新年倒计时

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上周末就把圣诞树装饰好了，门口的彩灯也张挂了起来。

在黑漆漆的冬夜里，映着窗外被白雪覆盖了的院子。

住在美国这些年，明白了为何居住在乡下的人们更喜欢鲜艳喜庆的颜色和节日的热闹。




距离新年还有两个礼拜了。让我们也来一个倒计时吧~~~


12月18日

晚上去参加小叶子的 A Cappella Night （无伴奏合唱团新年晚会）

第一首歌，照例是Let it snow

https://app.box.com/s/0lp7mf81b5zy6lh8jqkt

Let it snow

Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!!

Oh, it doesn't show signs of stopping
And I've brought some corn for popping
Since the lights are turned way down low
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

The fire is slowly dying
And my dear is still good-by-ing

But as long as you love me so
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It snow

When we finally say goodnight
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm

Oh, it doesn't show signs of stopping
And I've brought some corn for popping
Since the lights are turned way down low
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

When we finally kiss goodnight
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm

The fire is slowly dying
And my dear is still good-by-ing
But as long as you love me so
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

martian

唱滴好

懒猫猫

叶子再多弄点儿彩灯在壁炉上挂一圈，或者沿着窗框挂一溜，喜庆气氛就更浓啦。
俺们还得等周末才能布置呢，今年晚了些。还好说是星期五气温会比较高。

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12月19日

Carol of the Bells

叮咚叮咚，圣诞的铃声带来的是甜蜜的祝福。大家提高嗓门打招呼：节日快乐！

https://app.box.com/s/1b7q0zzigv2x0l0uwu98

Carol of the Bells

Hark! how the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say,
"Throw cares away."
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev'rywhere
Filling the air

Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound,
O'er hill and dale,
Telling their tale,
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas

On, on they send
On without end
Their joyful tone
To ev'ry home

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懒猫猫 发表于 2013-12-19 01:16
叶子再多弄点儿彩灯在壁炉上挂一圈，或者沿着窗框挂一溜，喜庆气氛就更浓啦。
俺们还得等周末才能布 ...

猫猫，窗外门廊我都挂啦~~~那天晚上拍照的时候忘了出门插电源。。。

壁炉上就算了，我书房的壁炉上可以挂很多袜子，还有旧的马蹄铁，可惜我们没有这个习惯，小叶子也大了，早就不认为圣诞老人会从壁炉里爬进来。。。。

楚天

挺巧，小楚昨天也在表演，年级唯一独奏的：

楚天

楚天 发表于 2013-12-19 16:15
挺巧，小楚昨天也在表演，年级唯一独奏的：

有录像，等有空上传吧。这两天太忙。

今年要出门过节，圣诞树就免了。:)

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楚天 发表于 2013-12-19 16:15
挺巧，小楚昨天也在表演，年级唯一独奏的：

不知道小楚以后有没有打算进交响乐队？要是进乐队，估计钢琴的乐趣就要放弃了~~~~要是不进乐队，可以进合唱团，以后就是合唱团的专职钢琴司

楚天

到处停留的叶子 发表于 2013-12-20 11:01
不知道小楚以后有没有打算进交响乐队？要是进乐队，估计钢琴的乐趣就要放弃了~~~~要是不进乐队，可以进合 ...

学钢琴是为了打音乐基础。以后放弃上课几乎是肯定的。问题是什么时候放弃，换成什么乐器。我们今年比较高兴，因为他明显比以前enjoy弹琴，enjoy听音乐。

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12月20日

第三天了，今天选的曲子是小叶子她们全女生组合今年的新曲，倾听年轻女孩子们夜莺般的声音，歌词变得没有什么意义~~

好吧，说实话，我听不懂这首歌在唱的是什么语言，不过非常喜欢她们的声音。

S'vivon

https://app.box.com/s/2xw21p3g94m46ci77aeu


歌词和翻译就不给了。关于这个歌的题目，给一个wikipedia的说明吧：

S'vivon means dreidel, and the first section of the piece evokes the celebratory nature of Hanukkah, imploring sov, sov, sov,, or spin, spin, spin, as a reminder that Chanukah hu chag tov (Hanukkah is indeed a good holiday.)

Al hanisim is a paragraph from the Jewish prayer service (Amidah) added during the post-Biblical Festivals of Chanukah and Purim in which we thank God for Miracles.

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到处停留的叶子 发表于 2013-12-20 17:42
12月20日

第三天了，今天选的曲子是小叶子她们全女生组合今年的新曲，倾听年轻女孩子们夜莺般的声音，歌词 ...

添一张图片：Happy Holiday！  

（Higitus作品）

懒猫猫

俺来给叶子的新年倒计时凑凑热闹。
今年晚了些，直到今天才有空把屋里屋外给装饰好。

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懒猫猫 发表于 2013-12-20 23:54
俺来给叶子的新年倒计时凑凑热闹。
今年晚了些，直到今天才有空把屋里屋外给装饰好。

可不是么！这个热闹一定要凑~~~看上去比我第一张照片亮堂多啦！！

tanis

喜欢那个彩条点缀的赶脚~~~

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12月21日

今天选一首反潮流的流行歌曲。哈哈，对少年们来说，反潮流就是潮流哈。。。这首歌的原唱是新西兰90后女歌手Lorde（Ella Yelich-O'Connor，生于1996年11月）http://youtu.be/nlcIKh6sBtc

但今天在油管上听到Craig Campbell 的翻唱改编，总体来说，他的声音好像更合我的胃口。 http://youtu.be/CRboXhZw1KI

怎么说呢，女声更年轻激烈也更忧伤一些，带乡村风格的男声改编，反抗性就没有那么强烈，却带上了一点无可奈何。


这个歌合唱团的版本是根据Lorde的原版改编的，不过排练得还不是非常娴熟。但我非常喜欢其中一个女声，极清澈，婉转，柔软，听得心都要化掉了，可惜我的手机录音不给力……

不管怎样，贴上来大家也听一下：
https://app.box.com/s/jv2mlva6fozm425xjd0u

"Royals"

[Verse 1]
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address,
In a torn-up town, no postcode envy

But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair.

And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood,
That kind of luxe just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.

[Verse 2]
My friends and I—we've cracked the code.
We count our dollars on the train to the party.
And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this,
We didn't come for money.

But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom.
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair

And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.

Ooh ooh oh
We're bigger than we ever dreamed,
And I'm in love with being queen.
Ooh ooh oh
Life is great without a care
We aren't caught up in your love affair.

And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.

理想的下午

唱滴好，圣诞味道充足

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12月22日

昨天和今日都是高温，地上的雪全部都化了~~~可是我还要放上这样一首经典的Christmas Carol：
Sleigh Ride 这首歌和上面的歌形成极大的反差。



唱歌的主角是三位少年，他们搭着肩膀在观众席里穿行，引起阵阵笑声。仔细听，他们一开始的行进方向就是冲着我来的~~然后从我身后远去，最后回到舞台。

https://app.box.com/s/zld02ixyebx9j8wr2wey

Sleigh Ride
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
Ring-ting-tingling too,
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling, "Yoo hoo",
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
Let's go, let's look at the show,
We're riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
It's grand, just holding your hand,
We're riding along with a song
Of a wintry fairy land.

Our cheeks are nice and rosy,
And comfy cozy are we,
We're snuggled up together
Like two birds of a feather would be,
Let's take that road before us,
And sing a chorus or two,
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.

There's a birthday party
At the home of Farmer Gray,
It'll be the perfect ending of a perfect day,
We'll be singing the songs
We love to sing without a single stop,
At the fireplace while we watch
The chestnuts pop; Pop! Pop! Pop!

There's a happy feeling
Nothing in the world can buy,
When they pass around the coffee
And the pumpkin pie,
It'll nearly be like a picture print
By Currier and Ives,
These wonderful things are the things
We remember all through our lives!

These wonderful thing are the thing.

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
Ring-ting-tingling too,
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling, "Yoo hoo",
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
Let's go, let's look at the show,
We're riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
It's grand, just holding your hand,
We're riding along with a song
Of a wintry fairy land.

Our cheeks are nice and rosy,
And comfy cozy are we,
We're snuggled up together
Like two birds of a feather would be,
Let's take that road before us
And sing a chorus or two,
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.
(come on it;s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you)


Christmas Carols - Sleigh Ride


currier_and_ives_sleigh_ride_print

马鹿

只因为住在乡下

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马鹿 发表于 2013-12-22 12:34
只因为住在乡下

这个名字已经被人注册了~~~

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12月23日

节日的叶子和花


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