Favorite Christmas song

[Stoner]

Should be a short thread, because it starts and ends here, my friends. Burl Ives singing "have" at 1:48 is one of the most delightful sounds ever known.

 

Edited December 17, 2019 by PASabreFan

[Radar]

Oh Holy Night, Silent Night,Drummer Boy pretty much in that order.

[pi2000]

 

[Taro T]

The Kinks - Father Christmas

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l-oVPVsCqs4

NOW your thread is done. ?

 

[Weave]

I'm an admitted Scrooge when it comes to Christmas music.  Just about all of it is shlock.  I tolerate it Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and try to keep the playlist on the classical side of Christmas (as in orchestra, not Bing Crosby), although I get much protesting from the gene pool.

As far as radio played Christmas tunes.... Little Drummer Boy.  And that's about it.  It's a pretty powerful song, really.  It brings up the dust in the room.

Edited December 18, 2019 by Weave

[GASabresIUFAN]

Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer.  Just kidding.

I believe in Father Christmas By Emerson Lake and Palmer.

 

Edited December 18, 2019 by GASabresIUFAN

[Doohicksie]

 

Who was Johnny Ace?

Edited December 18, 2019 by Doohickie

[bunomatic]

The Pogues - Fairy tale of New York

 

 

Edited December 18, 2019 by bunomatic

[Scottysabres]

2 hours ago, Radar said:

Oh Holy Night, Silent Night,Drummer Boy pretty much in that order.

This.

Lost in all the commercial hype, the hate of the either the religious significance or the spirit of the time of the year is the message a guy from Nazareth gave to the world somewhere around 2000 years ago. That message is to love one another unconditionally. Inspiring message, very sad adherence by the species to it.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

We had a thread of this years ago ...

Dean exudes class.

 

[Eleven]

The First Noel, I think.  Or maybe Hark the Herald Angles Sing.  

[Huckleberry]

None, by the time its christmas I'm sick of it all already ?

[Eleven]

Silent Night also is good.  But I do love The First Noel more.

[North Buffalo]

Handel's Messiah with Jack Eichel conducting:

 

 

[Wyldnwoody44]

I appreciate the Josh Groban version of the little drummer boy, very soothing sound 

[Indabuff]

Carol of the Bells though A Christmas Festival by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops is an excellent album all around.

[Stoner]

5 hours ago, North Buffalo said:

Handel's Messiah with Jack Eichel conducting:

 

 

My first reaction was like. I had to change it to haha after seeing Jack. Good call NB.

[bob_sauve28]

 

[mphs mike]

13 hours ago, Radar said:

Oh Holy Night, Silent Night,Drummer Boy pretty much in that order.

 

[That Aud Smell]

11 hours ago, bunomatic said:

The Pogues - Fairy tale in New York

This is it. Full stop. And I generally don't entertain a debate on the topic.

For me, there's a level of sorrow or sombreness that, for me, makes a Christmas song special.

13 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Should be a short thread, because it starts and ends here, my friends. Burl Ives singing "have" at 1:48 is one of the most delightful sounds ever known.

I'd never focused on that - good call. Probably because his phrasing of "kiss her" always just delights me so. What a performance.

[That Aud Smell]

And, on a more personal level, this guy's an old friend from what seems like another lifetime. He's originally from Vancouver, and spent a big chunk of time in L.A. (which is where the song was made, obvi), but now lives in Nashville (and supports the Predators). If you listen carefully to the lyrics, I guarantee your hockey sensibilities will be pleased. Just a terrific singer/songwriter (And producer).

 

[Doohicksie]

2 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

This is it. Full stop. And I generally don't entertain a debate on the topic.

I hate this song, mostly because people who like it are so fanatical about it.

[That Aud Smell]

12 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

I hate this song, mostly because people who like it are so fanatical about it.

[Doohicksie]

No really, it's spoils the listening, especially the pre-emptive "Full stop."  I've tried listening to the song but the "recommendations" are so strong that I find myself impatiently asking myself, "Okay, when does this song get good?"  And it never does, because y'all have poisoned it for me.

[That Aud Smell]

45 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

No really, it's spoils the listening, especially the pre-emptive "Full stop."  I've tried listening to the song but the "recommendations" are so strong that I find myself impatiently asking myself, "Okay, when does this song get good?"  And it never does, because y'all have poisoned it for me.