Puppet Head & Wata Wish You a Merry Christmas, by Puppet Head & Wata

Puppet Head & Wata Wish You a Merry Christmas

by Puppet Head & Wata

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1.	Intro: Wata Christmas (Poppen Christmas) 01:38	info	buy track
2.	Jingle Bells 02:41	lyrics	buy track
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go, laughing all the way Bells on bob tail ring, making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh! what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh. Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh! what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh. A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride And then soon Mr. Wata was seated by my side, The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot He got into a drifted bank and then we got upsot.
3.	Lonesome Christmas 03:24	lyrics	buy track
Lovers, they walk hand in hand with a love to keep them warm Kids leap as parents demand them to hurry home Snow keeps falling down on my tired and weary head Thinking of them passing by, thinking of my bed The glow of childhood holiday is nowhere to be found The lonesome road I’m going down on this wintry day I remember when I had last, felt one’s embrace My gladness soon turned so sad once she struck my face She dragged me across the state to find a resting place The alibis could relate freed her from the case The man who searched said that I was nowhere to be found The lonesome pit I’m going down, twelve feet underground
4.	Winter Night 03:25	lyrics	buy track
ともしび近く衣縫う母は [Mother, as she sews by the lamplight] 春の遊びの楽しさ語る [Talks about the joy of playing spring] 居並ぶ子供は指を折りつつ [Children count the days on their fingers] 日数数えて喜び勇む [Making themselves jolly and high-spirited] いろり火はとろとろ [The hearth fire burns gently] 外は吹雪 [And it’s a blizzard outside] いろりの端で縄なう父は [Father, as he twines a rope by the fire] 過ぎしいくさの手柄を語る [Talks about his great service for the past war] 居並ぶ子供は眠さ忘れて [Children forgets their sleepiness] 耳を傾けこぶしを握る [Listening to his stories, tightening their fists] いろり火はとろとろ [The hearth fire burns gently] 外は吹雪 [And it’s a blizzard outdoors]
5.	Take a Ride 02:41	info	buy track
6.	Apple's Soliloquy 03:12	lyrics	buy track
私は真っ赤なリンゴです [I’m an apple, red and bright] お国は寒い北の国 [Came from a cold northern land] リンゴ畑の晴れた日に [On a sunny day in the apple orchard] 箱につめられ汽車ポッポ [Packed in the box, loaded on the choo-choo train] 町の市場へ着きました [Arrived at the market in the city] リンゴリンゴリンゴ [Apple, apple, apple] リンゴかわいいひとりごと [Apple’s little soliloquy] 果物店のおじさんに [The man at the fruit store] お顔をきれいにみがかれて [Polished my face till it’s clean] みんな並んだお店先 [Then we were all put on the storefront] 青いお空を見るたびに [Every time I see the blue skies] リンゴ畑を思い出す [They remind me of the apple orchard] リンゴリンゴリンゴ [Apple, apple, apple] リンゴかわいいひとりごと [Apple’s little soliloquy] 今頃どうしているかしら [I wonder what he’s doing now] リンゴ畑のおじいさん [The old man at the apple orchard] 箱へリンゴをつめながら [As he packs apples in the boxes] 歌をうたっているかしら [I wonder if he’s singing a song] タバコふかしているかしら [Or he’s smoking a cigarette] リンゴリンゴリンゴ [Apple, apple, apple] リンゴかわいいひとりごと [Apple’s little soliloquy]
7.	The Snow is Falling (Your Daddy's Crying) 04:34	lyrics	buy track
Christmas is the time of year When all our families get together in cheer Eating chickens and pumpkin pies Ain’t it all used to be that way? Something has been wrong with you How come you paint your face with glue? What’s with your friends rifting you apart From your loving home? So won’t you tell me? Why are you leaving us? The snow is snowing Your daddy’s crying What are you doing with your girlfriend now? (Turning on the record player) You’re supposed to listen to Elvis now (Listening to the king of rock, it) While your mom bakes a cake for you (Smells so good around the house now) He’ll be singing sweet gospel songs (Sing along to Old Saint Mary) Please don’t leave us feeling blue (Get so lonely when it’s over) Just to come back home will do (Wish it’d last the whole night through, but) Put your hand in the hand of mine (Next to you my thoughts are fading) I will take you home (Like the winter snowfall) So won’t you tell me? Why are you leaving us? The snow is snowing Your daddy’s crying
8.	The Little Match Girl 02:59	lyrics	buy track
吹き巻く風は顔を裂き [The windstorm tears up face] みるみる雪は地に満ちぬ [And the snow has immediately filled the ground] あわれ素足のおとめ子よ [Oh dear, the girl with bare feet] 別れし母を呼ぼうらん [She must be calling the name of her mother although she’s not there] つづれの衣の破間より [From the holes in her rags] 身をさす寒さいかほどぞ[ I wonder how severely cold it gets for her] あわれ濡れゆくおとめ子よ [Oh dear, the girl is drenching to the bone] 世になき家を尋ぬらん [She must be looking for her home that’s nowhere in the world] 黄金の柱玉の床 [Pillars of gold, floors of jewels] 世界は同じうちなるに [It’s all there in the same world] あわれこごえしおとめ子よ [Oh dear, the girl is chilled to the bone] たたずむ軒も埋もれぬ [And now the eaves she’s standing under has covered with snow]
9.	Oh, Heard You Knockin' at My Door (They Reckoned) 03:01	info	buy track
10.	Will You Love Me in December As You Do in May? 04:07	lyrics	buy track
Now, in the summer of life, sweetheart You say you love but me Gladly I give all my heart to you Throbbing with ecstasy But last night I saw, while a-dreaming The future old and gray, And I wondered if you'll love me then, dear Just as you do today? Will you love me in December as you do in May? Will you love me in the good old-fashioned way? When my hair has all turned gray, Will you kiss me then and say, That you love me in December as you do in May? You say the glow on my cheek, sweetheart Is like the rose so sweet But when the bloom of fair youth has flown Then will our lips still meet? When life's setting sun fades away, dear, And all is said and done, Will your arms still entwine and caress me? Will our hearts beat as one? Will you love me in December as you do in May? Will you love me in the good old-fashioned way? When my hair has all turned gray, Will you kiss me then and say, That you love me in December as you do in May?
11.	Auld Lang Syne 01:38	info	buy track

about

Puppet Head and Wata are proud to release this album of 12 Christmas/Winter-themed tracks, with covers from both sides of the Pacific Ocean and 5 original compositions of ours!

We encourage you to download this album to listen to the download-exclusive track "White Christmas", an Irving Berlin holiday classic featuring the sublime lead vocals by Lesley Price of Wolf Circus!

credits

released December 23, 2020

Special thanks to Lesley Price (wolfcircus.bandcamp.com) and BeatlesYoshi999 (beatlesyoshi999.bandcamp.com), who were kind enough to contribute their artistry to this album.

Background vocals on track 4 and 7 performed by Lesley Price
Arrange on track 6 by BeatlesYoshi999

All songs are public domain except:
Track 1 & 5 written by Puppet Head
Track 3 written by Wata & Puppet Head
Track 7 written by Wata & Lesley Price
Track 9 written by Wata

"White Christmas" written by Irving Berlin, included with a mechanical license from Irving Berlin Music Company

Cover Art by Kaiba

Produced by Puppet Head (puppethead.bandcamp.com) and Wata (watawata.bandcamp.com)