By the way, the Wikipedia entry for this song claims it was inspired by an internet story, but I can find no evidence for that.
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I've also provided the link to the first book and the first TV movie. Comedian Patton Oswalt has an entire stand-up routine about his reaction to hearing the song which is hilarious, though be warned that it is R-rated stuff. The worst is probably by 3 of Heart with the oddest by the hip-hop group, FM Static. Check out the various versions below and see if you don't agree. The song itself is quite probably the saddest song ever recorded, with its Christmas references, a dying parent, and (in the Newsong version) a childrens' choir and a scratchy-voiced recitation. The first two movies were for the CBS television network and the first one featured the heavenly Kimberly Williams as the sickly mom with the presumably slovenly footwear.
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Newsong released a Christmas album featuring the tune which was nominated for a Grammy as Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.Ī series of short novels inspired by the song were published beginning in 2002, followed by three TV movies. A cover version by country ladies 3 of Hearts did equally well about a year later. The Christmas Shoes only hit the low end of the top forty on both the country and pop charts, but became a Christmas staple for radio stations who need a boatload of records when they switch to non-stop holiday music around November 1. The storyteller thus learns the true meaning of Christmas. He is a little short on funds and our narrator chips in to help the little fella out. The lad hopes he has enough pennies to get her these beautiful shoes which are just her size, so she'll look nice when she goes to heaven. You see, she's sick and dying and will "meet Jesus tonight".
It was an anecdote of a man waiting in line at a department store near Christmas eve overhearing a boy trying to buy some shoes for his mother. In 2000, a gravely voiced Christian singing group Newsong, released a CD with a "bonus track", a story song written by Bob Carlisle called The Christmas Shoes. It is quite probably the saddest song ever recorded. River has achieved the highest indicator of importance possible for a popular song- it has its own Wikipedia entry! That entry lists more than 75 artists who have covered it. River, from the 1971 album Blue, was never released as a single, but is a mainstay of her live shows. Mitchell is an important singer-songwriter ( Rolling Stone magazine labeled her as one of the greatest ever) from the late 60's (she is still writing and performing today) responsible for many of the folkish introspective hits of the era, many recorded by Judy Collins, such as Both Sides Now, Chelsea Morning, and others, such as Woodstock recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. How Much that this song deserved consideration in these postings when two separate lady friends independently mentioned it as their favorite song. She wishes for a long frozen river on which she could skate away and fly. A woman laments about a recent breakup for which she blames her own selfish nature. It also includes all four of the critical characteristics of an unusually sad song: 1. Joni Mitchell's River, for example, is a legitimately great song. How Much's list of saddest ever are there because they are easy to make fun of, but other sad songs under consideration are really, really good.
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