Christmas music for Music Monday of Christmas week ?
I've had Christmas music up to the ears - played in stores, on the car radio, practically every station, TV, commercials......up to the ears!
Here's something a wee bit different, though still Christmas-ish - and wintry. Walking In The Air from the original TV show based on an illustrated book for children, The Snowman, by English author/illustrator/cartoonist Raymond Briggs. In the UK the book was adapted and animated for a 26 minute-long TV film by Dianne Jackson, who, by the way also did animation for the Beatles' Yellow Submarine movie.
This song, Walking in the Air, was written for the film by well-known English composer Howard Blake.
The TV film first aired in the UK in 1982 on Christmas Eve. It has since been released on DVD on both sides of the Atlantic. Some versions have an introduction by David Bowie, others are introduced by the author of the book.
The song Walking In The Air has been recorded by several different boy sopranos. In 1985 a version by by Aled Jones made it to #5 in the British pop charts and launched the singer on a career which now includes presenting a weekly radio show. In the film, though, (as shown here) the song was sung by Peter Auty.
The song and the music suit the "feel" of the story so well that it'd be interesting to look at the natal charts of The Snowman author, and the composer of the song - there could be a blending link.
As it happens, there is!
Raymond Briggs born in London on 18 January 1934
Howard Blake born London 28 October 1938
Venus (planet of the arts) in Briggs' chart is at 23.27 Aquarius, in Blake's chart Jupiter (planet of publishing) is at 22.32 Aquarius - just a degree apart. Blake's song certainly led to a much wider audience for Briggs' story!
And
Briggs has a Uranus opposition: Uranus 23.35 Aries - Jupiter 22.35 Libra
Blake has a Uranus oppposition too : Uranus 16 Taurus - Mercury 15 Scorpio.
Bearing in mind that Uranus rules Aquarius, where the previous link occurs....well...hmmmm!
There could well have been a Sun/Moon blend too, but without birth times it's not possible to be sure. More than likely Blake has Capricorn Moon matching Briggs' Capricorn Sun. While Briggs quite likely has Moon in Watery Pisces, blending with Blake's Watery Scorpio Sun.
Don't ya just love it "when a plan comes together"?
SO...how about another Christmas song for those of us feeling "all Christmas-songed-out" at present - this from Tom Lehrer
I've had Christmas music up to the ears - played in stores, on the car radio, practically every station, TV, commercials......up to the ears!
Here's something a wee bit different, though still Christmas-ish - and wintry. Walking In The Air from the original TV show based on an illustrated book for children, The Snowman, by English author/illustrator/cartoonist Raymond Briggs. In the UK the book was adapted and animated for a 26 minute-long TV film by Dianne Jackson, who, by the way also did animation for the Beatles' Yellow Submarine movie.
This song, Walking in the Air, was written for the film by well-known English composer Howard Blake.
The TV film first aired in the UK in 1982 on Christmas Eve. It has since been released on DVD on both sides of the Atlantic. Some versions have an introduction by David Bowie, others are introduced by the author of the book.
The song Walking In The Air has been recorded by several different boy sopranos. In 1985 a version by by Aled Jones made it to #5 in the British pop charts and launched the singer on a career which now includes presenting a weekly radio show. In the film, though, (as shown here) the song was sung by Peter Auty.
The song and the music suit the "feel" of the story so well that it'd be interesting to look at the natal charts of The Snowman author, and the composer of the song - there could be a blending link.As it happens, there is!
Raymond Briggs born in London on 18 January 1934
Howard Blake born London 28 October 1938
Venus (planet of the arts) in Briggs' chart is at 23.27 Aquarius, in Blake's chart Jupiter (planet of publishing) is at 22.32 Aquarius - just a degree apart. Blake's song certainly led to a much wider audience for Briggs' story!
And
Briggs has a Uranus opposition: Uranus 23.35 Aries - Jupiter 22.35 Libra
Blake has a Uranus oppposition too : Uranus 16 Taurus - Mercury 15 Scorpio.
Bearing in mind that Uranus rules Aquarius, where the previous link occurs....well...hmmmm!
There could well have been a Sun/Moon blend too, but without birth times it's not possible to be sure. More than likely Blake has Capricorn Moon matching Briggs' Capricorn Sun. While Briggs quite likely has Moon in Watery Pisces, blending with Blake's Watery Scorpio Sun.
Don't ya just love it "when a plan comes together"?
SO...how about another Christmas song for those of us feeling "all Christmas-songed-out" at present - this from Tom Lehrer
