Peace On Middle-earth, Good-will Toward Men, Elves, and Dwarves
A Collection of LOTR Christmas Carols
In honor of today being December 1st, I thought Iād post a roundup of some of my favorite Lord of the Rings versions of Christmas Carolsāa few that I wrote and some by others. Some are new and some are from years past, but theyāre all Tolkien-y spins on Christmas music. Because you just KNOW that Tolkien and Christmas go together (more on that in next weekās newsletter!). Just TRY and tell me you donāt want to hear Thorinās Company sing a rendition of āO Come, O Come, Emmanuelā that shakes the bones of the Misty Mountains with its deep bass rumble.
Thatās right, you canāt! So letās get to the Tolkien Christmas Carols then.
Santatar, Lord of Gifts, is Coming to Town
One Gift to Rule Them All
Merry, Did You Know? (spoiler alert: he didnāt)
(This one is the first tweet of a thread doing alternate lyrics to the whole song, so be sure to either click above to head to Twitter to read the thread or check it out on threadreader)
Donāt worry, Gandalf got better
Go Tell It On the Mount Doom
Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That the ringās at last been found While Sauron kept his watching Oāer hoards of orcs by night Behold from the Shire There shone a hobbit liiiiiiiiiightā¦HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING / HE KNOWS WHEN YOU'RE AWAKE / HE KNOWS IF YOU'VE BEEN BAD OR GOOD / SO KEEP IT SECRET, KEEP IT SAFE https://t.co/IEbhyc7f9kJRR Ho Ho Hokien š”ļøš¹šŖ @joshcarlosjosh
(this is another one thatās a thread of the whole song, so be sure to click and check it out!)If The Rings of Power doesnāt have a Christmas Special where Galadriel and Halbrand sing āSauron Babyā we riot
The 12 Days of Christmas
And finally: weāve had one 12 Days of Christmas parody, yes. But what about Second 12 Days of Christmas?
So what do you think? Comment with which one of the above is your favorite! Or to share one youāve seen before that you loved but I didnāt include here or one that hasnāt been done yet that you think someone should do!
BONUS:
(These two arenāt Christmas songs but theyāre too good not to share)
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That full version of The 12 Days of Christmas is š„ - brilliantly done, sir, as usual.