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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 12:49:12 GMT -5
14. "O Christmas Tree"
Album: Classic Christmas Track #8 Runtime: 2:28Total: 128 Average: 16.0 Std Dev: 10.77 (2nd largest!!!) bboat11 - 2LBTrocks - 9kamala 2024 truther - 9ClevelandRox - 10gonecountry - 13castleoblivion26 - 25Cody Wants Out... - 30tim - 30
{Songs Remaining} Away In A Manger Christmas Cookies Hark, The Herald Angels Sing Jingle Bell Rock Joy To The World O Come, All Ye Faithful Old Time Christmas Silent Night There’s A New Kid In Town Up On The Housetop We Three Kings What A Merry Christmas This Could Be Winter Wonderland
Strait To You: 4/10 Wherever You Are: 2/10 Classic Christmas: 6/10 Other: 1/1
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 12:53:24 GMT -5
"O Christmas Tree" ended up being the second-most polarizing song of this entire rankdown. Five top 15 ranks contrasted pretty starkly with two bottom 2 votes and a random 25.
I have always loved George's version of this song. First of all, it is not a Christmas song that is covered very often (which is one of the major strengths of the Classic Christmas album, imo. Most of the songs are not over-covered!) But second of all, I love the production and instrumentation. The harmonies are so crisp and warm, and George manages to sound both nostalgic and wistful. I love it!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 12:57:32 GMT -5
13. "Up On The Housetop"
Album: Classic Christmas Track #6 Runtime: 2:49Total: 122 Average: 15.25 Std Dev: 5.09 (3rd smallest!!) tim - 9bboat11 - 10gonecountry - 11LBTrocks - 15Cody Wants Out... - 16castleoblivion26 - 17kamala 2024 truther - 21ClevelandRox - 23
{Songs Remaining} Away In A Manger Christmas Cookies Hark, The Herald Angels Sing Jingle Bell Rock Joy To The World O Come, All Ye Faithful Old Time Christmas Silent Night There’s A New Kid In Town We Three Kings What A Merry Christmas This Could Be Winter Wonderland
Strait To You: 4/10 Wherever You Are: 2/10 Classic Christmas: 6/10 Other: 1/1
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:00:41 GMT -5
12. "Away In A Manger"
Album: Merry Christmas Strait To You Track #5 Runtime: 2:44Total: 122 Average: 15.25 Std Dev: 8.19LBTrocks - 4kamala 2024 truther - 7ClevelandRox - 8castleoblivion26 - 14tim - 19gonecountry - 22Cody Wants Out... - 22bboat11 - 26
{Songs Remaining} Christmas Cookies Hark, The Herald Angels Sing Jingle Bell Rock Joy To The World O Come, All Ye Faithful Old Time Christmas Silent Night There’s A New Kid In Town We Three Kings What A Merry Christmas This Could Be Winter Wonderland
Strait To You: 3/10 Wherever You Are: 2/10 Classic Christmas: 6/10 Other: 1/1
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:04:36 GMT -5
11. "We Three Kings"
Album: Classic Christmas Track #2 Runtime: 2:34Total: 115 Average: 14.38 Std Dev: 9.49LBTrocks - 3ClevelandRox - 6bboat11 - 9gonecountry - 10kamala 2024 truther - 12Cody Wants Out... - 20castleoblivion26 - 27tim - 28
{Songs Remaining} Christmas Cookies Hark, The Herald Angels Sing Jingle Bell Rock Joy To The World O Come, All Ye Faithful Old Time Christmas Silent Night There’s A New Kid In Town What A Merry Christmas This Could Be Winter Wonderland
Strait To You: 3/10 Wherever You Are: 2/10 Classic Christmas: 5/10 Other: 1/1
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:08:11 GMT -5
Speaking of songs that are not covered very often!!! "We Three Kings" is one of the rarer Christmas classics, and it is pretty cool to see George dust it off instead of opting for one of the more obvious covers that he hasn't tackled yet and could have chosen instead. He does a fantastic job with this one too. I love the chorus of this song so much, and the harmonies he layers in there really help this whole thing sound so smooth.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:12:47 GMT -5
10. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
Album: Classic Christmas Track #5
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:17:12 GMT -5
"O Come All Ye Faithful" is a severely over-covered Christmas song, but George's manages to set itself apart from the pack with its straightforward traditional country groove. This version could almost be called brisk, which is very unusual for this song! Usually this one is a sweeping orchestral ballad, which is either phenomenal or incredibly boring depending on how strong the vocalist is and how well done the production is. George sidesteps all those pitfalls and manages to create a whole new identity for this song, and the result is very compelling! Glad to see it make the top 10.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:20:11 GMT -5
9. "What A Merry Christmas This Could Be"
Album: Merry Christmas Strait To You Track #10
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:22:12 GMT -5
The namesake for this rankdown bows out at #9! Unfortunately for LBTrocks, he becomes the second person to lose his #1. Even more unfortunately for Flops, this is his FOURTH top 5 loss in a row The only song from his top 5 remaining is his #2. This song is a little stale because the '80s production is so bad. The melody is pretty memorable, but I am shocked to see this do well enough to make the top 10!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:25:44 GMT -5
8. "Joy To The World"
Album: Classic Christmas Track #1
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:27:40 GMT -5
"Joy To The World" bows out next, and castleoblivion26 FINALLY loses his last place I have always loved George's version of this song. The song itself has one of the catchiest melodies of all the Christmas songs, and his is by far one of my favorite versions! I am DEAD seeing this in everybody's top 12 except for two people
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:30:20 GMT -5
7. "Winter Wonderland"
Album: Merry Christmas Strait To You Track #3
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:32:06 GMT -5
Despite the early demolition of Merry Christmas Wherever You Are, Merry Christmas Strait To You is actually the first album to be down to only 1 song left! "There's A New Kid In Town" is the lone holdout from that album.
I mentioned in the Faith Hill rankdown a couple days ago that "Winter Wonderland" is one of the most over-covered Christmas songs, so I am getting pretty tired of it. That being said, I think George's has a whimsical energy to it that a lot of versions lack, so his is one of my favorites!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:35:10 GMT -5
6. "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing"
Album: Classic Christmas Track #9
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:37:13 GMT -5
With the reveal of "Hark", Classic Christmas is now also down to 1 song left, meaning that Merry Christmas Wherever You Are is now the final album to have multiple songs standing!!!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:39:37 GMT -5
5. "Silent Night"
Album: Classic Christmas Track #3
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:41:33 GMT -5
With the reveal of "Silent Night", we say goodbye to the Classic Christmas album! SN was tied with "Hark", but edged into the top 5 because it was gonecountry's #1 even though "Hark" was a less polarizing song.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:44:23 GMT -5
4. "Old Time Christmas"
Album: Merry Christmas Wherever You Are Track #3 Runtime: 3:19
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:46:52 GMT -5
"Old Time Christmas" was indeed a contender to do very well in this rankdown! It was actually at #2 for most of the submission process, thanks to FIVE top 5 ranks from kamala 2024 truther, Cody Wants Out..., castleoblivion26, tim, and myself. However, the 3 random bottom 10 ranks helped push this down to #4... Otherwise it absolutely would have finished in the top 2! This song has a very classic melody to it. One of George's best Christmas originals, for sure. I am so happy to see it be so well-received overall!
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:49:28 GMT -5
3. "There's A New Kid In Town"
Album: Merry Christmas Strait To You Track #2
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:51:20 GMT -5
"There's A New Kid In Town" was once again a favorite in this rankdown! Everybody put this in their top 15...except for a random bottom 3 from gonecountry. castleoblivion26 and ClevelandRox are the next two to lose their #1, marking this the first song to have multiple #1 losses.
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 13:55:59 GMT -5
2. "Jingle Bell Rock"
Album: Merry Christmas Wherever You Are Track #2 Runtime: 2:15
1. "Christmas Cookies"
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Post by LBTrocks on Dec 23, 2019 14:03:35 GMT -5
Blech Thanks for hosting bboat11 I guess
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 14:06:34 GMT -5
"Jingle Bell Rock" is such a fun song, and in my opinion George's is one of the very best versions of it. His has a charismatic joy to it that really brings out all the most iconic things about the song. I am okay seeing this do so well! It didn't get any #1s, or even #2s, but it was the least-polarizing song in this rankdown. Everybody put it in their 3-16 range, which is quite impressive! "Christmas Cookies" was the correct winner here, and was at #1 for the entire submission process (as it rightfully deserved!!) This song is so whimsical and fun. The talk-singing might otherwise turn people off, but I think George has the perfect personality to make it work. This is the definition of a modern classic; I still hear it on the radio all the time when the Christmas season is here! Aside from a failed tanking from LBTrocks , EVERYBODY put this in or near their top 10. Myself and Cody Wants Out... are the lucky winners with a perfect ranking Thank you to everyone who participated!!!!! I know nobody has been celebrating Christmas this year, so it was nice to have at least a couple people care. Now, I am PUMPED to get back into the regular albums!!!!!! Stay tuned!!!!!!!
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Post by LBTrocks on Dec 23, 2019 14:08:19 GMT -5
Yeah I don’t like it
Anything out of my top 10, I wouldn’t listen to lol
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 14:10:03 GMT -5
Yeah I don’t like it Anything out of my top 10, I wouldn’t listen to lol And yet you like "The Weekend"...
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Post by LBTrocks on Dec 23, 2019 14:11:09 GMT -5
Yeah I don’t like it Anything out of my top 10, I wouldn’t listen to lol And yet you like "The Weekend"... its not a Xmas song which automatically makes it better
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Post by bboat11 on Dec 23, 2019 14:14:33 GMT -5
Final Recap:
31. All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) (211)
30. For Christ's Sake, It's Christmas (202) 29. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (175) 28. Noel Leon (171) 27. Santa's On His Way (165) 26. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (149) 25. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (149) 24. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (145) 23. I Know What I Want For Christmas (145) 22. The Christmas Song (144) 21. Merry Christmas (Wherever You Are) (140)
20. White Christmas (138) 19. When It's Christmas Time In Texas (137) 18. Merry Christmas Strait To You (137) 17. Jingle Bells (134) 16. Deck The Halls (129) 15. Frosty The Snowman (128) 14. O Christmas Tree (128) 13. Up On The Housetop (122) 12. Away In A Manger (122) 11. We Three Kings (115)
10. O Come, All Ye Faithful (112) 09. What A Merry Christmas This Could Be (105) 08. Joy To The World (103) 07. Winter Wonderland (102) 06. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing (90) 05. Silent Night (90) 04. Old Time Christmas (80) 03. There's A New Kid In Town (75) 02. Jingle Bell Rock (70) 01. Christmas Cookies (55)
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Dec 23, 2019 15:39:01 GMT -5
Well at least OTC made it to #4...sigh Also not upset however to see Christmas Cookies take this. If it wasn't my #1 that won at least my #2 could take it (and it's a worthy winner imo) Thanks for hosting bboat11 and Merry Christmas y'all!
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