My favorite "real" Christmas song is Gloria In Excelsis Deo. Walking into the local Wally World the other day, there was a 5 man choir bell ringing for Salvation Army, and they were belting out a really good acapella version. I didn't have much cash on me, but they got what I had in my wallet.
Beyond that, anything found on Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas, especially O Little Town Of Bethlehem. They used the acutal words, but put it to the tune of House Of The Rising Sun. SO wrong, but it sounds really cool!
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Mema mentioned starting a new thread titled this, so here it is.
I have many, many favorites, but here's a few: Silver Bells Hark The Herald Angels Sing Carol of the Bells It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Away In A Manger Have A Holly Jolly Christmas Oh Come All Ye Faithful
My list could go on and on. I like the Christmas classics I guess.
JR or Mz, can you please combine this with Mema's thread for me?? Thanks!!!
I love Gloria In Excelsis Deo. I was going to put it in my list but wasn't sure of the spelling. When I was in choir in school, this was my favorite song to sing during our Christmas performances.
OOO... I forgot... that version of O Little Town Of Bethlehem is on the I Am Santa Claus album... which is fan-friggin-tastic. I used to have the CDs but I think they got left in a car I traded in. Gonna have to download the MP3s.
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I'd have to say it's a 3-way tie for me. My favorites, for very sentimental reasons, are: Bing Crosby - White Christmas Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
They bring tears to my eyes, every time.
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Mema, I'm sure you'd know Happy Christmas if you heard it.
So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun Ans so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young
A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Christmas For weak and for strong For rich and the poor ones The world is so wrong And so happy Christmas For black and for white For yellow and red ones Let's stop all the fight A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear And so this is Christmas And what have we done Another year over And a new one just begun Ans so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young A very merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let's hope it's a good one Without any fear War is over over If you want it War is over Now...
I guess I never bothered to look at the official name. I just sing along when it is on the radio. I haven't been much in the Christmas mood this year, so I have been avoiding the XM Radio Christmas stations.
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I wasn't in the mood either, up until yesterday. Then it hit me all at once.
The past 8 years though I get melancholy on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Christmas was my mom's favorite holiday.....she'd go all out baking, cooking, decorating, throwing parties, having the whole family at their house for the holidays. When she passed away, her death took some of the joy out of the season for me. It shouldn't have, but it did; and every Christmas since has held a great deal of sadness for me deep inside.
Beyond that, anything found on Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas, especially O Little Town Of Bethlehem. They used the acutal words, but put it to the tune of House Of The Rising Sun. SO wrong, but it sounds really cool!
I LOVE Bob Rivers! I have 2 of his Christmas compilation CDs and they make me laugh every time! Of those songs, O Little Town Of Bethlehem is my fave followed by Jingle Hells Bells.
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I just downloaded I Am Santa Claus and Twisted Christmas from Amazon. Those songs just crack me up! There is another Twisted Christmas album I have never heard. I started to preview it, but didn't finish. Might have to go check it out.
Jingle Hells Bells is good. The Restroom Door Said "Gentlemen" KILLS ME... as does The What's It To Ya Choir. I sing that one year around! I was all depressed about not having those CDs anymore, but all better now!
Ghost, your reason for not feeling Christmas-y is very, very valid. I have no such reason really. My family wasn't what you would call close knit when when I was a kid. I thought I married into a close knit family, but I was OH SO WRONG. To me, Christmas is the height of familial dysfunction and crushing expense.
Oh nice...according to the local weather, the current temp is 7 degrees with a wind chill between -17 and -25. Tomorrow a possible high of 15!
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I'm not sure it counts, but my favorite is You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.
"The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote: Stink. Stank. Stunk."
I also like the one by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Christmas Time is Here, from Charlie Brown Christmas, not because of the cartoon (although it rocks too), but it's such a pretty song.
More traditionally, I guess, I like the Christmas Song.
Has anyone heard Christmas Shoes? I hate and love the song at the same time. It came on the radio the other day as I was getting ready for work, and it nearly made me cry.
Maybe JR or Mz can combine mine with your's. 
Made sense that it should've been titled that. 
Tomorrow a possible high of 15!
