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What is your favorite Christmas or Holiday Song(s)?
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 10:38 am
by blizzard
Mine is "Christmas Carol" by Skip Ewing. The song is about a little orphan girl who doesn't know who her daddy is and her Momma has gone away. And in the end she finds a home for Christmas, a real tear jerker.
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 10:40 am
by Lindaloo
White Christmas by Bing Crosby.
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 11:09 am
by Stephanie
There are so many to choose from. I've always loved the David Bowie/Bing Crosby duet of "The Little Drummer Boy". There's a newer version with Clay Aiken singing it with Bing Crosby which is absolutely fabulous!!!
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 11:17 am
by bfez1
The Christmas Song
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:24 pm
by Lindaloo
Stephanie wrote:There's a newer version with Clay Aiken singing it with Bing Crosby which is absolutely fabulous!!!
I have not heard that one yet!! I bet it is great!!
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:29 pm
by breeze
"I'll Be Home for Christmas", sang by
Johnny Mathis!
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:37 pm
by GalvestonDuck
My favorites are any singer's version of "Do You Hear What I Hear?" "O Holy Night," and Amy Grant's "Emanuel" in terms of the real spirit of the holiday.
Secularly, my favorite is "The Christmas Song" as sung by the Carpenters, followed by "Merry Christmas, Darling" also sung by the Carpenters and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" by the Carpenters or by Amy Grant.
So, my favorite Christmas albums are "Christmas Portrait" by the Carpenters (though, not on CD, as far as I can tell), Amy Grant's "Christmas Collection," and Barbra Streisand's "A Christmas Album" which is older than I am, but my mom used to stack that one along with Perry Como, the Carpenters, Bing Crosby, and a handful of others on the turntable every year as we decorated the tree and got ready for the holiday.
Now I think I need to go out and find another cassette copy of the Carpenters so I can listen to it as I drive to KY this year.
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:38 pm
by Stephanie
Lindaloo wrote:Stephanie wrote:There's a newer version with Clay Aiken singing it with Bing Crosby which is absolutely fabulous!!!
I have not heard that one yet!! I bet it is great!!
It was performed on the "Nick at Nite" Holiday special Friday night. They will be repeating it over the month of December. The special also had Natalie Cole, Kenny Rogers and Michael McDonald. It was cute but I tuned into it JUST TO SEE Clay!
I heard that it has been on the radio and it should be. You can't tell I'm a big fan can you???
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:41 pm
by GalvestonDuck
Clay is an awesome singer! Not winning AI hasn't hurt him one bit. It's obvious from his album sales that America has voted with their wallets.
Between Clay and Kelly, I'd have a hard time going against the Texan, but Clay has such range and variety. There's no contest.
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 2:18 pm
by Stephanie
GalvestonDuck wrote:Clay is an awesome singer! Not winning AI hasn't hurt him one bit. It's obvious from his album sales that America has voted with their wallets.
Between Clay and Kelly, I'd have a hard time going against the Texan, but Clay has such range and variety. There's no contest.
I loved Kelly in the first AI. There's an American Idol "The Great Holiday Classics" that's out. It's a double CD - the second one has two from Kelly. She sings a cappella "Oh Holy Night" which I think is wonderful, and a new song "My Grownup Christmas List" which I really like as well. Highlights to me of the other CD is Clay's "First Noel" (of course!) and "O Come All Ye Faithfull" by the ensemble.
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 2:20 pm
by furluvcats
My favorite Christmas song is O Holy Night
My fav. fun song is Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt!!!
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 8:44 pm
by StormCrazyIowan
In general, my favorite ones to sing are The Christmas Song, O Holy Night and Carol Of The Bells....
My favorite song sung is Mariah Carey's Miss You Most At Christmas Time, though IMO all the songs on her Christmas CD (released pre-meltdown, lol) are beautiful!!
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 8:47 pm
by Guest
There's a new kid in town by George Strait and Silent Night. I like jingle bells too - cause I know all the words and love singing it.
Patricia
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2003 8:50 pm
by wx247
My favorite song is "Little Drummer Boy" by Patty Loveless and Rebecca Lynn Howard. Second is "The Christmas Shoes" by 3 of Hearts. I also love to hear "Carol of the Bells" and "Christmas Times A Comin'" by Rhonda Vincent.
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:26 am
by azsnowman
"Christmas for Cowboys" by John Denver AND the new one, didn't catch the name of the artist but the song........MAN, talk about a LUMP in the throat, "Christmas Shoes!".....it's a country song, listen to the radio REALLY close this week, MAN!
Dennis
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 7:30 am
by azskyman
"Let There Be Peace On Earth" is one that I enjoy at Christmas. I also enjoy Amy Grant's "Emmanuel." On the lighter side, I like the spunk of "We Need A Little Christmas."
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 8:04 am
by wx247
azsnowman wrote:"Christmas for Cowboys" by John Denver AND the new one, didn't catch the name of the artist but the song........MAN, talk about a LUMP in the throat, "Christmas Shoes!".....it's a country song, listen to the radio REALLY close this week, MAN!
Dennis
Dennis... I mentioned it too. It is done by 3 of Hearts. The girls never made it big in the country field, but this song has done well for them.
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 8:10 am
by TexasStooge
Almost any song on the "Charlie Brown Christmas" CD, "Silent Night", "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth", and uh....
I'm forgetting others.
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:58 am
by j
The Angel's Cried - Alan Jackson & Allison Kraus
I Only Want You For X Mas - Alan Jackson - this one has special meaning for me and Mrs. j
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:50 am
by pojo
Transiberian orchestra's Christmas in Sarajevo.
Carol of the Bells is another awesome song.