What's your favourit Christmas Song?

[onehipmomma]

I have a few they are:

Rockin Around the Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee
Jingle Bell Rock
Mary's Boy Child by Bonie M (sp?)

Angels we Have Heard on High
The First Noel

My absolute favourite is Rockin around the Christmas Tree. I once went on a mission to get this ornament that played the original version. I got the last one in the city!

[happyday8598]

Mine is the TOTALLY non traditional christmas tune, yet TOTALLY traditional...

12 PAINS OF CHRISTMAS!

Every year I hear it and laugh and laugh and laugh!

Haven't heard it yet this year, have you?

Emily :)

[Kelly71]

I love O Holy Night. It's my all-time favorite. But I also like Grown Up Christmas Wish, Silent Night, and the instrumental Boston Pops arrangement of Sleigh Ride (of course it could be Keith Lockhart in a Santa Suit ;-)

Peace to all,
Kelly

[lilyka]

"O holy night" is my all time favorite. The "Fall on your knees" line gives me chill bumps every time. "Hark the herold Angels sing" is another favorite. I also like "Have yourself a merry little Christmas" Ummm, epecially when Kermit the Frog sings it.

[onehipmomma]

I Love Hark the Herold Angels Sing!! I forgot all about that one!

[peggy]

My favorites are O Holy Night and Rockin Around the Christmas Tree
I also have a Kenny G Christmas Cd that is great. I know, I know , I'm getting old!

peggy

[realramona]

My fav is "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" sung by Judy Garland in the Movie meet me in St. Louis.....my other fav is "and so this is christmas" by John Lennon it always makes me smile.....Stephanie

[jasnjakesmama]

Dominic the Donkey, I love that song.
I also love Santa Baby by Earth Kitt.

~Jennifer

[Forest Sage]

One song that always comes to mind every year is Conway Twitty's version of Silver Bells, even though I haven't actually heard it since I was 12. Also, Boys 2 Men have the most outstanding, heart breaking version of Silent Night that I've ever heard. I recommend hearing their beautiful voices every Christmas.

Merry Solstice Season Everyone!
Amie

[lisamarie]

I thought I was the only person who LOVED "O HOLY NIGHT"! It gives me chills and brings me to tears. I also love my "CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS" cd. My ds and I dance all around the house to it!

Warmly~

Lisa

[glh]

"The Christmas Song" sung by Nat King Cole,
Silent Night and Joy to The World.

[Lucy]

I don't know who sings it, but I think its called "Mary, Did You Know". Beautiful song!

DD's fav is Grandmom got run over by a reindeer!

[Nursing Mother]

O Holy Night for sure. I just heard Charlotte Church sing it on PBS and I truely had chills. Second best is What Child is This played on classical guitar with the flute.

[dfoy]

Nat King Cole's version of The Christmas Song
I Wonder as I Wander
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (my favorite since I was a child)
Some Children See Him
Carol of the Bells
Un Flambeau, Jennette, Isabella
and I love O Holy Night also...but loved it best when my father, who was an awesome tenor, sang it at church

[boobybooby]

"Go Tell It On The Mountain" sung by the amazing Diana Ross accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra. If you haven't heard this selection yet, go find it, it's a must have and will move you everytime!

[elnachick]

It is difficult to find (I've been trying...) but the musical selections from "John Denver and the Muppets - A Christmas Together" are just wonderful... Can you guess my age? I grew up listening to this album every year. Great versions of lighter stuff like the Twelve Days song (Miss Piggy's "BAH dum dum dum..."... John's "Animal, sit!"), really beautiful less common songs with John Denver ("It's in every one of us" always gets me...), the aforementioned Kermit version of "Have yourself a merry little christmas," just a great album, especially for kids.

Okay, and I have to include, since I am being nostalgic for my childhood, from Barbara Streisand, her version of Jingle Bells... :)

[pie]

Little drummer Boy is my favorite, but my second favorite is a spoof my dad used to sing of We Three Kings...

We three kings of Orient are
trying to smoke a rubber cigar
it was loaded, it exploded
Now we wonder where we are.

I just love my dad!

[Smilemomma]

Oh, it's definitely O Holy Night for me, too. Carl Anderson sings a version of it that will make you cry! It is unbelievably rich, and just knocks you on your knees!

Adeste Fidelis

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

What Child is This (also on guitar, Nursing Mother! the best!)

And Let There Be Peace on Earth (by Voyceboxing, who sing it "With God as our Father, Sisters all are We ..." :D)

And this year I have heard a beautiful rendition of Silent Night by a woman I don't know, singing very slowly and softly, beautifully heartfelt, in a language I don't recognize (Russian? Polish?). It's gorgeous. Anyone know who she is?

[pcjen]

Up on the Housetop by the Jackson 5 totally rules.

And Tracy Chapman does a kick-ass version of O Holy Night. So does Aaron Neville.

[joesmom]

How about the Irish tune, "Christmas in Killarney?" (sp?) Awesome song, very fast paced. My 3 yo nephew loves Garth Brooks, "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy;" 2 yo son loves ALL music!

[zealsmom]

Happy Christmas (War is Over)
by John Lennon

[KaraBoo]

oh this is a subject close to my heart. We listen to Christmas music all year round.
Some of our favorite CDs are Harry Belafonte's To Wish you a Merry Christmas, The Sinatra Christmas Album, Charlie Brown Christmas, Bing Crosby's Merry Christmas, and Louis Armstrong's Christmas Throughout the Year.

(my daughter loves Christmas in Killarny too!!!)

[Els' 3 Ones]

Originally posted by Smilemomma
And this year I have heard a beautiful rendition of Silent Night by a woman I don't know, singing very slowly and softly, beautifully heartfelt, in a language I don't recognize (Russian? Polish?). It's gorgeous. Anyone know who she is?

Just a shot, Smilemomma. Could it be Enya? She released a single of Silent Night in the Gaelic. Very gutteral language.



Hmmm. Favorite. Too hard to pick one but Carol of the Bells is pretty close to it.

[Smilemomma]

THANK YOU! Sorry to yell, but man. I asked my husband, he told me it was a woman named "Irina something or other" :rolleyes:

I've been turning off the drill and making everyone listen to it when it comes on at the office to try to identify it. My office manager is crazy about Enya, so she id'd the singer, but none of us could figure out what language it was.

Thank you so much! I think I'll leave a message on the office machine that just says, "Gaelic!" :)

Thank you for solving the mystery. These kinds of things just eat away at a little corner of my brain til they're solved!

:D

[Lila]

Mary Did You Know. Especially when Mark Lowry sings it.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (is that the proper title?)

[marymary]

Oh here here for the Pogues and Kirsty my sister got me a ticket for this saturday to Pogues reunion and I double booked a b***** sleigh ride half way across the country. Still, am 12 weeks preg. so spirit of things would be very non participatory.
Our version of We 3 kings-
We 3 kings of Orient are,
one in a taxi, one in a car.
One on a scooter beeping his hooter, smoking a fat cigar!!

HO Ho Ho

What about 'O come O come Emmanuel'
or
White Christmas by Bang Crumpet!

[elnachick]

Oh, the Pogues, the Pogues! Good one. Also, am I am very happily enjoying right now, the Waitresses, Christmas Wrapping! You mean you forgot cranberries too? :)

I found the Muppets album, it was actually John Denver and Ralph the dog (not Kermit) singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Still wonderful...

[merebear]

How can there be so many references to the Muppets and not one mention of the Chipmunks?!

When Dave is singing "White Christmas" all wistfull like and at the end Alvin shouts, "Dave, it's snowing!!"... I have been known to cry. Okay, I was pregnant.

And what about, "Me, I want a hoooola-hooop."??

The one that brings me to tears even when I'm not pregnant is O Holy Night. (not sung by the Chipmunks) I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who is moved by that beautiful song.

Since I live so far away from family I often find myself drawn to "I'll be home for Christmas".

Joesmom, I love "Christmas in Killarney".

How grand it feels
to click your heels
and join in the fun of the jigs and reels.
And Santa Claus you know of course
is one of the boys from home.

[LEmama]

Hmmm...There are so many great ones!

'Silent Night' and 'Go Tell it on the Mountain' are my favorite spiritual Christmas songs.

'Let it Snow' is fun - I love snowy days at home.
'Merry Christmas, Mr Jones' by The Nields is pretty rockin' too!

My husband recently pulled out his childhood 'Chipmunks Christmas' album, which my six year old adores. Especially The Twelve Days of Christmas. Over and Over. It's pure torture, if you ask me.

[LEmama]

Hmmm...There are so many great ones!

'Silent Night' and 'Go Tell it on the Mountain' are my favorite spiritual Christmas songs.

'Let it Snow' is fun - I love snowy days at home.
'Merry Christmas, Mr Jones' by The Nields is pretty rockin' too!

My husband recently pulled out his childhood 'Chipmunks Christmas' album, which my six year old adores. Especially The Twelve Days of Christmas. Over and Over. It's pure torture, if you ask me.

[joesmom]

How about the Irish tune, "Christmas in Killarney?" (sp?) Awesome song, very fast paced. My 3 yo nephew loves Garth Brooks, "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy;" 2 yo son loves ALL music!


:yeah:

I am longing for WINTER, can you tell? & my three year old will be eight next year! :dizzy:

[teacup]

I love the Bing Crosby/David Bowie version of Little Drummer Boy.

Now That's What I Call Music is a foul series of CDs, usually, but their Christmas CDs are good. (It's a double disc and one is really good, the other not so much.)

[Lazyhead]

Wow, I think this may be the oldest thread I've seen bumped up! :lol

I LOVE Christmas music and have tons and tons of it. My favs are:

Just Like Christmas by Low :loveeyes:
O Come O Come Emmanuel by Belle & Sebastian
Back Door Santa by Clarence Carter
All That I want for my Christmas this Year is You by friends of mine :o
Father Christmas by the Kinks
Christmas all over Again by Tom Petty
Sleigh Ride by The Ronettes

Man, I could go on and on....Everything on the John Denver & The Muppets Christmas album is excellent.

Yay Christmas music!!

[MelMel]

Lonely Christmas, by Sloppy Seconds


edited to add: lol, I just looked at the date! I cant believe I didnt think twice about posting on a christmas music thread, enough to not even check the dates.

[joesmom]

:W Don'tcha think we all need a little Christmas in August? :thumb

[karen ann]

My DS loves "Domenick the Donkey".

I love Trans Siberian Orchestra's version of the Nutcracker suite.

[Lazyhead]

Another vote for The Pogues song Fairytale of New York! :thumb

[elanorh]

One of my favorite residents, when I was a university hall director in a small hall, moved in after Christmas and sometime in February was comfortable enough with us to finally sit in the common lounge with her Christmas music on. She listened to it year round too. :thumb Me, I just sing it year 'round! :wink (Badly).

My favorites are:
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Joy to the World (love singing this at Midnight Mass)
Silent Night
We Three Kings


Jingle Bells
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Christmas in the Rockies (I think Oak Ridge Boys?)
Silver Bells (I think Michael Martin Murphy has a great Western version of this?)
White Christmas (Bing Crosby) - love the movie too!
Carol of the Bells (George Winston has a cool piano version of this)
The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole version)
Walkin In a Winter Wonderland
All I Want for Christmas [Is My Two Front Teeth] (my sister was missing these one Christmas)
Santa Baby (I have no idea why, it's so materialistic and NOT me - I think because it reminds me of a good (male) friend who thought it was hilarious).

When Ina's reflux was bad, and dancing and singing were about the only things that could maybe calm her down a bit, I worked through my "normal songs" repretoire pretty quickly and then was reduced to made-up songs and Christmas songs. ;)

I made a Christmas tape per the request of a friend who was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar years ago --- very eclectic, with classical music and then things like the dog version of "Jingle Bells" - he told me when he left for the USA again, he left the tape for some other lonely PCV to listen to over the holidays. :) I'm sure it's long-since scrapped. It was only a couple years later that people could start burning CDs and that would be better now ... I ought to get one made soon for my friend who's PCVing now coming up on *her* first Christmas overseas, if I start soon she might get it in time for XMas. My last package arrived there about 2 1/2 months after I sent it (but still intact thank goodness!).

DH doesn't like Christmas music much but knows I do so tolerates it .... my mom always thought it shouldn't be played at all 'til Christmas Eve (but LOVES it), although she also thinks is should be played through the Feast of the Epiphany (we're Catholic) and is always disappointed on Christmas afternoon when the Christmas music stops on the radio and the "regular music" is back.

I honestly don't like a lot of the "new" Christmas music - I like the old standards (50's stuff ;)) instead. Random Boy Band #82 singing a song about Christmas just doesn't do it for me. ;)

[Orion'smommy]

Little Drummer Boy

[monkeys4mama]

Huh? I am totally confused here. Where did this come from? Is it "Christmas in July?":scratch

:lol

[UnschoolnMa]

LOL, cute bump! Winter in July. ;)

To answer the question though I like "Mary Did You Know" "Oh Holy Night" "Deck the Halls" "Walkin in a winter wonderland"

[elanorh]

Huh? I am totally confused here. Where did this come from?

I think that it was joesmom bumped it up, having been a poster on this thread originally (in 2001) - nostalgia and a hot August day more than anything??!

I'm totally in Christmas-readying mode right now, trying to get Christmas gifts/planning taken care of before Baby #2 arrives in September, so it felt timely for me too! ;) I don't normally work SO far in the future, but since I sew/make a lot of my gifts for others -- it's important for me to start before a newborn arrives! ;)

[EVC]

The Bing Crosby version of "O, Holy Night"

[BookGoddess]

I have several favorites:

What Child is This
Silent Night
God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer :innocent

My favorite Christmas CD is the one by Vanessa Williams.

[medeanj]

Fairytale of New York, here too!
Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles
Buttcracker Suite - Bob Rivers
Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band-Aid
The Restroom Door Said Gentlemen - Bob Rivers
Teddy The Red-nosed Senator - Bob Rivers

I guess I like Bob Rivers... :)

[katybear mama]

"Little Drummer Boy"
by Bing Crosby and David Bowie

[meggles]

"Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas." I'm not religious, but I loooove Christmas time.