Tis the holidays. What are your fave holiday music?

[Plaidman]

I've never been much for holiday music. But I do greatly love God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

Likely because how some of the lyrics almost makes Jesus look like a super hero.


What about you though? Any holiday, any song, what are your fave holiday songs?

[Amina516]

I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Best song ever.

Also, Id love a hippopotamus for christmas.(No, really)

[terakhan]

The Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth duet by Bing Crosby and David Bowie.

Beyond that, just the classic performers doing the songs. All these newer artists don't seem to do the songs justice.

[lordlundar]

Christmas at ground zero.

Seriously though, almost anything from the Trans Siberian Orchestra's "The Lost Christmas Eve".

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Not "Santa Baby." Or "The Christmas Shoes" either.

Or any of those downer Christmas songs like "Do They Know It's Christmas?" or "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)." Christmas is the one day of the year I'd like to escape from the world.

Otherwise I dunno if I have a favorite Christmas song. Oh wait, yes I do! "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" by some group I don't know the name of.

[BookstoreEscapee]

My new favorite Christmas song:

White Wine in the Sun by Tim Minchin

I've never been much for holiday music. But I do greatly love God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

I'm not much for religious music but Barenaked Ladies does a version with Sarah McLachlan that I really like (on their Barenaked for the Holidays CD).

I like O Holy Night, too, when it's done well.

I like fun Christmas music...
"I Want an Alien for Christmas" by Fountains of Wayne
"Christmas at Ground Zero" by Weird Al Yankovic
A Colbert Christmas soundtrack
I have a Looney Toons Christmas CD...somewhere
Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack (especially Fallout Boy's cover of "What's This?")

[Amusement Gal]

Tran-Siberian Orchestra. Instrumental music makes me mental with joy!

Anything Weird Al is good too.

[chrislb]

Bob rivers twisted christmas always gets me in the holiday mood. nothing like laughing to set the mood.

[Taboo]

Anything instrumental. <3

[Bella_Vixen]

Little Drummer Boy

anything by TSO

[Andrew B.]

The Magi (The Heart of Man is a Palace) and Light One Candle, both performed by Peter, Paul, and Mary.

I also like the upbeat songs that help you enjoy the holidays.

[Cazzi]

I like a lot of the traditional carols, love Nat King Cole's Chestnuts roasting on an open fire & for more modern stuff, can't beat Fairytale of New York

And for a giggle, Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas Album

[firecat88]

I like a lot of different songs. I'm particularly partial to 'Go Tell It On The Mountain' and 'Angels We Have Heard On High' as far as the religious ones and Straight No Chaser's '12 Days of Christmas' and 'Christmas Can-Can' for the secular ones (a capella anything is my weakness. What can I say?). What I can't stand, though, is the use of synthesizers, random sound effects, or putting anything to a rap track. Covers of songs by bands that are popular today I don't mind as long as it's done in a way that doesn't include turning it into a poppy sugar job.

Also, I agree with everyone who's said they like anything instrumental. So long as there's no added sound effects of horses whinnying, dogs barking, whips cracking...there's one version of Jingle Bells that they always play on Music Choice that has all of that. It's horrible. XD

[Treasure]

My favorite Christmas carol is "Jolly old St. Nicholas" - i don't know why, but it is.

I'm with Irv that I CANNOT listen to "Chritmas Shoes" by Newsong (or "that stupid shoe song that even makes daddy cry" as my family calls it)

I have fallen back in love with Carol of the Bells, the version by Cast in Bronze - its the instrument the song was written for - amazing! (where my rennies at!?!?)

Willie Nelson's "Pretty Paper" is another favorite.
Loreena McKennitt's "God rest ye merry gentlemen"


fun songs:
"I'm gettin' nothin' for Christmas"
"I want a hippopotamus for Christmas"
"Dominc the Christmas Donkey"

[jedimaster91]

I like O Holy Night, too, when it's done well.

Two words: Josh Groban.

My faves include:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Mary, Did You Know?
A Soldier's King
We Three Kings (but it has to be all five verses, which you don't hear much )
Carol of the Bells (TSO calls it something different, but it's Carol of the Bells. On electric guitar.)
Wexford Carol
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Little Drummer Boy
O Holy Night

I'm sure I'll think of more. I really love Christmas music. Except for Nutcracker. And I cringe at Nutcracker only because I danced it so many years. Waaah, now Waltz of the Flowers is stuck in my head.