Favorite Christmas Song

Roy Munson
Roy Munson Posts: 886
edited December 2006 in The Clubhouse
1. "Merry Christmas Baby" by Charles Brown.

2. "Christmas, Baby Please Come Home" by Darlene Love

Two classic Christmas songs that I never get tired of hearing!
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited December 2006
    O Holy Night sung by Josh Groban. The absolute best rendition of this classic by anyone!
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited December 2006
    What Child is This? (anyone who sings it)

    Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby/David Bowie

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2006
    I like some of the Italian crooners Christmas stuff, especially Dean Martin. "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "It's a Marshmallow World" just make me smile.

    And of course, the Vince Guaraldi Charlie Brown Christmas album is just... unbeatable. My favorite on that album is either "My Little Drum" or "Christmas is Coming".
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited December 2006
    In addition to the great songs already mentioned above:

    -->The Crystals -- Rudolph the red nosed reindeer

    --> Anything Burl Ives

    One of my favorite non-traditional songs:

    --> The Kinks -- Father Christmas
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2006
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited December 2006
    A lot of the traditional songs for sure. But for years I sit alone and listen to HAPPY XMAS (War Is Over) by John Lennon at least once.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2006
    My wife and I saw those three groups at Resorts Casino last night in Atlantic City. We were five feet from the stage. They first performed together, then individually, and then together in a Christmas show. Great performances! Many songs brought a tear to this crusty old hardasses eyes. It was a really fun night.

    The acoustics however really sucked. It's funny the bass vocal (his name escapes me at the moment) was standing right behind us, so close I could feel his breath hitting my hair and neither me or Phyllisann could hear his voice except through the crappy speakers way up above the stage.

    Bad acoustics aside they all really put on a great show. I would love to hear them in a great theater where they pay attention to acoustics as well as the performance.

    My wife who is 9 years younger than me recognized the music so I really didn't feel like that much of an old ****.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited December 2006
    Elvis - Blue Christmas
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,504
    edited December 2006
    Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2006
    Brian Culbertson~A Soulful Christmas

    If you haven`t heard this one yet,get it...
    It`s a great CD
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited December 2006
    Christmas Time Is Here from A Charlie Brown Christmas
    and
    The Most Wonderful Time of the Year Johnny Mathis
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  • cambir
    cambir Posts: 1,045
    edited December 2006
    Carol of the Bells
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited December 2006
    Little Drummer Boy - Jars of Clay
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    edited December 2006
    Bruce Cockburn's "pan-ethnic overlay" version of Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes, or Gloria, in excelsis Deo as it's sometimes known south of the Canadian border.

    "These things will happen..."
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2006
    The Christmas Song-Nat King Cole
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  • seo
    seo Posts: 305
    edited December 2006
    O Holy Night - Martina McBride's version
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2006
    The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited December 2006
    +1 on Hallelujah Chorus. I used to sing it and nothing is more exhilarating than a full orchestra and a 100+ person choir. Truly wonderful.

    Chanticleer is another choir I love to hear. They put on a christmas show every year in our area (though we missed it this year :( ). An acapella group consisting of all male singers with better tonality and dynamics than the King Singers. Truly a wonderful group to listen to and I highly recommend listening to their music.

    Biebl's Ave Maria is another one I love hearing.


    As for non-classical christmas music, you can't go wrong with blaring Tran-Siberian Orchestra ;)
    Lovin that music year after year.

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  • Polkapops
    Polkapops Posts: 267
    edited December 2006
    O Holy Night - Bing Crosby
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited December 2006
    The Christmas Song by The Raveonettes...
    simple amazing.
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited December 2006
    Already mentioned but a punk song Father Christmas by the Kinks

    Father Christmas give us some money
    Don't mess around with them silly toys
    We'll beat you up if you don't hand it over
    We want your bread so don't make us annoyed
    Give all the toys to the little rich boys.

    (or something like that)

    How can you not love those lyrics?

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  • Sansui
    Sansui Posts: 372
    edited December 2006
    None that I can think of. I'm tired of hearing them after "they" started playing them in the malls three months ago.
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited December 2006
    Al Jarreau - "The Christmas Song"
    Brian Setzer Orchestra - "The Nutcracker Suite"
    Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - "Mr. Heatmiser"
    The Manhatta Transfer - "Happy Holidays"
    Amy Grant - "Mr. Santa"
    Anything off of the Phil Spector "A Christmas Gift To You"
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2006
    shack wrote:
    The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah.

    That always brings me to huge goose bumps and wells me up with tears!!! Even so so performances of it just moves me to no end.

    Another one, that moves me like Handel's Messiah, that isn't so much a Christmas song although it is played often enough at Christmas is AVE' Maria. . . can't get through it without tears. Awesome.
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  • Beekyman
    Beekyman Posts: 150
    edited December 2006
    I want a hippopatamus for X-mas!
    Only a hippopatamus will do!
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    I only like, Hippopatamussesees!
    And hippopatamusses like me too!!
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited December 2006
    Beekyman wrote:
    I want a hippopatamus for X-mas!
    Only a hippopatamus will do!
    I dont like crocodiles, or rhinocerousesussess...
    I only like, Hippopatamussesees!
    And hippopatamusses like me too!!

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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited December 2006
    Silent Night-- by The Temptations is my all time favorite.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited December 2006
    swerve wrote:
    The Christmas Song by The Raveonettes...
    simple amazing.

    I absolutely love this band... Seen 'em three times and they are unbelievable. Cannot say enough good things about this Dutch duo. Every single one of their albums is a "must-have".
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • HiPerf360
    HiPerf360 Posts: 436
    edited December 2006
    Beekyman wrote:
    I want a hippopatamus for X-mas!
    Only a hippopatamus will do!
    I dont like crocodiles, or rhinocerousesussess...
    I only like, Hippopatamussesees!
    And hippopatamusses like me too!!

    It took 28 posts to get to this song?????????

    I smile every time i hear it, in fact i'm smiling now!!!!


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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2006
    I just heard "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" on the radio. Now that song brings back fond memories! :D
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