Χριστουγεννιάτικης ευωχίας / μελαγχολίας συνέχεια, με Holy Cole και Dr. John. H Καναδή ερμηνεύτρια ακούγεται στο πολυτραγουδισμένο (πρώτη φορά από τον Dean Martin!) ‘The Christmas Blues’ των David Holt/Sammy Khan. Στη συνέχεια ο Δόκτωρ καθιστά τελείως δικό του, δηλ. συναρπαστικά αγνώριστο, το ‘Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant’ (“He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child”) παραδοσιακό γαλλικό τραγούδι που δημοσιεύθηκε για πρώτη φορά τον 19ο αιώνα. 🍄 🍄 Christmas revelry / melancholy continued, with Holly Cole and Dr. John. The Canadian singer is heard on the much-covered ‘The Christmas Blues’ (first recorded by Dean Martin!) by David Holt/Sammy Cahn. Next, the Doctor makes the traditional French carol ‘Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant’ (“He Is Born, the Divine Child”) — first published in the 19th century — totally his own, i.e., thrillingly unrecognizable.

00:00 THE CHRISTMAS BLUES
The jingle bells are jingling
The streets are white with snow
The happy crowds are mingling
But there’s no one that I know
I’m sure that you’ll forgive me
If I don’t enthuse
I guess I’ve got the Christmas blues
I’ve done my window shopping
There’s not a store I’ve missed
But what’s the use of stopping
When there’s no one on your list
You’ll know the way I’m feeling
When you love and you lose
I guess I’ve got the Christmas blues
When somebody wants you
Somebody needs you
Christmas is a joy of joys
But friends when you’re lonely
You’ll find that it’s only
A thing for little girls and little boys
May all your days be merry
Your seasons full of cheer
But till it’s January
I’ll just go and disappear
Oh Santa may have brought you
Some stars for your shoes
But Santa only brought me the blues
Those brightly packaged tinsel covered Christmas blues
Oh Santa may have brought you
Some stars for your shoes
But Santa only brought me the blues
Those brightly packaged tinsel covered Christmas blues

02:58 IL EST NE LE DIVIN ENFANT (English translation)
He is born, the divine child,
Play, oboes, resound, bag-pipes!
He is born, the divine child,
Let us sing of his coming!
For more than four thousand years,
The prophets promised Him to us.
For more than four thousand years,
We’ve been waiting for this happy time.
Oh! How he’s handsome, how he’s adorable,
How his charms are perfect!
Oh! How he’s handsome, how he’s adorable,
How he’s the gentle divine child!
O Jesus! O Almighty King!
Such a little child that you are,
O Jesus! O Almighty King!
Reign over us completely!