Fa-la-la Brouhaha Round 1, Day 3

Heavenly Hymns

O Come, All Ye Faithful vs. O Come, O Come Emmanuel

At seven verses apiece, these two songs are longer than you think. While the first word of the stanzas of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" make a rather awkward sentence (O God See Lo Child Sing Yea), the first word of the stanzas of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" say OOOOOOO. Your choice here is really whether you like being told what to do, or telling someone else what to do.






Choral Carols

Breath of Heaven vs. Mary's Boy Child

Old skool Amy Grant vs. the King of Calypso. This match-up is really about the depiction of the young Mary, unmarried, having a baby. Are your heartstrings plucked by Ms. Grant, laying on the loneliness, or by Mr. Belafonte, joyously celebrating the birth of the babe?







Holidaze

Christmas Wrapping vs. Last Christmas

Battle of the Christmas love songs! Sure, Wham! has the name caché and breathy George Michael, but their lyrics pale in comparison to the epic journey told by The Waitresses. Each song's story lasts a year, but the outcomes are so, so different.







Kids Kristmas

Silver and Gold vs. Christmastime Is Here
Rudolph vs. Charlie Brown Christmas! Who will win???

Enjoy the pretty lights.