Holiday Songs Thread

[ghb69]

During the Holiday Season our local TV Station runs three of animated shorts.

1. Frosty the Snowman

2. Suzzie Snowflake

3. Hardrock, and Coco, and Joe.

Anyone else know these three?? They are black and white.

 

[B_subgirrl]

Almost anything from the Mr Hankey's Christmas Classics soundtrack:

Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Can't choose a specific song because I like most of them. But when I hear this album I feel positively Christmassy.

 

[Penis Aficionado]

This song might be my favorite thing about this time of year: YouTube - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

 

[B_subgirrl]

This song might be my favorite thing about this time of year: YouTube - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

That's my mum's favourite!

 

[Industrialsize]

How about my LEAST favorite Holiday Song recording. This one makes me want to stick knitting needles in my eyes.
Unfortunately, my husband is a Huge Babs fan and regularly subjects me to this torture.

Jingle Bells Barbra Streisand

 

[nudeyorker]

During the Holiday Season our local TV Station runs three of animated shorts.

1. Frosty the Snowman

2. Suzzie Snowflake

3. Hardrock, and Coco, and Joe.

Anyone else know these three?? They are black and white.

I have not thought of Suzy Snowflake in years , thanks for the reminder.
YouTube - Suzy Snowflake

How about my LEAST favorite Holiday Song recording. This one makes me want to stick knitting needles in my eyes.
Unfortunately, my husband is a Huge Babs fan and regularly subjects me to this torture.

Jingle Bells Barbra Streisand

I do the same thing to my other half, count your blessings; sometimes I act out the song and sing and dance around the room when it's playing!

 

[mitchymo]

You already have a link to my favourite. Rocking around the christmas tree.

 

[Pandora77]

Since I absolutely love snow, this is one of my favourite Christmas/winter songs:

Dean Martin- Let it snow
YouTube - Dean Martin - Let it Snow!

 

[Pandora77]

I also like this one a lot:

Carol of the bells

YouTube - Carol of the bells - Christmas song

 

[B_subgirrl]

I also like this one a lot:

Carol of the bells

YouTube - Carol of the bells - Christmas song

Oooh, I love that one too, but it's always felt ominous and creepy o me - doesn't really fit with other Christmas music.

 

[Pandora77]

A german one (I like choirs better than a single person singing)

"O Tannenbaum" (O Christmas tree)

And "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" (Silent Night, Holy Night)

YouTube - O Tannenbaum {Robert Shaw}

YouTube - Dresdner Kreuzchor: Stille Nacht (Silent night)

 

[Pandora77]

That's exactly why I like it. Maybe I'm just weird :wink:
But I really love "classic" Christmas songs, sung by choirs- see my other posts :smile:

Oooh, I love that one too, but it's always felt ominous and creepy o me - doesn't really fit with other Christmas music.

 

[B_subgirrl]

That's exactly why I like it. Maybe I'm just weird :wink:

We're weird together then :smile:

But I really love "classic" Christmas songs, sung by choirs- see my other posts :smile:

Me too - they make me feel all shivery. I'm not terribly into the modern ones that many others have mentioned (except for the Southpark ones).

 

[Pandora77]

We're weird together then :smile:

Me too - they make me feel all shivery. I'm not terribly into the modern ones that many others have mentioned (except for the Southpark ones).

Ok weirdo, lol
Ah, Xhristmas, the most wonderful time of the year. And how could I forget my favourite Christmas song ever?

Bing Crosby- I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

YouTube - White Christmas by Bing Crosby

And Frank Sinatra- Santa Claus is coming to town (only found a video with Cindy Lauper???)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqelfV55PDg

 

[nakedwally]

The Oh Holy Night that I really like by Jason Warner is not on youtube, I have it on my comp. though.

The other Oh Holy Night that I really like is YouTube - Clay Aiken - O Holy Night and normally am not a big fan of him

 

[nudeyorker]

I grew up listening to Perry Como and Bing Crosby during the holidays and while they bring back nice memories I actually prefer The Carpenter's take on some of the classic Christmas songs. I don't have any other Carpenter's CD's but I have everything they recorded for the holidays. YouTube - The Carpenters- "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" with Lyrics

 

[AquaEyes11010]

A few years back, I compiled my favorite versions of Christmas songs into a 4-CD mix that traditionally came out every year at Thanksgiving, being played after dinner while dessert and coffee were being served. Here are some of my favorites from the mix. Since this is from YouTube, listen to the songs, but ignore the videos.



(And yes, atheists can love the holiday as well...there's a lot to it that has nothing to do with christianity.)

Heart(Ann & Nancy Wilson) -- Ave Maria
YouTube - Ave Maria - Heart - The Lovemongers

Heart(Ann & Nancy Wilson) -- Blue Christmas
YouTube - Ann Wilson-Blue Christmas

Heart (Ann & Nancy Wilson) -- Oh Holy Night
YouTube - Heart- Oh Holy Night

Tevin Campbell -- Oh Holy Night
YouTube - O Holy Night. - Tevin Campbell (A Very Special Christmas Vol, 2)

David Foster -- Carol of the Bells
YouTube - David Foster - Carol of the Bells (1993 TV Special)

Judy Garland -- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
YouTube - Judy Garland - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Boys II Men -- Silent Night
YouTube - Silent Night - Boyz II Men

John Lennon & Yoko Ono -- Happy Xmas (War is Over)
YouTube - John Lennon Happy Xmas (War is Over)

Luther Vandross -- Oh Come All Ye Faithful
YouTube - OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL--Luther Vandross

Jon Bon Jovi -- Please Come Home for Christmas
YouTube - Please come home for christmas- Bon Jovi

The Ronettes -- Frosty the Snowman
YouTube - The Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman

Eurythmics -- Winter Wonderland
YouTube - Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics

Wynonna Judd -- Blue Christmas
YouTube - Wynonna - Blue Christmas (1993 TV Special)

Carpenters -- I'll Be Home for Christmas
YouTube - Carpenters "I'll Be Home For Christmas"

The Pointer Sisters -- Santa Claus is Coming to Town
YouTube - The Pointer Sisters - Santa Claus is Coming to Town




I could keep going, but........you get the idea. I love "pop" renditions of Christmas songs from various decades.

 

[B_Hickboy]

Based on sales and airplay:

1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby - 1942
2. Silent Night - Bing Crosby - 1936
3. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry - 1949
4. The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale - 1958
5. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms - 1957
6. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole - 1946
7. The Chipmunk Song - David Seville and the Chipmunks - 1958
8. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee - 1958
9. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley - 1957
10. Jingle Bells - Bing Crosby / The Andrews Sisters - 1943

Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole are two of my heroes, and I'm tickled to see both of them on the list.

 

[nudeyorker]

Here is one of my heros! I'm never really star struck but I'll never forget the night I met her about 12 years ago. She was AWESOME !
YouTube - Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby

 

[justmeincal]

This one is my all time favorite:

John Lennon, Happy Christmas

YouTube - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

I wish I still had the green 45 record it was released on.