Merry Christmas, wwwiebe Style

Every year for roughly the last 17 years I have put together an "annual family Christmas video." This will be the 18th year. It all started with this mess, and it started with me messing with a brand-new-to-me-video-camera:

Ah, good times. These are memories of times that will never be repeated.

Over the years the videos have changed. Updated. Adapted to the times. Videos turned into animations, moving photos, and all sorts of things.

Sadly, my children have aged out of such silliness. At one point I resorted to putting together a stop motion video. Honestly, I will do another at some point. This year, however, is a little different.

This year is all about Krampus. No video. But music. I have written, or have the outline, for 10 Krampus Karols to celebrate Krampus. Some follow some traditional carols while others will be new. Alas, I had the time only to transpose the sheet music to one song. I won't keep the rest until next year; I will have them ready to be put into a proper songbook well before then. But, in the meantime, here is this years addition to the annual wwwiebe Christmas Mess: Underneat the Mountain Pine.

Song: Underneath the Mountain Pine (to the tune of O Christmas Tree)

(Verse 2)
In the silence of the snow,
Where the brave dare not to go.
There he dwells, in the frosty clime,
Keeper of tales, ancient and prime.

(Chorus)
Underneath the sky so wide,
Where secrets and echoes bide.
Krampus reigns, in his own time,
Underneath the mountain pine.

(Bridge)
Through the valleys, whispers roam,
In the place that he calls home.
Mysteries wrapped in the alpine rhyme,
Underneath the mountain pine.

(Chorus)
Underneath the stars’ faint line,
Where the northern lights entwine.
Krampus sings an olden chime,
Underneath the mountain pine.

(Outro)
So remember, when you’re near,
The mountain’s song, soft yet clear.
Krampus watches, in the twilight’s shine,
Underneath the mountain pine.

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(c) Victor Wiebe

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