Christmas

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by the KingArthur.com Holiday Band

These selections are part of an on-going Christmas tradition - an original Internet Christmas Album (started in 1994 and nourished every year thereafter.) It's a multimedia project that is part of the new era of American Music.


2020: The Christmas Cure

This year's Christmas album is entitled Christmas Cure because I had a bad bout with COVID. After surviving the virus, I developed COVID-long Haulers Syndrome. When I started writing the album, I hoped the Christmas Spirit would bring a cure. Sure enough, through an Act Of God, I was shown the cure -- COVID-19 Induced Secondary Pellagra (CISP) and the Coronavirus Cure.

Song Titles: The Christmas Cure | Come December | Hibernal Solstice | Children Of the Earth (The Love That's Coming) | Radiance | Holiday Day | The Star Cries | Christmas USA | Star On Star | Snow Day | God's Unrest | And, a Happy New Year | Bring on the Christmas Spirit | Christmas Picture | This Time Of Year | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Fractals Falling | A Black and White Christmas (People of the Book) | Hey, | The Ghost of Christmas Future | Searching | Smile On | Forthcoming | Doggone Snowstorm | On Track | Cain And Abel | Dear Santa | In The Dreamcatcher | Christmas Star | Get Your Tickets Here! | Feast! | The Word Is.... | We Three Kings

MP3 and Multmedia Files | Liner Notes, Chords, and Lyrics

The Christmas Cure

LYRICS
Has my heart lost it's allure
The way things are going... I'm not sure
Is the loving coming
Behind closed doors
Is the loving coming
More of a chore

In the thick of pandemic
Quick!
In the thick of pandemic
Quick!
The Christmas Cure
Rid the sick of their panic
Quick!
Rid the sick of their panic
Quick!
The Christmas Cure

The Christmas Cure.mp4 (Video)
The Christmas Cure Instrumental.mp4 (Video)

Come December

LYRICS
Soon as October started
Felt like it was over
Now know November
The next endeavor
Come December
Never ceasing season of peace
Reigning down love from above
And at The End
The angels descend

Then came December
A time we'll remember
From hustle n' bustle alarm
To silent night calm
Dreaming on (and on and on)
Never ceasing season of peace
Raining down love from above
And at The End
The angels descend

Come-December.mp4 Video
Come-December-Guitar-Loop.mp4
Come-December.mp3
Come-December-Guitar-Loop.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Chords: Bb Db Fm / Fm Db Bb
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards

Hibernal Solstice

LYRICS
It's been reported
Daylight is getting shorter
Sunshine aborted
The year's final quarter
Then, a new year will begin
The days growing longer, again

Sun's been thwarted
By the Earth's axis
Going wholehearted
Into the depths of Christmas
Then, a new year will begin
The days growing longer, again

Hibernal-Solstice.mp4 (Video)
DR0000_3965-Hibernal-Solstice.mp3
Hibernal-Solstice-Guitar-Loop.mp4 (Video)
DR0000_3963-Hibernal-Solstice-Guitar-Loop.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
The winter solstice, hiemal solstice or hibernal solstice occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun. The winter solstice was immensely important because the people were economically dependent on monitoring the progress of the seasons. Starvation was common during the first months of the winter, January to April, also known as "the famine months". The majority of wine and beer made during the year was finally fermented and ready for drinking at this time. The concentration of the observances were not always on the day commencing at midnight or at dawn, but at the beginning of the pagan day, which in many cultures fell on the previous eve. -- Wikipedia

Chords: Gm Cm / Db F Gm

Children Of the Earth (The Love That's Coming)

LYRICS
We, children of the Earth
Prepare for rebirth
Can you feel the love that's coming?
I can feel the love that's coming!

We, children of the world
Love unfurled
Can you feel the love that's coming?
I can feel the love that's coming!

We, children of the day
Let the world hear us say
I can feel the love that's coming!
Can you feel the love that's coming?
I can feel the love that's coming!
Can you feel the love that's coming?
I can feel the love that's coming!
Can you feel the love that's coming?
I can feel the love that's coming!

Children Of The Earth / The Love That's Coming.mp3
Children Of The Earth Instrumental.mp3

Chords: C G F G walkdown to C; 84 BPM

Radiance

LYRICS
Brilliant
Your brilliance is brilliant
Filament
Fulfillment
Radiant
The elegance is radiant
I meant
Commitment
To fulfillment
Let your radiance shine fine
May your brilliance overshadow mine

Holiday Day

LYRICS
Holiday! Let's have a holiday
Let's have a holiday! Today
A celebration marathon
That runs from dawn to dawn
An on vacation sing-a-long
That just keeps going on
Holiday! Let's have a holiday
Let's have a holiday day today

The Star Cries

LYRICS
So far off in the distant sky
The brightest star cries... wonder why?
Birth on Earth will die
The birth will die
We'll arise

The Wisemen could not say
Why things end up this way
Nor could the angels sway
A reprieve? No, no delay
No delay

So far off in the distant sky
The brightest star cries... wonder why?
The birth will die
Birth on Earth will die
We'll arise

The shepherds could not foresee
The End would come to be
There'll be a jubilee
The day we're all set free
A reprieve come to be

The Star Cries.mp4 (Video)

Christmas USA

LYRICS
On such a cold winter's eve
From greed can you take leave
In the age of hysteria
Push and shove given to love
First is last in America
America, USA
Love gave way

On such a dark winter's night
Being the beacon's light
In the age of hysteria
From above shines on love
Last is first in America
America, USA
Loves the way

Star On Star

LYRICS
The sight of a star so bright
The flight of the light so far
A star
Our star
The star
The star shines down on the star
To the delight of right
Beaming light
A star
Our star
The star
On star

Star-On-Star-Interlude.mp4 (Video)
Star-On-Star.mp4 (Video)

Snow Day

They'd say, "We're calling for snow."
Our anticipation would grow
Oh, it seems such a long time ago

Still looking out the window
Waiting for the first flake to show
Oh, it seems such a long time ago

The wind is starting to blow
As the clouds shadow below
Oh, it seems such a long time ago

Snow-Day.mp4 (Video)

God's Unrest

LYRICS
God's unrest ye merry gentlemen
Why again and again and again?
Consider the worth of peace on Earth
Give our love a birth
As in your child
Born into the wild

God's unrest ye merry gentlewomen
Why again and again and again?
Are our children sufferin'
Due our fear of fear
Instead, endear
Give our love a birth
As in your inner child
Born wild

And, a Happy New Year

LYRICS
What do you wish for
If you could wish some more
What do you wish for this year?
Alleviate the fear
Bring back the cheer
Find our way clear
Bring your love near

What do you wish for
If you could wish some more
What do you wish for this year?
Those we hold dear
See another year
Laugh and a tear
Listen... and to hear

What do you wish for
If you could wish some more
What do you wish for this year?

Bring on the Christmas Spirit

LYRICS
Bring on the Christmas Spirit
And make it quick
Bring on the Christmas Spirit
And never quit
Make it last all day
Then get it to stay
Make it last all night
Straight through to dawn's twilight

Pile on the Christmas Spirit
And make it thick
Pile on the Christmas Spirit
And quite a bit
Make it last all day
Then get it to stay
Make it last all night
Straight through to dawn's twilight

Ring in the Christmas Spirit
And let's hear it
Ring in the Christmas Spirit
And let's hear it
Make it last all day
Then get it to stay
Make it last all night
Straight through to dawn's twilight

Bring-on-the-Christmas-Spirit.mp4 (Video)

Christmas Picture

LYRICS
Maybe a fire will help inspire
As song for a sing-a-long
We can sit close and rub our noses
Under the mistletoe practicing poses
A Christmas picture
For our future
... to endure

Sit by the fire
Take spirits higher
Sing a long
To our song
Wrapping gifts
Gives a lift
Thought of snow and memory drift
A Christmas picture
Of our future
... to endure

Christmas-Picture.mp4 (Video)

This Time Of Year

LYRICS
Sure've been missing...
Sure've been missing...
Sure've been missing this time of year
We'll be reminiscing
This time next year
I'm making sure I will retain
So, the memory will remain

Sure've been wishing...
Sure've been wishing...
Sure've been wishing for this time of year
I'm making sure I will retain
So, the memory will remain

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay
For Jesus Christ our Saviour was born upon this day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r when we were gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

From God our heavenly Father a blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was born the Son of God by name
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

The shepherds at those tidings rejoiced much in mind
And left their flocks a-feeding in tempest, storm and wind
And went to Bethlehem straightway this blessed Babe to find
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

But when to Bethlehem they came whereat this Infant lay
They found Him in a manger where oxen feed on hay
His mother Mary kneeling unto the Lord did pray

Now to the Lord sing praises, all you within this place
And with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace
This holy tide of Christmas all other doth deface

God-Rest-Ye-Merry-Gentlemen.mp4 (Video)

Fractals Falling

LYRICS
The fractals are falling
Wonder if they'll lay?
Even a light dusting
Would be OK
Let's go out and play
What do you say?
Ride on a sleigh
Slide... on our way

The snowballs are flying
Better duck and/or sway
The wind blow is drifting
The fractals disarray
Let's go out and play
What do you say?
Ride on a sleigh
Slide... on our way

The runners are gliding
We're on our way
The bonfire is burning
On a waning winters day
Let's go out and play
What do you say?
Ride on a sleigh
Slide... on our way

A Black and White Christmas (People of the Book)

LYRICS
I'm dreaming
... dreaming of...
I'm dreaming of love
In a black and white Christmas
The pace of the race
Together forever
Embrace
The sight of black and white
The "religions of the book"
Take a look
Straight back through:
"The King of the Jews"
Mohamed, Jesus, Moses in black and white
A black and white Christmas

A-Black-and-White-Christmas.mp4 (Video)

This song is about: People of the Book or People of the Scripture is an Islamic term which refers to Jews, Christians and Sabians. It is also used in Judaism to refer to the Jewish people and by members of some Christian denominations to refer to themselves. Imagine that... all these religions and races believe in the same Book? It's true. Black and white people believe in what is written in black and white.

Hey, Baby!

LYRICS
Hey, Baby
Can I make you smile
Hey, Baby
Even for a little while?
In a manger, there he lay
All I'll say is,
"Can I play?"
And, Baby
Maybe make you smile for a while
If by chance
It'll make you dance...
Or, just sway in a swaddlin' way
Baby, can I get you to dance?

Hey-Baby.mp4 (Video)

The Ghost of Christmas Future

LYRICS
Angels sing
Shepherds come running
Bizarre star
Brings wisemen from afar
And, here we are
Twiddling thumbs
Complaining of free-dumbs
While the past comes
The future goes
Now the future's passed
(Wow, that happened fast)
Do you think anyone knows?
There it goes!
There goes some more
Going to be future-poor
If we even endure, or...
Hear the angels sing?
Let's get running
Toward the bizarre star
It's really not that far

Searching

LYRICS
Searching high and low
Everywhere I know
Searching high and low
For this thing called love
Beneath underneath
And above high above
Searching high and low
For this thing called love

Hoping it will grow
Everywhere I know
Searching high and low
For this thing called love
Beneath underneath
And above high above
Searching high and low
For this thing called love

Let the music flow
Everywhere I go
Searching high and low
For this thing called love
Beneath underneath
And above high above
Searching high and low
For this thing called love

Smile On

LYRICS
Really not missing
Moaning and pissing
How things use to be
The hustling bustling
Pushing and shoving
Always got to me
A new day has dawned
For those who smile on
... smile on... and, on....

Really am wishing
Hugging and kissing
Will come back to me
Loving and touching
Holding unfolding
The way it ought to be
A new day has dawned
For those who smile on
... smile on... and, on....

Smile-On.mp3

Forthcoming

LYRICS
Christmas is coming
Faith is forthcoming
Believe to be
If I believe in me
I (just) might come to be

New Year's evolving
Last year's dissolving
Projectery
If I believe in me
I (just) might come to be

Consciousness is streaming
In the daylight dreaming
It's come to be
If I believe in me
I (just) might come to be

Forthcoming.mp4 (Video)

Doggone Snowstorm

LYRICS
Oh, it's really snowin'
Won't go out again?
Now, the wind is blowin'
Watch the dog's tail waggin'
Running through the fall
Dodging through them all
Oh, for goodness' sakes
You can't avoid the flakes

Oh, still really snowin'
At the door again?
Know where you're going
After where you've been
Running through the (snow)fall
Dodging through them all
Oh, for goodness' sakes
You can't avoid the flakes

Doggone-Snowstorm.mp4 (Video)

On Track

LYRICS
Looking back
Somehow we got off track
Let's follow our footsteps
And get back on track
We can find our way
To the promised day
Never are/our alone
Going home

This could be the day
When we find our way
Follow the footprints' hints
And get back on track
We can find our way
To the promised day
Never are/our alone
Going home

There's a guiding light
To shine on us tonight
What do you say
We follow the ray
Get the knack of on track
We can find our way
To the promised day
Never are/our alone
Going home

On Track.mp4 (Video)

Cain And Abel

LYRICS
Get it while you can
If you're able
Get out while you're Cain
If you're Abel
When he was asked
Samson said
You'll wind up dead
By the jaw of an ass
If turned to a pillar of salt
Yes, it's your fault
Bearing children in pain
Toil the soil...
All your days remain
When first is last
Then thirst
That last is first

Dear Santa

Dear Santa,
This year...
When you stop by with your reindeer
Well, all I want for Christmas
Is to fly like you
Is that something you can do?

If Santa can fly
Then why can't I?
When he comes by
I'll ask him why

All I want for Christmas
Is to fly like you

Dear Santa.mp4 (Video)

In The Dreamcatcher

Open up and look inside the envelope
Sugar Plum Fairy and Nutcracker's invite to elope
All in the dreamcatcher
The Watcher of the Sky
Overwatching you and I

An island of misfit toys
For girls and boys
So they say
His heart grew 3 sizes that day
All in the dreamcatcher
The Watcher of the Sky
Overwatching you and I

Frosty the snowman comes back to life
Witness Sugar Plum Fairy's Nutcracker's wife
All in the dreamcatcher
The Watcher of the Sky
Overwatching you and I

Christmas Star

Like a long time ago
The planets align
For a Christmas Star
This time do we know
Is it a sign
Have we gone to far?
Like a long time ago
You'd think by now we'd know

Like a long time ago
Look to the sky
To answer why
This time recognize
For direction to go
Look to the skies
Like a long time ago
You'd think by now we'd know

Jupiter and Saturn will line up on Dec. 21, so close together that they'll appear as one bright shining star. Many are referring to it as the "Christmas Star." It's the closest the two planets have appeared together in about 800 years, and won't occur again until 2080.

This conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn may have an even closer tie to the Biblical story of the birth of Jesus Christ than its occurrence so close to Christmas this year. As noted by Johannes Kepler in the 17th century, a similar conjunction occurred in 7 BCE and could be the astronomical origin of the Star of Bethlehem that guided the wise men. -- astronomy. com

The video contains pictures of the Christmas Star from around the world.
Christmas-Star.mp4 (Video)

Get Your Tickets Here!

What is the cost of pain and suffering
Does anyone really know?
What is the price for peace and comforting
That's where I want to go
Show me the way
Please show me
Let it be

What is the cost of pain and agony
Hey pundit, do you know?
What is the price of peace and tranquility
The ticket for the show
That's where I want to go
Show me the way
Please show me
Let it be

What is the cost of lost opportunity
Expert, you ought to know
What is the price for one in unity
To that show I want to go
That's where I want to go
Show me the way
Please show me
Let it be

Get Your Tickets Here.mp4 (Video)

Feast!

Here's a little holiday feast
For all those with the least (ceased)
If you're already there
We've saved you a chair

Here's a little holiday feast
We all slayed the beast (leashed)
If you're already there
We've saved you a chair

Here's a little holiday feast
At least the beast is peaced
Here's a little holiday feast
At least the beast is pieced
Thanks to our savior
He's yours to savor

The Word Is....

Can I find a word to rhyme
With Christmas time?
A kind of word to hold dear
Throughout the year
No matter how the snow may pile
The kind of word to make you smile
Bursting out in that Christmas cheer
Bringing those far in to hear / here

Can I find a word to rhyme
With Christmas time?
A kind of word to hold dear
Throughout the year
Sending a word in from above
Saying the word -- the word is love
Sending peace in the form of a dove
Saying the word -- the word is love

Can I find a word to rhyme
With Christmas time?
Sending a word in from above
Saying the word -- the word is love

The Word Is....mp4 (Video)

We Three Kings

We Three Kings.mp3

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