There's always some good lookin' girls

Hangin' 'round this famous place

Well, hey, there's always some good lookin' girls

Hangin' round this famous place, talkin' bout legends now

Aww, but this particular one

Looked like somethin' from outer space

She looked like somethin' from outer space

What kind of woman is this?

Hmm, what kind of woman is this?

What kind of woman is this?

Ooh, what kind of woman is this?

Look at that, she shakes all over when she walk

She made a blind man see

Made a dumb man talk

What kind of woman is this?

Hmm, shucks

Tell me, hey, what kind of woman is this, man?

Somebody gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta

Gotta, gotta, gotta tell me, tell me

What kind of woman is this?

WHEN A GUITAR PLAYS THE BLUES

ALBERT COLLINS

Songwriter: Albert Collins

Country: U.S.A.

Álbum: DON’T LOSE YOUR COOL

Label: ALLIGATOR RECORDS

Genre: BLUES

Year: 1983

Don't Lose Your Cool is the eighth studio album by Albert Collins, released in 1983 by Alligator Records.

Albert Collins (Leona, Texas, 1 de outubro de 1932 — 24 de novembro de 1993) foi um músico, guitarrista e cantor de blues. Ele tinha muitos apelidos dados pelos admiradores, como "The Ice Man" ("Homem de Gelo") e "O Mestre da Telecaster". Foi considerado o 56º melhor guitarrista de todos os tempos pela revista norte-americana Rolling Stone.

You get the strangest kinda feelin', that's when the guitar plays the blues

I say, you get the strangest kinda feelin', that's when a guitar plays the blues

Your body gets the message, and you know, you know, your soul has just got to move

You might even bat your eye

You might even snap or cry

The feelin' you're feelin' within you babe

You know you just can't hide

You're kinda strokin' like that

You're kinda bendin' like this

And it reaches down inside you

And your soul just can't resist

You get the same kinda feelin'

When the guitar plays the blues

Your body sure gets the message

Yes, you know, you know, your soul has just got to move

And when the music is over

And it's time to turn out the lights

You know the blues goes home with ya

Soothes you through the night

You get the strange kinda feelin'

When the guitar plays the blues

Your body gets the message

And you know, you know, you know

Your soul has just got to move

THINGS ARE CHANGIN'

GARY CLARK JR

SONGWRITER: GARY CLARK, JR.

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: BLACK AND BLU

LABEL: WARNER BROS.

GENRE: BLUES

YEAR: 2012

Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American musician based in Austin, Texas. Clark has shared the stage with various legends of rock and roll, and has stated that he is "influenced by blues, jazz, soul [and] country, as well as hip hop". Clark's musical trademarks are his distorted guitar sound and smooth vocal style.

Blak and Blu is the major-label debut studio album by American musician Gary Clark, Jr., released on October 22, 2012. The album touches on a wide variety of traditionally black music genres, including soul ("Please Come Home"), hip-hop/R&B ("The Life"), Chuck Berry-esque rock and roll ("Travis County"), and Clark's trademark, blues ("When My Train Pulls In", "Numb", "Next Door Neighbor Blues"). Blak and Blu netted Clark his first two Grammy Award nominations, one for Best Rock Song ("Ain't Messin Round") and the other for Best Traditional R&B Performance ("Please Come Home") which won. This marked the first time that an artist was nominated in both categories in the same year. It peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 album chart, and number one on the Blues Albums chart.

Ooh baby things are changing now

Things are changing now and i can't tell

Where i'll be from here on out

Ooh it's hell

Knowing that for now

We shouldn't kiss and tell

When it's so good

You walk up to me like a stranger girl

And i already know your name

I can make you feel good

If you want to give me the time of day

Won't you listen to me here and now

Cause i'll lay it down simple and plan

Ooh it'd be good to get together girl

But it'll be so hard to maintain

Cause it seems like now

[chorus]

I told you already girl

That i oh i was so gone

But that sweet sweet love

Yeah it had me hanging on

So strong and i

I know now girl

That i can stand alone

I was put here on this earth

By myself woah i gotta keep moving on

Cause it seems like now