Favorite Christmas Songs Thread
Greetings This is where you can post your favorite Christmas songs.
Feel free to include the artist and remix etc.
If you have none feel free to browse...
I will start this off with the following:
Ave Maria just about every variation
O Holy Night just about every variation
These two songs are so wonderful...
Please add your favorites..
Fellowship
Feel free to include the artist and remix etc.
If you have none feel free to browse...
I will start this off with the following:
Ave Maria just about every variation
O Holy Night just about every variation
These two songs are so wonderful...
Please add your favorites..
Fellowship
Comments
<strong>Well they're not Christmas songs, but all three of Adam Sandler's Chanukah songs. And I think my favorite Christmas song is Grandma Got Runover By a Reindeer.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I love the Adam Sandler song!!!
and would you believe I heard the Grandma got Runover By a Reindeer song today in the car with my Sister and family? hehehehe
was fun
God Bless!
Fellowship
Probably because I don't hear them as much as some of the more overplayed ones.
Anything sung by Sinatra is pretty cool, too. Man, he recorded a TON of Christmas song over the years!
May I add what I don't like? Whichever novelty song is hot in any given year, (Grandma WAS a classic, though) and anything by Manhiem Steamroller!
Jeff
Oh, and the one that goes "Silent night, holy night..."
Yep, I think those are my two favourite christmass songs.
Oh, and Step into Christmas by Elton John.
Also:
Stop the Cavalry by Jonah Lewie
Comfort and Joy by Simon & Garfunkel
Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow by Dean Martin
Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland by Grandaddy
edit: I feel all christmassy now.
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Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow by Dean Martin
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Yes, yes, yes...anything by Dino is cool.
As far as recent recordings, Chrissie Hyne of the Pretenders does a great rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Martina McBride has a version of it that is simply chilling. I played it for a friend of mine at work one time in my cubicle, and I looked over and there were tears rolling out of her eyes!
I also like "Little Drummer Boy". The words in it are kinda moving, if you think about it.
And then, for some reason, I REALLY like hearing those Mannheim Steamroller instrumental versions of Christmas songs too. Kinda electronic-y, but with violins and stuff too. Sorta like ELO drank a bunch of egg nog...
Those songs make me think of red velvet. And I don't know why. Just the instant visual I get, for some reason.
But, over everything, "O Holy Night".
I worked up a really nice version of it that I play on guitar a lot this time of year (I know a bunch of Christmas songs and usually make myself learn or stylize a new one or two every year). Just kinda fingerpicking/Chet Atkins sort of a thing. Sounds really nice. I normally don't play that style, but when December rolls around I usually lay the pick down and do more of a mellow fingerpicking style (melody with accompanying bass or jazzy chord melody treatments).
Always fun.
Great jangly guitar and slightly aching lyrics. Makes me want to be somewhere snowy.
But there are quite a few Christmas songs that stir up many fond memories......it's all good
Santa Claus and His Old Lady ( Cheech & Chong )
Little Saint Nick ( Beach Boys )
Santa's Lament ( Father Guido Sarducci )
The Twelve Pains of Christmas ( Don't remember )
The Lord's Bright Blessing ( Mr. Magoo's Christmas )
Last Christmas ( Wham )
I Wonder as I wander ( Peter, Paul & Mary )
All I want for Christmas is you ( Foghat )
and of coarse who doesn't like
Grandma got run over by a reindeer ( Elmo & Patsy )
However, Mannheim Steam-Roller sure is a lot of fun!
THE best Christmas song of all time!
2000 miles - pretenders
christmastime - aimee mann & michael penn
run, run rudolph - keith richards
all i want for christmas (is you) - douglas & tucker
and i once heard a song by leon russell (about 30 years ago) that had the refrain "it's christmas in chicago and my baby left with santa claus" and i've never heard it since.
Sliegh Ride, Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and others.
Back Door Santa- John Popper/BB King
Little Red Rooster- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
(All available on '"A Very Special Christmas 5"
AND, I have a version of Keith Richards performing that same song live during one of his shows when he was touring with his band, the Expensive Winos.
Keith's a big Chuck fan/disciple, so I figured he probably pulls that one out during Christmas-time gigs.
I haven't heard Sheryl's, but cool rocking chick she is, I'm sure she does it justice.