OK - fave Christmas song...

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Poll question: OK - fave Christmas song...

yes, I watched "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" tonight.

I love Christmas time. All the twinkling lights and shiny things. And the happiness and good will toward our fellow travelers upon this big planet.

And I also have been listening to Christmas music on my car radio. (other than the occasional metal song)

So, anyway, what is your fave Christmas song?

[travelingtypist]

1. Carol of the Bells.

Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas music comes in a close 2nd.

[dropkickpa]

10. Love the Bells!!

[Dr Morbius]

19. A version of that which is kind of m'kay...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XhP5Z104mQ

[some guy]

2. the gloria song.

I never remember the name of it, or any of the words, except the part that goes:

Gloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrriiaa something something something (angels we have heard on high?)

I don't know . . .

mostly I hate christmas music.

[progressoid]

9. In Egg Shell Sees Day O

That's how we were taught to pronounce the refrain. :)


Yes, it's "Angels We Have Heard on High".

[some guy]

14. okay thanks.

Happy Solstice! :hi:

[Withywindle]

17. I take it you don't mean this one

:evilgrin:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxygqSTO1lQ

[some guy]

20. correct.

I don't mean that one. Heck, I know the title of that song.

It's more of an opposite-of-christmas song, wouldn't you say?

christmas is "supposed to be" about Jesus' birth, (setting aside the solstice aspect)

this song starts, Jesus died . . .


But I do really like this song.

[lukasahero]

3. Not really any of the above

The Snoopy one is good but I just like different stuff. I love Christmas music (it's ok, I know I'm a dork) and have about 18 hours of it on my iPod.

A few faves:

I Wonder as I Wander - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggxf84z8MPo
Someday at Christmas - Stevie Wonder's version - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ1-duv_zNk
Snoopy's Christmas by The Royal Guardsmen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlf---13Q0g
John Rutter's version of Away in a Manger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQbLLowNgSI
Johnny Marks' version of I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Sarah McLachlan singing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn_1-z0d7iQ

[LiberalEsto]

4. Silver Bells

in English and also in Estonian.

[bigwillq]

5. Last Christmas by WHAM!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI

[rurallib]

6. David Bowie and Bing Crosby 'Drummer Boy/ Peace on Earth'

that and trans siberian orchestra "Christmas Canon"

[bif]

7. "That swingin' manger"

From a Xmas parody cd called "Blame it on Christmas". The singer is a Frank Sinatra sound alike. The song is borderline sacrilegious.

[bluedigger]

8. Percy the Puny Poinsettia.

[begin_within]

11. 'O Holy Night' is the best composition

And Celine Dion, though I'm not a fan of her generally, did a knockout version of it.

[Bertha Venation]

12. Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt (RIP)

Awesome.

[InvisibleTouch]

13. From your list...

...I really like Elvis' "Blue Christmas."

I love the Christmastime decorations and colored lights also. I'm not a Christian, but I love the trappings of the season. Reminds me of some good memories of Christmases past (WAY past), and hopes for a better future.

[txwhitedove]

15. Jingle Bell Rock

[Withywindle]

16. Another vote for Carol of the Bells.

I have to admit I am a sucker for traditional carols sung in traditional choral style. I tend not to like pop-rock versions of them, or stuff like "Jingle Bell Rock."

Although I DO like some very non-traditional Christmas songs, like "Father Christmas" by the Kinks, "Jesus Christ" by Big Star, "A Child's Christmas in Wales" by John Cale, and of course "Christmas With the Devil" by Spinal Tap.

So I guess it's either be traditional or be original, but don't be in that mushy middle.

[Dr Morbius]

18. Adeste Fideles.

Adeste fideles,
Laeti triumphantes;
Venite, venite in Bethlehem;
Natum videte,
Regem Angelorum:

Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus Dominum!

(aka O Come All Ye Faithful)

Also, very partial to "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (let nothing ye dismay).

[Dr Morbius]

21. Incidentally, I LOATHE

"I saw Mommy Doing Santa Claus", or whatever it is.

I just can't hear it without thinking nasty thoughts about what the kid actually saw his mother doing to the fat man in red.

I'd be emotionally scarred, myself.

[intheflow]

22. None of you hippies has picked Lennon's "War Is Over" yet?

Okay, this hippy offers it up as her favorite holiday song. :)

[kimi]

23. "O Come Emmanuel"

There's something about the tune that strikes me. The lyrics - meh. The tune is haunting and beautiful to my ears.

[Lindsey]

24. For some reason I'm pretty traditional with the Christmas songs I

like. My two favorites are "Little Drummer Boy" and "O Holy Night".

[IcyPeas]

25. Blackmore's Night - Christmas Eve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIQj_phNfhk

the 3-D like effects in the video are pretty too.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

26. The whole "Noel" album from Joan Baez

Great voice.

:hi:

[Paper Roses]

27. I checked I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus because it has a

vivid place in my mind. I was a kid when it was first released and the brouhaha over the song was so severe that it was banned. All of a sudden it was gone from the airwaves and could not be heard again for years. There are many I like better but this banning business made an indelible memory. Why, it would have corrupted our little minds!

Fun, silly song. Major stupid reaction to it by many folks.