Merry Christmas!
The most memorable Christmas tune for me, being a child of the eighties, was Captain Sensible’s “One Christmas Catalogue”. I remember going around the house and mumbling to myself “To Christmas, to Christmas” (part of the song lyrics). I was never able to get that song on vinyl because it used to be available in Manila only as a pricey import vinyl. Needless to say, that price point was out of reach for a 10 year old like myself at that time. So for the longest time (a t least since I started to be able to afford CDs) I was looking and looking for that song to be available on disc. A couple of years ago, I finally got my Christmas wish when the compilation “Just Can’t Get Enough: New Wave Christmas” was released with that wonderful song in it, completely remastered and sounding pristine. Just goes to show you that good things come to those who wait.
So tonight will be the first Christmas eve we’ll be spending at home… Zoe’s pretty excited about it. She’s got a ton of presents to open and she can’t wait. We told her that we need to go to Christmas mass first, and then eat noche buena and then she can go and open them. I hope Aileen likes the gifts that I picked out for her, she pretty much knows where I picked her gifts up from since she “accidentally” saw the new department store card I opened up. We’ll find out later whether or not I’ve finally understood her taste in clothes after all these years.
What I’m pretty excited about is our noche buena – Aileen’s preparing a pretty good amount of food, some ham, lechon manok, embutido, and either rice or bread. Yup, for me, it’s all about the food.
Anyway, I wish everybody a very merry Christmas… as for me, I’ll be starting my merriment once I get out of work in a couple of hours.
Lyrics to “One Christmas Catalogue”:
Many years have gone
More than I can say
Cuz I wasn’t there
It was yesterday
Statues have their fun
People have their day
And history comes and goes
Its time for us to play
And there’s a turkey in the wings
He doesn’t dance and he can’t sing
(guy, sorta mechanically hissing):Christmas to Christmas
One Christmas Catalogue too many
(guy, hissing):Christmas to Christmas
One Christmas Catalogue
For you
Every planes can fly
Ships take to the sea
Baby you and I
We are you and me
All the nuts and breaks
Through the mists of time
And even at this point
Are really quite sublime
And there’s a turkey in the wings
He doesn’t dance and he can’t sing
(guy, sorta mechanically hissing):Christmas to Christmas
One Christmas Catalogue too many
(guy, hissing):Christmas to Christmas
One Christmas Catalogue
For you
(women chorus): Is it Christmas?
(guy, hissing): Christmas!
(women chorus): Is it Christmas?
(guy, hissing): Christmas!
(women chorus): Is it Christmas?
(guy, hissing): Christmas!
Certain summer trips
Day turns into night
Til we squeeze the pips
Lets just leave the lights
And outside its cool
Here’s its fresh and bright
Whyn’t you take my arm
Let’s get out of sight
And there’s a turkey in the wings
He doesn’t dance and he can’t sing
Christmas to Christmas
One Christmas Catalogue too many
Christmas to Christmas
One Christmas Catalogue
For you
(women chorus): Is it Christmas?
(guy, hissing): Christmas!
(women chorus): Is it Christmas?
(guy, hissing): Christmas!
(women chorus): Is it Christmas?
(guy, hissing): Christmas!
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