Holiday Music

[keysunset]

What kinds of holiday music are you listening to

(besides Our Band:Lovehammers

Merry Christmas (All Year Long) of course!)

I've started up today with some

Alan Jackson - I Only Want You For Christmas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyBPcZ4OBRE

and the only version I really enjoy of Little Drummer Boy - with Bowie and Bing!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H9gfIb_5q0&mode=related&search=

[greeneyes]

I bought "Now That's What I Call Christmas #258,789,654,233". I don't know what number it is but it's the latest one. It has the Grinch song and Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas song. Relient K does a fun "12 Days of Christmas". The kids sure love it!

[keysunset]

HEY! The free download this week at iTunes is James Taylor (a North Carolina native!) doing a fun, funky version of Jingle Bells. I'm enjoying it.

OK, I had to put in a plug for some of my local homegrown talent ... y'know they say "Goodness Grows in North Carolina."

ha ha ha ha!

[greeneyes]

Did anyone get Sarah McLachlan's Christmas CD? I haven't but I'll bet it's beautiful...

[jillywilly65]

Just about everything in our Christmas collection is contemporary Christian stuff.
We have a Bebe and Cece Wynans
Amy Grant
Michael English

Then I have a Josh Groban cd
as well as
Dave Koz
then I have some cheap stuff all instrumental that I got at the dollar store.
I would love to get something way out there and obscure and jammin that isn't well known but don't even know where to start looking for that.

later taters
Jilly

[christinemarie]

I really like the song Punk Rock Christmas by the Ramones, Something About Christmas Time - Bryan Adams, and Josh Groban - O Holy Night, I absolutely love Christmas music, as long as I listen to it on my own MP3 player, and not on the radio when it's 24/7 Christmas music, because I think they only know of aproximately 3 songs that they play in regular rotation!

[chk]

hmmm. i just answered this (sort of) in that Chicago tribune poll.
My absolute fave -- theme music from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by Vince Guiardi (sp?)
Also love U2's "Christmas, Baby Please Come Home" and The Pretender's "3000 Miles" (which really is a Christmas song).
sappy fave: "Do You Hear What I Hear?". I remember singing it in chorus at school and loved the echoes!

[Ceeje]

The last Christmas CDs I bought were "Christmas with Dino" (Dean Martin), Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas (that was for the kids), Care Bears Christmas (that was for kids too), and the NOW Christmas (which was a HUGE disappointment!!!). The best song on the NOW CD was "Run, Rudolph, Run." My 5 year old loves that one, and so do I!

I love the "old" songs. "Let It Snow," "Baby, It's Cold Outside," and such. Dean Martin, Elvis, Bing, the classic Christmas singers.

I absolutely HATE the modern versions of these songs by <insert pop princess of your choice here>. That said, I would love to hear Marty sing "Let It Snow."

[rockfan]

I have an eclectic mix ranging from Elvis to symphony orchestra.
One nice smooth, jazzy one is by Harry Connick, Jr. (Harry for the Holidays).

[Cindy]

I have always loved Phil Spector's "A Christmas Gift to You" album with one of my favorite Christmas songs on it "Sleigh Ride" by the Ronettes. Originally recorded in 1963, this album was a childhood favorite of mine.

I think you can hear a bit of the song here: www.last.fm/music/The+Ronettes/_/Sleigh+Ride

[rachael]

My holiday music varies~Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Elvis, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, Vallejo, Harry Connick Jr. and now Marty Casey & Lovehammers.

[starcrossed]

Rat Pack Christmas, Elvis Christmas, and LH.

[gingerpyle]

you guys...I've spent a bunch of money this week on iTunes making my own Christmas mix...I'm still adding, exploring and webbing out from the other lists at each page. I didn't know some of these people at all until I started exploring..can't decide on which version of "I wonder as I wander" I want to download yet...by Joan Baez, Linda Ronstadt or Vanessa Williams. I tried for a mix of sounds with these so I wouldn't get bored too fast..

Some of my favorites so far (and I've spent some time on this instead of working...hee hee):

From a distance (Christmas version) Bette Midler *****!!!
Children go where I send thee Bill and Gloria Gaither *****!!!
Santa Claus is Comin to Town Bruce Springsteen always a favorite
O come O come Emmanuel Linda Ronstadt wow!
The holly and the ivy John Fahey the guitar picking is beautiful
Sleigh Ride Chicago something different to mix in, brassy

Baby it's cold outside James Taylor very cute duet
Auld Lang Syne James Taylor
Here we come a wassailing Steve Anderson reminiscent of my childhood Christmas music
Winter Wonderland Chris Botti interesting jazz sounds
Christmas Song Chris Botti
Let it Snow Chris Botti
Bring a torch Jeannette Isabella Trail Band sounds like the Canadian kitchen bands to me
Christmas Baby Please Come Home U2 It's U2, so rock it out!!
Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24 Trans-Siberian Orchestra out of this world!
Wizards of Winter Trans-Siberian Orchestra also out of this world!!
You're a Mean One Mister Grinch Boris Karloff for fun!

Carol of the Bells Dale Warland singers also like the old days of Christmas for me