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or Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa(are there any kwanzaa songs??)
or Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa(are there any kwanzaa songs??)
Your Favorite Christmas Songs
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Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town by Bruce Springsteen is my favorite. Also Merry Christmas, Baby by him, too.
I'll be playing those soon enough!
I'll be playing those soon enough!
...this one forever & always...
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When my broadband gets fixed (hopefully in about 3 weeks) I will flood this thread. Until then I'm on my phone's 500mb a month and I've used 120mb in 3 days, so no vids I'm afraid.
1. Chris Rea - driving home for Christmas
2. The pogues - fairytale of new York
3. Mariah Carey - all I want for Christmas is you.
Yes, they are all common, and indicative of commercialised Christmas - and I don't make a single apology for it. I have about 25 on my phone - slade, wizard, Paul McCartney, status quo, Darlene love, Andy Williams, shakin stevens etc, etc.
I have one devisive/controversial song - disgraced paedophile glam rocker Garry glitter, another rock and roll Christmas. As much as I hate him and what he did, I'm always going to like the song. Which is strange because I just can't bring myself to listen to the lost prophets anymore.
1. Chris Rea - driving home for Christmas
2. The pogues - fairytale of new York
3. Mariah Carey - all I want for Christmas is you.
Yes, they are all common, and indicative of commercialised Christmas - and I don't make a single apology for it. I have about 25 on my phone - slade, wizard, Paul McCartney, status quo, Darlene love, Andy Williams, shakin stevens etc, etc.
I have one devisive/controversial song - disgraced paedophile glam rocker Garry glitter, another rock and roll Christmas. As much as I hate him and what he did, I'm always going to like the song. Which is strange because I just can't bring myself to listen to the lost prophets anymore.
Otis Redding-White Christmas
Elvis-Merry Christmas, Baby
Jonny Lang-Santa Claus is Back in Town
Charles Brown-Please Come Home For Christmas
Run DMC-Christmas in Hollis
Dave Matthews Band-Christmas Song
Skip Ewing-It Wasn't His Child
Kenny Rogers-Mary, Did You Know
Mariah Carey-All I Want For Christmas
Nat 'King' Cole-The Christmas Song
Black Crowes-Backdoor Santa
Elvis-Blue Christmas
Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)-U2
Happy Christmas (War is Over)-John Lennon
Merry Christmas, Darling-Carpenters
I'm sure there are more--lol. Those are off the top of my head
One I loathe, despise, and altogether hate is The Christmas Shoes. LOATHE.
Elvis-Merry Christmas, Baby
Jonny Lang-Santa Claus is Back in Town
Charles Brown-Please Come Home For Christmas
Run DMC-Christmas in Hollis
Dave Matthews Band-Christmas Song
Skip Ewing-It Wasn't His Child
Kenny Rogers-Mary, Did You Know
Mariah Carey-All I Want For Christmas
Nat 'King' Cole-The Christmas Song
Black Crowes-Backdoor Santa
Elvis-Blue Christmas
Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)-U2
Happy Christmas (War is Over)-John Lennon
Merry Christmas, Darling-Carpenters
I'm sure there are more--lol. Those are off the top of my head
One I loathe, despise, and altogether hate is The Christmas Shoes. LOATHE.
Otis Redding-White Christmas
Elvis-Merry Christmas, Baby
Jonny Lang-Santa Claus is Back in Town
Charles Brown-Please Come Home For Christmas
Run DMC-Christmas in Hollis
Dave Matthews Band-Christmas Song
Skip Ewing-It Wasn't His Child
Kenny Rogers-Mary, Did You Know
Mariah Carey-All I Want For Christmas
Nat 'King' Cole-The Christmas Song
Black Crowes-Backdoor Santa
Elvis-Blue Christmas
Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)-U2
Happy Christmas (War is Over)-John Lennon
Merry Christmas, Darling-Carpenters
I'm sure there are more--lol. Those are off the top of my head
Oooo, Christmas in Hollis is a good one!
I also like Christmas Is by Run DMC!I should probably add All I Want For Christmas Is You, too. That one never gets old!
This officially became my favorite version of this song last year.
"Carol of the Bells." Just beautiful.
"The Little Drummer Boy" album. Really, for me, the all-time classic album to put on for holiday listening.
"What Child Is This." I'm not religious, but something about the line, "Raise, raise the song on high. The Virgin sings her lullaby," makes me smile.
The Bing Crosby/David Bowie duet on "The Little Drummer Boy." Poignant.
"The Little Drummer Boy" album. Really, for me, the all-time classic album to put on for holiday listening.
"What Child Is This." I'm not religious, but something about the line, "Raise, raise the song on high. The Virgin sings her lullaby," makes me smile.
The Bing Crosby/David Bowie duet on "The Little Drummer Boy." Poignant.
What Child is This and Silent Night are my favorite traditional carols
The besties of the interpretations, at least to me.
Liz Story - Greensleeves
Quiet and magnificent.
Sheryl Crow - Blue Christmas
Never liked the song until she covered it. It picks up a head of steam right around the 1:38 mark and unrolls all its bluesysexyfunky pile o' pout in the last half.
Cocteau Twins - Winter Wonderland
A walk in the snow - on acid. Try decorating the tree while listening to this.
....for a capella in all its purity, my favorite is Angels We Have Heard on High.
....but speaking as a some-time singer, I could never get through this one. I was asked to perform it for a holiday concert and couldn't make it through a single rehearsal without choking up. I moved on to something else that didn't affect me the same way.
Maybe it's the song's WWII significance, maybe it's the melody paired with the lyrics, maybe it's the idea of being in a war zone away from family and loved ones - I don't know what about the song gets to me, but it does.
Liz Story - Greensleeves
Quiet and magnificent.
Sheryl Crow - Blue Christmas
Never liked the song until she covered it. It picks up a head of steam right around the 1:38 mark and unrolls all its bluesysexyfunky pile o' pout in the last half.
Cocteau Twins - Winter Wonderland
A walk in the snow - on acid. Try decorating the tree while listening to this.
....for a capella in all its purity, my favorite is Angels We Have Heard on High.
....but speaking as a some-time singer, I could never get through this one. I was asked to perform it for a holiday concert and couldn't make it through a single rehearsal without choking up. I moved on to something else that didn't affect me the same way.
Maybe it's the song's WWII significance, maybe it's the melody paired with the lyrics, maybe it's the idea of being in a war zone away from family and loved ones - I don't know what about the song gets to me, but it does.
“I Believe In Father Christmas.” – Greg Lake
Preformed here at St Brides Church by Greg Lake (of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) and Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
Preformed here at St Brides Church by Greg Lake (of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) and Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
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I had never heard this before.
I hope you enjoyed it-it always makes me cry. I like this version with her husband, Vince Gill, singing with her-beautiful harmony.
I prefer the goofier songs.
Run Rudolph Run sang by Either Chuck Berry or Keith Richards. Then The Cristmas Song. You know the one that starts out Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.....
best christmas song ever John Lennon- Happy Christmas (War is over)