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2newyorkers 12-24-2010 04:48 PM

What is your favorite Christmas Carol?
 
My favorite Christmas carol is Bing Crosby and David Bowie's recording of The Little Drummer Boy.

SALYBOW 12-24-2010 09:47 PM

Mine is...
 
I love that one also!! I think my favorite is Oh Holy Night. It sets the mood for me.

zcaveman 12-24-2010 09:50 PM

The Little Drummer Boy by most anyone

jblum8156 12-24-2010 10:40 PM

Sorry, I think The Little Drummer Boy is the most annoying song ever written. Rat-a-Tat Humbug

zcaveman 12-24-2010 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jblum8156 (Post 317719)
Sorry, I think The Little Drummer Boy is the most annoying song ever written. Rat-a-Tat Humbug

Okay. My SECOND Choice would be "Grandma got run over by a reindeer".

Better?? :a040::a040:

jblum8156 12-25-2010 05:45 AM

Much better. Almost on a par with All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth and I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. Classics.

redwitch 12-25-2010 05:56 AM

Sorry, another Little Drummer Boy fan. A rumpa-bum-bum, rumpa-bum-bum, rumpa-bum-bum.

hedoman 12-25-2010 06:03 AM

Ave Maria

:cold:

skyguy79 12-25-2010 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zcaveman (Post 317721)
Okay. My SECOND Choice would be "Grandma got run over by a reindeer". Better??

Not if your Grandma!! :22yikes:

LI SNOWBIRD 12-25-2010 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2newyorkers (Post 317680)
My favorite Christmas carol is Bing Crosby and David Bowie's recording of The Little Drummer Boy.

I'd have to seperat secular from religious.
Silent Night and The Christmas Song
:clap2:

hansel 12-25-2010 09:04 AM

Dominick the Donkey:laugh:

Tom Hannon 12-25-2010 09:52 AM

Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer", Lennon's "Happy Christmas" and "Christmas Shoes". Thumbs down on "Little Drummer Boy"

Hawkwind 12-25-2010 09:53 AM

The lady in the background has had too much eggnog and just cracks me up.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPgq_fxaW7U[/ame]

faithfulfrank 12-25-2010 12:07 PM

I think my favorite is O Holy Night......but there are so many good ones!

A newer song that is my ALL TIME favorite is "Mary, did you Know". I could play it all year, and it brings tears to my eyes every time. I really like Kathy Mattea's version.

Mercy Me came out with another beautiful song called "God with Us". Very powerful.

Silent Night is right up there also. I love going to candlelite services and singing this as the sanctuary changes from darkness to light, all from candles.....

Frank

faithfulfrank 12-25-2010 12:49 PM

Here is a Youtube video of "Mary did you know" Embedding is disabled, but just click on it to watch it through Youtube. It is so beautiful and it shows all of the words. Very moving.....


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFPHIK9ann8[/ame]

Frank

Pturner 12-25-2010 02:39 PM

That is a beautiful song, Frank. Thanks for sharing it. I think Ava Maria is among the most beautiful songs ever written. Oh Holy Night, [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jr-2eyRtV4"]Oh Holy Night [/ame](Celine Dion singing it!)is also one of my favorites.

l2ridehd 12-25-2010 02:54 PM

Silent Night. And especially at Wolftrap with the Marine Corp band. It is always the last song they do as everyone lights candles and leaves the auditorium.

KayakerNC 12-25-2010 04:00 PM

Mary's boy child by Boney M.:pepper2:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxm1FlLSfe4&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxm1FlLSfe4&feature=related[/ame]

colleenj 12-25-2010 04:33 PM

Silent Night and O Come All Ye Faithful- reminds me of attending midnight mass as a child. O Come all Ye Faithful was always the processional and Silent Night was always sung after communion, everyone was kneeling, the lights were turned off and we sung Silent Night by candlelight (you memorized the words quickly as you couldn't see your hymnal!)

Brooklyn Senior 12-25-2010 06:53 PM

Favorite Song
 
I'll be Home for Christmas and Adam Sandler's Hanukkah Song- it makes me laugh and feel good.

Larryandlinda 12-25-2010 08:13 PM

Christmas songwriters
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Brooklyn Senior (Post 317837)
I'll be Home for Christmas and Adam Sandler's Hanukkah Song- it makes me laugh and feel good.

Brooklyn, great picks.
So many wonderful postings and links.
Flashing back to the 50's, we remember singing all the carols in school chorus and playing them in school and youth band.
It didn't matter that our suburban DC school (Langley Park)was 50% Jewish. Everyone got off for Christmas break and 'Happy Holidays' was not even heard of - if we remember right, it came well after 'Have a Nice Day" and even the yellow happy face :) , right?

Anyway, Sandler's song is a chuckle and it's always been ok to point a little fun at one's own.
This one came to mind, funny but not a top pick. Tom Lehrer was a genius nonetheless
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LslsgH3-UFU&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LslsgH3-UFU&feature=related[/ame]

Whether you knows it or not, your two picks were both written by Jewish songwriters, and amazingly, so were many of the top 25.
This is most interesting:

http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts...as_Songs.shtml

Merry Christmas , Happy Holidays!

L and L

ducati1974 12-25-2010 10:43 PM

Sorry to be negative, but the worst Christmas song is by Alvin & The Chipmunks! can't stand it!

Larryandlinda 12-25-2010 11:06 PM

the worst
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ducati1974 (Post 317856)
Sorry to be negative, but the worst Christmas song is by Alvin & The Chipmunks! can't stand it!

that's up there alright
and david seville was an innovative and talented writer and musician

There are dozens of top 5/ten/20-plus lists, and we thought it was us so we never spoke out at how bad some are

careful with this site- when you mouse over the perpetrating 'song' it plays
and you could get the tune in your head and have a tough night

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/nov...ristmas-songs/

L and L

jdsl1998 12-25-2010 11:14 PM

If you have not heard "I need a silent night" by Amy Grant....Please, do yourself a favor and look it up on youtube and let me know what you think...Amazing, my new favorite. Sorry, don't know how to put it on here.

jdsl1998 12-25-2010 11:19 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRSSs...ayer_embedded#!

Found it.....enjoy



I Need A Silent Night Lyrics


I've made the same mistake before
Too many malls, too many stores
December traffic, Christmas rush
It breaks me till I push and shove

Children are crying while mothers are trying
To photograph Santa and sleigh
The shopping and buying and standing forever in line
What can I say?

I need a silent night, a holy night
To hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
To end this crazy day with a silent night

December comes then disappears
Faster and faster every year
Did my own mother keep this pace
Or was the world a different place?

Where people stayed home wishing for snow
Watching three channels on their TV
Look at us now rushing around
Trying to buy Christmas peace

I need a silent night, a holy night
To hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
To end this crazy day with a silent night

What was it like back there in Bethlehem
With peace on earth, good will toward men?

Every shepherd's out in the field
Keeping watch over their clock by night
And the glory of the Lord shone around them
And they were so afraid

And the angels said fear not for behold
I bring you good news of a great joy that shall be for all people
For unto you is born this day a Savior, who is Christ the Lord
And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace

I need a silent night, a holy night
To hear an angel voice through the chaos and the noise
I need a midnight clear, a little peace right here
To end this crazy day with a silent night
To end this crazy day with a silent night

skyguy79 12-25-2010 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ducati1974 (Post 317856)
Sorry to be negative, but the worst Christmas song is by Alvin & The Chipmunks! can't stand it!

ALVIN!
:click:
:girlneener: :1rotfl:

chuckinca 12-25-2010 11:44 PM

The Twelve Days of Christmas

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth



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2BNTV 12-26-2010 09:02 AM

IMHO - Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire sung by Nat King Cole is when I feel Christams Season is here.

White Christmas by Bing Crosby is my second favorite.

chuckinca 12-27-2010 01:25 AM

Day after Christmas and Direct TV music stations don't have Christmas music on anymore - too bad, they were a welcome change from the normal programming.


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