Chords for (more) christmas songs in a minor key!

_ We've done an annual tradition!
It is time!
Once again!
It is Christmas Eve and I have left a Christmas-y themed video
to the last minute!
Well, not really.
I guess I did a video about how much I don't like Christmas parties.
Which is probably just as festive as this one.
So as you may or may not know, last year I did a video of a compilation of Christmas-y songs in a monarchy.
This year I thought I would revisit the tradition.
If you've ran out of Christmas present ideas and it's the last minute, there's still some tickets to my door.
Last year I plugged the audiobook.
I'll plug it again, why not?
BUY MY AUDIOBOOK!
So the first song on my minory Christmas-y list, I have a question.
Who is Parson Brown?
I could just Google that.
Maybe I will.
Hey Siri, who is Parson Brown?
Angelica Priest?
He wasn't actually a real person.
Wow, that is a stretch trying to find something that rhymes.
I've been the writer of Winter Wonderland.
Anyway, this is Winter Wonderland in a slightly weirder minory way.
Enjoy! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
What [F] conspire as we dream by the fire
[Dm] To face unafraid the plans that [A] we've made _
Walking [E] in Winter _ [Am] Wonderland _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Ugh, a little James Bond chord at the end.
Moving on!
This song, honestly, I think it was born to be in a minor key because the lyrics are creepiest.
The whole song is just a warning.
You better watch out!
You better not cry!
How am I supposed to do that?
Here is the song in the way it was meant to be.
_ You better watch out!
You better not cry!
You better not pout!
I'm telling you [E] why!
Santa Claus [B] is coming [Em] to town
_ He's [Gb] making a list
And checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice
Santa Claus is coming [E] to _ town
He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're [C] awake
He knows when you've been bad or good
So be good [B] for goodness sake
You better watch out!
You better not cry!
You better [Am] not pout!
I'm telling you why!
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
town
_ He's what?
He's coming to town
So musically, with these songs, I usually change the melody to make it more minor.
And that's just the [Eb] easiest way of doing it.
But with this one, I'm bored of that format.
So instead I try changing the chords around the major melody to make it minory.
Is minory a real word?
I should probably stop saying that.
I think this one sounds a little different, a little weird.
But I challenged myself.
And the outcome is questionable.
Here is Silent Night with a major melody, or like the original melody, but minor key, I hope.
_ Enjoy.
_ Silent _ _ _ night, _ holy night _
All is calm, _ [B] all is bright
_ [Cm] Round yon virgin, _ mother [Gm] and _ child
_ Holy infant so tender and mild
_ _ [Db] Sleep [D] in heavenly _ _ [Cm] _ _
peace
_ _ _ _ Sleep in [Abm] heavenly _ _ _ _ _ peace _ _ _ _ _
I love that last chord, it's like, something's coming for you.
Santa, Santa's coming.
It's a bit more jolly, a bit of [C] an up-tempo march.
My bed is squeaking.
I went a bit wild.
It's a lot.
But have yourself a jolly version of this song.
_ _ _ Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yuletide _ gay
From now on your troubles will be miles away
_ _ _ _ Here we are, as [Eb] in olden days
Happy golden days of yore
_ Faithful [F] friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
_ Through the years we [Bb] all will be together
[C] If the fates _ allow
So hang a shining star upon thy highest bow
[Bb] _
_ _ [Db] So have _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Gb] a merry little Christmas _ [G] now _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ Moving on, I wanted to do a kind of old Madrigal style version of one.
But my friend Dan promised me I could only do it if I sang every note whilst doing this.
And guess what?
I did.
_ _ _ _ _ Crack the bowls with vows of holly
Fa la la la la la la la _ _
_ _ Tis the season to be jolly
_ Fa la la la la la la _ _ _ _ _
Don we now our gay apparel
Fa la la la _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Ancient [Abm] _
yuletide carol
_ Fa la la la la _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We did it!
Another festive year.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make that yuletide gay!
Make it gay as hell!
Thank you for watching and Merry Christmas! _ _ _ _ _