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SOLSTICE (This Day the Sun Stands Still)
Winter is upon us now
Cozy up as lights go down
Deep and dark the longest night
We’re drawn to the brightest edge of the world
Silhouetted trees so bare
Biting cold in moonlit air
Your icy breath it takes me there
To the brightest edge of the world
Frozen lashes frame your blues
This day the sun stands still with you
Time for stories to be told
Making angels in the snow
Catching flakes upon my tongue
We’ll long to be forever young
You’ll grasp my mitted hand to chill
We’ll muse this day the sun stands still
Seasons of the souls entwined
Release, relax, let go, recline
Hush the head we delve divine
To the brightest edge of the world
To empty needs no mighty will
Powdered soft becoming still
Like melting snow we cleanse ourselves
This day the sun stands still
This ceremony of new wonder
As we find our souls going under
We sometimes wish it could stay
But nature has her cycles and must have her way
We move with the circle and around we go
But we learn as the ages grow
A dark night of the soul
Doesn’t last forever
Spring follows winter
Like day follows night we remember
Darkness followed by light
We move with a promise that whatever we let go of
Is replaced by something of equal or of a greater love
© Norine Braun 2020
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I Saw 3 Ships
02:19
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Mistletoe Blues
04:22
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MISTLETOE BLUES
Mistletoe is hanging
Mistletoe is hanging down
But you refuse to kiss me
Now bad luck is surely bound
Mistletoe has brought the blues to my corner
Tears are falling on my new red gown
Momma said now daughter
Go do something with your hair
You won’t catch nothing but a cold now little daughter
If you don’t at least pretend to care
You could be a pretty little package
Dressed for Christmas
But you won’t get nothing just sitting there
There’s holly and there’s ivy
I decorated just for you
I made some figgy pudding
I turned on the carols too
But there’s no joy in this cold world
If the reindeer don’t care for you
© Norine Braun 2020
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THE WINTER AFTER ELVIS DIED
It was the winter after Elvis died
I caught pneumonia from a cold harsh wind outside
The nurses overdosed me on codeine
That’s when I saw things I’d never seen
High flying on a magical ride
I heard the beach boys playing from the walls inside
That’s how it was back in 77
The winter after Elvis died and now he’s in heaven
The winter of all my discontent
The winter I lost all my confidence
My parents said hey girl you almost died
I had a doctor, I had Jesus on my side
They both said girl you’re gonna be alright
Floating on down my fever broke that night
That’s how it was back in 77
The winter after Elvis died and now he’s in heaven
The winter of all my discontent
The winter I lost all my innocence
Long cold winter Long cold winter
The winter I was lost without a farmhouse near
On the coldest evening of the year
I saw the dark woods fill up with snow
Searched for my house blazed in Yuletide glow
© Music Alice Fraser Lyrics Alice Fraser and Norine Braun 2020
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Poinsettia Pearl
02:45
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POINSETTIA PEARL
Poinsettia Pearl
Won’t you give that gal a whirl
She’s Poinsettia Pearl
Belle of the burl
Poinsettia Pearl
Her namesakes the take
True Christmas it makes
She’s Poinsettia Pearl
Legend has it on a Saturday night
3 weeks until Christmas
Blooms of Holy Night
When Pearl was a girl
She’d gather up weeds
Make a bouquet for the lamb of God deeds
Tattoo of the flower on the back other hand
She’s Poinsettia Pearl
Poor little Pearl didn’t think scrub enough
When she entered the chapel
She thought certain rebuff
But much to her amazement
The weeds were transformed
Stars of Bethlehem
Poinsettia was born
What matters most to the spirit above
No gift is too small
If it’s given with love
© Norine Braun 2020
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Blue Christmas
02:58
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December Falls
03:30
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DECEMBER FALLS
I stand before you as December falls
A light of solace
Cast on frosty walls
Winter heartbeat
Stumbled words allay
Freeze into silence
Hide my nerves away
All I wanted was a love that’s true
The only love I wanted found in you
Brushed away tears
White snowdrifts up
Said I’m sorry
But it’s not enough
Forgive these wild and rambling ways
Without the wisdom I can’t escape
I’ve clung to the dream now hushed awake
Carving the sorrow until it breaks
Guilt flickers slowly kindling much regret
There’s much to tell you
Though you won’t forget
I’ll leave the window open to my heart
In the moonlight shine
We’ll never part
You hold the future but there’s no time left
Arctic dusk of us I am bereft
Of hope I dreamt about fell like ice on ground
A deadened echo frozen crushed unbound
© Norine Braun 2020
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Put A Wreathe On It
05:11
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PUT A WREATHE ON IT BLUES
Christmas cards are written
Candle light a glow
Looking out my window
Watching silver snow
Hidden in the corner
Lies a photograph of you
Smiling eyes looking at me
The way you used to do.
I'll put a wreathe on it
From the hall closet
Deck it all out to see
Cedar and holly
Fat man jolly
Twinkle yuletide tree
If you want me
You can find me
I'll be home Christmas eve
Empty stockings hang in firelight
Through the cracks cold winds breathe
© Norine Braun 2019
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Last Christmas
03:43
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Christmas Bells
03:23
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CHRISTMAS BELLS
Christmas Bells Christmas Bells
Christmas Bells Christmas Bells
Long may they ring
Happiness bring
Love traveled far
Stay who you are
In the night
We'll be all right
Just you and me
Snuggle up close for some reverie
Watching how we cozy
In the tempest tea
I will light the fire with glee
When we hear
Christmas Bells Christmas Bells
Christmas Bells, Christmas Bells
In the snow we'll have to go
Hitch on the sleigh
Saddle up the pony give him lots hay
Wander in the wonder of the white delight
Relish in the pale moonlight
© Norine Braun 2009
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Silent Night
04:12
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Norine Braun Vancouver, British Columbia
Her signature funky folk-blues sound simply cannot be matched. Best listened to as loud as your neighbours will tolerate.
Abortmag
Her music sounds like the union of Nick Cave with Patti Smith & City and Colour deep in the Canadian forests.
MTM
An imaginative display of fine musicianship, potent vocals and heartfelt lyrics, talent like hers doesn't exactly come around too often. Music Emission
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