Indigo Blue Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Alan Jackson Let It Be Christmas album Kenny G Miracles album And this beautiful performance. Just beautiful. I’m partial to the horn because older son played the horn in high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I was just listening to some of my more off beat and quirky favorite Christmas songs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Terabith Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 One of the few that deals with the Flight into Egypt, so more Epiphany than Christmas: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 This is my most favorite Christmas song We’re singing in on Christmas choir this year and when I get to the third verse I choke up every. Single. Time. Hoping I can get through it on performance day. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 But for just plain fun Christmas music, I’m loving Rend Collective’s album from last year. Christmas in Killarney is one we love and my dd17 can play it on her violin. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGXQK3aC61FSXr58qpXkQgUPx409ct4h5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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happi duck Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I love Christmas music!! A recent favorite album is Rob Halford's Celestial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 16 minutes ago, fairfarmhand said: This is my most favorite Christmas song We’re singing in on Christmas choir this year and when I get to the third verse I choke up every. Single. Time. Hoping I can get through it on performance day. I love this one too. One of my kids sang in the children’s choir part when younger. It was my beautiful. Somehow the song is more powerful to me without the imagery in this video. 14 minutes ago, fairfarmhand said: But for just plain fun Christmas music, I’m loving Rend Collective’s album from last year. Christmas in Killarney is one we love and my dd17 can play it on her violin. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGXQK3aC61FSXr58qpXkQgUPx409ct4h5 Thanks for this! I haven’t heard this recent album and it sounds like a fun one for this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) I love Christmas music. Besides all the ones you hear often and recognize, here are few of my favorites right now. This Holiday Night- Margo Rey One More Sleep-Leona Lewis Most of Elizabeth Chef’s Christmas music And for laughs- Bob and Doug Mckenzie. Edited November 29, 2022 by itsheresomewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 One of my favorite songs is "The Cherry Tree Carol" which you can see performed by Judy Collins here. Regards, Kareni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 So...I'm one who actually walked out of a store when "Drummer Boy" was played one year. That and another one which I shall not mention mean that when it comes to Christmas/holiday songs, I am a real Scrooge. Finding anything I can tolerate is, um, challenging. However.....my brother played the Bare Naked Ladies holiday album for me years ago and it remains my favorite. That and Toolbox Christmas are what keep me sane when music is played everywhere that I can't stand. 🙂 O Come, All Ye Faithful, on the other hand, is my favorite Christ-mas song for sure. Even a child, I remember wanting to be counted among the faithful, joyful and triumphant. Performed with trumpets, it seems like a song of victory - I just love it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, BakersDozen said: So...I'm one who actually walked out of a store when "Drummer Boy" was played one year. That and another one which I shall not mention mean that when it comes to Christmas/holiday songs, I am a real Scrooge. Finding anything I can tolerate is, um, challenging. However.....my brother played the Bare Naked Ladies holiday album for me years ago and it remains my favorite. That and Toolbox Christmas are what keep me sane when music is played everywhere that I can't stand. 🙂 O Come, All Ye Faithful, on the other hand, is my favorite Christ-mas song for sure. Even a child, I remember wanting to be counted among the faithful, joyful and triumphant. Performed with trumpets, it seems like a song of victory - I just love it. I love The Bare Naked Ladies and didn’t know they had a holiday album. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dianthus Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Kareni said: One of my favorite songs is "The Cherry Tree Carol" which you can see performed by Judy Collins here. Regards, Kareni My favorite rendition https://youtu.be/IbodOwVn17Y 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) This one is a long time favorite of mine - All is Well This is on Michael W Smith’s new Christmas EP - Freeze the Frame - it isn’t just a Christmas song, really. It will probable become a classic to me. Get your Kleenex ready. However - this is my all time favorite - O Come, O Come Emmanuel Edited November 29, 2022 by TechWife 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Any of the Advent albums by Future of Forestry are wonderful if you like the style. This is my favorite version of O come, O Come Emmanuel: https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+future+of+forestry+o+come&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3854cf61,vid:uKi-uKfCXYQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, TechWife said: However - this is my all time favorite - O Come, O Come Emmanuel Mine too. I really like the choir as well. They're in my collection. I like the Piano Guys musical version. Edited November 29, 2022 by gardenmom5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I don’t have specific favorite Christmas songs, but my top 2 Christmas albums are Nat King Cole and… The Muppets, lol. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) I don’t listen to “traditional” (religious) music but weirdly I do love O Holy Night. The words don’t have any meaning to me (I prefer it in languages I don’t understand) but the music is stunning. Edited November 29, 2022 by MEmama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Fairytale of New York is my real favorite though 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 This whole album is beautiful, but I could listen to this song over and over. So beautiful and powerful. Another favorite: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimomma Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I am a traditionalist when it comes to Christmas music. I am not even religious, but choral music is my favorite. During the holiday week there is absolutely nothing better than a huge mug of hot tea, a fluffy blanket, LOTS of candles, working on the annual Christmas puzzle next to the tree (a REAL tree with only all white lights because.....traditionalist) with choral Christmas music playing. It is very dark and snowy in winter where I live and there is just this timeless feeling of voices in dark and cold stone buildings/churches/abbeys that seems to plant a feeling of warmth and connection to times past as the wind howls and snow hits the dark windows. But if I have to deviate, 1940s will do. Those teleport me to busy train stations, smokey and festive urban apartments, and basically all things "It's a Wonderful Life" and (the original) "Miracle on 34th Street." Anything pop by any artist after 1970 is an abomination. My family teases me mercilessly because normally we are always finding and adding brand new music of all genres to our play lists. This stubborn close-mindedness is uncharacteristic of me. They do generally let me "win" 2/3 of the time. They save the Mariah Carey for when I am not home, thank goodness! This one if hands' down my favorite: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Also Dropkick Murphys 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 This one by Robert Earl Keen always makes it on our holiday music lists 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jenny in Florida Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I'm also bizarrely fond of Sia's holiday album from a couple of years ago, including this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Whoops, missed a couple. This is not necessarily my favorite version of this one, but I love the song: And, from the same album, this is one of my favorite renditions of this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knitgrl Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Weirdly, Jethro Tull put out a Christmas album in 2003, I think. It's available on Spotify. It's everything you would expect from them. Bittersweet and somewhat melancholy, but some nice jazzy versions of traditional carols, as well as their own stuff. It's a nice break from the 1960's Christmas stuff that can be hard to get away from. (I'm ok with the 1960's Christmas stuff, but it gets overplayed imho.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 7 minutes ago, knitgrl said: Weirdly, Jethro Tull put out a Christmas album in 2003, I think. It's available on Spotify. It's everything you would expect from them. Bittersweet and somewhat melancholy, but some nice jazzy versions of traditional carols, as well as their own stuff. It's a nice break from the 1960's Christmas stuff that can be hard to get away from. (I'm ok with the 1960's Christmas stuff, but it gets overplayed imho.) Not technically a Christmas song, but we often put this one on our holiday playlists: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 11 hours ago, Indigo Blue said: Alan Jackson Let It Be Christmas album Kenny G Miracles album And this beautiful performance. Just beautiful. I’m partial to the horn because older son played the horn in high school. Oh I like that Alan Jackson song too. I also like Old Toy Trains by Roger Miller and Christmas Time’s A-Comin’ by Bill Monroe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Father Christmas by ELP and Christmas Wrappings by The Waitresses. Definitely non-traditional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) My favorite fun Christmas song is "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee (and only Brenda's version). I love a lot of Christmas hymns and can't think of a true favorite, but I love Vanessa Williams' version of "What Child is This" Edited November 29, 2022 by marbel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 15 hours ago, gardenmom5 said: Mine too. I really like the choir as well. They're in my collection. I like the Piano Guys musical version. That’s a pretty version! Theres nothing like a choir! Choral music is just lovely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, TechWife said: That’s a pretty version! Theres nothing like a choir! Choral music is just lovely. without brass . . . . The one I listen to most, is The Messiah. One year the choir I was singing with did "out of the Orient crystal skies" - I've listened to a lot of versions online, and this is the one I like the best. and yes, not polished. I also enjoy really old Christmas songs (re: Veni veni Emmanuel - it dates to the 9th century) On this day Earth shall ring (PERSONENT HODIE) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Winter Wonderland O Holy Night Step into Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 OK - this is very off-beat. I really liked God rest ye merry, Gentlemen when I was a child - and this is a humorous take on it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knitgrl Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I love jazz from the late '50s and early '60s. I discovered this version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" last year and is now one of my favorites.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLovePassion Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Among some of the ones mentioned, here are some of ours: You Gotta Get Up,Five Iron Frenzy 12 days of Christmas by Straight No Chaser Christmas Can Can by Straight No Chaser New York Christmas, Rob Thomas For a laugh: You ain't gettin' $hi+ for Christmas and I farted on Santa's lap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishes Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Bring aTorch Jeanette Isabella 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) 5 year old's favorite two songs are Jesus Loves Me and Rudolph. We are on day 372 of singing both songs nightly. Yup, you heard me.....Rudolph is requested every.single.night since LAST year around this time. Edited November 30, 2022 by DawnM 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 One of my favorite artists, but I mostly don’t care for her Christmas album. I do like this song. It’s cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) 48 minutes ago, DawnM said: 5 year old's favorite two songs are Jesus Loves Me and Rudolph. We are on day 372 of singing both songs nightly. Yup, you heard me.....Rudolph is requested every.single.night since LAST year around this time. This reminds me of the year we had to sing Rubby Ducky every single time we got in the car. All three verses. Loudly. With feeling. DS was about 2.5 and would fall apart without the distraction of the song. Edited November 30, 2022 by Garga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Thought I’d bring this back up - what are you listening to this Christmas morning? For me, it’s Casting Crowns’ Peace on Earth album. The first song - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day brings Ukraine to my mind immediately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof4sweetkids Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 This is a sweet, fun one https://youtu.be/xxPENnSuNQw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) After Casting Crowns it was Michael W Smith’s Christmas album, followed by selected Amy Grant from her various Christmas albums and then Michael W Smith’s new Christmas EP. Edited December 25, 2022 by TechWife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittany1116 Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Celine Dion's Christmas album is my all-time favorite. I believe she does best most of the traditional carols and hymns. We also enjoy the albums from Casting Crowns, David Crowder, Jewel, and Faith Hill. Another I love that I have discovered in the last few years that is not on one of those is Be Born in Me by Francesca Batistelli. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted December 25, 2022 Author Share Posted December 25, 2022 Spotify playlist called Guitar Christmas. Just peaceful, soft acoustic guitar. Feliz Navidad is especially beautiful on acoustic guitar. Also, just a hand-picked list that includes a few songs by Pentatonix, Vince Gill, and others. Merry Christmas, everyone!!🎄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 My favorite Christmas hymns are Hark the Herald Angels Sing and Joy to the World. Other favorites are Bing Crosby's Jingle Bells and Ricochet's Let It Snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Ukrainian Bell Carol, the Bach Prelude in C/Ave Maria, and anything Christmas by the Piano Guys. I really enjoy playing their arrangements, and have a local cellist to play with. Their arrangements are easy enough for both of us that we can sight read them and it doesn't take much time to pull them together, very enjoyable. Other than that, I adore Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas for the harmonies. Our whole family sings parts so we belt it out a cappella which is so much fun. Silver Bells is another one we like. Middle son who speaks Danish has been trying to teach us some Danish Carols as well. It is a ridiculous language for my tongue, and I am hopeless at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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