Favorite Christmas Song

[linsj]

I've been listening to Christmas music this weekend and decided to start a thread here. What's your favorite Christmas song? I have two:

CeCe Winans sings my favorite version of "O Holy Night":

Mark Lowry sings this song best (in my opinion), probably because he wrote it:

 

[slip]

Bing Crosby's I'll be Home for Christmas.

 

[Luanne]

Trans Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo

 

[DrQ]

Straight No Chaser - The 12 Days of Christmas

 

[Superchief]

I've been listening to Christmas music this weekend and decided to start a thread here. What's your favorite Christmas song? I have two:

CeCe Winans sings my favorite version of "O Holy Night":

Mark Lowry sings this song best (in my opinion), probably because he wrote it:

My favorite is Pavarotti's O Holy Night. It's such a great song for a talented singer.

 

[pedro47]

The whole Nat King Cole Christmas album.

 

[Talent312]

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer...

Also Repeating... Oh Come All Ye Faithful by
Pavarotti & Vanessa Williams(excellent sound)...

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2198015610519101

 

[jackio]

I love Nat King Cole's version of O Holy Night.

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

When this CD came out back in the 2000s, I was listening to SiriusXM's "Symphony Hall" station, and they played this medley. I was blown away! I had to buy the CD (I still have it), and it is probably the best arrangement of Christmas music. The singers are from the University of Indiana ("Singing Hoosiers").

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

From the same CD, John Williams composed the music for HOME ALONE, and this is from it. This song also includes a children's chorus.

 

[simpsontruckdriver]

And yet another wonderful medley with the children's chorus!

 

[#1 Cowboys Fan]

My favorite SONG....regardless of singer, is O Holy Night (Nat King Cole, Celine Dion, and several others etc.)

For years, it was a TIE between TWO:

Do they know it's Christmas (Band Aid)

Mary's Boy Child, Boney M

But now it is a THREE-WAY Tie. Cloverton Hallelujah (I had posted weeks ago that this unfortunately is NOT for sale)

I hope the links work

 

[amycurl]

I can no longer hear the 12 Days of Christmas without the Toto, just sayin'. A long-time favorite.

I also really love Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses:

And Christmastime for the Jews:

And John Legend's Baby, It's Cold Outside:

 

[Talent312]

BTW, not many people know this, but Jingle Bells is not a Christmas song.
There nothing about Christmas in the lyrics.
In fact, it's more about horse racing and picking up women.
-- History.com

Verse 4...
Now the ground is white, go it while you're young
Take the girls tonight and sing this sleighing song
Just get a bobtailed bay, 240 as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack, you'll take the lead...

 

[b2bailey]

I've been listening to Christmas music this weekend and decided to start a thread here. What's your favorite Christmas song? I have two:

CeCe Winans sings my favorite version of "O Holy Night":

Mark Lowry sings this song best (in my opinion), probably because he wrote it:

Two of my favorites also.

 

[b2bailey]

BTW, not many people know this, but Jingle Bells is not a Christmas song.
There nothing about Christmas in the lyrics.
In fact, it's more about horse racing and picking up women.
-- History.com

Verse 4...
Now the ground is white, go it while you're young
Take the girls tonight and sing this sleighing song
Just get a bobtailed bay, 240 as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack, you'll take the lead...

I'm in shock if this is true. Gonna have to Google it.

 

[b2bailey]

I'm in shock if this is true. Gonna have to Google it.

More on Jingle Bells -- interesting back story. NOT written for Christmas.
And, I liked this:

Nine days before Christmas in 1965, the two astronauts aboard Gemini 6 had just completed a rendezvous with Gemini 7 when the crew suddenly gave a troubling report to Mission Control: “We have an object, looks like a satellite going from north to south, up in a polar orbit. He’s in a very low trajectory traveling from north to south and has a very high climbing ratio. It looks like it might even be a … Very low. Looks like he might be going to reenter soon. Stand by one … You might just let me try to pick up that thing.” The tense report of the unidentified flying object was suddenly broken by the sound of “Jingle Bells” with “Wally” Schirra playing a tiny harmonica accompanied by Tom Stafford shaking a handful of small sleigh bells they had brought along for the space voyage.

 

[TUGBrian]

new favorite: https://tugbbs.com/forums/threads/12-days-of-christmas-timeshare-sales-edition.369496/

I might even get happy enough on christmas to sing it live for all of you!

 

[TheHolleys87]

I think my favorite Christmas carol is Angels We Have Heard on High, because it feels good to sing it out loud. I love listening to O Holy Night too, but I can’t sing it, so I have to leave it to the professionals.

 

[rickandcindy23]

Rick sings O Holy Night beautifully. I cannot hold a tune for the life of me.

I have so many favorites to listen to, but no one wants to hear me sing. Drummer Boy by King and Country is one of my favorites. I also love Mary Did You Know? by Reba, Amy Grant and Vince Gill. I also love Breath of Heaven by Amy Grant.

 

[Glenn2]

"A Christmas Gift for you, from Phil Spector". is the only Christmas album I own. It's full of Christmas songs recorded by pop groups he was producing in the early 1960's. The songs were by the Ronettes, the Crystals, Darlene Love and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans. All the songs were recorded back in the heyday for these bands.

 

[RENTER]

Karen Carpenters Have Your Self A Merry Little Christmas

 

[Superchief]

I think my favorite Christmas carol is Angels We Have Heard on High, because it feels good to sing it out loud. I love listening to O Holy Night too, but I can’t sing it, so I have to leave it to the professionals.

My great uncle (grandfather's brother) was a tenor and sang opera. He actually sang lead tenor in the first national opera radio broadcast. When we were kids, we would be embarrassed when he sang at church because everyone was looking at him and his wonderful voice could be heard throughout the church. He sang 'Oh Holy Night' beautifully.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

A couple of similar links from past years:

Christmas Muzak 2021

As the season progresses, I will post links to various songs in my library, many secular and some sacred. I don’t expect that everyone will enjoy everything. If you don’t like it, just move on and appreciate that others might enjoy it. But I believe that unless you are an utter Scrooge, there...

tugbbs.com

2022 Christmas/Holiday Music Thread

In past years there has been a thread for people to share favorite year-end musical treats. I thought I might kick it off for this year. Here is one of my favorites - a Jubilant Sykes live performance of "Mary, Did You Know".

tugbbs.com

 

[geist1223]

Almost anything not Mariah Carey.