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Post by Rick Henry on Nov 20, 2006 11:22:53 GMT -5
PLEASE READ FIRST
Please write a review or make comments on the song "Merry Christmas Darling". Any off-topic posts will be deleted.
Along with your reviews and comments please give this song a rating of one star to five stars. One star being the lowest and five the best.
Christmas Collection (Featuring "Christmas Portrait")
If you have any question please email me at kandronline@yahoo.com
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Post by smoothie2 on Dec 3, 2006 0:51:12 GMT -5
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Post by wisejester7 on Dec 3, 2006 21:45:01 GMT -5
***** 5 stars ;-)
This is a classic ... with such an original 'Carpenters' sound stamped on it. It doesn't matter who sings it ... I will always associate it with Karen and Richard. It took me a while to get used to it, but now Christmas doesn't sound complete without MCD.
I still think it sounds a bit grating to sing " I wish I were with you". Shouldn't that be "I wish I was with you"?
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Post by GoodOldDreams on Dec 4, 2006 1:33:04 GMT -5
***** 5 stars ;-) ... I still think it sounds a bit grating to sing " I wish I were with you". Shouldn't that be "I wish I was with you"? Hi WJ7, The line "I wish I were with you" is correct grammatically. This sentence is made within a subjunctive context rather than a declarative one. The subjunctive case expresses a condition of what MIGHT be or is WISHED for hypothetically, not a declaration of what IS or WAS in actuality. Thus, as the song from "Fiddler on the Roof" goes, "if I WERE a rich man..." is grammatically correct — not "If I WAS a rich man..." It might seem like there is a grammatical disagreement between the singular subject ("I") and the pluralized verb ("were"), but this is in fact the correct way to express the subjunctive mood. As I mentioned in my post reviewing the background of this song as well as others on this album (at carponline.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=albums&action=display&thread=1163485652), the lyrics were written back in 1946, and Frank Pooler was simply using a more formal grammatical convention than what might pass as acceptable in colloquial speech nowadays. However, as a side note, "I'm Christmasing with you" is NOT grammatically correct, as "Christmas" is not a verb. Another error I have noticed for some time now is in the discrepancy between the singular subject and the pluralized possessive pronoun in "Only Yesterday" — "everyONE must face THEIR share of loneliness" might be changed to "everyONE must face HIS share of loneliness." Perhaps John Bettis did not want the lyrics to be forced into the conventional bias toward the male gender, especially when the lead singer, Karen, was female...
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Post by wisejester7 on Dec 4, 2006 10:56:42 GMT -5
***** 5 stars ;-) ... I still think it sounds a bit grating to sing " I wish I were with you". Shouldn't that be "I wish I was with you"? Hi WJ7, The line "I wish I were with you" is correct grammatically. This sentence is made within a subjunctive context rather than a declarative one. The subjunctive case expresses a condition of what MIGHT be or is WISHED for hypothetically, not a declaration of what IS or WAS in actuality. Thus, as the song from "Fiddler on the Roof" goes, "if I WERE a rich man..." is grammatically correct — not "If I WAS a rich man..." It might seem like there is a grammatical disagreement between the singular subject ("I") and the pluralized verb ("were"), but this is in fact the correct way to express the subjunctive mood. As I mentioned in my post reviewing the background of this song as well as others on this album (at carponline.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=albums&action=display&thread=1163485652), the lyrics were written back in 1946, and Frank Pooler was simply using a more formal grammatical convention than what might pass as acceptable in colloquial speech nowadays. One grammatical error I have noticed for some time now is in the discrepancy between the singular subject and the pluralized possessive pronoun in "Only Yesterday" — "everyONE must face THEIR share of loneliness" might be changed to "everyONE must face HIS share of loneliness." Perhaps John Bettis did not want the lyrics to be forced into the conventional bias toward the male gender, especially when the lead singer, Karen, was female... Thank you, Dreams. You're 'Fiddler On The Roof' comparison, as well as the grammar reminder, clearly state that the verbage is correct.
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Post by Rick Henry on Dec 5, 2006 23:33:29 GMT -5
Five Stars
A classic amongst classics. This is quite possibly the most chillingly beautiful Christmas song of all-time. Karen Carpenter sings this one to perfection.
This has to be one of the all-time top five most popular original Christmas songs. Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime" has to be in there also - same with Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad".
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