29 thoughts on “Hallelujah.

  1. You know, up to now I naturally assumed that all your references to banjo strumming were some sort of euphemism, Jonny. But I’m sure everyone will join me in accepting your Yuletide greeting in the spirit in which it is offered. Merry Christmas to you and yours, dear boy, and best wishes for the New Year…

  2. Sam says:

    I think the Queen should do her Christmas message accompanied by a banjo, it would make the whole holiday a lot more bearable.

  3. chairwoman says:

    A little Scruggs pickin’, eh, Johnny B?

    Happy holidays, as they say in the Appalachians.

  4. Saltation says:

    merry christmas, mate.

  5. spazmo says:

    If our local department stores had piped in that music during the holidays, shopping would’ve been a good deal less stressful. I could listen to that all day. Thanks, JonnyB!

    (And hurrah for the repaired washer – otherwise you’d have been strumming shirtlessly, in accordance with hayseed tradition.)

    Merry Christmas to all!

  6. notedscholar says:

    Haha lol to Ivan the Terrible.

    But nicely done. Very retro.

    NS
    http://sciencedefeated.wordpress.com/

  7. peach says:

    merry xmas fattie
    x

  8. Don says:

    Merry Christmas from across the pond. [I thought you were a piano man]

  9. Strop says:

    Beautiful. Thank you.

  10. sooz says:

    Brilliant!

  11. Megan says:

    That is my second favorite musical offering of this year – right after my son playing Adeste Fideles on his electric guitar with the help of his new effects pedal. This means you beat the tar out of the entire CD I was given of the Norman Nabertwackle Choir with special guest spot by Angela Landsbury. I didn’t listen enough to get to the point where murder was done and Angela stopped singing We Need a Little Christmas just long enough to solve the whole thing and mentor the urchin who turns the sheet music page over, but I’m sure it was delightful.

    Hope your holidays are filled with all the important stuff like love and joy and peace and very, very clean skivvies.

  12. carnalis says:

    cute

    merry christmas!

  13. Miss Mohair says:

    That’s a nice stripey jumper Jonny. Looks like it has some angora in it.
    Hope you had a lovely Christmas with plenty of puddin’. Thanks for the banjo clip and all your humorous contributions during the year xx

  14. Z says:

    Aw, I’m filled with peace and love now.

  15. walter says:

    I wonder whether the banjo was created to play Silent Night?

    I’m not sure whether you noticed this, but there were times in that when you were playing more than one note – at the same time.

  16. tom says:

    the only thing which could top that would be a william shatner cover.

  17. Dave says:

    This has added a whole new spiritual dimension to my Christmas. Can I book you for a carol service next year?

  18. Fee says:

    Blimey. You’re actually rather good! I didn’t expect that.

  19. admin says:

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  20. Fee says:

    so, please to stop messing about having fun with the family and get posting. Some of us have no other life. *sob*

  21. Pat says:

    Yeah baby! I was afraid you were going to play Cohen’s dreary dirge.
    Happy New Year and keep it up!

  22. Pat says:

    P.S. I’m worried about Ivan.

  23. beth says:

    You probably didn’t realise this but, when you started off it was as if you were a not very good banjo player, then getting towards the end, it turned out you could play properly after all.

  24. beth says:

    Oh, by the way, I like your knobs.

    Happy New Year.

  25. admin says:

    Thank you, but I am afraid that you are wrong. I have a lousy right hand, and right hand is everything on the banjo. My left is adequate, my right less so.

    Incidentally, I was going to record ‘Hallelujah’ itself, on the banjo and kazoo, perhaps with some swanee whistle during the choruses, to make an interesting and perceptive musical point. But I didn’t have time.

  26. What a wonderful Christmas gift!!!

    I’ve always wanted to see you play the banjo and now that I have, I am fulfilled.

  27. What’s happening for Easter?

  28. “I have a lousy right hand, and right hand is everything on the banjo”

    Stop it, Jonny! My forebearance has limits, and we don’t want to be ditching any New Year’s resolutions quite so early in the day, thank you very much…

  29. Kakey says:

    Oh come on, where are you! – what on earth are you doing that’s more important than your blog? Leave the decorations up, Jonny.

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