FReeper Canteen - Christmas Tunes For Our Troops - 14 Dec 2013

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[AZamericonnie]

 

 

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Tunes For The Troops
 

 

This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops, Veterans, Allies & their families!

Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen Deejays have provided throughout the thread. Please ping one of the DJ's with your requests for the Troops.

All music is removed on Monday.
Thanks to all the DeeJay's for their time & effort providing entertainment for the Troops!

*Canteen Mission Statement*

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
 

 

Al Di Meola - Carol Of The Bells	Alex Lifeson - The Little Drummer Boy
Ann And Nancy Wilson - Here Is Christmas	Blackmore's Night - Christmas Eve
Bon Jovi - I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas	Brian Setzer Orchestra - Jingle Bells
Sheryl Crow & Eric Clapton - Merry Christmas, Baby	Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
Christmas Time Again - Extreme	Eric Johnson - The First Nowell
Gary Hoey - Joy To The World	I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
Isaac Hayes - The Mistletoe And Me	Jeff Beck - Amazing Grace
Jeff Healey - Santa, Bring My Baby Back (To Me)	Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells
Joe Satriani - Silent Night - Holy Night Jam	Leon Redbone And Dr. John - Frosty The Snowman
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'	Michael Hedges - What Child Is This
Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo	Neal Schon - O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Queen - Thank Good It's Christmas	Richie Sambora - Cantique De Noel (O' Holy Night)
Richie Sambora - O Come All Yo Faithfull	Steve Vai - Christmas Time Is Here
Ted Nugent - Deek The Halls	Trevor Rabin - O Come All Ye Faithful
U2 - If God Will Send His Angels	Zakk Wylde - White Christmas

[Liberty Valance]

Christmas Greetings & Salutations to our Troops,
Allies and the Canteen Crew!

Stephanie Urbina Jones - One Little Boy

My friend and Kerrville's own Florin Sanchez on mandolin.

[Fiji Hill]

Santa Claus Meets the Purple People Eater

[luvie]

Dude...

Is that your personal experience? ;)

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Christmas Tunes For Our Troops ~

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

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Honoring those who have served before.

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NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
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[Fiji Hill]

Santa and the Satellite

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

((((HUGS)))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“Is that your personal experience? ;)”

They are all grown and gone, thank heaven! Even the grandchildren are old! ;-)

(((( HUGS ))))

[nothingnew]

BKMK

FMCDH(BITS)

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks Very Much, Connie!

***HUGS***



And thank you very much for opening the doors to
MUSIC MAYHEM!!!!
Rockin' Rebels – "Wild Weekend"
1963
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"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[SandRat]

Waiting for the wood glue to set so I can glue the last 6 part on for a Baby Doll High Chair for Maddi.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Connie! ((HUGS))

Mele Kalikumaka!

[luvie]

(((hugs)))

[luvie]

LOVE YOU CANTEEN DJ'S!!!
Thanks for your hard work!
GodBlessUSA; mylife; AZAmericonnie; Kathy In Alaska; Ms.Behavin;EsmeraldaA; ConorMacNessa;acad1228; LibertyValance; Cindy; Starwise; 50mm; iron munro; publius;
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise;
Drumbo (and me)

YOU ROCK OUT LOUD!!
God bless our troops!!!

Thanks for a great thread
and all your hard work, Connie!

[luvie]

Gene Simmons Military Salute
YouTube

WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!



Little Girls Welcome Hero Dad Home
Video

[Drumbo]

The following Monkees session of a Neil Diamond song from 1967 featured musicians from the famous "Wrecking Crew" including Glen Campbell on acoustic guitar, Tommy Tedesco on electric, Leon Russell and Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John) on keyboards, Joe Osborn on bass and Hal Blain on drums. At the last minute producers Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart called in percussionist Julius Wechter to add the tambourine backbeats to the Jack Nitzsche arrangement. Still not satisfied Boyce and Hart called in everyone hanging out in the studio (including Sonny Bono) to "beef-up" the backbeat with the familiar handclap version that was ultimately released.

Demos, Out-takes & Rarities

A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You (Version 1 Tambourine)
~ The Monkees ~

A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You (Version 2 Hand Claps)
~ The Monkees ~

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[ConorMacNessa]

Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!



Missing Man Setting

"The Empty Chair"

By Captain Carroll "Lex" Lefon, USN (RET), on December 21st, 2004

"In the wardroom onboard the aircraft carrier from which I recently debarked was a small, round table, with single chair. No one ever sat there, and the reasons, both for the table being there, and for the fact that the chair was always empty, will tell the reader a little bit about who we are as a culture. The wardroom, of course, is where the officers will dine; morning, noon and evening. It is not only a place to eat – it is also a kind of oasis from the sometimes dreary, often difficult exigencies of the service. A place of social discourse, of momentary relief from the burdens of the day. The only things explicitly forbidden by inviolable tradition in the wardroom are the wearing of a cover or sword by an officer not actually on watch, or conversation which touches upon politics or religion. But aboard ships which observe the custom, another implicit taboo concerns the empty chair: No matter how crowded the room, no matter who is waiting to be seated, that chair is never moved, never taken.

The table is by the main entrance to the wardroom. You will see it when you enter, and you will see it when you leave. It draws your eyes because it is meant to. And because it draws your eyes it draws your thoughts. And though it will be there every day for as long as you are at sea, you will look at it every time and your eyes will momentarily grow distant as you think for a moment. As you quietly give thanks.

AS YOU REMEMBER.

The small, round table is covered with a gold linen tablecloth. A single place setting rests there, of fine bone china. A wineglass stands upon the table, inverted, empty. On the dinner plate is a pinch of salt. On the bread plate is a slice of lemon. Besides the plate lies a bible. There is a small vase with a single red rose upon the table. Around the vase is wound a yellow ribbon. There is the empty chair.

We will remember because over the course of our careers, we will have had the opportunity to enjoy many a formal evening of dinner and dancing in the fine company of those with whom we have the honor to serve, and their lovely ladies. And as the night wears on, our faces will in time become flushed with pleasure of each other’s company, with the exertions on the dance floor, with the effects of our libations. But while the feast is still at its best, order will be called to the room – we will be asked to raise our glasses to the empty table, and we will be asked to remember:

The table is round to show our everlasting concern for those who are missing. The single setting reminds us that every one of them went to their fates alone, that every life was unique.

The tablecloth is gold symbolizing the purity of their motives when they answered the call to duty.

The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones who kept the faith.

The yellow ribbon around the vase symbolizes our continued determination to remember them.

The slice of lemon reminds us of the bitterness of their fate.
The salt symbolizes the tears shed by those who loved them.
The bible represents the faith that sustained them.
The glass is inverted — they cannot share in the toast.
The chair is empty — they are not here. They are missing.

And we will remember, and we will raise our glasses to those who went before us, and who gave all that they had for us. And a part of the flush in our faces will pale as we remember that nothing worth having ever came without a cost. We will remember that many of our brothers and sisters have paid that cost in blood. We will remember that the reckoning is not over.

We many of us will settle with our families into our holiday season, our Christmas season for those who celebrate it, content in our fortune and prosperity. We will meet old friends with smiles and laughter. We will meet our members of our family with hugs. We will eat well, and exchange gifts and raise our glasses to the year passed in gratitude, and to the year to come with hope. We will sleep the sleep of the protected, secure in our homes, secure in our homeland.

But for many families, there will be an empty chair at the table this year. A place that is not filled.

WE SHOULD REMEMBER."

Many Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding Capt. Lefon's Chronicle Of "The Empty Chair."

"Träumerei"
Robert Schumann
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Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[luvie]

MY ARTIST OF THE WEEK--

GROVER WASHINGTON, JR~Black Forest

HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY GROVER (12-12).... & RIP....

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...did you have good and safe commutes?

It has been a busy, busy day....we got all packed up by just after 11a. They said we could go home. I made arrangements with the IT guy (all were at our location taking computers apart and packing them to take them over to the new place) to call me when he was over at the new building and I would stop by to get my badge updated to let me into the new place. Then I was off to do errands that needed done and I was hoping to get them done before the main storm hit. It was already starting to snow. 2 50# bags of cracked corn, and 1 40# bag of sunflower seeds are now home to feed ducks and birds. I have to get them out of the suburban onto a wheeled office chair and into place in the garage. I forgot to leave the wheelchair home this morning, so I had to take it out and put it back at the feed store. Then shopping for a couple things on my Mom’s list and then the call to the new office.

GUESS WHAT? Moving day is tomorrow and “someone” decided that yesterday was a good day to start the repair of the elevator. I feel really bad for the movers. And after I made three trips up the stairs and down, I am pretty crippled up....my knees and back are toast right now. Not looking forward to however long it takes to fix the elevator.

[luvie]

MY ARTIST OF THE WEEK--

GROVER WASHINGTON, JR~Bordertown

HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY GROVER (12-12).... & RIP....

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