Christmas Music

[Watashi]

I love Christmas music. I know a lot of people hate it, but it's the only thing I look forward to in December. We carolers outside our theater singing and I stopped everytime to listen. I'm not fond of any of the new stuff. I like most of the classics sung by Martin, Sinatra, and Crosby.

Top 5 Favorite Christmas songs? Go!

[Watashi]

Wait... should this have gone in the music forum?

Aw shucks.

[Watashi]

....

So is anyone going to move this?

[Spinal]

As far as I'm aware, nothing beats this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30kXXTdmGCo).

[bac0n]

In no particular order

1. "Feliz Navidad" by Jose Feliciano
2. "Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives
3. "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole
4. "The Christmas Song" by Mel Torme
5. "Christmas Time Is Here" by Vince Guaraldi

Honorable Mentions:

"Yust Go Nuts At Christmas" by Stan Boreson
"Just Like Christmas" by Low
The album "Tis The Season For Los Straitjackets" by Los Straitjackets
Anything Christmas-related by Oscar Peterson
"S'No Balls" by Rudy Casoni (http://www.myspace.com/rudycasoni)

[Horbgorbler]

"Fairytale of New York" and "Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey" >>> all.

[SpaceOddity]

"Fairytale of New York" and "Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey" >>> all.

Yayayayay.

Happy Christmas my arse. :D

[Horbgorbler]

Yayayayay.

Happy Christmas my arse. :D

I can't think of another song as simultaneously poignant and hilarious.

Too bad they never play it 'round here. *grumbles*

[Derek]

John Lennon - "Christmas Time (War Is Over) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1zm4E9d1oo)

Uh, I need to hear some Christmas songs to job my memory, so I'll have a top 5 closer in another couple weeks.

I also enjoy watching one of the awkward duets (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zMhSjDqvRs) ever December.

[Lucky]

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - The Carpenters
The Christmas Waltz - Frank Sinatra
Sleigh Ride (instrumental)
Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
O Holy Night - Andy Williams

[origami_mustache]

I really love Sufjan Steven's Christmas albums.

[D_Davis]

The Charlie Brown Christmas album. We listen to it almost every day in December. I love it.

[Sycophant]

I really love Sufjan Steven's Christmas albums.
Word!

The three primary albums I listen to are those (I'm counting them as one), Bing Crosby's, and yes, Virginia, Vince Guaraldi's miraculous Charlie Brown Christmas.

I used to love Christmas music. Then I did four straight Christmases in retail.

[jesse]

I probably give you a run for your money as far as Christmas music love goes...

For Unto Us a Child is Born - whoever (I personally listen to the London Symphony)
Do You Hear What I Hear? - Mahalia Jackson
Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
Ding Dong! Merrily on High - Charlotte Church
You Gotta Get Up (The Christmas Song) - Rich Mullins

And I still overwhelmingly prefer my Christmas music religious in nature...

[Sycophant]

And I still overwhelmingly prefer my Christmas music religious in nature...
Yeah. Despite the fact that I'm no longer a Christian, I much prefer my Jesus songs to my Santa songs.

[bac0n]

Yeah. Despite the fact that I'm no longer a Christian, I much prefer my Jesus songs to my Santa songs.

Agreed. It's pretty awesome when someone with the ability to hit the high notes sings "O Holy Night". That song has a great build to an awesome payoff.

[jesse]

Yeah. Despite the fact that I'm no longer a Christian, I much prefer my Jesus songs to my Santa songs. Amen!

[SpaceOddity]

Ding Dong! Merrily on High - Charlotte Church


All kinds of wrong.

[jesse]

All kinds of wrong. Oh, but as soon as the orchestra starts up and the flutes are flitting about as she runs up and down the scales it's just impossible to resist. You'll see.

:)

[Acapelli]

The Charlie Brown Christmas album. We listen to it almost every day in December. I love it.
It's the only Christmas music I can say that I still enjoy listening to.

[Philosophe_rouge]

Off top of my head

The Christmas Song- Nat King Cole
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas- Judy Garland
Carol of the Bells, if done right
Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch

[Melville]

"Christmas Time is Here" from A Charlie Brown Christmas and "Silent Night" are both irresistibly melancholic. Carol of the Bells and The Christmas Song are good too.

[amberlita]

Off top of my head

The Christmas Song- Nat King Cole
Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas- Judy Garland
Carol of the Bells, if done right
Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch

Great list!! I especially love that you mention Carol of the Bells, if done RIGHT. That is my absolute favorite but I pretty much only love the Time Life Treasury of Christmas version. Every other one I hear stinks cause it's too fast or too slow or not haunting enough. I'm very picky about that song.

I don't like a lot of covers of christmas songs, but this is one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asNJyfDKVlM) I'm willing to say I prefer over the original. Kotaro Oshio is the man.

[Kurosawa Fan]

My Christmas music begins and ends with Ray Charles. For my money, there's nothing better.

[Sycophant]

My Christmas music begins and ends with Ray Charles. For my money, there's nothing better.
I don't know if I've ever heard any of Ray Charles's Christmas stuff. This is something to investigate.

[Scar]

I'm so dissappointed in you all.

Christmas in Hollis by Run DMC

[Kurosawa Fan]

I don't know if I've ever heard any of Ray Charles's Christmas stuff. This is something to investigate.

I have these two:

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CVCBCZN3L._AA240_.jpg

[Raiders]

I said it in another thread, but Carol of the Bells is easily my favorite. But, it is so overplayed in TV commercials this season, I'm starting to grow tired of it.