What is your favorite Christmas song?

[quote]Mine is the 'Little Drummer Boy'

I would rather have a power drill through my eardrums than hear that repetitive, annoying shit ever again.

OP, I love the Little Drummer Boy as well. Bob Seeger's rendition is pretty awesome. Also, I like "O, Holy Night". Apart from those, I detest secular Christmas songs.

Oddly enough, for someone who is not religious or even Christian, I do like Christmas hymns.

Obviously O Holy Night, the only Christmas carol that bids you 'fall on your knees.'

Obviously started life in the Catholic church.

R3 God will get you for that, Walter! LOL

My favourite is O Little Town of Bethlehem as I find the words quite moving....

The hopes and fears of all the years / Are met in thee tonight.

Nothing beats this one.

My favorite non-hymn Christmas song is Jethro Tull's well, [italic]Christmas Song."[/italic]

Once in Royal David's City stood a lonely cattle shed, Where a mother held her baby.

You'd do well to remember the things He later said. When you're stuffing yourselves at the Christmas parties,

You'll just laugh when I tell you to take a running jump. You're missing the point I'm sure does not need making That Christmas spirit is not what you drink.

So how can you laugh when your own mother's hungry, And how can you smile when the reasons for smiling are wrong?

And if I just messed up your thoughtless pleasures, Remember, if you wish, this is just a Christmas song.

(Hey! Santa! Pass us that bottle, will you?)

Little drummer boy and hark the herald angels sing

At 2:30, the beautiful " Hymne des Fraternises" from the film " Joyeux Noel," about the WW1 cease fire. " I'm Dreaming of Home." For anyone who is away from home over Christmas.

Another vote for Merry Little Christmas, it's a brilliant song and so satisfying to sing, although tricky.

Fun Fact: the original lyrics were deemed too depressing by Judy:

Some of the original lyrics penned by Martin were rejected before filming began.[9][10] When presented with the original draft lyric, Garland, her co-star Tom Drake and director Vincente Minnelli criticized the song as depressing, and asked Martin to change the lyrics. Though he initially resisted, Martin made several changes to make the song more upbeat. For example, the lines "It may be your last / Next year we may all be living in the past" became "Let your heart be light / Next year all our troubles will be out of sight". Garland's version of the song, which was also released as a single by Decca Records, became popular among United States troops serving in World War II; her performance at the Hollywood Canteen brought many soldiers to tears.[11]

In 1957, Frank Sinatra asked Martin to revise the line "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow." He told Martin, "The name of my album is A Jolly Christmas. Do you think you could jolly up that line for me?"[10] Martin's new line was "Hang a shining star upon the highest bough." Martin made several other alterations, changing from the future tense to the present, so that the song's focus is a celebration of present happiness, rather than anticipation of a better future.[12]

At the risk of exposing my deep seated Scrooge, there are only two Christmas songs I like: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland and Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song". I can stand Elvis' "Blue Christmas" simply because of the strange and enchanting sound of the background vocals.

There are several I despise, most notably McCartney's "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time" and that lonesome and blue sounding song from "A Charlie Brown Christmas".

At work, I have been hearing Streisand belting out "My Favorite Things". If I didn't already despise her singing, that song would have done it by itself.

Bah, humbug.

One Little Christmas Tree by Stevie Wonder. I'm also a sucker for Faith Hill's Where Are You Christmas, even those it's a very cheesy song.

Why Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas Is You of course! It's the bestest song there is!

R1, you've obviously never heard Gene Autry's rendition of "Here comes Santa Claus". Put that on a loop and by the third time through I'd confess to flying an airplane into the World Trade Center, being the lone gunman on the grassy knoll as well as at Ford's Theater, and the guy who convinced Hitler's mother to not have an abortion... anything to make it stop.

They are all abhorrent!! Every single one. If I had to choose the most tolerable, it’s Christmas wrapping.

My favorites are "It's beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" because my grandmother loved it and sang it to me often, and the Eagles' "Please Come Home for Christmas".

I couldn't sing Christmas songs growing up so we sang this:

I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay And when it's dry and ready, with dreidel I shall play. Oh, Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel, I made you out of clay Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel, with Dreidel I shall play.

Here's a little dreidel That's small and made of clay But i'm not gonna play with it 'Cos dreidel's fuckin' gay.

That was beautiful, OP. I cried.

for the edgy amongst us.

Happy XMas (War is Over). I like the contrast of the children’s choir and the message of peace. Not a Christmas song about gifts or mistletoe or kissing Santa.

Sinead and Peter Gabriel... Sinead says she was his "side pussy."

I judge people based on their favorite Christmas song.

In OPs case, I judge him to be a moron.

?^

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Actually anything on this album is great

I like quite a few. Carol of the Bells (especially sung by a choir) is my all time favorite. But I also like What Child Is This?, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Holy Night, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas?, and I'll Be Home For Christmas.

Miss Eartha owns this song.

O Holly night by Celine Dion.

Other Spanish songs that remind me of xmast past.

U2 - Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

Boney M - Mary's Boy Child. I threw a Christmas party one year and this song came on later in the evening when everyone was drunk. The whole place was up and dancing. They asked me to put it on repeat. It must have played 4 or 5 times. Many of them were unfamiliar with the song I guess because I remember several asking me who sang it.

I was a Seventies child. This sums it up perfectly for me.

Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

The gold standard.

The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York

All holidays, no matter the stated theme, are, to me, about one thing-the relentlessness of passing time which makes them poignant, melancholy, sad and fun,too.

I’ll quit beating around the bush- I’m with r6. Garland’s version of HYAMC is my favorite because it’s all that holidays are to me. Obviously, I prefer “Until then, we’ll have to muddle through somehow”.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Canon

As sung by Miss Karen. 🎄 ❄️

A lot of songs we thing of as Christmas songs have nothing to do with Christmas. For example:

Jingle Bells

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

My Favorite Things

Let It Snow

Frosty the Snowman

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Sleigh Ride

thing=think!

Mamacita, ¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?

Sweet Secret Peace - Neil Finn

For me, the Christmas season doesn't start until I hear The Waitresses

I really enjoyed that, R19!

[quote] "All holidays, no matter the stated theme, are, to me, about one thing-the relentlessness of passing time which makes them poignant, melancholy, sad and fun,too."

Indeed, R35. Which is why I was thrilled to see Joni's powerful 2000 version of "Both Sides Now" (which I already loved) included in "Love, Actually". I don't think I've ever had a Christmas that wasn't at least somewhat melancholy. But I'm a melancholy person, anyway. This has been on my holiday playlist since 2003.

Santa Stay Home

12 pains of Christmas

I'll add George Winston's arrangement of "The Holly and the Ivy" (and everything else from his album "December", which I always start playing the day after Thanksgiving).

Yup, r43 and r46, those more than do. Thanks.

'Moonlight in Vermont'

Judy fucks up the lyrics a couple of times, most notably at the 3:10 mark, but singing The Christmas Song with Mel Torme on her show is iconic.

I like the ancient sound of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."

“Merry Christmas Baby”. Etta James

BTW what makes “My Favorite Things” a Christmas song. I’ve never understood the connection.

Amy Grant’s version of “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

My favorite is "Oh, Holy Night" followed by "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (for some reason I loved Bobby Vinton's version)

A West Virginian performing Jingle Bell Rock

Where are all the playlist trolls who should be making a 'DL Holiday Album'?

I can't just pick one.

This isn't an actual Christmas song, but it is a seasonal song I love (but only when sung by Darlene Love):

In The Bleak Midwinter by Sheila Walsh

Although not truly a Christmas song, My Favorite Things, as sung by The Supremes, is my Christmas favorite.

It's a tie between Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle and The Christmas Waltz. I like Frank Sinatra's version best.

Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride IS Christmas to me. When I learned in middle school he lived in my small town? Permanently cemented favored status.

Carol of the Bells.

I also really like O Holy Night, but it has to be sung properly. It's all about how the singer hits the "fall on your knees" part.

Handel 's "For Unto Us a Child Is Born" - Stephen Cleobury conducting the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, and Brandenburg Consort.

Anyone ever hear Nancy Wilson's version of "The Christmas Waltz"? I never particularly liked the song until I heard Nancy's version... it's definitive.

Also, it's not Christmas until Karen sings "Merry Christmas, Darling".

Recent: Last Christmas (George Michael)

Modern: Merry LIttle Christmas (Karen Carpenter tied with Rosemary Clooney when guest-starring on ER)

Traditional: Minuit chrétien (Ginette Reno), later became O Holy Night and O Night Divine

David Archuleta's "Oh, Holy Night" is the best version (or best live version) I've ever heard.

Linda Eder takes it up a notch with this "Do You Hear What I Hear" classic.

I guess I'm in the minority but I can't stand Merry Christmas, Darling. Such a bore.

Do You Hear What I Hear is my favorite Christmas song. I’m amazed no one mentioned it before now.

I Saw Mommy Fucking Santa Claus

It would have to be something from the Dusty Towne Sexy Holiday Special.

My favorites are Silent Night and O Holy Night, for the Jesus. I don't have a favorite "Silent Night," but Aaron Neville does my favorite "O Holy Night."

I also love the Phil Spector Christmas Gift for You album, especially the Ronettes' "Frawsty the Snowman" and the Crystals' "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer".

And the Roches' Christmas album, on which they sing "Adeste Fideles."

I hate "River," no matter who performs it. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," and "Carol of the Bells" make me want to be a Christmas suicide.

"I'll Be Home for Christmas."

Whenever he hears it, my almost-94-year-old Dad to this day still tears up and gets a faraway look in his eyes. Says the song transports him back to the various way stations during WW2 and Korea where during the Christmas season all his fellow GIs had that very look in their eyes, wondering what their loved ones back home were doing THAT minute as the song played across the miles. Says that black, white, brown, yellow--didn't matter in those minutes; the pain and loss were too real. And then he gazes off again, softly singing the words "If only in my dreams."

Ach! My heart!

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love

Do They Know It's Christmas ~ Band Aid

Do You Hear What I Hear

Moscow Symphony

I was a little gay tyke when that duet between Crosby and Bowie aired, and it was at that moment I understood camp.

Mary! Anyone who can snot herself over this macabre and grotesque pool of warm spittle sprinkled with Communion wafers needs to grow up.

No love for Dominick the Donkey?

R63 OMG I was going to mention this! I sang Messiah in choir for several years and this was my favorite. Hella hard and we weren't very good but we felt heroic afterwards.

Here comes Santa Claus and his big bag of shit

Silver Vibrator

"Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride IS Christmas to me"

Here you go....

The Turkey Lurkey Song

Cannot think of a more ludicrous collaboration.

Sorry, for me, there're many ties between:

"Patapan" by Julie Andrews "Ave Maria," respective arrangement-versions by Barbra Streisand and Leontyne Price "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," respective versions by Streisand and Judy Garland "O Come, All Ye Faithful" "Holiday Feeling" by Steve and Eydie Gormé

I really love those old ones from the 14th, 15th or 16th century, like this one:

"Gaudete"

Winter Wonderland, so many good versions of it! My favorites are by Connie Francis & the Eurythmics (separate songs). Also, Silent Night by Charlotte Church.

^ LOL now that would be a collaboration. Eurythmics does a really good version. And I love Annie & Al Green's Put A Little Love In Your Heart. That's the direction I wish her Christmas album went in and not that wrist cutting droll we got.

DL favorite David Archuleta and a plethora of Mormons.

Super unpopular but I love Mariah. Bitch has the only modern Christmas carol that has become a permanent part of the canon. And it's fucking fun.

R72 I love that entire album, but my favorite from it is "Sleigh Ride".

I've already posted three times, but haven't seen any Percy Faith added to the list yet. I have always loved this arrangement (but I'm a huge geek for all of the 50s, 60s, and 70s orchestral stuff anyway, Christmas or not).

So, here is my all-time favorite version of "We Three Kings".

Hey, Santa! By Carnie & Wendy Wilson

Has eminent chanteuse Chrissy Metz released a holiday album yet?

Fucker Face I love you.

Fucker Face I need you.

Merry Fucking Christmas by Mr Garrison

Purple People (Christmas in Space) by Tori Amos is a close runner up.

Thanks, R75. I will always love that song.

Patient Zero?

Mariah's voice replaced by a midi piano

R88 Connie Francis' version of Winter Wonderland is my favorite. I also like Trans Siberian's Christmas Canon.

"Little Drummer Boy" is the worst Christmas song. What mother wants someone banging on a drum when she's trying to get her infant to sleep?

Ba-rump-a-bum, indeed.

"Joy to the World" is the best Christmas song.

R101 Connie’s version gives me goosebumps like no other. Just typing this gave me the goosebumps! Her voice & the arrangement are so beautiful, sheer perfection.

XXXmas horny holes

Thanks, "Love, Simon" for reminding us of "Someday at Christmas" by The Jackson 5.

[quote] Connie’s version gives me goosebumps like no other. Just typing this gave me the goosebumps! Her voice & the arrangement are so beautiful, sheer perfection.

jesus, joseph and MARY!

So many to choose from....

"O Holy Night."

"Good King Wenceslas."

"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."

Lick my man pussy holiday

Do you have any more, R87? Not by that group (though I like the soloist), but other very old Christmas songs. Album recommendations? Thanks.

Yes, buy eat my snizz Santa or jingle big balls xmas on vinyl

....

Veni veni Emmanuel

I find it hauntingly beautiful.

Santa Claus is Watching You

We live in deer country and love venison for Christmas!

Hard Candy Christmas by Cyndi Lauper not Dolly Parton.

Hard Candy Christmas is so depressing. I'm surprised Annie Lennox didn't have it on her Christmas album.

In The Bleak Midwinter

The Holly and the Ivy

Happy Holidays performed by Peggy Lee

Meat me under the tree

"Christmas Day" - the Beach Boys

Mrs. Partridge singing The Christmas Song is okay but I was always curious why there were only 4 stockings on the mantel when Shirley had 5 kids.

This Christmas by Donnie Hathaway

Sometime in the mid-late ‘90’s in December, I was in Best Buy looking at cds and this song came on. I remember freezing in my tracks, not moving at all, because the combination of the beauty of the song, the familiarity of the singer, and the stupid Christmas feeling even the most black-hearted soul can get once in their life was all just so gloriously overwhelming.

Second fave is Patti Labelle singing O Holy Night. The first time I heard it, I was falling asleep with Letterman or Leno or someone on, she was a guest and sang it. I thought I was dreaming because her voice was simply perfect.

Silent Night, my favorite version.

Among family this receives polarized reactions. I love it.

Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht

A little Billie for Christmas, yum!

I'm not a huge Mariah fan but I really like the way she does "O Holy Night".

"I Believe in Father Christmas" by Greg Lake, written as counter to the commerce of Christmas and what Christmas had become.

"Merry Christmas, I Don't Want to Fight Tonight" by the Ramones

"The Season's Upon Us" by The Dropkick Murphys

I love this Percy Faith Christmas album. Reminds me of my mom and my childhood.

Anyway, "Silver Bells" is probably my favorite track, followed by "Christmas Is"

Just saw r93!

Bing liked to serenade his children with “Little Drummer Boy” before beating them with a stick.

In the Bleak Midwinter (Julie Andrews cover)

The Christmas Song (Chesnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Judy)

My favorite is Charlie Pride's version of O' Holy Night.

My second favorite is this one, the perfect DL xmas song:

The Holly and the Ivy

Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant- Siouxsie And The Banshees. I love this because it takes a sugary traditional French Christmas carol and gives it a gothic twist. The video is hilarious. Everyone but Siouxsie looks “overly refreshed”

Yesterday I heard “In the Bleak Midwinter” on the classical radio station. I’ve come to really like that one.

R75 This has always been a favorite. In retrospect, some of the lyrics are a little fucked up, but how can you not love Boy George, bursting in like Aretha, with, "And in our worrrrrrrld of plentyyyyyy...."

Mary! me all you want, but this never ceases to make me tear up.

r60 writes,

[quote] It's a tie between Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle and The Christmas Waltz. I like Frank Sinatra's version best.

It's weird, and I don' t know why, but it wasn't until I was an adult that a first heard any version of "A Christmas Waltz". I think I heard it first on my cable provider Sounds of the Season.

I fell in love with it. I know it's been covered many times, but the first version I heard was by a woman vocalist. I'd like to say she was Nancy Wilson or Peggy Lee, not sure.

If a hear a man's voice singing it, I want it to be Sinatra. I adore his version.

I wish I

I too love Sinatra's

oops, sorry, meant to delete "I wish I" and "I too love Sinatra's'

No British people here or do they hate this? I first herd it on the British 'The Office' and thought it was delightfully unsentimental but sweet.

I love this band, all of them good decent guys who had a blast performing.

I like this cute lil ditty from 1960s singer-songwriter Margo Guryan, who died recently. Claudine Longet did a fun version of this song too.

'Herd' lol.

Christmas at Our House

Barbara Mandrell

Winter Wonderland- Conway Twitty

I'll only admit to this on an anonymous message board -- All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey.

R145, Slade were massively successful in the UK in the early 70s, and a lot of their songs are fondly remembered. This isn’t one of them. It is played everywhere you go from October onwards. I have had to listen to it for almost fifty years, and it sets my teeth on edge.

Christmas coincides with the Winter Solstice which officially marks the darkest time of the year and the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. This is when seasonal affective disorder sets in, elderly people's lungs get swamped with pneumonia, and sensitive people start thinking about ending it all. That's why you have special feasts and lights and music and gift giving. It has nothing to do with the historical Jesus's birthdate, other than that it was convenient for the early Church to coopt pagan solstice festivals for that purpose.

Love the holiday season

I performed Morten Lauridsen's setting of "O Magnum Mysterium" in college chamber choir, and it immediately became a favorite, and he a favorite composer. The Nordic Chamber Choir's recording is singular. No one has done it better.

Program Note (via the internet, because I'm multitasking):

"O Magnum Mysterium" is a text from the Holy Matins of Christmas describing the wonderment of the animals as they gaze on Christ: “O great mystery and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the newborn Lord, lying in a manger!”

That very last note gives me chills everytime (especially if I'm listening through headphones).

Another Lauridsen piece commonly performed during this season, is "Sure On This Shining Night", another favorite of mine. While popular in winter concert repertoire, the source poem is actually set in the summer season...

A program note (via the Internet):

"The text of Sure on This Shining Night is a poem by James Agee from his book “Permit Me Voyage”. The poem is written from the perspective of an older man walking outside on a summer night, reflecting back on his life."

I like the Johnny Mathis version of "Winter Wonderland"

Boy that Annie L. Xmas album was painful to listen to & I say that as a fan of most of her music.

Sometimes the original arrangement of a song is the best way to do it & no new one will do it any justice.

She actually put an upbeat kids choir on "Silent Night" as some sort of echo on her version & thought it was okay?

All 12 were horrible & shrill.

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale

The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) - Nat King Cole

Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

Do You Hear What I Hear? - Johnny Mathis

I Like a Sleighride (Jingle Bells) - Peggy Lee

Thanks For Christmas - XTC

What's This? (from The Nightmare Before Christmas - Danny Elfman

All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (I can't help it but I still love this song)

Ave Maria - Chris Cornell & Eleven

Christmas Canon - Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Underneath The Tree - Kelly Clarkson

Oh Holy Night - Andy Williams

Blue Christmas - Ann & Nancy Wilson

Christmas Time - Bryan Adams

Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season - Andy Williams

A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives

O Holy Night - Celine Dion

O helga natt - Nils Bech

Try again. O helga natt - Nils Bech

Do You Hear What I Hear? - Belinda Carlisle

Silver Bells - Belinda Carlisle

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Belinda Carlisle

Christmas Lullaby - Belinda Carlisle

Not really a Christmas song, but I love it this time of year.

[quote] Sometimes the original arrangement of a song is the best way to do it & no new one will do it any justice.

I wish someone would've told that to Whitney Houston.

Before Annie Lennox went all Christmas funeral chic. I don't think she ever looked more beautiful in a music video.

R143, it's Nancy Wilson .... the only version of this song for me. It's fantastic.

McCartney’s Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time. And I’m not kidding!

Here it is r168

And Peggy Lee. Both vocalists are superb.

"Every Year, Every Christmas" by Luther Vandross. This is my favorite.

Has anyone posted from Jackie Evancho yet?

Speaking of Karen, R37. I really love her version of 'Little Alter Boy'.

"Skating" by Vince Guaraldi

"Hard Candy Christmas" is incredibly depressing (Tracey Thorn also did a version) but, as with "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," not therefore antithetical to the actual spirit of Christmas for many people.

Grandma got run over by a reindeer

Oh blow it out your ass!

I always liked this odd rendition of Three Kings by Blondie.

My Francophone self has always loved that one, R32.

We had to sing this one every year as the school headmaster loved it. The attached rendition is a much jolliet arrangment than the dirge I recall.

Christmastime is Here, sung by Diana Krall

Santa Claus is Coming to Town, sung by the Jackson 5.

Agree with Bowie Bing. Would also add "Jingle bell rock" and anything from Nat King cole

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, sung by what's her name.

Carol of the Bells, sung the right way.

[quote]I really love her version of 'Little Alter Boy'.

Oh, dear.

In Excelsis Deo (Angels We Have Heard On High)

Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

R178 I love that blondie Easter egg of a song too.

Then he smiled at me, pa rum pa pa pum

It's only gas she said, pa rum pa pa pum

gas from his bum, pum pum...

My new favorite song for this holiday season. Sing it Kristin, our new Material Girl!

I like this one =

I'll Be Home For Christmas - Sugar Lime Blue

I've always like "Gabriel's Message" by Sting. It has a little of the echo-y medieval type sound.

Captive audience at lunch to one of the most depressing songs I've ever heard...

Hard Candy Christmas by Dolly

This would have been a better duet with Bing.

I'm probably late, but I just heard this for the first time today. I like it.

The Mistletoe Jam - Luther Vandross

A Kiss For Christmas - Luther Vandross

With A Christmas Heart - Luther Vandross

I Listen To The Bells - Luther Vandross

My Favorite Things - Luther Vandross

I adore Kathleen Battle. Especially, this Christmas song.

Bells, Bows, Gifts, Trees

I can’t get enough of Todrick.

Merry Christmas Baby - Billy Idol

Yellin' At the Christmas Tree - Billy Idol

Santa Claus Is Back In Town - Billy Idol

Christmas Love - Billy Idol

White Christmas - Billy Idol

Christmas Star - Debbie Gibson

lmao at r210

Trish King Music doing some Christmas covers =

Part 2 =

I’m sure it’s been mentioned but Oh Holy Night by Josh Groban is transformative.

It almost makes you believe all this Christmas chicanery is real.

I cried the first time I heard it.

A nice romantic original...

R216 I like Josh's Ava Maria, as well.

[quote] I cried the first time I heard it.

MARY's Boy Child!

[quote]At work, I have been hearing Streisand belting out "My Favorite Things". If I didn't already despise her singing, that song would have done it by itself.

Where do you work? Barbra's basement mall?

^what about Babs-on-crack single Jingle Bells? My bp goes through the roof when I hear it.

This is a cute one that not many people have heard

Bette Midler & Johnny Mathis =

Cool Yule =

Some Mele K. =

This is a different version =

My favorite - and a great video creation for it.

They should do a Muppet version of the Bowie/Crosby duet, with Kermit as Bowie and Sam the Eagle as Crosby.

Here comes Santa Claus and his big sack of shit

Santa Claus and his old Lady by Cheech and Chong.

I heard it today and it has been a long time since I heard it last.

Still makes me laugh.

[quote] Obviously O Holy Night, the only Christmas carol that bids you 'fall on your knees.' Obviously started life in the Catholic church.

Interestingly, while it is one of the most orthodox Christmas hymns, that evokes a solemn high church feeling, the English lyrics were translated by a Unitarian transcendentalist.

I don't have a favourite, but I like The Christmas Song a lot.

Shilver Bellsh

"Shitty shidewalksh, bushy shidewalksh, dresshed in holiday shtyle, in the air there's a feeling of Chrishmash"

Julie always makes me weep when I hear this. Mostly, for the loss of her wonderful voice.

MARY!

Here's a lovely one for Christmas Eve by our own John Legend.

John Legend is one of the most boring performers ever.

Bonnie McKee

Denis Leary

Gurl, the way she skips down those stairs in heels and that costume is not to be believed!

A drag queen ice skating on Teflon. What could be more Christmas than that!

I am in love with Sufjan Stevens. Bring a Torch is my fav.

Christmas Love by Maggie Roche

R159 did not understand the assignment.

I love Cynthia Clawson’s 1988 Christmas album Carolsinger.

The "From A Distance Medley" - Jewel

Winter Wonderland - Jewel

It's hard to believe that this Xmas album has only sold 41,000 albums so far.

It's one of the better ones that I've listened to.

Silent Night Boogie Woogie =

I Hear Sleigh Bells...

'Blue Christmas' by Elvis. Haven't heard it yet this year.

Deck the halls...

May as well reignite this thread with possibly the greatest Christmas song we DLers love to hate.

P.S, Tiny Tim was so very gay, I believe he was a homosexual anarchist. So gay he was straight.

This because its actually kind of dark, yet would be played while you were shopping in department stores in the 1960s and 70s.

Oh Holy Night- Perry Como.

The Supremes version of Silver Bells

“BRING A TORCH JEANETTE ISABELLA” is the best Carol EVER!

Love this version.

I love The Little Drunkard Boy too, op.

The climax of White Christmas....

It's Christmas Time again...

Have a Kung Fu Christmas.

Miss Gore

Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful...IN LATIN