OT: Favorite Christmas Song

[Carolina4]

For some reason many of my favorites are from movies and the versions from the movies.

- Spirit of Christmas (Ray Charles) from Christmas Vacation

- Christmas Vacation (Title Song) ... wish I could find the actual version on iTunes or something

- Mele Kalikimaka (Bing Crosby) ... Christmas Vacation again

- Christmas in Dixie (Alabama)


My favorite Christ-centered Christmas songs are:

- O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Jeremy Camp)

- What Child is This? (Chris Tomlin ft. All Sons & Daughters)

- Oh Holy Night (Vienna Boys Choir) from Home Alone


What are your favorites?

 

[jeff2001]

Linus and lucy.....

 

[Carolina4]

Linus and lucy.....

I love many of the Vince Guaraldi Trio songs. My favorite of them is “Christmas Time is Coming” which the the song they all dance ridiculously to. Makes me smile every time.

Also love “Snoopy’s Christmas” by The Royal Guardsmen. Very underrated Christmas song.

 

[joplin gamecock 1]

The twelve pains of christmas is a favorite in this house. It right up there with ( is you is or is you aint ever seen a one eyed woman cry). Just a lovely song

 

[importcock]

Might be kind of obscure but my favorite is the instrumental (no lyrics) version of Once in Royal David's City. I used to play it on trumpet in a community concert band and it's just a beautiful melody.

 

[Carolina4]

Might be kind of obscure but my favorite is the instrumental (no lyrics) version of Once in Royal David's City. I used to play it on trumpet in a community concert band and it's just a beautiful melody.

I like Instrumental songs. I’m sort of afraid to admit this on here, but I love Kenny G’a Christmas Album.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

I have way to many to list here, but I will give some of my favorites

Stille Nacht (Silent Night) - Mannhiem Steamroller
O Holy Night - Micheal Crawford (IMHO the definitive version)
First Noel - BeBe & CeCe Winans
Baby It's Cold Outside - James Taylor & Natalie Cole
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - Amy Grant. Blending Bach with Celtic instrumentation. Ingenious to say the least.
Albums
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi
Christmas - A Wind Machine
December - George Winston





And 2 Songs that aren't officially Christmas Songs and yet they are

Last Train Home - Pat Metheny (was used in a Publix Holiday Commercial). An amazing piece of music.
Celebrate Me Home - Kenny Loggins

 

[pettyw]

Hurry home for Christmas by the Eagles

 

[jeff2001]

Santa bring my baby back to me. Elvis.

 

[woodruffcock]

Felix Navidad - Jose Feliciano
Little Drummer Boy - Bob Seger
Step Into Christmas - Elton John
Run Run Rudolph - Chuck Berry
Merry Christmas From the Family - Robert Earl Keene

 

[JohnnySurfin]

John Denver - The Marvelous Toy

 

[Gamecockben1979]

Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto

 

[king ward]

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - sung by Judy Garland, Amy Grant, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

 

[Jon Snow]

I like Instrumental songs. I’m sort of afraid to admit this on here, but I love Kenny G’a Christmas Album.

Yeah, some things you just don't admit in public.

 

[The Coup Nazi]

 

[gamecockdad]

Emile Pandolfi version of Christmas in Dixie

 

[Horseshoe 04]

I’m going to see the live Charley Brown Christmas reproduction in Spartanburg next Saturday.

 

[SMwilly brice]

Baby Its Cold Outside.

 

[spook spook]

For some reason many of my favorites are from movies and the versions from the movies.

- Spirit of Christmas (Ray Charles) from Christmas Vacation

- Christmas Vacation (Title Song) ... wish I could find the actual version on iTunes or something

- Mele Kalikimaka (Bing Crosby) ... Christmas Vacation again

- Christmas in Dixie (Alabama)


My favorite Christ-centered Christmas songs are:

- O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Jeremy Camp)

- What Child is This? (Chris Tomlin ft. All Sons & Daughters)

- Oh Holy Night (Vienna Boys Choir) from Home Alone


What are your favorites?

"Mary's Boy Child" version by a female African choir.... don't have name of group at hand.

 

[gamecockfan04]

Powerful! If you can make it through this without getting choked up your a better man than me!



Can go wrong with this either!

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

I like Instrumental songs. I’m sort of afraid to admit this on here, but I love Kenny G’a Christmas Album.

Actually it's a solid album. Nice and mellow without being syrupy. Great by the fire.

 

[lawcalcock]

O Holy Night
little drummer boy!
silver bells
o come all her faithful
the Christmas Song

 

[SCexpat38]

Here's one of them. Andrea Bocelli and Mary J. Blige doing What Child is This.




Others:
Little Drummer Boy -- Bing Crosby and David Bowel
Merry Christmas (I don't want to fight tonight) -- The Ramones
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts) -- Nat King Cole
And just about any version of Silent Night.

 

[ClemsonBlozz]

Dominick the donkey..

 

[Carolina4]

I don’t typically like the more modern versions but from time to time I’ll hear a good one. Probably my favorite modern version of a song is by the band opening for Hootie and the Blowfish on the Group Therapy Tour. Such a good song.

Bare Naked Ladies: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

 

[WorldTraveler]

The Robert Shaw Chorale singing most any Christmas classic.

 

[CockyDukey]

 

[jimnasium]

Oh Holy Night because it takes real talent to sing it.

 

[tl from little hell]

- So This Is Christmas (War Is Over) -John Lennon

- All I want for Christmas Is You - Vince Vance & Valiants (This is a different song than the Mariah Carey song and pre-dates it)

- Hard Candy Christmas -Dolly Parton

 

[lawcalcock]

Best performances:
Andy Williams O Holy Night
Whitney Houston Hark The Heralds
Mahalia Jackson Silent Night
Nat King Cole The Christmas Song
Selene Dion O Holy Night

 

[JoeCockR]

Can't believe no one has mentioned Phil Spector's "A Christmas Gift For You". Not a bad song on the album.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...739DD4482E69DEECE0FC739DD4482E69D&FORM=WRVORC

 

[FORKCOCK]

 

[stevestrat2]

TSO baby

 

[stevestrat2]

Get to about 2:10 mark and it will blow you away to the finish

 

[stevestrat2]

 

[OldFlaCock]

O Holy Night. By Celine Dion. Listen to it, and you’ll agree its the best recording of that song,
ever!!

 

[Art__Vandelay]

“Do You Hear What I Hear”- Johnny Mathis
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town”- Jackson Five
“Somewhere in My Memory”- John Williams (Home Alone soundtrack)
“Señor Santa Claus”- Jim Reeves

 

[sclawman77]

Oh Holy Night, We Three Kings, Beautiful Star of Bethlehem and Greensleeves

 

[martwing]

"Please Come Home For Christmas" - B.B. King

 

[paladin181]

Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 by Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Savatage).
I'll be home for Christmas by Various