Christmas Caroling!

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Come join the fun! Meet up at the Emporium. We will be visiting Phale's book store, Red's, Deb's, the bank, the gates of the school, and anywhere we find lights on.

((ooc: This will be slow-played Friday evening through Saturday to accommodate different time zones, and will be confined to a single post with separate threads for the places we are caroling just to keep it simple. Everyone is welcome, and songs of all kinds are welcome as long as they're not too dirty or mean. I have linked a couple of websites with carol/song lyrics so you don't have to go searching too far for the words.))

((ooc2: If you want your residence/business visited and haven't been listed, feel free to drop in a thread below.))

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Meet up at the Emporium!!

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Gather and mingle before we run off to sing.

Re: Meet up at the Emporium!!

[serra-inara.livejournal.com]

"Hey Michael, Ben," Inara comes in, dressed in a green quilted jacket with gold edging. (Shiny!) "All ready for the carolling?"

Re: Meet up at the Emporium!!

[groovy-cat.livejournal.com]

The Cat dances into the store and gives Inara his most charming smile.

"I like your style," he says adjusting his tartan suit.

Re: Meet up at the Emporium!!

[mikeys-ben.livejournal.com]

"Ready as we'll ever be, I think," Ben replies with a smile. "How about you?"

((ooc: still at work -- probably won't be on regularly for another 45 minutes or so))

Re: Meet up at the Emporium!!

[maias-notebook.livejournal.com]

Maia walked up all bundled up in her jacket and hat.

Re: Meet up at the Emporium!!

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana comes in towing Shep by the hand. She smiles and waves at Michael. "Hi! Told you we'd come."

Re: Meet up at the Emporium!!

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

Han shows up, sulking in his flight jacket, practically towed in by Chewbacca.

Chewie is very much in the spirit of things with his santa hat and a red and green striped scarf around his neck.

Check the songbooks!

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

You can steal use the lyrics from these sites and post them at the place where you'd like to sing them!

http://www.cameron.edu/~mikel/christmas/

http://www.nevada.edu/~blake/Christmas.songs.html

Stop #1: Phale's bookstore

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

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Re: Stop #1: Phale's bookstore

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Michael leads with what he considers an appropriate song.

Angels We Have Heard on High

Angels we have heard on high,
Singing sweetly through the night,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their brave delight.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tiding did you hear?
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new-born King.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

See him in a manger laid
Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While we raise our hearts in love.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Re: Stop #1: Phale's bookstore

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

Aziraphale looks delighted at the singing, and invites the carolers in for cocoa and homemade cookies.

Stop #2: Red's

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Come sing to Red and the cubs. I hear he's got wassail.

Re: Stop #2: Red's

[http://users.livejournal.com/_red_xiii_/]

Red was open late with a client so the lights were still on in the shop. The aroma of cinnamon, cloves and apple cider gently wafted from a corner in his shop where he had set up the crock pot and cups for customers and carolers alike.

Stop #3: Deb's

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Come say hi to Michael's mom.

Re: Stop #3: Deb's

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Breaking my own rule...use this link to go carol at Deb's (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomtownies/464411.html?thread=18516251#t18516251).

Stop #4: The Bank

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

For Salmoneus and Fluffy the Harpy.

Re: Stop #4: The Bank

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Michael searches for a song that might be appropriate for Solstice, and puts his arm around Ben as he starts in on Deck the Halls:

Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
'Tis the season to be jolly
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Don we now our gay apparel
Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la.
Troll the ancient Yule-tide carol
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.

See the blazing Yule before us.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Strike the harp and join the chorus.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Follow me in merry measure.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
While I tell of Yule-tide treasure.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Fast away the old year passes.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Hail the new year, lads and lasses
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Sing we joyous, all together.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
heedless of the wind and weather.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

Re: Stop #4: The Bank

[salmoneus.livejournal.com]

Hearing the carolers, Salmoneus comes out on the porch. Behind him, Fluffy follows, her head tilting from side to side as she listens.

Salmoneus waves at Michael, then pulls out the bag he brought with him from the shop. He waits for the singers to finish their song.

Stop #5: the school

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

(outside the gates, since Townies are not allowed on campus)

Re: Stop #5: the school

[mikeys-ben.livejournal.com]

The Christmas Song
Lyrics by Mel Torme

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some
Mistletoe help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy to see if
Reindeer really know how to fly

And so, I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Altho' it's been said many times
Many ways; "Merry Christmas to you"

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

His plan might not be ready just yet to terrorise the caroling event, but that doesn't mean that O'Malley or Benedict are completely oblivious. A duck grunt is send after the group to keep an eye on things and to alert O'Malley in case there's a need to intervene and bring an end to the disgusting songs of joy and happiness and seasonal love. Screams of angst and terror are just so much lovelier.

OOC - An Aussie Jingle Bells

[serra-inara.livejournal.com]

An Aussie Jingle Bells...

Re: OOC - An Aussie Jingle Bells

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Hee! I love it! You know, I can almost relate, even though I'm on the flipside of the world...it's only been the past couple of weeks I've switched to long sleeves. Here's to living in the Southern Arizona desert! All the snow-oriented songs are weird to sing around here.

Stop 6 Cat's Boutique

[groovy-cat.livejournal.com]

Holly is waiting to be entertained, he has mistletoe hanging over his moniter.

Re: Stop 6 Cat's Boutique

[bens-mikey.livejournal.com]

Michael looks a little mystified by the computer-thing sitting there, but what the heck. He picks out a random tune when he sees the name:

The Holly And The Ivy

The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown:
O, the rising of the sun,
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir....

((ooc: sorry, been out shopping...ugh!))