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Serving on a Sleigh
by psychologist Dr Bruce L. Thiessen, aka Dr BLT, aka Santa Shrink Artist: Brenda Lee
*Attention Phantom Tollbooth visitors: It is an honor to share my middle name with Brenda Lee’s last name. It was her original hit that inspired me to record this remake: Rocking around the Christmas
Tree
Rocking around the Christmas TreeThe year was 1958. It was a good year, and, like a fine wine, this song gets better with age. The artist is Brenda Lee. She takes one of the most charming Christmas songs ever written and packs it with a Christmas punch. There I go, mixing my metaphors again, even while mixing my drinks. No Christmas party is truly complete, or completely festive, without this frolicking number. Who could forget this chorus line? You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear voices singingEvery year I try to write a new song that I’m secretly hoping will become a classic, but every time I hear this delightful number, I’m reminded how high Brenda Lee set the bar. Rocking around the Christmas TreeThis verse captures the convivial nature of Christmas. The Bible teaches us that, as children of God who have been invited to share in his ever-abundant inheritance, we have much to celebrate, and much to dance about. Of course, we’ve all heard that Christmas is a pagan celebration, and I’m sure this song was once placed in that “pagan” category for addressing everything frivolous and for forgetting the reason for the season. Her hick-up vocal style alone was probably once nearly as irresistibly forbidden as Elvis’s swiveling hips. But I don’t pay any heed to such idle chatter. If we can’t have a little fun at Christmas, then we might as well shut down the whole season. The next verse really captures me: Rocking around the Christmas TreeWhy? Because it addresses my stomach, and my taste buds, and I love to savor the season, if you know what I mean. Here comes that chorus again, the one I can’t get out of my head, or my heart: You will get a sentimental feeling When you hear voices singingI guess the last line of this repeated part of the song succinctly summarizes my sentiments, and the reason why the song is so appealing. Rocking around the Christmas TreeIt’s old fashioned, but it’s new, every time you hear it, and every time I hear it, I hear it in a “new old fashioned way.” I’m wondering just how many “new old fashioned” ways there are to hear it. To hear samples from Dr BLT’s
new Christmas CD, visit Dr BLT’s music store at: http://www.drblt.net
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