Eric and I were up on the roof this afternoon. He was taking in the view and I was cleaning the gutters, after tossing the Xmas tree over the stone wall in the back yard. So, even though Christmas is over (and you’ve maybe had your fill of Ross Bagdasarian) I’m inspired to play Carol’s favorite Chipmunk Christmas song, “Up On The House-top.”
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Sounds/Wordpress/JAN07/UpOnTheHouseTop.mp3,http://www.dograt.com/Sounds/Wordpress/JAN07/UpOnTheHouseTopSlow.mp3]I was going to save this for next year, but who knows how long I’ll be able to keep up this blog? This one doesn’t have David Seville in it, so the half-speed version is particularly enjoyable.
The first time I ever remember hearing “Up on the Housetop” was in second grade in Norwalk. I LOVED it! Other Christmas songs that are sorely underplayed: “Must be Santa” (Mitch Miller) and “We Need a Little Christmas” (also Mitch and the gang). British standards like “The Holly and the Ivy” and “I Saw Three Ships” are just beautiful when sung by a choir.