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willab · Nov 30, 2003, 10:35 PM

I love Christmas music and "The Christmas Shoes" is by far the best, most inspirational song I have ever heard.

Timo · Nov 30, 2003, 10:38 PM

My favorite is Low's "Just Like Christmas"

euchomai · Nov 30, 2003, 10:41 PM

I just heard a band on XM called "The Katinas" they did a great version of "Mary Did You Know"

Page that has samples of their Christmas music

BlackGriffen · Nov 30, 2003, 10:55 PM

My sisters loved this one.

This one is an old favorite of mine, though we used slightly different lyqrics at my elementary school. As shown below:

Little toy trains, little toy tracks,
Little toy drums coming from a sack,
Carried by a man dressed in white and red,
Little boy don't you think it's time you were in bed?

Close your eyes,
Listen to the skies,
All is calm,
All is well,
Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and his jingle bells bringing...

Little toy trains, little toy tracks,
Little toy drums coming from a sack,
Carried by a man dressed in white and red,
Little boy don't you think it's time you were in bed?

Close your eyes,
Listen to the skies,
All is calm,
All is well,
Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and his jingle bells bringing...

Little toy trains, little toy tracks,
Little toy drums coming from a sack,
Carried by a man dressed in white and red,
Little boy don't you think it's time you were in bed?

Close your eyes,
Listen to the skies,
All is calm,
All is well,
Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and his jingle bells bringing...

Little toy trains, little toy tracks,
Little toy drums coming from a sack,
Carried by a man dressed in white and red,
Little boy don't you think it's time you were in bed?
Little boy don't you think it's time you were in bed?

Yeah, kind of repetitious, but easy for a kid in gradeschool to remember, and very soothing.

BlackGriffen

sweatervest · Nov 30, 2003, 11:59 PM

My favorite Christmas Song is God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. I love singing it.

Axo1ot1 · Dec 1, 2003, 12:03 AM

Jingle bells/Batman smells...

j/k

My fave is probably this French one I used to know...can't remember any of it at the moment...

BlackGriffen · Dec 1, 2003, 12:07 AM

Originally posted by sweatervest:
My favorite Christmas Song is God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. I love singing it.

You have brought upon your head, a test:

Which line has the correct punctuation:

God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

BG

sweatervest · Dec 1, 2003, 12:14 AM

Originally posted by BlackGriffen:
You have brought upon your head, a test:

Which line has the correct punctuation:

God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

BG

I think it's the second one...

BlackGriffen · Dec 1, 2003, 12:18 AM

Originally posted by sweatervest:
I think it's the second one...

Yep. I thought it was the first, originally, because the second just didn't make sense to me. I found out a couple years ago that, "God rest ye merry," is just really old english.

BG

ReggieX · Dec 1, 2003, 12:20 AM

let's have a look through the ol' iTunes library:
"Christmas Wrapping" by The Waitresses
"Mr Grinch" by Dr. Seuss
"Christmas Will Be Magic Again" by Kate Bush
"12 Days of Christmas" by Bob and Doug McKenzie
"Christmas In Hollis" by Run-DMC
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" by Wizzard

entiZ · Dec 1, 2003, 12:22 AM

my fav xmas song is the one by blink182, don't remember the name of it tho

Mr. Blur · Dec 1, 2003, 12:27 AM

I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake/Emerson , Lake & Palmer (many people really hate these guys, but this song is a real modern xmas classic)
Father Christmas - the Kinks (for my more cynical side)

mchladek · Dec 1, 2003, 02:10 AM

My favorite non-traditional Christmas song would probably be "Happy Christmas" by John Lennon. Favorite traditional song is either "Little Drummer Boy" or "Carol of the Bells."

Chris Grande · Dec 1, 2003, 02:12 AM

Carol of the Bells version by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

beb · Dec 1, 2003, 02:33 AM

O Holy Night

Kilbey · Dec 1, 2003, 02:37 AM

Originally posted by beb:
O Holy Night

Me too. I really love the version Charlotte Church sings. Very angelic.

Cartman's version is blasphemous.

iNub · Dec 1, 2003, 02:44 AM

Santa.....

is a fat bitch.

*sigh* stupid ubb code. whatever. find the URL yourself.

JHromadka · Dec 1, 2003, 02:46 AM

I really liked the Gap commercial with Veruca Salt singing "Let it Snow." Did they ever do a full version of that song?

OldManMac · Dec 1, 2003, 02:47 AM

Santa Claus and His Old Lady, by Cheech and Chong!

Truepop · Dec 1, 2003, 02:51 AM

Originally posted by Chris Grande:
Carol of the Bells version by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

But I also enjoy stille nacht.

Kenneth · Dec 1, 2003, 02:59 AM

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

Does it count?

- - e r i k - - · 04:34 AM

Does Greensleeves count? If not I'll take Carol of the bells and Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon.

cjrivera · Dec 1, 2003, 04:09 AM

Oi to the World - No Doubt

Not traditional, but a nice change of pace.

freda · Dec 1, 2003, 07:10 AM

I like the traditional carols best. My favourite is Stilla Natt, Silent Night in English._

To pronounce:
� is pronounced as 'a' in 'mad'
� is pronounced as 'i' in 'bird
� is pronounced as 'au' in 'laundry'

Stilla Natt

Stilla natt, heliga natt,
allt �r frid, stj�rnan blid
skiner p� barnet i stallets str�,
och de vakande fromma tv�.
Kristus till jorden �r kommen,
oss �r en fr�lsare f�dd.

Stora stund, heliga stund,
�nglars h�r g�r sin rund
kring de vaktande herdarnas hjord.
Rymden ljuder av gl�djens ord:
Kristus till jorden �r kommen,
eder �r fr�lsaren f�dd.

Stilla natt, heliga natt,
m�rkret flyr, dagen gryr.
R�ddningstimmen f�r v�rlden sl�r,
nu begynner v�rt ljubel�r.
Kristus till jorden �r kommen,
oss �r en fr�lsare f�dd.

Face Ache · Dec 1, 2003, 07:27 AM

Do you hear what I hear - Bing Crosby.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas - The Pretenders.
Christmas - U2.

Mastrap · Dec 1, 2003, 07:30 AM

Originally posted by freda:
Silent Night in English.

Probably the most translated Christmas song in history.

The original, was it German or actually English?

Face: Crosby for Christmas rules. But I just couldn't feel Christmassy with the temperatures in Oz that time of year.

- - e r i k - - · Dec 1, 2003, 07:45 AM

Originally posted by Mastrap:
Probably the most translated Christmas song in history.

The original, was it German or actually English?

SILENT NIGHT FACTS

Words written by Fr. Joseph Mohr in Mariapfarr, Austria - 1816

Melody added by Franz X. Gruber in Arnsdorf, Austria - 1818

First performance in Oberndorf, Austria - 1818

- - e r i k - - · Dec 1, 2003, 07:50 AM

Another great christmas song: Driving home for christmas by Chris Rea.

Gankdawg · Dec 1, 2003, 10:39 AM

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting..)
Sleigh Ride

Both when sung by Karen Carpenter

andi*pandi · Dec 1, 2003, 11:56 AM

bowie/bing version of little drummer boy.

silent night, many versions.

we 3 kings because it's just fun to sing.

Y3a · Dec 1, 2003, 12:11 PM

Sleigh Ride by the Ronettes
Kung Foo Christmas from National Lampoons "Goodbye Pop"
Linus & Lucy - (Charlie Brown Christmas) Vince Guraldi
We 3 kings - Boston Pops - Feidler (1967)

also:

The ENTIRE Spike Jones Christmas Spectacular LP

benb · Dec 1, 2003, 01:04 PM

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is my favorite. The lyrics are incredible.

Dec 1, 2003, 01:09 PM

"Oh Holy Night" - but only if sung by someone who is a really good singer.

Otherwise, Carol of the Bells.

OB1 · Dec 1, 2003, 02:42 PM

2000 Miles - The Pretenders

But I like em all really, except that John Lennon song. I love Christmas! but not John Lennon.

I've been looking for a Christmas song for years, I don't know anything about it, or even if it is a 'christmas song' at all... Its a classical piece of music, it always seems to be associated with christmas, it's very... Joyful. Anyone have any idea? Thanks!

SOLIDAge · Dec 2, 2003, 08:48 PM

current favorite!!!
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...ListId=3693557

The Raveonettes-The Christmas Song.

Also "Merry Xmas Everyone" covered by Noel Gallagher is amazing.