Now, Christmas Eve doesn’t engender thoughts of Bob Dylan. He’s the last guy you would think about. But today, we have Dylan two ways. First, Dylan singing “It Must Be Santa”. If you listen carefully, Dylan uses the names of several US presidents in with the list of Santa’s reindeer. And his hair is ironed or its a wig:
Next, “My Unhealthy Obsession with Bob Dylan’s Christmas Lights”, by Merrill Markoe. You gotta love LA, where the A & B list stars live nearby. So, Merrill Markoe has spent SEVEN years documenting the puny string of lights that Bob Dylan puts on the hedge in front of his Malibu home.
We close with our go-to Christmas Eve sing along carol here at the Mansion of Wrong. That would be Tom Lehrer’s “A Christmas Carol”. Here is Lehrer’s lead in to the song:
Christmas, with its spirit of giving, offers us all a wonderful opportunity each year to reflect on what we all most sincerely and deeply believe in. I refer of course, to money.
Here’s the song:
From all of us here at the Mansion of Wrong, Merry Christmas, and please work to bring peace to your family and your community.
Love the Dylan. Though I normally like Tom Lehrer, I don’t seem to enjoy his (appropriately and reasonably) cynical piece. Oh well… I am still sentimental over Xmas.