"Fa La La"

by OnTheWayOut 26 Replies latest jw friends

  • Heaven
    Heaven

    "Deck the Halls with boughs of holly...."

    When I was a kid I used to draw holly on things when winter time came. My Mom told me I shouldn't do that as it is what the Pagans used to decorate for Yule.

    I loved drawing holly. It was so easy.

    Side note: Pagans still use holly today so the 'used to' was an indication my Mom was unaware that Pagans still exist today. Which says she was under the misguided notion that at some point they were all wiped out. Um, nope. They just went silent/underground/into stealth mode.

  • OrphanCrow
    OrphanCrow
    onthewayout: I have said many times that Jingle Bells has no mentions of Christmas whatsoever.

    When I was a kid, we were allowed to sing "Jingle Bells" and "Frosty the Snowman" at xmas because mom and dad said that they "weren't xmas songs". I used to love it when those songs came up in the xmas sing-a-longs because it meant that I could sing just like everybody else...at least to those two songs!

  • OnTheWayOut
    OnTheWayOut

    Heaven, thanks for your thoughts. Pagans are everywhere.

    OrphanCrow, Frosty has a magic hat. Mom and Dad must have missed that.

  • OrphanCrow
    OrphanCrow
    otwo: OrphanCrow, Frosty has a magic hat. Mom and Dad must have missed that.

    Actually...it was the 60s, and my mom came from a time when xmas was still celebrated in the JWs. My dad wasn't raised JW, he converted - that may have something to do with it. But, all the kids in our congregation sang along to Frosty. Times change, especially if you are a JW.

  • OnTheWayOut
    OnTheWayOut
    Later, if I remember right, the cartoon version of Frosty has Santa giving him the magic hat.
    That damned Christendom has to take over everything.
  • FayeDunaway
    FayeDunaway

    That Dylan song story is ABSOLUTELY CLASSIC. I can hardly believe it! I'm trying to remember the lyrics and see it from that perspective :D.

    Re: jingle bells. Does anyone remember the sesame street segment 'Elmo's world'? A particularly strict sister wouldn't let her children watch it. She shut sesame street off right before it started. Why? Because the Elmo's world song was set to the same tune as Jingle Bells. 'Elmo's world, Elmo's world, time to play today'.... I told her ' but jingle bells isn't even a Christmas song.' She responded 'but it's ASSOCIATED with Christmas. I've done the research...'

    Omg. So glad to not be exposing my kids to that insanity anymore!

  • OnTheWayOut
    OnTheWayOut

    Faye, here ya go. There is no mention of drugs.


    Bob Dylan - "Everybody Must Get Stoned"

    Well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good
    They'll stone ya just a-like they said they would
    They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to go home
    Then they'll stone ya when you're there all alone

    But I would not feel so all alone
    Everybody must get stoned

    Well, they'll stone ya when you're walkin' 'long the street
    They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to keep your seat
    They'll stone ya when you're walkin' on the floor
    They'll stone ya when you're walkin' to the door

    But I would not feel so all alone
    Everybody must get stoned

    They'll stone ya when you're at the breakfast table
    They'll stone ya when you are young and able
    They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to make a buck
    They'll stone ya and then they'll say, "Good luck"


    Tell ya what, I would not feel so all alone
    Everybody must get stoned

    Well, they'll stone you and say that it's the end
    Then they'll stone you and then they'll come back again
    They'll stone you when you're riding in your car
    They'll stone you when you're playing your guitar

    Yes, but I would not feel so all alone
    Everybody must get stoned

    Well, they'll stone you when you walk all alone
    They'll stone you when you are walking home
    They'll stone you and then say you are brave
    They'll stone you when you are set down in your grave

    But I would not feel so all alone
    Everybody must get stoned

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