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Post by gonecountry on Nov 21, 2015 8:09:44 GMT -5
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1. O Holy Night – Chris Young
2. I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Craig Campbell
3. Hard Candy Christmas – Dolly Parton
4. Santa, I’m Right Here - Toby Keith
5. Please Come Home for Christmas – Gary Allan
6. Away in a Manger – Tammy Wynette
7. Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley
8. Up on the Housetop – George Strait
9. Rockin Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
10. Let's be Naughty (and Save Santa the Trip) – Gary Allan
So Sue Me
1. Merry Christmas From the Family – Robert Earl Keen
2. Christmas Shoes – NewSong
3. Last Christmas – Taylor Swift
4. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer – Elmo and Patsy and Elmo
5. Run Run Rudolph – Luke Bryan
Worst
1. I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Rascal Flatts
2. Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) – John Denver
3. When It’s Christmas Time in Texas – George Strait (I like George Strait, but the video is too cheesy/bizarre)
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Post by straitfan87 on Nov 22, 2015 11:07:22 GMT -5
Some of my favorites off top of my head:
Merry Christmas Strait to You - George Strait
Frosty the Snowman - George Strait
I Only Want You for Christmas - Alan Jackson
Let It Be Christmas - Alan Jackson
Christmas in Dixie - Alabama
I'll Be Home for Christmas - Vince Gill
Looking for Christmas - Clint Black
Basically every Christmas since I remember we play
Merry Christmas Strait to You! George Strait
Honky Tonk Christmas Alan Jackson
Alabama Christmas Alabama
Let There Be Peace on Earth Vince Gill
Looking for Christmas Clint Black
among others
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Post by dub on Nov 22, 2015 18:28:43 GMT -5
Top 5 Specifically Country Christmas Songs:
Silent Night - Sugarland
O Holy Night - Martina McBride
River - Sam Palladio (from Nashville)
All I Want For Christmas Is You - LeAnn Rimes
Baby It's Cold Outside - Martina McBride & Dean Martin
Honorable Mentions
White Christmas - Michael Buble & Shania Twain (not really country, but Shan though)
The Little Drummer Boy - MercyMe (not hard and fast country either, but sounds countryish)
Celebrate Me Home - LeAnn Rimes & Gavin DeGraw
White Christmas - Taylor Swift
Go Tell It On The Mountain - Sara Evans
A few perfect Christmas albums
Gold & Green - Sugarland
White Christmas - Martina McBride
Lots of good stuff among LeAnn Rimes's Christmas albums
Elvis Christmas Duets
My Top 5 Christmas Songs Generally:
Little Drummer Boy
Silent Night
O Holy Night
The Christmas Songs (Chestnuts Roasting...)
Baby It's Cold Outside
Bottom 5 - not any particular artists, but I don't like any of these songs in general
Frosty the Snowman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Santa Baby
Carol of the Bells
What Child Is This
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Post by Andy on Nov 22, 2015 20:55:42 GMT -5
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1. Robert Earl Keen - Merry Christmas From the Family
2. Buck Owens - Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
3. John Denver - Please Daddy Dont' Get Drunk This Christmas
4. Robert Earl Keen - Happy Holidays Y'all (the lesser known, but nearly-as-good sequel)
5. Toby Keith - Santa I'm Right Here
6. Joe Diffie - Leroy the Redneck Reindeer
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Nov 23, 2015 0:44:24 GMT -5
A few that I like
* Vince Vance & the Valiants - All I Want for Christmas Is You
* Jeff Foxworthy with Jeff Foxworthy - Redneck 12 Days of Christmas
* Ricochet - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (some tasty harmonies here; why didn't you guys sing like that on your big hits?)
* 4 Runner - What Child Is This? (some more amazing harmonies, and one of the few renditions to include the lesser-known "Raise, raise the song on high" lyric)
* Jimmy Wayne - Paper Angels
* Collin Raye - What If Jesus Comes Back Like That (not a Christmas song per se, but it sorta fits)
* Kenny Chesney - All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan
* George Strait - Christmas Cookies (reminds me a lot of a late 80s Ray Stevens cut)
* Almost anyone who's ever cut it, but if I had to pick one version I'd probably go for the Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas
* Joe Diffie - Leroy the Redneck Reindeer
* Willie Nelson - Pretty Paper
* Roger Miller - Old Toy Trains
* Buck Owens - Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy
* Dolly Parton - Hard Candy Christmas
* Kenny Rogers/Wynonna - Mary, Did You Know?
* Montgomery Gentry - Merry Christmas from the Family
* Skip Ewing - Christmas Carol
* Brad Paisley with Brad Paisley - Born on Christmas Day (I actually heard a DJ introduce it that way once)
* Keith Harling - Santa's Got a Semi
* Toby Keith - Santa I'm Right Here
* LeAnn Rimes - Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart
* The Oak Ridge Boys - Thank God for Kids
* Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas
* Alan Jackson - Let It Be Christmas
* Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December
And not really "country" per se, but I have a soft spot for "Rusty Chevrolet" by Da Yoopers, which a lot of country stations play around these parts.
That I don't like:
* Faith Hill - Where Are You, Christmas? (overwrought, belty clichéfest just like everything else she was releasing in that timespan. And this is from someone who thought the Jim Carrey Grinch movie wasn't that bad.)
* The Oak Ridge Boys - Christmas Is Paintin' the Town (this would actually be OK otherwise, but that kids' chorus SHOUTING EVERY SINGLE LINE kills it)
* Reba - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (this song only works when sung by a very young boy, not a grown-ass woman)
* Anyone who's ever done it - Feliz Navidad (this song repeats itself so much that I'm surprised "apply directly to the forehead" isn't a lyric)
* Blake Shelton - that awkward-ass rewrite of "Home" that he did for the Christmas album, because of how badly all the Christmas-y stuff is shoehorned in
* Anyone who's recorded "My Favorite Things" which is NOT A FREAKING CHRISTMAS SONG WHAT THE HELL EVEN MAKES YOU THINK THAT IT IS (@#$U(OAJDSFJSJFSFS
Also, I don't hate "O Holy Night", but I think that way too many people use it because it's a "hey look, I can hit really high notes!" song and not because they genuinely like it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 22:13:39 GMT -5
My Favourites:
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem - Oak Ridge Boys
Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Oak Ridge Boys
Belleau Wood - Garth Brooks
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Garth Brooks
O Holy Night - Easton Corbin
Winter Wonderland - Brad Paisley
The First Noel - Lady Antebellum
We Three Kings - George Strait
The Woodshed is Full - Dean Brody
For the Ukrainians:
Eleven Days from Christmas - Metro
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Nov 24, 2015 22:18:55 GMT -5
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Post by popstop on Nov 24, 2015 22:38:42 GMT -5
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Post by stanches2318 on Nov 24, 2015 22:58:56 GMT -5
Top 5:
1. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Vince Vance
2. "Rockin Around The Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee
3. " Holly Jolly Christmas" by Alan Jackson
4. "12 Redneck Days Of Christmas" by Jeff Foxworthy
5. "Til Santa Gone" by Clint Black
Bottom 5
1. "Santa Baby" by Kellie Pickler
2. " Last Christmas" by Taylor Swift
3. "Deck The Halls" by SheDaisy
4. I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus" Reba McEntire
5. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by LeAnn Rimes
Top 5 non country
1. "Feliz Navidad" by Jose Feliciano
2. " Please Come Home For Christmas" by Eagles
3. " All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Megan Nicole
4. "Sleigh Ride" by Karmin
5. " Last Christmas" Ashley Tisdale
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Post by popstop on Nov 24, 2015 23:16:03 GMT -5
BTW, my top ten country in my seasonal collection: :)
1. Vince Vance and the Valients - All I Want for Christmas Is You
2. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Colorado Christmas
3. Shelby Lynne - Squat
4. Billy Gilman - I'm Gonna Email Santa
5. Bridgit Kaelin - Blue Dreidel #9 (Chanukah)
6. Faron Young - I'm Gonna Tell Santa Claus On You
7. Loretta Lynn - To Heck With Ole Santa Claus
8. Reba McEntire - Up on the Housetop
9. Carlene Carter - A 55 Teleaster Under My Tree
10. Carrie Underwood - Hark the Herald Angels Sing
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Post by countryfan15 on Nov 25, 2015 0:32:05 GMT -5
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1. Vince Vance And The Valiants-All I Want For Christmas Is You
2. Toby Keith- Santa I'm Right Here
3.Sammy Kershaw -Christmas Time's A Comin
4. Tim Mcgraw-Dear Santa ( This is one of my absolute favorites and I've had no luck finding it on cd!:( )
5. Alan Jackson -Holly Jolly Christmas
6.Garth Brooks-Santa Looked Alot Like Daddy
7. Joe Diffie - Leroy The Redneck Reindeer
Yes I love originality in Christmas songs but there's alot of regular favorites I love by several artists.
Bottom :
1. Clint Black -Milk And Cookies ( This song is just...bad)
2. Luke Bryan -Run Run Rudolph
3. Any version of Santa Baby
4. Willie Nelson -Pretty Paper
5.Lady Antebellum -Baby It's Cold Outside
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Post by Todd on Nov 27, 2015 18:13:20 GMT -5
11 Favorites
1. Jim Reeves - "An Old Christmas Card"
2. Randy Travis - "Oh, What a Silent Night"
3. Roger Miller - "Old Toy Trains"
4. Bobby Helms - "Jingle Bell Rock"
5. Roy Orbison - "Pretty Paper"
6. Vince Vance & the Valiants - "All I Want for Christmas is You"
7. Kenny & Dolly - "Christmas Without You"
8. Leann Rimes - "Put a Little Holiday In Your Heart"
9. Burl Ives - "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
10. Ricky Van Shelton - "Country Christmas"
11. Kenny & Dolly - "A Christmas to Remember"
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Post by someguy on Nov 28, 2015 1:12:06 GMT -5
My favourite original country Christmas songs (not counting classics that have been done numerous times):
Trisha Yearwood - "It Wasn't His Child", "Take A Walk Through Bethlehem", "Santa On The Rooftop"
Reba McEntire - "This Is My Prayer For You", "The Secret Of Giving"
Sugarland - "Little Wood Guitar"
Faith Hill - "Where Are You Christmas"
Dixie Chicks - "Merry Christmas From The Family"
Farmer's Daughter - "Must've Been Ol' Santa Claus"
Garth Brooks - "Belleau Wood"
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Post by bigfan101 on Nov 28, 2015 10:51:51 GMT -5
Five is hard, but the top two are easily Deck The Halls by SheDaisy and Santa Baby by Kellie Pickler
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Post by bksouthga on Dec 18, 2015 20:40:01 GMT -5
A couple of ground rules for me on this:
I only have a top 5, no bottom. Christmas only comes once a year so if I hate it, I forget about it.
I am only including written country Christmas songs, not country singers doing standards or carols. Although if I must choose, I love Alan Jackson's Holly Jolly Christmas and George Strait's Winter Wonderland. So without further ado here's my top five.
1. It Wasn't His Child - Skip Ewing
2. New Kid in Town - Keith Whitley
3. I Only Want You for Christmas- Alan Jackson
4. Til Santa's Gone - Clint Black
5. Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle
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Post by sabre14 on Dec 18, 2015 21:01:24 GMT -5
A couple of ground rules for me on this: I only have a top 5, no bottom. Christmas only comes once a year so if I hate it, I forget about it. I am only including written country Christmas songs, not country singers doing standards or carols. Although if I must choose, I love Alan Jackson's Holly Jolly Christmas and George Strait's Winter Wonderland. So without further ado here's my top five. 1. It Wasn't His Child - Skip Ewing 2. New Kid in Town - Keith Whitley 3. I Only Want You for Christmas- Alan Jackson 4. Til Santa's Gone - Clint Black 5. Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle I features AJ's song in the other Christmas thread a few days ago. :) Love Clint's, too! I know some don't care for it but I think it's great; very nostalgic for me. |
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Post by bksouthga on Dec 18, 2015 21:58:34 GMT -5
A couple of ground rules for me on this: I only have a top 5, no bottom. Christmas only comes once a year so if I hate it, I forget about it. I am only including written country Christmas songs, not country singers doing standards or carols. Although if I must choose, I love Alan Jackson's Holly Jolly Christmas and George Strait's Winter Wonderland. So without further ado here's my top five. 1. It Wasn't His Child - Skip Ewing 2. New Kid in Town - Keith Whitley 3. I Only Want You for Christmas- Alan Jackson 4. Til Santa's Gone - Clint Black 5. Nothing But a Child - Steve Earle I features AJ's song in the other Christmas thread a few days ago. :) Love Clint's, too! I know some don't care for it but I think it's great; very nostalgic for me. Yeah I saw Clint's song on a bad list or two and I am not sure why. It's just bad is not a reason to me. |
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Post by sabre14 on Dec 19, 2015 0:58:18 GMT -5
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1. Alan Jackson - "Let It Be Christmas"
2. Vince Vance & the Valiants - "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
3. Skip Ewing - "Christmas Carol"
4. Carrie Underwood - "Do You Hear What I Hear"
5. Brad Paisley - "Born On Christmas Day"
6. George Strait - "Christmas Cookies"
7. Montgomery Gentry - "Merry Christmas From The Family"
8. Carrie Underwood - "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
9. Gary Allan - "Please Come Home For Christmas"
10. Jimmy Wayne - "Paper Angels"
11. Clint Black - "Til Santa's Gone (Milk And Cookies)"
12. Garth Brooks - "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"
13. Martina McBride - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
14. Rodney Carrington - "Camouflage And Christmas Lights"
15. SHeDaisy - "Deck The Halls" (props to SHeDaisy for taking a boring Christmas song and making it a catchy earworm)
16. Jo Dee Messina - "Sleigh Ride"
17. Randy Travis - "Jingle Bell Rock"
18. Martina McBride - "Silver Bells"
19. Kenny Chesney - "All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan"
20. Tim McGraw - "Dear Santa"
21. Joe Diffie - "Leroy The Redneck Reindeer"
22. Lonestar - "Little Drummer Boy"
23. Toby Keith - "Old Toy Trains" (love the Roger Miller original, but this is the one I grew up with)
24. Gary Allan - "Let's Be Naughty (And Save Santa The Trip)"
25. Alabama - "Christmas In Dixie"
26. Father Ted Berndt - "Soldier's Silent Night" (not really a song but I had to include it)
BOTTOM:
1. Any version of "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
2. Blake's Christmas version of "Home"
3. Faith Hill - "Where Are You, Christmas?"
4. NewSong - "The Christmas Shoes" (my sister thinks I'm just being mean disliking this but it's so sappy, it's not tolerable)
5. Clare Bowen - "Santa Baby"
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 19, 2015 2:36:49 GMT -5
I've heard this one on the radio several times now this season for the first time, but I love Blake Shelton's "Santa's Got a Choo Choo Train." I hadn't heard it until this year, but one of the stations in Wichita apparently loves it, lol. Great song though... much better than "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" which is among the worst Christmas songs to hear on the radio because it's so incredibly basic and repetitive (since the song would only be like a minute long otherwise).
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Post by stanches2318 on Dec 19, 2015 3:01:37 GMT -5
Down here in Sparta Tn they keep playing Lady Antebellum Christmas songs more than anybody on 106.9 . They also play "Santa Baby" by Kellie Pickler a lot and it's annoying. ????
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 19, 2015 3:32:23 GMT -5
They also play "Santa Baby" by Kellie Pickler a lot and it's annoying. ???? Dang. I wish I'd hear Kellie Pickler's "Santa Baby" on the radio. One of my favorites. <3 Although "My Christmas Caroline" is even better. I'd love to see that get enough spins that it could crack the charts this season but I doubt it.  |
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Post by sbp17 on Dec 19, 2015 17:33:50 GMT -5
Oh this is a good idea and I overlooked it.
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1. Walk Through Bethlehem - Trisha Yearwood
2. Beautiful Star of Bethlehem - The Judds
3. Up On The Housetop - Reba
4. Where Are You Christmas - Faith Hill
5. O Holy Night - Martina McBride
6. Do You Hear What I Hear - Carrie Underwood
7. O Come O Come Emmanuel - The Henningsens
8. Breath Of Heaven - Vince Gill
9. Let It Be Christmas - Alan Jackson
10. Come All Ye Faithful - Patty Loveless
11. For Unto You This Night - Garth Brooks
12. We Three Kings - Dolly Parton
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Post by someguy on Dec 19, 2015 17:44:18 GMT -5
I love "Take A Walk Through Bethlehem". It's unfortunate that it's so obscure and unknown.
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Post by phil1996 on Dec 20, 2015 12:06:34 GMT -5
1. Chris Young: O Holy Night (this is amazing)
2. Toby Keith: Little Drummer Boy
3. MG: Merry Christmas From the Family
4. George Strait: Christmas Cookies
5. Gary Allan: Please Come Home For Christmas
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 0:09:44 GMT -5
I listen to Sugarland's Gold and Green every year and love it!
A few other favourites:
Go Tell It On The Mountain - Little Big Town (such a good rendition of this song!)
Do You Hear What I Hear - Carrie Underwood
Deck The Halls - SHeDAISY
O Come All Ye Faithful - Sara Evans
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