新年倒计时

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上周末就把圣诞树装饰好了，门口的彩灯也张挂了起来。

在黑漆漆的冬夜里，映着窗外被白雪覆盖了的院子。

住在美国这些年，明白了为何居住在乡下的人们更喜欢鲜艳喜庆的颜色和节日的热闹。




距离新年还有两个礼拜了。让我们也来一个倒计时吧~~~


12月18日

晚上去参加小叶子的 A Cappella Night （无伴奏合唱团新年晚会）

第一首歌，照例是Let it snow

https://app.box.com/s/0lp7mf81b5zy6lh8jqkt

Let it snow

Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!!

Oh, it doesn't show signs of stopping
And I've brought some corn for popping
Since the lights are turned way down low
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

The fire is slowly dying
And my dear is still good-by-ing

But as long as you love me so
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It snow

When we finally say goodnight
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm

Oh, it doesn't show signs of stopping
And I've brought some corn for popping
Since the lights are turned way down low
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

When we finally kiss goodnight
How I'll hate going out in the storm!
But if you'll really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm

The fire is slowly dying
And my dear is still good-by-ing
But as long as you love me so
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

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啊呀，2014到了也，我好像平白少掉乐一天，怎么回事儿？

12月31日
新年之夜的焰火





祝大家新年快乐！

tanis

到处停留的叶子 发表于 2013-12-31 11:37

大叶子小叶子叶公新年快乐~！

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12月29日

倒计时到了今天，倒是有越来越寂寞的感觉。

嗯，还是要认真坚持到底呀。

把今年上半年小叶子初中合唱团的春季歌曲重温一下吧。

https://app.box.com/s/gdrmjlk7e8mcngyplkyw

Little David Play on Your Harp

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12月28日（补）

圣诞新年期间，克莱斯勒广场的人群和灯光，是这个城市传统的庆祝，更是远道而来的朋友们想看的内容。

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12月27日

https://app.box.com/s/j1m5m40c8xkke8btuhi6

Noel

正好我在看的一本书，其中一个作者的名字也叫Noel~~

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12月26日

这两天都不好意思说是自己生日哈，昨天的歌不贴了，大家可以脑补一下，生日快乐歌， Happy Birthday to me！



昨天Party很成功，证明叶子不叫外卖也是可以处理这样规模的小型聚会的。

这里的倒计时要继续下去。


今天的歌是小叶子她们女生合唱团的保留曲目，也是非常经典的一首 Christmas Carol


https://app.box.com/s/efjp0o83mtvjul6ca008

Ding Dong Merrily on High

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12月24日

今天的歌  Winter Night

https://app.box.com/s/rper6w5qkbrfd86xw8ta











Happy Holidays!

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12月23日

节日的叶子和花


圣诞红



开花的仙人   Christmas Cactus

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马鹿 发表于 2013-12-22 12:34
只因为住在乡下

这个名字已经被人注册了~~~

马鹿

只因为住在乡下

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12月22日

昨天和今日都是高温，地上的雪全部都化了~~~可是我还要放上这样一首经典的Christmas Carol：
Sleigh Ride 这首歌和上面的歌形成极大的反差。



唱歌的主角是三位少年，他们搭着肩膀在观众席里穿行，引起阵阵笑声。仔细听，他们一开始的行进方向就是冲着我来的~~然后从我身后远去，最后回到舞台。

https://app.box.com/s/zld02ixyebx9j8wr2wey

Sleigh Ride
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
Ring-ting-tingling too,
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling, "Yoo hoo",
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
Let's go, let's look at the show,
We're riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap,
It's grand, just holding your hand,
We're riding along with a song
Of a wintry fairy land.

Our cheeks are nice and rosy,
And comfy cozy are we,
We're snuggled up together
Like two birds of a feather would be,
Let's take that road before us,
And sing a chorus or two,
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.

There's a birthday party
At the home of Farmer Gray,
It'll be the perfect ending of a perfect day,
We'll be singing the songs
We love to sing without a single stop,
At the fireplace while we watch
The chestnuts pop; Pop! Pop! Pop!

There's a happy feeling
Nothing in the world can buy,
When they pass around the coffee
And the pumpkin pie,
It'll nearly be like a picture print
By Currier and Ives,
These wonderful things are the things
We remember all through our lives!

These wonderful thing are the thing.

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,
Ring-ting-tingling too,
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you,
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling, "Yoo hoo",
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.

Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
Let's go, let's look at the show,
We're riding in a wonderland of snow.
Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up,
It's grand, just holding your hand,
We're riding along with a song
Of a wintry fairy land.

Our cheeks are nice and rosy,
And comfy cozy are we,
We're snuggled up together
Like two birds of a feather would be,
Let's take that road before us
And sing a chorus or two,
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.
(come on it;s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you)


Christmas Carols - Sleigh Ride


currier_and_ives_sleigh_ride_print

理想的下午

唱滴好，圣诞味道充足

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12月21日

今天选一首反潮流的流行歌曲。哈哈，对少年们来说，反潮流就是潮流哈。。。这首歌的原唱是新西兰90后女歌手Lorde（Ella Yelich-O'Connor，生于1996年11月）http://youtu.be/nlcIKh6sBtc

但今天在油管上听到Craig Campbell 的翻唱改编，总体来说，他的声音好像更合我的胃口。 http://youtu.be/CRboXhZw1KI

怎么说呢，女声更年轻激烈也更忧伤一些，带乡村风格的男声改编，反抗性就没有那么强烈，却带上了一点无可奈何。


这个歌合唱团的版本是根据Lorde的原版改编的，不过排练得还不是非常娴熟。但我非常喜欢其中一个女声，极清澈，婉转，柔软，听得心都要化掉了，可惜我的手机录音不给力……

不管怎样，贴上来大家也听一下：
https://app.box.com/s/jv2mlva6fozm425xjd0u

"Royals"

[Verse 1]
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address,
In a torn-up town, no postcode envy

But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair.

And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood,
That kind of luxe just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.

[Verse 2]
My friends and I—we've cracked the code.
We count our dollars on the train to the party.
And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this,
We didn't come for money.

But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom.
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair

And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.

Ooh ooh oh
We're bigger than we ever dreamed,
And I'm in love with being queen.
Ooh ooh oh
Life is great without a care
We aren't caught up in your love affair.

And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.

tanis

喜欢那个彩条点缀的赶脚~~~

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懒猫猫 发表于 2013-12-20 23:54
俺来给叶子的新年倒计时凑凑热闹。
今年晚了些，直到今天才有空把屋里屋外给装饰好。

可不是么！这个热闹一定要凑~~~看上去比我第一张照片亮堂多啦！！

懒猫猫

俺来给叶子的新年倒计时凑凑热闹。
今年晚了些，直到今天才有空把屋里屋外给装饰好。

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到处停留的叶子 发表于 2013-12-20 17:42
12月20日

第三天了，今天选的曲子是小叶子她们全女生组合今年的新曲，倾听年轻女孩子们夜莺般的声音，歌词 ...

添一张图片：Happy Holiday！  

（Higitus作品）

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12月20日

第三天了，今天选的曲子是小叶子她们全女生组合今年的新曲，倾听年轻女孩子们夜莺般的声音，歌词变得没有什么意义~~

好吧，说实话，我听不懂这首歌在唱的是什么语言，不过非常喜欢她们的声音。

S'vivon

https://app.box.com/s/2xw21p3g94m46ci77aeu


歌词和翻译就不给了。关于这个歌的题目，给一个wikipedia的说明吧：

S'vivon means dreidel, and the first section of the piece evokes the celebratory nature of Hanukkah, imploring sov, sov, sov,, or spin, spin, spin, as a reminder that Chanukah hu chag tov (Hanukkah is indeed a good holiday.)

Al hanisim is a paragraph from the Jewish prayer service (Amidah) added during the post-Biblical Festivals of Chanukah and Purim in which we thank God for Miracles.