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|performer = [[The Chieftains]] with [[Elvis Costello]] | |performer = [[The Chieftains]] with [[Elvis Costello]] | ||
|producer = [[Paddy Moloney]] | |producer = [[Paddy Moloney]] | ||
|musicians = [[Derek Bell]] - harp, tiompán, harpsichord<br>[[Martin Fay]] - fiddle<br>[[Seán Keane]] - fiddle<br>[[Kevin Conneff]] - bodhrán, vocals<br>[[Matt Molloy]] - flute<br>[[Paddy Moloney]] - Uilleann pipes, tin whistle | |musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocals <br> [[Derek Bell]] - harp, tiompán, harpsichord <br> [[Martin Fay]] - fiddle <br> [[Seán Keane]] - fiddle <br> [[Kevin Conneff]] - bodhrán, vocals <br> [[Matt Molloy]] - flute <br> [[Paddy Moloney]] - Uilleann pipes, tin whistle | ||
|record_info = May 1991, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin | |record_info = May 1991, Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin | ||
|release_info = October 28, 1991 | |release_info = October 28, 1991 | ||
|albums = [[The Chieftains]] - [[The Bells Of Dublin]], 1991<br>[[Mighty Like A Rose (Rhino reissue)]], 2002 | |albums = [[The Chieftains]] - [[The Chieftains: The Bells Of Dublin]], 1991<br>[[Mighty Like A Rose (Rhino reissue)]], 2002 | ||
|singles = | |singles = | ||
|collections = | |collections = | ||
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{{song notes | {{song notes | ||
|first = [[Concert 1995-06-30 London|June 30, 1995, London, England]] | |first = [[Concert 1995-06-30 London|June 30, 1995, London, England]] | ||
|last = [[Concert | |last = [[Concert 2010-12-20 Chicago|December 20, 2010, Chicago, IL]] | ||
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{{song covers | {{song covers | ||
|covers = {{Elvis Costello covers: St. Stephen's Day Murders}} | |covers = {{:Elvis Costello covers: St. Stephen's Day Murders}} | ||
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==Chords== | ==Chords== | ||
I transcribed this from a 1995 solo performance, as I do not have the original version. Sorry for any inaccuracies this may cause. -- [[User:If|If]] 10:14, 27 September 2006 (CDT)If | |||
I transcribed this from a 1995 solo performance, as I do not have the original version. Sorry for any inaccuracies this may cause. -- [[User:If|If]] 10:14, 27 September 2006 (CDT)If | |||
Dm C F | Dm C F | ||
I once knew two sisters whose name it was Christmas | I once knew two sisters whose name it was Christmas | ||
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Chorus | Chorus | ||
==Internal links== | ==Internal links== | ||
*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Mighty Like A Rose] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Mighty Like A Rose] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/mlar.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/mlar.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/mlar/mlar_info_a01.htm MLAR info page 1] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/misc/st_stephens_day_murders.html St Stephen's Day Murders info page] | ||
*[[Template: St. Stephen's Day Murders|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[ | *[[Template: St. Stephen's Day Murders|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Elvis Costello covers: St. Stephen's Day Murders|Covers]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.inanotherroom.com/mlar.html Elvis Costello Reissues: Mighty Like A Rose] | ||
[[Category:1991]] | [[Category:1991]] |
Revision as of 19:18, 18 May 2020
I knew of two sisters whose name it was Christmas |
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Covers
Thea Gilmore | Strange Communion | 2009 | Amazon (MP3) • Amazon.uk |
Thea Gilmore | performed live, 2009-12-15, King Tuts, Glasgow, Scotland | 2009 | info |
Thea Gilmore | performed live, 2009-12-17, The Sage, Gateshead, England | 2009 |
Thea Gilmore | performed live, 2009-12-21, Telford's Warehouse, Chester, England | 2009 |
Thea Gilmore | performed live, 2010-12-17, The Sage, Gateshead, England | 2010 |
Thea Gilmore | performed live, 2011-12-17, The Sage, Gateshead, England | 2011 |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2020 | YouTube |
Chords
I transcribed this from a 1995 solo performance, as I do not have the original version. Sorry for any inaccuracies this may cause. -- If 10:14, 27 September 2006 (CDT)If Dm C F I once knew two sisters whose name it was Christmas Dm C F And one was named Dawn of course, the other one was named Eve Dm C F I wonder if they grew up hating the season F Of the good will that lasts ‘til the feast of St. Stephen F C F For that is the time to eat, drink, and be merry C F C F 'Til the beer is all spilled and the whiskey has flowed F C F And the whole family tree you neglected to bury C F C Dm Are feeding their faces until they explode Chorus: Dm C F C There'll be laughter and tears over tia marias F C Washed down with that drink made from girders Dm C Dm C ‘Cause it's all we've got left as they draw their last breath Dm C Dm F And it's nice for the kids, as you finally get rid of them Bb C F In the St. Stephen's Day murders Uncle is garglin' a heart-breaking air While the babe in his arms pulls out all that remains of his hair And we're not drunk enough yet to dare criticize The great big kipper tie he's about to baptize His gin-flavoured whiskers and kisses of sherry His best crimble shirt slung out over the shop While the lights from the Christmas tree blow up the telly His face closes in like an old cold pork chop Chorus Dm C F C And the carcass of the beast left over from the feast F C May still be found haunting the kitchen Dm C Dm C And there's life in it yet, we may live to regret F C When the ones that we poisoned stop twitchin' Chorus
Internal links
- Elvis Costello Home Page: Mighty Like A Rose • lyrics • chords • MLAR info page 1 • St Stephen's Day Murders info page
- Lyrics • Covers