Christmas on 34th Street Video Contest : 'Outdoor Ukulele' as First Prize

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Prizes:

To Enter, please complete the following by December 19th, 11pm Pacific:
  1. Post a video of your version of any of the 34 traditional Christmas songs in the list below to this thread on Ukulele Underground (video must include ukulele).
  2. Send an email with the link to your video and your mailing address to ryan@ukuleleplay.com with subject heading "Christmas on 34th Street Video Contest."

Eligible song list, taken from the contents of "Christmas on 34th Street":
  • Away in a Manger
  • Boar's Head Carol
  • Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella
  • Christmas is Coming!
  • Coventry Carol
  • Deck the Hall
  • Ding Dong! Merrily on High!
  • First Noel, The
  • Friendly Beasts
  • Go Tell it On the Mountain
  • Good Christian Men Rejoice
  • Good King Wenceslaus
  • Here We Come A-Wassailing
  • Holly and the Ivy, The
  • In the Bleak the Midwinter
  • Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
  • Jingle Bells
  • Jolly Old St. Nicholas
  • Joy to the World
  • March of the Three Kings, The
  • Masters in this Hall
  • O Come, Little Children
  • Once in Royal David's City
  • Rocking Carol
  • Shepherd! Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep
  • Silent Night
  • Sing We Now of Christmas
  • Sussex Carol
  • Twelve Days of Christmas, The
  • Up on the Housetop
  • Wassail, Wassail, All Over the Town!
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas
  • Wexford Carol, The
  • What Child is This?
 
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Here we go with Jolly Old St Nicholas, literally. :)
 
Here is my submission :)


:code:In the Bleak Midwinter Christina Rossetti (1872)
Intro: F, F/C (2023), Dm, Dm+ (2215), Gm, Gm+ (0235), C, C7, 2 strums down each

F C Dm Gm C C7
In the bleak mid-winter, Frosty wind made moan,
F C Dm Gm C7 F/Bb F/Bb
Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone;
Bb Dm F Gm C C7
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow on snow
F C Dm Gm C7 F
In the bleak mid-winter, Long, long ago. Turn around

F C Dm Gm C C7
What can I give Him, Poor as I am?
F C Dm Gm C7 F/Bb F/Bb
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb,
Bb Dm F Gm C C7
If I were a wise man, I would do my part,
F C Dm GmC7 F
Yet what I can I give Him, Give my heart. Turn around

Bb Dm F Gm C C7
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow on snow
F C Dm Gm C7 F Gm C7 F
In the bleak mid-winter, Long, long ago. Long, long ago. :code:
 
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Im up for this. Here is

What Child Is This~
 
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No video but I took this on Wednesday. Adds to the mood!

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Here's mine:



That's my first video, even if I tried a lot of times to do other videos in the past, but I have a mike/camera phobia that blocks me every time, so please be kind. :)
Hope you enjoy it.
 
i sang this when i was a teeny tiny kid

and i'm singing it again now

my french is so not up to it - so big apologies for all the inevitable language mistakes

 
Thank you for your entries! Only a couple of days left!
 
The Boar's Head Song and Festival~
The Boar's Head Carol is a macaronic 15th century English Christmas carol that describes the ancient tradition of sacrificing a boar and presenting its head at a Yuletide feast.
This pageant is rooted in ancient times when the boar was sovereign of the forest. A ferocious beast and menace to humans it was hunted as a public enemy. At Roman feasts, boar was the first dish served. Like our Thanksgiving turkey, roasted boar was a staple of medieval banquets. As Christian beliefs overtook pagan customs in Europe, the presentation of a boar's head at Christmas came to symbolize the triumph of the Christ Child over sin.

The Boar's Head Carol~
 
My lovely wife saw the song list and "Coventry Carol" jumped out at her. So here we go...



Thanks, Ryan, for helping spread the ukulele holiday cheer.
 
Awesome entries ya'll! Thanks Ryan for running this contest. Here's another Silent Night for ya!

Hope everyone is having a safe and happy holidays!
~Mina:eek:
 
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