Adam's Year of Uke #9: Winter Wonderland...

Every year for the past decade or so we have gone caroling with the church.  We started at the local hospital and more recently sang at a local nursing home.  It has been super fun!  I hope that the residents and patients have enjoyed our time together during the season.  It has been a highlight of the church holiday schedule.  I haven't been to that nursing home in some time.  They have been playing it safe with the virus and totally support them in that...but it is strange.  For a decade-and-a-half I officiated protestant worship there once a month and played my uke from time to time both in worship and as a sort of side "concert' in the rec room.  I miss it.

I actually try NOT to play uke at the carol-sing.  I have other stuff going on and there are plenty of people who can play instead.  The last few years, though, I have found myself with the ukesters.  Part of the reason is that we sometimes need to rotate through to rest our hands and wrists.  Another is that many of the jazz standards that comprise the 20th Century's best holiday songs are...well...jazzy and hard to play.  I usually sound bad when I play them but no one notices because we are singing super loud.  Imagine that as I struggle through this rendition of Winter Wonderland...

Here it is!  It is worth noting that I put the capo on the second fret for singing purposes...

Winter Wonderland
                   C
Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'
          G        
In the lane, snow is glistening
   G           F                           Em        Dm
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight
 D7                G                     C
Walking in a Winter Wonderland.

            C
Gone away is the blue bird
      G
Here to stay is a new bird
      G                      F              Em       Dm
He sings a love song, as we go along
D7                 G                     C
Walking in a Winter Wonderland

E                             A                          E                
In the meadow we can build a snowman
E                                   A                      E
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
G                                   C                              
He'll say "Are you married?",
                   G
We'll say "No man”,
                                     D                                 
But you can do the job 
                            G7
when you're in town."

          C
Later on, we'll conspire
    G
As we dream by the fire
    G              F          
To face unafraid, 
        Em                     Dm
The plans that we’ve made
​D7                   G                   C
Walking in a Winter Wonderland