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Alf Solti (alfalpha) did the strings - a fantastic arrangement I thought!
Alf's the one on the left in the black skivvy - aka "the Black Wiggle" :)
I posted this last year, but have since stripped it back (a lot) and totally remastered it. If you liked last year's version, you'll probably enjoy this more, if you didn't hear last year's then I hope you enjoy it ..... if you didn't like it before, then maybe the more "unplugged" nature of this will appeal.
I'd wanted to post a new Christmas song, but time got away from me.
Whatever .... I sincerely hope that everyone at MJ has a safe and happy Christmas, and that 2008 is good to you all!
Cheers,
Neil
Alf's the one on the left in the black skivvy - aka "the Black Wiggle" :)
I posted this last year, but have since stripped it back (a lot) and totally remastered it. If you liked last year's version, you'll probably enjoy this more, if you didn't hear last year's then I hope you enjoy it ..... if you didn't like it before, then maybe the more "unplugged" nature of this will appeal.
I'd wanted to post a new Christmas song, but time got away from me.
Whatever .... I sincerely hope that everyone at MJ has a safe and happy Christmas, and that 2008 is good to you all!
Cheers,
Neil
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Lyrics
If God Is Love
© Neil Porter 2006
Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day
A day in late December
Jesus was a man of peace they say
That I do remember
I’d like to see a happy Christmas
I’d love to see a peaceful year
To see a safe and happy Christmas
A time of peace and joy and cheer
If I was a man inclined to pray
What would I be saying?
“Peace on earth forever from this day”
That’s what I’d be praying
Will we see a happy Christmas,
Or just another day of tears?
I’d really like to see this Christmas
Bring joy and hope and ease our fears
When I was young they told me “God is love”
And that he came from “up above”
I wonder what he sees up there
Sometimes he doesn’t seem to care
If Jesus Christ returned to earth today
What would he be thinking?
Would he turn his back and walk away?
Watch his land of birth just sinking
If he was coming home this Christmas
If he was coming home this year
Do you think he’d see a happy Christmas?
A time of peace and joy and cheer
© Neil Porter 2006
Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day
A day in late December
Jesus was a man of peace they say
That I do remember
I’d like to see a happy Christmas
I’d love to see a peaceful year
To see a safe and happy Christmas
A time of peace and joy and cheer
If I was a man inclined to pray
What would I be saying?
“Peace on earth forever from this day”
That’s what I’d be praying
Will we see a happy Christmas,
Or just another day of tears?
I’d really like to see this Christmas
Bring joy and hope and ease our fears
When I was young they told me “God is love”
And that he came from “up above”
I wonder what he sees up there
Sometimes he doesn’t seem to care
If Jesus Christ returned to earth today
What would he be thinking?
Would he turn his back and walk away?
Watch his land of birth just sinking
If he was coming home this Christmas
If he was coming home this year
Do you think he’d see a happy Christmas?
A time of peace and joy and cheer
rtcooper
I think the "unplugged"nature is very strong and pleasing,
It emphasizes the fine, classic Jiguma writing style, so well displayed here.
This treatment brings the narrative to the fore and personalizes it, making it the more powerful.
I'm not sure the Christ would be all that pumped with what he'd find this year, but Happy Christmas to you and your coterie in the Sydney-based world of things and up on the Bay.
Cooper