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Last Christmas I posted an earlier recording of Marche Militarie No1. To give myself and an excuse for posting this years recording too, I tell myself that I like it so very much — a favourite among arrangements I've made of pieces not originally made for guitar — also think and hope this recording is better.
Why posting a militairy march for Christmas? Strangely enough; in Sweden this one is becoming one of the Christmas standards. Most people say when I play it; "ah tomteparaden" ... "ah the goblins parade".
The reason is that Walt Disney used it in his movie “Santa's Workshop” (released 1932). And that movie has been shown on public service tv EVERY Christmas eve at 3 PM as long as I can remember. In the end of the movie all the toys crafted in the workshop are marching in to Santa’s big sack, before being distributed to children over the world. This theme is playing in the background while the toys are marching. It all looks very funny, and after seeing it a couple of times most Swedes have come to develope a joyfull attitude to it, and most become very surprized when they hear it is a militiry march, composed by Franz Schubert (1797-1828).
Merry Christmas everybody!
Why posting a militairy march for Christmas? Strangely enough; in Sweden this one is becoming one of the Christmas standards. Most people say when I play it; "ah tomteparaden" ... "ah the goblins parade".
The reason is that Walt Disney used it in his movie “Santa's Workshop” (released 1932). And that movie has been shown on public service tv EVERY Christmas eve at 3 PM as long as I can remember. In the end of the movie all the toys crafted in the workshop are marching in to Santa’s big sack, before being distributed to children over the world. This theme is playing in the background while the toys are marching. It all looks very funny, and after seeing it a couple of times most Swedes have come to develope a joyfull attitude to it, and most become very surprized when they hear it is a militiry march, composed by Franz Schubert (1797-1828).
Merry Christmas everybody!
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Lyrics
Merry Christmas to all MacJammers!
I love you!
I love you!
Rebsie
It doesn't sound like an obvious military march ... it's got too cheerful a bounce in its step and some flamboyant wanderings in the melody ... but it's certainly lovely, and expertly performed. Always a pleasure to listen to your guitar.