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Post by Chromeozone on Nov 11, 2007 20:27:54 GMT -5
What are everyone's 10 holiday season favorites? Mine (in no particular order): Santa Baby Last Christmas All I Want for Christmas is You Do You Hear What I Hear? Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (the ultimate melancholy Christmas tune, even better than Last Christmas) Carol of the Bells The Dreidel Song  12 Days of Christmas Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) Winter Wonderland Little Drummer Boy ok that is actually 11, but still... the Holiday Season is my favorrrrritest time of year |
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Post by WotUNeed on Nov 11, 2007 20:37:53 GMT -5
Just 10? Hmmm.
Too hard. Especially the non-traditional ones. So for now I'll stick to ten fave more traditional (not, like, all religious-oriented, but, you know, staple holiday) tunes and maybe, maybe try to narrow down the others later:
-Adeste fideles
-Carol of the Bells
-Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
-God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
-I'll Be Home for Christmas
-Il est né le divin enfant
-Little Drummer Boy
-Silver Bells
-Sleigh Ride
-What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
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Post by Minor Scratch on Nov 11, 2007 22:18:08 GMT -5
Last Christmas
Merry Christmas Darling
Feliz Navidad
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
Jingle Bell Rock
The Chanukah Song
Chipmunk Song
Mr Hankey, the Christmas Poo
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Post by grammyman on Nov 12, 2007 1:08:32 GMT -5
oh gosh i love christmas time!
there is one song that only i seem to enjoy. everyone else i know gets annoyed by it.
it's carnie & wendy wilson's "hey santa."
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Post by JamaicaFunk² on Nov 12, 2007 10:29:17 GMT -5
All I Want For Christmas Is You
i like O Holy Night by anyone with a strong voice.
This Christmas. i dont know what it is about this song... but i just love almost any version of it i hear.
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Nov 12, 2007 13:36:56 GMT -5
1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Favorite versions
*Martina McBride
*Judy Garland
2. O Holy Night
*Mariah Carey
*Martina McBride
*Reba McEntire
3. This Christmas
*Donnie Hathaway
*Vonda Shepard
*Patti LaBelle
*Destiny's Child
*Joe
4. Christmas Time Is Here
*Vince Guaraldi Trio
*Toni Braxton
*Sarah McLachlan
5. All I Want For Christmas Is You
*Mariah Carey
6. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Favorite Versions
*Darlene Love
*Mariah Carey
7. The Christmas Song
*Nat King Cole
*Diana Krall
8. Carol of the Bells
*John Williams
*Mannheim Steamroller
9. Hard Candy Christmas
*Dolly Parton
10. All Alone on Christmas
*Darlene Love
11. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
*Trisha Yearwood
*Whitney Houston
12. Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
*Mariah Carey
13. My Only Wish (This Year)
*Britney Spears
14. Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
*Patty Loveless
*The Judds
15. Christmas Star
*John Williams
16. Christmas Song
*Dave Matthews Band
17. Somewhere In My Memory
*Bette Midler
*John Williams
18. My Grown Up Christmas List
*Kelly Clarkson
*Monica
19. Please Come Home For Christmas
*James Brown
*Jon Bon Jovi
*Aaron Neville
20. I'll Be Home For Christmas
*Martina McBride
*Nickel Creek
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Post by LordEctar on Nov 25, 2007 12:23:05 GMT -5
This is according to my iTunes:
Artist - Song - Play count
1. Britney Spears - My Only Wish - 88
2. Josh Groban - Believe - 60
3. Ashley Tisdale - Last Christmas - 36
4. Hilary Duff - Santa Claus Lane - 34
5. Aly & AJ - Greatest Time of Year - 33
6. Olivia Olson - All I Want For Christmas Is You - 16
7. Jesse McCartney - Winter Wonderland - 14
8. Bette Midler - Somewhere In My Memory - 12
9. Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas - 12
10. Debbie Gibson - Sleigh Ride - 11
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Post by S4C on Nov 25, 2007 14:14:37 GMT -5
It all depends on the deliverance of the song... you know how artists mix a song up stylistically?
--I don't know who it is by (I'd really kind of like to find out...), but there's a version of "Please Come Home For Christmas" that my station plays. Awesome.
--Anything by country girl trio SHeDAISY is a hit with me. Particularly "Deck The Halls."
--Jennifer Hanson did a cover of the Mariah song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" that sounds really good (to me).
--Almost any version of "Last Christmas" is good with me.
--Pickler's got an awesome rendition of "Santa Baby"
--Rascal Flatts - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
--As far as originals go, Joe Diffie's "Leroy The Redneck Raindeer" is pretty great.
--Alan Jackson - "Let It Be Christmas"
--Vince Vance & the Valiants - "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
--Any version of Feliz Navidad is also good with me.
Man, I didn't realize there were so many I liked... :o I will point out that I hate most of the classics. Just changing the voice doesn't get rid of the burn-out.
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Post by Bri.I.Am on Nov 25, 2007 14:15:59 GMT -5
01. Last Christmas
Jimmy Eat World
02. All I Want For Christmas Is You
Olivia Olson
03. Christmas All Over Again
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
04. Please Come Home For Christmas
Bon Jovi
05. Jingle Bell Rock
Randy Travis
06. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
U2
07. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
Brenda Lee
08. Mr. Heatmiser
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
09. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Bruce Springsteen
10. Christmas Time Again
Extreme
11. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
John Mellencamp
12. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Vince Guaraldi Trio
13. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Andy Williams
14. The Christmas Song
Nat King Cole
15. Yule Shoot Your Eye Out
Fall Out Boy
16. A Holly Jolly Christmas
Burl Ives
17. Feliz Navidad
José Feliciano
18. My Grown Up Christmas List
Kelly Clarkson
19. This Christmas
Elliott Yamin
20. Christmas Wrapping
The Waitresses
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Post by tsr on Nov 26, 2007 21:10:39 GMT -5
I like a lot of Taylor Swift's songs on her Holiday CD... especially "Christmas Must be Something More", and "White Christmas".
So...
1. Christmas Must be Something More (Taylor Swift)
2. White Christmas (Taylor Swift)
3. Silent Night (Taylor Swift)
4. Last Christmas (Taylor Swift)
5. I'll be Home for Christmas (Sara Evans)
6. Christmases when you were Mine (Taylor Swift)
7. Santa Baby (Taylor Swift)
8. Do you Hear what I Hear (Carrie Underwood)
9. Santa Baby (Kellie Pickler)
10. Silent Night (Martina McBride)
LOL, sorry about all the TS songs, but I just love them so much!
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Post by Mark on Nov 27, 2007 15:20:00 GMT -5
I like a lot of Taylor Swift's songs on her Holiday CD... especially "Christmas Must be Something More", and "White Christmas". So... 1. Christmas Must be Something More (Taylor Swift) 2. White Christmas (Taylor Swift) 3. Silent Night (Taylor Swift) 4. Last Christmas (Taylor Swift) 5. I'll be Home for Christmas (Sara Evans) 6. Christmases when you were Mine (Taylor Swift) 7. Santa Baby (Taylor Swift) 8. Do you Hear what I Hear (Carrie Underwood) 9. Santa Baby (Kellie Pickler) 10. Silent Night (Martina McBride) LOL, sorry about all the TS songs, but I just love them so much! Do not apologize! That is a smash list! |
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Post by S4C on Nov 27, 2007 19:05:10 GMT -5
I like a lot of Taylor Swift's songs on her Holiday CD... especially "Christmas Must be Something More", and "White Christmas". So... 1. Christmas Must be Something More (Taylor Swift) 2. White Christmas (Taylor Swift) 3. Silent Night (Taylor Swift) 4. Last Christmas (Taylor Swift) 5. I'll be Home for Christmas (Sara Evans) 6. Christmases when you were Mine (Taylor Swift) 7. Santa Baby (Taylor Swift) 8. Do you Hear what I Hear (Carrie Underwood) 9. Santa Baby (Kellie Pickler) 10. Silent Night (Martina McBride) LOL, sorry about all the TS songs, but I just love them so much! Quick! Get some SHeDAISY on that list! ;) |
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Post by tsr on Nov 27, 2007 22:27:58 GMT -5
DANG! I forgot!!! LOL!
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Post by recjus85 on Nov 29, 2007 6:43:30 GMT -5
--I don't know who it is by (I'd really kind of like to find out...), but there's a version of "Please Come Home For Christmas" that my station plays. Awesome. Gary Allan maybe? He does an outstanding job on it (one of my favorite verisons of the song). |
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Post by irock on Nov 29, 2007 13:28:08 GMT -5
I see a number of songs (or versions of songs) I'm not familiar with though I am familiar with the artists, so it looks like I've got some holiday catching up to do.
Just a few songs I like, off the top of my head:
Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
Mahalia Jackson - Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Mannheim Steamroller - Still, Still, Still and Silent Night
The White Stripes - Candy Cane Children
Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
Joni Mitchell - River
Christina Aguilera & Dr. John - Merry Christmas, Baby
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
Emmylou Harris - Light Of The Stable
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - The Greatest Gift Of All
The Kinks - Father Christmas
Carl Anderson - Oh Holy Night
George Winston - The Holly & The Ivy
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Post by S4C on Nov 30, 2007 6:16:58 GMT -5
--I don't know who it is by (I'd really kind of like to find out...), but there's a version of "Please Come Home For Christmas" that my station plays. Awesome. Gary Allan maybe? He does an outstanding job on it (one of my favorite verisons of the song). That could very well be him. I'll have to check his version out, thanks! |
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Post by shopgirl2007 on Dec 3, 2007 23:59:04 GMT -5
Britney Spears - My Only Wish
All I Want For Christmas Is You
*Mariah Carey
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Post by shocker on Dec 23, 2007 7:45:33 GMT -5
1. "Mary's Boy Child" - Boney M
2. "We Wish You the Merriest" - Frank Sinatra/Bing Crosby
3. "Wonderful Christmas Time" - Paul McCartney
4. "Joy to the World" - Mannheim Steamroller
5. "Mele Kalikimaka" - Jimmy Buffett
6. "Let it Snow" - Gloria Estefan
7. "Holly Jolly Christmas" - Burl Ives
8. "Step Into Christmas" - Elton John
9. "Last Christmas" - Wham (George Michael)
10. "Mele Kalikimaka" - Bing Crosby
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Post by sabre14 on Nov 14, 2013 0:32:01 GMT -5
Now I'm a country fan, so that style of Christmas music is what I grew up with.
1) "Let It Be Christmas" - Alan Jackson
2) "Do You Hear What I Hear" - Carrie Underwood
3) "Christmas Carol" - Skip Ewing (Kinda cheesy I guess, but I can't help it. Call me a woos, I don't care)
4) "Paper Angels" - Jimmy Wayne
5) "All I Want For Christmas Is You" - Vince Vance and the Valiants (One word....Nostalgia)
6) "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" - Garth Brooks
7) "Merry Christmas From The Family" - Montgomery Gentry
8) "Born On Christmas Day" - Brad Paisley
9) "Please Come Home For Christmas" - Gary Allan (Gary makes any song better)
10) "Christmas Cookies" - George Strait (Such a stupid song, but I need my cookies every Christmas season)
Honorable Mentions:
"Till Santas Gone (Milk And Cookies)" - Clint Black
"Sleigh Ride" - Jo Dee Messina
"Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" - Carrie Underwood
"Camouflage And Christmas Lights" - Rodney Carrington
"Silver Bells" - Martina McBride
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Post by franklin on Nov 14, 2013 13:25:05 GMT -5
1. "Winter Dreams" - Kelly Clarkson
2. "Underneath the Tree" - Kelly Clarkson
3. "Wrapped in Red" - Kelly Clarkson
4. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Kelly Clarkson
5. "Every Christmas" - Kelly Clarkson
6. "Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel" - Kelly Clarkson
7. "Please Come Home For Christmas" - Kelly Clarkson
8. "Blue Christmas" - Kelly Clarkson
9. "Run Run Rudolph" - Kelly Clarkson
10. "White Christmas" - Kelly Clarkson
Honorable Mentions:
"Just For Now" - Kelly Clarkson
"My Favorite Things" - Kelly Clarkson
"4 Carats" - Kelly Clarkson
"I'll Be Home For Christmas" - Kelly Clarkson
"Silent Night (feat. Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood" - Kelly Clarkson (would've made my top 10 but ewww @ Reba)
"Baby It's Cold Outside (feat. Ronnie Dunn)" - Kelly Clarkson
:)
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Post by dbhmr on Nov 14, 2013 13:49:39 GMT -5
^That obv, but I won't plagiarize, so here's my slightly left-of-center (maybe?) top ten (with preferred/favorite renditions).
1. Carol of the Bells (piano or full choir/orchestra only)
2. What Child Is This (Sarah McLachlan)
3. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)
4. All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey)
5. Underneath The Tree (Kelly Clarkson)
6. O Holy Night (Mariah Carey, Josh Groban)
7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Judy Garland, Kelly Clarkson, Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble...hard to go wrong on this one)
8. Blue Christmas (Elvis Presley, Kelly Clarkson)
9. All Alone On Christmas (Darlene Love)
10. Sally's Song (Fiona Apple...not remotely traditional, but haunting and chilly as f**k)
Honorable mentions:
Wintersong (Sarah McLachlan)
Let It Snow!
Little Drummer Boy
It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Ave Maria
Silent Night
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2013 16:59:07 GMT -5
No order for me, but here are my favorites:
White Christmas - The Drifters
Silver & Gold - Burl Ives
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
Underneath The Tree - Kelly Clarkson
Last Christmas - Wham!
Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby
Santa Baby - Madonna
Do You Hear What I Hear? - Whitney Houston
Mary's Boy Child - Boney M
Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band w/ the Harlem Community Choir
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Johnny Mathis
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
Merry Christmas Baby - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
The Little Drummer Boy - The Jackson 5
Please Come Home for Christmas - Bon Jovi
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
Carol Of The Bells - Various
O Holy Night - Various
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