Favorite Christmas Songs

[Conch Republican]

Its that time of year again - time for this thread...so post some of your favorites!
I make people at work listen to some (I will post later) but a spin on the traditional -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8

[Stephen]

O Holy Night
What Child is This?
Little Drummer Boy
The First Noël
I Wonder as I Wander
Joseph's Lullaby

[jjirons69]

O Holy Night by far. If it's sung by someone with some pipes, it's a beautiful and moving song.

I do enjoy White Christmas by The Drifters. Video of the old guys singing.

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

[Stephen]

Also, just thought of it. Back in the mid-to-late 70s, Emmylou Harris had a Christmas song called, "Light of the Stable." Every Christmas my parents would play it on their phonograph. Haven't heard the song in ages, but it's one of the more prominent Christmas memories from my childhood.

[irratebass]

I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas is my fav

[hammondc]

I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas is my fav

Plus one. And Christmas Time is Here =Vince Guaraldi Trio instrumental. This is the song I like to have playing on Christmas Eve after I have stuffed myself and settle down with some scotch and one of my very best smokes.

[jjirons69]

Also, just thought of it. Back in the mid-to-late 70s, Emmylou Harris had a Christmas song called, "Light of the Stable." Every Christmas my parents would play it on their phonograph. Haven't heard the song in ages, but it's one of the more prominent Christmas memories from my childhood.

Here you go, Stephen. I looked it up to hear it. Pretty song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaJ5FnM0Bzo

[jonumberone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grwP8QvI1jY

[Conch Republican]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grwP8QvI1jY

Dom - that album is one of my FAVORITES! I make people at work listen to it (duet with Lita Ford...awesome as well!)

[Conch Republican]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

[massphatness]

Dean Martin & Martina McBride - Baby It's Cold Outside

Listen ... (http://youtu.be/MwGrg8UPTY8)

[cjhalbrooks]

really anything from Trans-Sibera orch

[Taki]

really anything from Trans-Sibera orch

Agreed!! :tu

[cjhalbrooks]

if you see their concert it totally rocks

[Taki]

if you see their concert it totally rocks

Definitely will go one day!

[STEVE S]

O Holy Night
What Child is This?
Little Drummer Boy
The First Noël
I Wonder as I Wander
Joseph's Lullaby

These are some of the all time favorites.

[shilala]

Silent Night is probably my favorite.
Jingle Bell Rock makes me hope for death.

[Conch Republican]

Grandma got runover by a Reindeer - Scoot - that one makes me want to punch bunnies!

This one is fun: James Brown...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz48PR__uSo

[jjirons69]

Grandma and Hippopotamus make me cringe. Arrgg...

[markem]

most stuff by Straight No Chaser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E-47VmFopE&list=ALNb4maWNoT6S5gcPaqEorMzjM2stnVGqp

[Chainsaw13]

Ho Ho Hoey! I, II and III

[markem]

Here is one of my faves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8

[sikk50]

Merry Christmas Baby - Brighten

And anything off this album

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk215/sikk50/5C714068-DBBA-4627-89BC-138446550196-5635-0000026B42CA4B65.jpg

[milhouse]

O Holy Night by far. If it's sung by someone with some pipes, it's a beautiful and moving song.

I do enjoy White Christmas by The Drifters. Video of the old guys singing.

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

+1 on both counts, except I prefer the drifters singing this when they were younger...

I would also add:

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby please come home)
Brooke Benton - This Time of the year

[Conch Republican]

I love this song too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGVNzgUxE-g

BNL and Sarah M!

[Conch Republican]

dound this version of Little Drummer Boy - they are so into the song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb0hAPimGrU

[MajorCaptSilly]

I like this Chuck Berry classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY4_d_JILH4

Also love Christmas in Hollis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR07r0ZMFb8

MCS

[Dave128]

I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas is my fav

This is my wifes favorite song. Got her the cd a couple years ago.

[DMK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

+1:tu

[Subvet642]

The coffee cart in my lobby (I'm a lobby guard) plays Christmas music all day long. I swear, if this lasts too much longer, I'm gonna hafta eat a bullet. :bh

[Conch Republican]

Classic one>>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiXjbI3kRus

[Gophernut]

really anything from Trans-Sibera orch

:tpd: Love this! 100% agreed.

When I was in college, I worked a temp job doing quality control for a mail order delivery company. I spent 5-10 hour shifts listening to Christmas music boxes. The music box played O' Tannenbaum. To this day, I cringe when I hear this song, especially if it's an instrumental. I refuse to buy any album with this song on it.

[qwerty1500]

I'm an old sentimental slob ...

My all time favorite ... only one version matters ... Nat King Cole:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOszvL9lgSs


A close second. So many good versions of this one ... Frank, Bing, Rosemary ... Luthur Vandross ... Coldplay, Kenny G (the video of that one really gets to me), Katie Melua does a nice version ... even Michael Buble. Guess I gotta go with the original Judy Garland:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSeHMjQEz3E

[Conch Republican]

Hey Qwerty! Long time no read! Hope you have a great Christmas (ho ho ho and a bottle of rum!)

[poker]

Back in Black AC/DC :)

[Conch Republican]

Excellent choice Kelly!

[Blak Smyth]

Taki's favorite song:
"He'll be coming down the chimney down"

[Ed M]

Dominic The Donkey!

[Conch Republican]

I didnt know Bob Segar did an album - have to find this one for next year!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S50cf3xIb50

[qwerty1500]

I didnt know Bob Segar did an album - have to find this one for next year!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S50cf3xIb50

Awesome ... but glad the Roderique family doesn't live across the street from me.

Hope you have the Jimmy Buffett Christmas album ... the family is a bit tired of me playing it so much this time of year ...

http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Island-Jimmy-Buffett/dp/B000002P2Q

Not as impressive as the Roderique folks but ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdDfI2aLV8

[kugie]

Bare Naked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan
"God rest Ye Merry Gentleman/We three Kings"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGVNzgUxE-g

[Conch Republican]

Great song!

Dont know if I put this one up yet - gotta have some Kinks!

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

[Conch Republican]

The Dropkick Murphy's version of a classic...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTx-sdR6Yzk

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Pretty much anything by Dean, Frank, Bing, Nat. Dexter Gordon does a really good "Christmas Song" from his Panther album.

[Dave128]

Dominic The Donkey!

+1 :tu

[SweetHavok]

My favorite by far is Silent night.

[Conch Republican]

Dominic the Donkey? Is that like the Hippopotomus song?