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I know a place that did a Halloween parody of 12 Days of Christmas that went along the lines of "On the first day of Halloween a vampire gave to me a thirst for blood and immortality. 2nd day was two puncture wounds, third was three Frenchmen's heads, 4th day four oozing sores, and 5th day (as far as they got before they were run off the stage) was maggots in my eyes! more »

The Trolley Song from a Judy Garland musical?

Christian music I once sang in a choir. I have a permanent case of larngxygitis so I don't want to try and sing it, as it probably wouldn't help much anyway. I first sang it in 1996 or so. The song was titled 'Shout For Joy,' but there are many different songs by that title, and I can't find this particular one. It was either an individual anthem, or in a book of songs arranged for a choir. It had a very Jewish sound to it, and was very upbeat and fast tempo. Lyrics went along the lines of: Shout for joy, oh heaven and Earth break forth in songs to his mighty power, our god is coming to rule with authority and set all the captives free. The Lord hath spoken in his mighty word, and he will now perform it, he will turn our sorrows into joys, we shall never know defeat. Followed by a long round of la la la la's literally sung, before going through the whole thing again. Really want to find out who published this, so I can track down at least a recording of it. First song I ever sang in my choir. Unfortunately the choir director no longer remembers this. more »