“her wits turned at the singing” [HOUN]
We know that Watson cared enough about Sherlock Holmes to call upon him "the second morning after Christmas, with the intention of wishing him the compliments of the season." [BLUE]
While there is no mention of Christmas caroling in "The Blue Carbuncle," a close reading of A Study in Scarlet finds some surprising singing happening in a rather unusual location:
"Leaning back in the cab, this amateur bloodhound carolled away like a lark while I meditated upon the many-sidedness of the human mind."
We also know that Watson cared enough about Mary Morstan to make her his wife following the events in The Sign of Four.
So it would stand to reason that there ought to be some caroling in honor of Mrs. Watson. That's the thought of Paul Thomas Miller, who has written and performed a new holiday standard, "Have Yourself a Mary Morstan Christmas" — a loving homage to the original "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."
As Paul describes it: "Believe it or not, this is how it sounds with auto-tune. Imagine how flat I was before I tried to fix it."
While the video is captioned, here are the lyrics for those not brave enough to listen:
Have yourself a Mary Morstan Christmas.
Sleep alone at night.
From now on, your husband will be out of sight.
Have yourself a Mary Morstan Christmas.
Wonder if he's gay.
From now on, your husband will be miles away.
Here we are as in olden days.
Lonely single days are of yore.
Faithful friends of those dear to us.
Steal the cheer from us once more.
Through the years we'll sometimes be together
When Sherlock allows
And a lonely star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a Mary Morstan Christmas now.
Here we are as in olden days.
Lonely single days of yore.
Faithful friends of those dear to us.
Steal the cheer from us once more.
Through the years we'll sometimes be together
When Sherlock allows.
Hang a lonely star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself a Mary Morstan Christmas now.
Compliments of the season, we suppose.
Related
You can listen to Paul Thomas Miller regale us with all sorts of wonderful humorous insights on Episode 172: Watson Does Not Lie / Doyle's Rotary Coffin:
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