Your favorite Christmas songs.

This is my favorite Christmas song, and this is one of my favorite performances (since it's so sincere, and unexpected). Merry Christmas, DL!

Wow r2. That's a first for me.

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This one.

My Favorite Things by The Supremes.

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I also like Mary J. Blige's dramatic approach to My Favorite Things.

This one, but I'm not sure if the lyrics would be approved in this day and age. Especially the second verse.

Train - Shake Up Christmas

My Gift Is You - Gwen Stefani

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I find this hauntingly beautiful.

Ave Maria by Connie Francis. As far as unoperatic renditions of this song go, this one is the best by far.

Shilver bellsh! Shilver bellsh!

It'sh Chrishtmash time in the shitty!

Ding-a-ling ding-a-ling ding-a-ling ding-a-ling ding-a-lye!

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The music from the Nutcracker.

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Sleigh Ride - the orchestral version.

Second on The Nutcracker- especially "The Arabian Dance" piece. I find it entrancing.

Anything sung by the Robert Shaw Chorale, Atlanta native here. I think I am required to feel that way.

Oddly, an entire selection of quirky parody songs. I am goofy that way.

This is a good one.

Dying r22

Hey Santa Claus

"My Favorite Things" isn't a Christmas carol.

The very best Christmas song of all time: "Silver Bells" sung by Doris Day.

Ministry - Stigmata

Alfred Reed's Russian Christmas Music.

All sorts of predictable, queeny choices above, yawn.

Win: "Light Of The Stable," by Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Neil Young.

Place: Steve Earle's "Nothing But A Child."

Show: "Mary, Did You Know?" The Kathy Mattea version.

Yawn r29. Links to said best or nothing,

Patti Smith O holy night. Really.

Someone paid their kid's music and voice lessons bar none. Like an angel, like a bell.

This version

Need it now

29, am I on a roll or what?

Woops

Take me home Ralph

International Sammy

The Harmonies

Carols that make me feel most suicidal:

"I'll Be Home for Christmas"

"Silver Bells"

Which ones bring out the pills and razor blades for you?

Not that recent hippo in Africa hippo please

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Not the violent safari hippo from last week please

Sorry ^

Best background singer Same as Paper In Fire?

Clarisse for Rudolph

Upsot?

^ again sorry

Upsot?

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Jingle Bells, especially Babs' version, makes me want to shoot myself in the head.

River, any version, is more of a wristslasher.

R47, yes, that was missing. Love it.

R48 aww.

We need a cunt to cock countdown in a thread like this. Surely no gay man likes Sarah McLaughlin's "River."

Silver and Gold and Iolites and Emeralds and rubies more like it. Hang some blue chip investment/commodity portfolios while you're at it

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A little sad, but still my favorite. Judy Garland's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

r54 wristslasher

Christmas Island — Leon Redbone

I love this version of Jingle Bells - this Sinatra album was played over and over at home when I was a kid. My siblings and I would play the backup singers. the song always makes me smile....

R57 here with another favorite, Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses. It's original, fun, and has a happy ending.

Okay, one more... something smooth, warm and sincere. Ella Fitzgerald singing The Christmas Song. Just a sweet sound with great orchestration (the vibraphone!).

Much of Ella's "Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas" is fabulous.

'Pretty Paper' by Roy Orbison - 1963

[Quote]"My Favorite Things" isn't a Christmas carol.

Well, it's a Christmas song NOW, r25, and this article explains how it happened.

Julie Andrews, coincidentally, first sang it on a Garry Moore Christmas special in 1961 (way before the movie was made with her in mind).

Later, Jack Jones included it in his popular 1964 Christmas album. Shortly thereafter, it was recorded by The Supremes, Andy Williams, and Eddie Fisher on their respective Christmas albums. Then Barbra Streisand recorded it for hers.

Of course, the immense popularity of The Sound of Music movie made the song very familiar with everyone in North America, making it an easily recognizable song that's now associated with Christmas.

Julie's version, as referenced in r61.

Thanks for posting that R28. We played that piece in my high school band. It's always been a favorite of mine.

Jack Jones' version, as referenced in r61.

“Baby It’s Cold Outside”, obviously.

Sorry, R65. That song is now forever banned.

"Mele Kalikimaka"

R61, it's not a Christmas song ANYMORE; it's a car commercial song!

I was listening to a Christmas Classical playlist on Amazon Music in my car this morning. When I got home, I grabbed my phone, which was streaming the music to my car, and I noticed the title of the song that had been playing was "Adestes Fideles [Clean]".

Is there a dirty version?

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Nana Mouskouri French version of O Holy Night

The Christmas Waltz by Lisa Hannigan

r69 You've never heard "O Cum, All Ye Faithful?"

Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney

When he came last year ...

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Don't forget the very classic "Who Put the Pecker on the Snowman?"..... SPOILER ALERT: it was mom.

Yep.

Shake Up Christmas/This Christmas - Train

Last Christmas

Baby it's Christmas - Bananarama

Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

Blue Christmas - Dead Or Alive

I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek - The Go Go's

Christmas Lullaby - Belinda Carlisle

Do You Hear What I Hear? - Belinda Carlisle

God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman - Belinda Carlisle

Silver Bells - Belinda Carlisle

Cyndi Lauper's Christmas Album

Sometimes favorite doesn't mean good.

Nana Mouskouri "Petit Papa Noel" from her exquisite 1972 Christmas album

John legend - Bring Me Love

Snowflake by Sia. Holidays can be so sad sometimes.

Christmas In America - Pat Benatar

Please Come Home For Christmas - Pat Benatar

"Cool Yule" Louis Armstrong

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Pat Benatar

One December Night - Pat Benatar

Fats Waller - Swingin' Them Jingle Bells

Tina Turner's Christmas Album (almost 2 hours worth of songs!)

George Michael = December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas)

You Ruined My Xmas - The Supreme Fabulettes

Do They Know Its Christmas? - Boy George (rare acapella snipet)

Peter Frodin - Blue Christmas. *This is not the Elvis 'Blue Christmas' - this is a completely different song. Give it a listen, it's good. BTW, Peter Frodin is a gay movie actor.

White Xmas - Boy George

Pearl Bailey - Five Pound Box Of Money

Winter Wonderland - Lisa Stansfield

Christmas Collage - Kathy Mattea

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)

The Star - Kathy Mattea

Vince Guaraldi Trio = The Charlie Brown Christmas Songs (Full Album)

Lari White - White Christmas

Santa, Bring My Baby Home - Barbara Mandrell

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Celine Dion Christmas Album (over 2 hours)

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Jingle Bell Rock - k.d. lang (& Pee Wee Herman)

kd lang & Andy Bell on a Christmas special

You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch - kd lang & the Glee Cast

Last Christmas - The Glee Cast

Darren Criss & Glee Cast - Baby It's Cold Outside

Melissa Etheridge - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

O Night Divine - Melissa Etheridge

Mireille Mathieu, "La Cambo Mi Fa Maou"

Ring The Bells - Melissa Etheridge

Glorious - Melissa Etheridge

"Christmas In Prison" by John Prine.

Something About Christmas Time - Bryan Adams

OP, Johnny Mathis owns that song.

Come to think of it, he owns most of 'em...

Billy Idol - Yellin' At the Christmas Tree

Run Rudolph Run - Billy Idol

Jingle Bell Rock - Billy Idol

Christmas Love - Billy Idol

Frosty The Snowman - Billy Idol

Sting - A Winter's Night (over 90 minutes of songs)

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Isn’t the best gift part of the giver?

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)- Darlene Love

Billy Idol - Frosty the Snowman (the other link was taken down by the poster)

Reggae Christmas - Bryan Adams (& Pee Wee Herman)

Bing Crosby Christmas Hits (almost 2 hours of songs)

From a list of my favorites, I am very partial to Wings' "Wonderful Christmas Time". Apologies in advance to the "I hate Paul McCartney" trolls/club members.

I'll Be Homo For Christmas

Anita Bryant’s version of Sweet Little Jesus Boy, obviously.

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Barry Manilow Christmas Album (just under 90 minutes)

Clay Aiken- Merry Christmas With Love (full album)

Whitney Houston Christmas Album

I liked the Little Drummer Boy when we sang it in elementary school. I was drawn to Jesus, because we were told at Sunday school that he loved children and lambs.

In looking for a version, I came across this one by Pete Seeger.

R144 & r145 are tone deaf.

My pussy feels juicy

Joy To The World by Mannheim Steamroller

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An old Christmas Carol from the 15 th century (some say from the time of the Roi RENÉ in Provence) it tells the story of meeting three great kings on the main road. Bizet made an adaptation of it in the opening of Daudet's l'Arlésienne

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I detest Mannheim Steamroller.

Carol Of The Bells By David Foster

I love Carol of the bells.

"We Need a Little Christmas Now" from Mame

My three favorites:

"The Little Drummer Boy"--I love the starkness of the song and how it really travels in its own lane. There's no other X-mas song quite like it.

I second R13's choice of "I Wander As I Wonder" by Vanessa Williams--a gorgeous song, sung beautifully, with immaculate production. An extraordinary rendition, really. Bonus points to VM for the most beautiful Christmas album cover in history.

The supreme drama of "Do You Hear What I Hear" by Whitney Houston.

And while not explicitly a Christmas song, I adore Oleta Adam's "Window of Hope" and it possesses a Christmas feeling to me because it is about the necessity of hope and the power of keeping faith (and I'm an atheist!). It is truly a joyous and uplifting song. I am attaching the video; please check it out (you won't regret it, I promise!). And Oleta looks just as gorgeous as she sounds in this performance.

Also, I'd like to mention what I consider the best melancholy, sad X-mas songs:

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Merry Christmas, Darling" by the Carpenters

and because I'm a New Wave baby,

"The Christmas Song" by The Waitresses "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid

Lastly, among recent Christmas releases, my favorite is Mary J.'s version "This Christmas".

You would, r157.

Patrick here R158. I forgot to attach my Oleta clip. Here it is. Also, "VM" was supposed to be "VW".

R157 and I have similar music tastes.

[quote]"I Wander As I Wonder"

You've got it backwards, sweetie.

Drink Rum and Eggnog and Fall Into the Tree

Must Be Santa by Bob Dylan of all people, it's a polka. It's catchy as fuck, I swear.

Merry Christmas, Everyone by Shakin' Stevens

Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea

God Gave The World

"It's Christmas Time Again" album

Atlantic Five Jazz Band - Christmas Moods

Classic "Fireplace" Christmas Songs

R170- I was looking for something similar - Christmas songs but with snow falling instead of a fireplace but I can't find any good ones.

My favorite is Dean Martin and It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Love many versions of this but especially this one.

Adam Lambert (tribute video) - Christmas Tree

R171, It’s beginning to look a lot like Thomas Kincaid

Xmas Mix '18

Pillow Talk - Sylvia

Did the Faith Tones ever do a holiday album?

Naughty children will find this under the tree this Christmas.

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wow, I thought of Come o Come Emanuel a week ago, but mostly remembered it from really liking it in Sunday School . did not have an artist in mind to choose. yup, Sunday School. …. more exposure to being compassionate than our asswipe president ever was made aware of. and yes, I am a beer buzzed ex-Sunday School person.

Linda's Christmas concert from 2001.

I know the singer might prompt an automatic eye roll, but this is nice!

Nice to play at a gathering.

Doris Day Christmas Album

Some Jumping Points - R9, R19, R29, R39, R49, R59, R69, R79, R89, R99, R109, R119, R129, R139, R149, R159, R169, R179, R189 & R199.

Air Supply Christmas Album

Some Jumping Points = R5, R15, R25, R35, R45, R55, R65, R75, R85, R95, R105, R115, R125, R135, R145, R155, R165, R175, R185 & R195.

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I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas

Bing Crosby - Just What I Wanted for Christmas

My favorite version of Jingle Bells...by Frank Sinatra

“Christmas in Killarney” - The Voices of Walter Schumann”

My favorite version of Baby, It's Cold Outside...by Dean Martin (the whole album it is from, A Winter Romance, is great)

The Voices of Walter Schumann Christmas album (1955), at r190, on CD goes for $199.99 to $522.40 at Amazon.com!

DL fave Charles Nelson Reilly with Karen Morrow.

Love it

Santa Clause Is Coming To Town - Bjorn Again

Kay Starr -December

The Happiest Christmas - Petula Clark

Winter Wonderland - Petula Clark

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Petula Clark

Christmas Cards - P. Clark

Where Did My Snowman Go? - Petula Clark & Children's Chorus

Baby, It's Cold Outside - P. Clark & Rod McKuen

List Our Merry Carol - Petula Clark

The Happiest Christmas remix - Petula Clark

Christmas - Eddy Arnold

Dusty Springfield - The Christmas Album

December - Expose

Toy Soldiers - Martika

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy

Grandpa Got Run Over By A Beer Truck

Gay Christmas - Tom Goss

Last Christmas (You Said You Were Gay) - Tara Newone

Santa Is A Gay Man - Big Freedia

Super Gay Christmas - Kevin Yee

Merry Fucking Christmas - Mr. Garrison

The 12 Gays Of Christmas

Stop Coming Out At Christmas - The London Gay Men's Chorus

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Luther Vandross

This is a fun thread to me, since I have fond memories of the Christmas music that filled our house every holiday growing up.

We had all the perennials (Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Johnny Mathis, Andy Williams, Brenda Lee) and then one year — my guess is 1969 (yes, I’m old) my mother brought home at least a dozen Christmas records, and an impressive, eclectic mix it was. I think she was trying to cover all her bases with everyone in the family. There was Frank Sinatra (represented twice, once in his own, and a second album with his children,) Dean Martin, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Cash, The Supremes, John Davidson (so handsome on the album cover!) Lena Horne, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Peggy Lee, The Ventures, and (gulp) Wayne Newton.

That last choice caused my mom no end of ridicule from my older siblings, and the album remained sealed in its shrink wrap and never played.

A few years ago, I saw this video on YouTube, and gave the song a listen for the first time. The graphic looks like it may be a repackaging, since the album we had featured different cover art and was the album from the 60s,was titled after this song. Yes, it’s Wayne Newton, and my favorite holiday song remains Nat King Cole’s version of “The Christmas Song”, but this isn’t bad!

Lesbian Elves, Gay Reindeer, Etc. Etc.

O Holy Night - The Gay Men's Chorus Of Los Angeles

The Christmas Hippo Song - Gayla Peevey ( at age 10 & again at 73)

The 12 Gays Of Christmas

222 posts and no one has posted that infamous video of the Sister's Hallelujah Chorus from years ago. No nunsense.

You DL queens are slipping.

This modern, gaytastic, disco masterpiece!

Extra points for the queen freaking out, realizing that there is about to be a rare sisters performance.

Marshmallow World by Johnny Mathis.

“Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album” from 1968, is excellent, with Bennett in fine form, and beautiful Bob Peak cover art!

The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

R227 That's been on the thread before.

The Living Strings - Christmas Album

The Jackson 5 Christmas Album

A Motown Christmas

“Snowbird” by Anne Murray. I remember when it used to be played frequently on AM radio stations leading up to Christmas. —Did it become politically incorrect in more recent years to sing about Anne’s fowl?!

I love Kate Bush's Home for Christmas. It's short, sweet, and simple. Here it is in a video with a dog.

Of course, the Nat King Cole version is definitive, but this is still a lovely arrangement!

Linda Rondstadt - Xicochi, Xicochi

2CELLOS - Hallelujah

Give this version of the Margo Guryan song a shot!

Star Of Bethlehem - Frida (of ABBA)

As Christmas Nears - Agnetha Faltskog (of ABBA)

2018 Last Christmas remix - WHAM!

A very caftan Christmas special

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For the past three years I've been in London for Christmas. There I heard "Once In Royal David's City" for the first time. Last year I was in Royal Albert Hall and heard it sung by thousands of people (sing along), accompanied by the hall's grand organ. Gave me goosebumps.