There are many versions of that song, even one - horribile dictu - by Andreas Gabalier. The three ways to do it I introduce here are a) the classic crooner-style, as perfectly mastered by Elvis the Pelvis, b) the Stadium-Rock-Concert style (although not performed in a stadium) by Bruce Almighty & the E-Street-Band, and finally c) the Mexican Waltz in which the wonderful Leftover Cuties have transformed this song, that is originally in 4/4. In my counting, Leftover Cuties do a 6/4 (or 6/8?) rather than a 3/4 version, although this is always hard to say. Be that as it may, the three versions featured here also represent three attitudes to cope with the situation of facing a blue Christmas.
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