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Post by dajaymann on Dec 7, 2004 18:27:58 GMT -5
This was inpired by kyle's meet and greet thread up in the General area. Tell us about your favorite Christmas tunage! And I swear I didn't start this just so I can get some downloading ideas for Kazaa!
Myself, I love:
Billy Squier's "Christmas is a time to say I love you"
A guitar instrumental of "Deck the Halls" (by Ted Nugent, I think)
John Lennon's "Merry Xmas (War is Over)"
There's also a Very Special Christmas album called "Very Special Christmas Live" - it has lots of Eric Clapton playing guitar on it.
And the Trans-Siberian orchestra is good stuff.
And there's a version of "Winter Wonderland" I keep hearing in Hot Topic, but I can't figure out the band I fear asking the people who work there because they are so much cooler than me. Any ideas?
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Dec 7, 2004 20:11:16 GMT -5
The song itself doesn't specify Christmas, but it was used in The Polar Express, so it's a Christmas song to me. Rockin' On Top Of The World by Steven Tyler. He's over 50 years old, but he can still sing like a really cool monkey.
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Post by duckie on Dec 7, 2004 20:57:12 GMT -5
For the more serious songs, I really like Band Aid's Do They Know it's Christmas, as well as the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Christmas in Sarajevo. But, for the humorous ones... Weird Al's Christmas at Ground Zero ranks up there...  |
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Post by Lissa on Dec 7, 2004 21:27:48 GMT -5
I'm currently a fan of "Merry Christmas from the Family." Country song. Hysterical. Hear it. It's great.
As for serious, the shoes song made me cry the first time I heard it.
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Post by Magill on Dec 7, 2004 23:30:15 GMT -5
When I was a kid, Manheim Steamroller was really popular, so I have their first 2 CDs (each Christmas album got progressively worse). I also have a really cool album I discovered at the library: The Carol Album: Seven Centuries of Christmas Music. It's got some really cool carols in old/middle English (where they pronounce words like "knights" similar to the French in Monty Python and the Holy Grail). Some other highlighs: Stille Nacht sung in the original German; This endere nyghth, an absolutely beautiful arrangement of a dialogue between the Christ child and the Virgin Mary; a version of God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen to a completely different tune than what we're used to; Riu, riu, chiu, a Christmas carol in which the chorus is a traditional shepherd's cry; and The Old Year now away is fled, a New Year's song sung to the same tune as "What Child is This"/"Greensleeves". My stepmother, who is involved in a yearly dinner theater/Christmas performance, bought Judy Collins Christmas albums a few years ago because she was doing one of the songs. Her version of "I'll be Home for Christmas" is done a capella and sounds so pure and exact. I also like her versions of "Good King Wenceslas" (despite the cheesy synth) and "The Cherry Tree Carol." I had never heard that last one before, and if I don't watch out, it makes me a bit weepy. I also like Eartha Kitt's version of "Santa Baby". Stay away from the Madonna one--she's got nothin on Catwoman! Oh, and how could I forget the McKenzie brother's version of "The 12 Days of Christmas". "And a bee-eer in a tree!" |
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Post by puggyd on Dec 8, 2004 0:46:44 GMT -5
No Use for a Name - "Fairy tale of New York"
Raveonettes - "Christmas song"
Death Cab for Cutie - "Christmas (Baby please come home)"
Wham - "Last Christmas"
Badly Drawn Boy - "Donna and Blitzen"
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Post by loulabelle on Dec 8, 2004 4:50:25 GMT -5
I'm not really into seasonal music, especially pop songs, but:
The Darkness- Christmas Time (Don't let the bells end) is fun and kitchy.
And also: Wham- Last Christmas
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Dec 8, 2004 8:26:35 GMT -5
Christmas Eve Sarajevo, Christmas Wrapping, and that rock cover of You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch that was going around a few years ago. (Who did that again?) I'm pretty fond of the Barenaked Ladies/Sarah McLachlan version of God Bless Ye Merry Gentlemen, too. And the Peanuts theme song always makes me think of Christmas- Gary Hoyt did a really kickin' cover of it on the radio this morning. So... yeah. And I have a guilty pleasure in The 12 Pains of Christmas, though I wouldn't want to hear it more than once a year or so.
(I might be along in preferring the Madonna version of Santa Baby, though... rowr!)
EDITed to add The Kinks' Father Christmas, 'cuz I can't believe I forgot it the first time around.
-D
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Post by Ms. Jellybean on Dec 8, 2004 11:12:02 GMT -5
I'm currently a fan of "Merry Christmas from the Family." Country song. Hysterical. Hear it. It's great. Oh dear Lord. I thought I was alone in the world when it came to this song. It's by Robert Earl Keen. My family practically worships this man. It's insane. I love No Doubt's "Oi to the World", and my younger sister is going to go truly "punk-rock" when she serenades her fellow AIG students with it on the final open-mic day before Christmas break...  |
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Post by Al on Dec 8, 2004 23:09:40 GMT -5
A guitar instrumental of "Deck the Halls" (by Ted Nugent, I think) That version of Deck the Halls comes from volume two of Merry Axemas, a slightly-difficult-to-find but-worth-the-effort compilation of (you guessed it) rock guitarists doing christmas classics. The first volume is better than the second, but they both do a good job of providing traditional yet new and funky Christmas cheer. Merry Axemas: A Guitar ChristmasMerry Axemas, volume 2: More Guitars For ChristmasPersonally, I recommend The First Nowell by Eric Johnson, Amazing Grace by Jeff Beck, and the Silent Night Jam by Joe Satriani (all v1). |
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Post by siegeshot on Dec 9, 2004 16:36:18 GMT -5
Manheim Steamroller is 'da best' and the grinch song is like the most awesomest song ever. Also, I apoligize for any crappy typing I make. Just tired/lazy. The merry axemas thing was really cool. I enjoyed listening to the little sound bites. |
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Post by loulabelle on Dec 9, 2004 20:44:05 GMT -5
Boy, do I feel stupid. I forgot to add that it wouldn't be Christmas without listening to Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.  |
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Post by funkymartini on Dec 9, 2004 22:38:56 GMT -5
has anyone heard the Run-DMC Christmas song? I just heard it today, because I work in an elementary school, and they played it on the P.A. It's a Christmas song, and all the kids are into rap, so they love it. It's pretty cool.
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Post by pfrsue on Dec 10, 2004 6:58:01 GMT -5
The Carol of the Bells. I don't care who performs it, I just love that song. |
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Post by Head Mutant on Dec 10, 2004 9:07:01 GMT -5
Mr. Mackey from South Park did the best version of Carol of the Bells I've ever heard. M-kay.
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