Yosui Inoue -- White Christmas

 

Well, as I said, for that Yuriko Ohmori （大森有里子）song earlier today, we're supposed to be getting a White Christmas on Sunday. The only thing is that we may have to go through some meteorological hell to achieve that. Additionally, I pointed out that I would have an Xmas kayo to go up tonight.

Now, I wouldn't say that "White Christmas" is exactly a kayo. Of course, it's the Irving Berlin classic that got its cinematic debut in "Holiday Inn" back in 1942. Still, it's been beloved in Japan and a lot of singers there have covered the song over and over with one example being Tatsuro Yamashita（山下達郎）bringing a hushed Beach Boys-style version on his "Seasons Greetings" album in 1993.

Here is another version by veteran Yosui Inoue（井上陽水）for the November 1976 special album by For Life Records simply titled "Christmas"（クリスマス）. Ironically, the last time I wrote about Inoue in KKP, it was about a couple of years ago to feature one other homemade song from that very album. This time, though, Inoue takes on Berlin with a short and snappy rendition that has a congenial and slightly country flavour. Mr. Sunglasses does a pretty good version with the English. I can just imagine him and his small band performing in a countryside inn somewhere in a blanket of snow.