The Rebel Jesus

[kentuck]

By Jackson Browne

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=39167

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All the streets are filled with laughter and light

And the music of the season

And the merchants' windows are all bright

With the faces of the children

And the families hurrying to their homes

As the sky darkens and freezes

They'll be gathering around the hearths and tales

Giving thanks for all god's graces

And the birth of the rebel Jesus

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Well they call him by the prince of peace

And they call him by the savior

And they pray to him upon the seas

And in every bold endeavor

As they fill his churches with their pride and gold

And their faith in him increases

But they've turned the nature that I worshipped in

From a temple to a robber's den

In the words of the rebel Jesus

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We guard our world with locks and guns

And we guard our fine possessions

And once a year when christmas comes

We give to our relations

And perhaps we give a little to the poor

If the generosity should seize us

But if any one of us should interfere

In the business of why they are poor

They get the same as the rebel Jesus

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But please forgive me if I seem

To take the tone of judgment

For I've no wish to come between

This day and your enjoyment

In this life of hardship and of earthly toil

We have need for anything that frees us

So I bid you pleasure

And I bid you cheer

From a heathen and a pagan

On the side of the rebel Jesus.

[Island Blue]

1. That's my favorite "Christmas" song.

It's on The Cheiftans Christmas CD "The Bells of Dublin". (Sung by Jackson Browne.)

[kliljedahl]

3. That's my favorite X-mas album

Celtic X-mas music, love it.

[roguevalley]

2. I have that too. Love it and love the cd. The Chieftains are amazing.

I would recommend that disk for christmas.

[shenmue]

4. It's a great record

Thanks for reminding me, I've always wanted to get it.

:7

:thumbsup:

[saltpoint]

5. Year after damn year, Brenda Lee's "Jingle Bell Rock" plays in

the grocery stores and drugstores, and it would be just fine with me if I never heard it again, ever.

But "The Rebel Jesus" by Jackson Browne -- now there's a masterwork.

One of the best ever, no question.

Also good for this time of year is "Light of the Stable," the title track from Emmylou Harris' holiday album -- a song she sings with Neil Young and Dolly Parton.

Hey kentuck -- great post.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

6. Aww, c'mon. You don't like "Jingle Bell Rock"?

It's one of my favorite X-mas songs.

:P :P :P :evilgrin:

[saltpoint]

7. It is?! Good god. How can we still be friends?!?

Only kidding. I really shouldn't pick on just one tune.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

8. HAHA! No, I'm a sucker just for the words of that song...

I have no fucking idea WHY....

:P :P