The Bells of Christmas

The Bells of Christmas es una canción del compositor y cantante Chris de Burgh lanzó en 2009 como parte del álbum Footsteps. Es un tema que captura el espíritu navideño con un mensaje de esperanza, unidad y celebración. Su letra invita a reflexionar sobre la importancia de la conexión humana durante la temporada festiva, mientras que su melodía crea una atmósfera cálida y acogedora.

En 2023 se hizo una nueva versión que aparece incluida en el álbum Believe in Christmas que realizó Christer Løvold y el Swiss Gospel Singers y que contó con la colaboración del propio Chris de Burgh en este tema. En esta versión se le da un enfoque más coral y melódico, aportando un ambiente cálido y espiritual que encapsula el espíritu de la Navidad.

If you know someone who is lonely this Christmas,

Reach out a hand and open the door,

Bring them inside in the spirit of Christmas

And show what lies in store

If you know someone who's forgotten that Christmas,

Will always shine in the eyes of a child,

Open their hearts to the memories of Christmas

And take them back in time

So have a very Merry Christmas everyone,

Celebrate the coming of the newborn son,

Everywhere this happy day we have begun,

To ring the bells of Christmas

Let the light that shines with the wonders of Christmas,

Fill every heart all over the world,

Let us believe in the spirit of Christmas

And dream of peace on earth

So have a very Merry Christmas everyone,

Celebrate the coming of the newborn son,

Everywhere this happy day we have begun,

To ring the bells of Christmas

So have a very Merry Christmas everyone,

Celebrate the coming of the newborn son,

Everywhere this happy day we have begun,

To ring the bells of Christmas

Have a very Merry Christmas everyone, (Ring the bells)

Celebrate the coming of the newborn son, (Merry Christmas)

Everywhere this happy day we have begun, (Ring the bells)

To ring the bells of Christmas, (Merry Christmas)

Ring the bells, ring the bells!

Sealed with a Kiss

Sealed with a Kiss es una canción escrita y compuesta por Peter Udell y Gary Geld, grabandose originalmente en 1959 por The Four Voices sin conseguir ningún éxito por parte del grupo vocal, pero en 1961 consiguió alcanzarlo en la voz del cantante y músico estadounidense Brian Hyland, quien realizó una versión del tema, relanzándola nuevamente en 1974 y volviendo a conseguir un enorme éxito con ella.

A lo largo de los años ha tenido muchas más versiones, como la que en 1971 realizó el cantante estadounidense Bobby Vinton (sin duda una de las mejores versiones de todos los tiempos), la de Jason Donovan en 1989, o las realizadas por The Shadows y Chris de Burgh.

Tho we gotta say goodbye for the summer
Darling I promise you this
I'll send you all my love every day in a letter
Sealed with a kiss

Yes it's gonna be a cold lonely summer
But I'll fill the emptiness
I'll send you all my dreams every day in a letter
Sealed with a kiss

I'll see you in the sunlight
I'll hear your voice everywhere
I'll run to tenderly hold you
But darling you won't be there

I don't want to say goodbye for the summer
Knowing the love we'll miss
Oh let us make a pledge to meet in September
And seal it with a kiss

Yes it's gonna be a cold lonely summer
But I'll fill the emptiness
I'll send you all my love every day in a letter
Sealed with a kiss
Sealed with a kiss
Sealed with a kiss

Missing You

Missing You es un precioso tema del cantante Chris de Burgh lanzado en 1988 como primer sencillo de su álbum Flying Colours.

La canción llegó al TOP 5 en el reino Unido y en Irlanda consiguió llegar al Nº 1.

I've been missing you

I've got the roses, I've got the wine
With a little luck she will be here on time
This is the place we used to go
With romantic music and the lights down low
And as you stand there amazed at the door
And you're wondering what all this is for
It's just a simple thing from me to you
The lady that I adore, 'cause there's something
That you should know, it's that

I've been missing you, more than words can say
And that I've been thinking about it every day
And the time we had just dancing nice and slow
And I said now I've found you
I'm never letting go

There is no reason to the things that we do
You can break a heart with just a word or two
And take a lifetime to apologize
When the one you love's in front of your eyes
And I will fall to my knees like a fool
If it's the only way of getting through
You see if I think you are beautiful
Someone else is going to feel it too
So there's only one thing to do, tell you that

I've been missing you, more than words can say
And that I've been thinking about it every day
Well tonight's our night for dancing nice and slow
Because now I've found you, I'm never letting go
No, now I've found you, I'm never letting go

I've been missing you, I've been missing you
I've been missing you, I've been missing you, darling

Always on My Mind

Always on My Mind es una canción compuesta por Johnny Christopher, Mark James y Wayne Carson que fue publicada por vez primera en 1972 por la cantante afroamericana Gwen McCrae bajo el título de You Were Always on My Mind.

Ese mismo año la interpretaron la cantante estadounidense Brenda Lee y por Elvis Presley. La sesión de la grabación de Elvis fue filmada y en 1981 apareció en el documental This is Elvis.

A lo largo de los años numerosos artistas han hecho sus particulares versiones, entre las que destacan entre otros la que hizo en 1982 Willie Nelson que llegó a ser nombrada la canción del año y consiguiendo al año siguiente el Premio Grammy a la Mejor Canción del Año y el de la Mejor Canción Country. Otras versiones fueron la que hicieron en 1987 Pet Shop Boys que fue el sencillo navideño Nº 1 del año y esta considerada como una de las mejores versiones de todos los tiempos, la de 1995 de Chris de Burgh, la que hizo en 1998 Johnny Cash junto a Willie Nelson o la del 2020 de la mano de Shirley Bassey.

Maybe I didn't treat you,
Quite as good as I should have
Maybe I didn't love you,
Quite as often as I should have
Little things, I should have said and done,
I just never took the time...

You were always on my mind,
You were always on my mind

Maybe I didn't hold you,
All those lonely lonely times
And I guess I never told you,
I'm so happy that your mine
If I made you feel second best,
Well I'm sorry I was blind

You were always on my mind,
You were always on my mind

Tell me, Tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me one more chance
To keep you satisfied, satisfied

Little things I should have said and done,
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind,

You were always on my mind...

You were always on my mind