Remarks:
This song turns 50 this Christmas. It was part of the television show “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (1966), the last five minutes of which are shown above. The nonsense words were added to make it sound like Latin, presumably because old hymns were in Latin.
I used to think Christmas came in a box, but the song is right:
Christmas day is in our grasp
So long as we have hands to clasp
See also:
- songs, the 1960s
- Latin
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- The oneness of mankind
- Jacob Bronowski: Into this pond were flushed the ashes of some four million people
Lyrics:
Welcome Christmas come this way
Fahoo fores dahoo dores
Welcome Christmas, Christmas day
Welcome, welcome fahoo ramus
Welcome, welcome dahoo damus
Christmas day is in our grasp
So long as we have hands to clasp
Fahoo fores dahoo dores
Welcome Christmas bring your cheer
Fahoo fores dahoo dores
Welcome all Whos far and near
Welcome Christmas, fahoo ramus
Welcome Christmas, dahoo damus
Christmas day will always be
Just so long as we have we
Fahoo fores dahoo dores
Welcome Christmas bring your light
Fahoo fores dahoo dores
Welcome Christmas, Christmas day
Welcome Christmas, fahoo ramus
Welcome Christmas, dahoo damus
Welcome Christmas while we stand
Heart to heart and hand in hand
Fahoo fores dahoo dores
Welcome welcome Christmas day
Welcome, welcome Christmas day
Source: MetroLyrics.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pQgSvN7hYo)
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Wonderful childhood memory. 🙂
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This and “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”. Though, I hate it that on some channels, the cartoon is edited.
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Great memory growing up.
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As this page was opening I saw “Dr Se..” because of an ad or popup was momentarily partially covering up the rest of the title. In that moment my mind went immediately to Dr. Sebi and began anticipating reading a post about this legendary but recently transitioned ancestor.
I should have known better… Dr Seuss trumps…
Here’s my CT. Based upon a variety of recent observations some imposter has invaded and snatched the original Abagond away from us!
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@Fan …
“In that moment my mind went immediately to Dr. Sebi…”
LOL! Dr. Seuss is much more abagond’s taste. After all, they both got paid to write fiction under a pen name.
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I always assumed the extra words were the language of the Whos in Whoville. Never occurred to me that it was shadowing Latin.
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