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Thread started 12/01/14 8:11am

JabarR74

Favorite Christmas Songs Thread

Now that its December, I would like to do a thread on your fave Christmas songs. So come and post away!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Reply #1 posted 12/01/14 9:29am

namepeace

In terms of original compositions:

"What Christmas Means To Me" -- Stevie Wonder

"Christmastime Is Here" -- Vince Guaraldi Trio

"Purple Snowflakes" -- Marvin Gaye

"Another Lonely Christmas" -- Prince & The Revolution

"Another Christmas Song" -- Stephen Colbert

"Christmas In Hollis" -- Run-DMC

"Merry Christmas All" -- The Salsoul Orchestra (a discovery from this forum)

"Christmas Wrapping" -- The Waitresses

To name a few.

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #2 posted 12/01/14 9:32am

namepeace

In terms of favorite covers, to name very few:

"What Child Is This?" -- Vanessa Williams

"Sleigh Ride" -- Ella Fitzgerald

"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" -- The Miracles

"White Christmas" -- The Supremes

"Silent Night" -- Wynton Marsalis (f. Kathleen Battle)

"Winter Wonderland" -- Shirley Horn

"Greensleeves" -- Vince Guaraldi Trio

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #3 posted 12/01/14 9:53am

MickyDolenz

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Jose Feliciano ~ Feliz Navidad

Kurtis Blow ~ Christmas Rappin'

O'Jays ~ Christmas Ain't Christmas

The Emotions ~ What Do The Lonely Do At Christmastime

Paul McCartney ~ Wonderful Christmastime

Bob Rivers ~ The Twelve Pains Of Christmas

Fabulous Thunderbirds ~ Merry Christmas Darling

Weird Al ~ Christmas At Ground Zero

Marvin Gaye ~ I Want To Come Home For Christmas

Wham! ~ Last Christmas {Pudding Mix}

James Brown ~ Hey America

Vince Guaraldi Trio ~ Christmas Time Is Here {vocal version}

The Eagles ~ Please Come Home For Christmas

Charles Brown ~ Merry Christmas Baby

Bryan Adams ~ Reggae Christmas

Jackson 5 ~ Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Johnny Mathis ~ It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Run DMC ~ Christmas In Hollis

Stevie Wonder ~ Ave Maria

Nat King Cole ~ The Christmas Song

Clarence Carter ~ Back Door Santa

Dolly Parton ~ Hard Candy Christmas

John Mellencamp ~ I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

The Jets ~ Christmas In My Heart

Burl Ives ~ Holly Jolly Christmas

Lloyd Glenn ~ Sleigh Ride

En Vogue ~ Silent Nite

The Temptations ~ Silent Night

Gene Autry ~ Frosty The Snowman

New Kids On The Block ~ This One's For The Children

Bobby "Blue" Bland ~ You Are My Christmas

Elmo & Patsy ~ Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

Donny Hathaway ~ This Christmas

Chuck Berry ~ Run Rudolph Run

The Monkees ~ Riu Chiu

Elton John ~ Step Into Christmas

The Waitresses ~ Christmas Wrapping

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ~ I Can Tell When Christmas Is Near

Bruce Springsteen ~ Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #4 posted 12/01/14 9:58am

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #5 posted 12/01/14 10:02am

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #6 posted 12/01/14 2:11pm

JabarR74

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Reply #7 posted 12/01/14 5:45pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #8 posted 12/01/14 9:55pm

JabarR74

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Reply #9 posted 12/02/14 2:33am

leecappella

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  • "Carol Of The Bells" - The Pointer Sisters
  • "Do You Hear What I Hear?" - Deniece Williams
  • "Mary, Did You Know?" - Clay Aiken
  • "What Child Is This?" (Feat. Mary J. Blige) - Andrea Bocelli
  • "Rosie Christmas" - Donna Summer
  • "Christmas Spirit" - Donna Summer
  • "Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)" - Donna Summer
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Reply #10 posted 12/03/14 12:28pm

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Breath of Heaven

- Grover Washington Jr. feat, Lisa Fischer

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

- Jack Johnson

A Child Is Born

-Diane Reeves

My Favorite Things

- the Supremes

My Favorite Things

-john coltrane

Peace Round

-Yellow Jackets

Christmas Time Is Here(vocal or instrumental)

-Vince Guaraldi Trio

ToyLand

-Perry Como

Hark the Herald Angel Sing

- Take 6

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Reply #11 posted 12/03/14 12:50pm

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You all have posted some really good stuff.

I like to put together diverse Christmas music and send to friends and family with a card

Thanks 4 sharing

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Reply #12 posted 12/03/14 1:00pm

Dilan

MickyDolenz said:

Jose Feliciano ~ Feliz Navidad

Kurtis Blow ~ Christmas Rappin'

O'Jays ~ Christmas Ain't Christmas

The Emotions ~ What Do The Lonely Do At Christmastime

Paul McCartney ~ Wonderful Christmastime

Bob Rivers ~ The Twelve Pains Of Christmas

Fabulous Thunderbirds ~ Merry Christmas Darling

Weird Al ~ Christmas At Ground Zero

Marvin Gaye ~ I Want To Come Home For Christmas

Wham! ~ Last Christmas {Pudding Mix}

James Brown ~ Hey America

Vince Guaraldi Trio ~ Christmas Time Is Here {vocal version}

The Eagles ~ Please Come Home For Christmas

Charles Brown ~ Merry Christmas Baby

Bryan Adams ~ Reggae Christmas

Jackson 5 ~ Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Johnny Mathis ~ It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Run DMC ~ Christmas In Hollis

Stevie Wonder ~ Ave Maria

Nat King Cole ~ The Christmas Song

Clarence Carter ~ Back Door Santa

Dolly Parton ~ Hard Candy Christmas

John Mellencamp ~ I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

The Jets ~ Christmas In My Heart

Burl Ives ~ Holly Jolly Christmas

Lloyd Glenn ~ Sleigh Ride

En Vogue ~ Silent Nite

The Temptations ~ Silent Night

Gene Autry ~ Frosty The Snowman

New Kids On The Block ~ This One's For The Children

Bobby "Blue" Bland ~ You Are My Christmas

Elmo & Patsy ~ Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

Donny Hathaway ~ This Christmas

Chuck Berry ~ Run Rudolph Run

The Monkees ~ Riu Chiu

Elton John ~ Step Into Christmas

The Waitresses ~ Christmas Wrapping

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ~ I Can Tell When Christmas Is Near

Bruce Springsteen ~ Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Hi Micky, out of curiousity what artists would you recommend to someone who is a big fan of mj, prince and george michael? i also like terence, bobby brown, ne-yo, elvis and joe.

I'm feeling a bit fammy™
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Reply #13 posted 12/04/14 10:44am

MickyDolenz

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Dilan said:

Hi Micky, out of curiousity what artists would you recommend to someone who is a big fan of mj, prince and george michael? i also like terence, bobby brown, ne-yo, elvis and joe.

I don't think TTD has any Christmas music, but here's some of the others

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #14 posted 12/04/14 9:45pm

jon1967

Rush rush give me yayo ... blondie
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Reply #15 posted 12/05/14 12:00am

zippa

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Reply #16 posted 12/05/14 11:18am

Dilan

MickyDolenz said:

Dilan said:

Hi Micky, out of curiousity what artists would you recommend to someone who is a big fan of mj, prince and george michael? i also like terence, bobby brown, ne-yo, elvis and joe.

hi, i mean artists/songs in general not xmas themed. thanks

I'm feeling a bit fammy™
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Reply #17 posted 12/05/14 3:52pm

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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout
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Reply #18 posted 12/05/14 9:52pm

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Contemporary favorites...

Vince Guaraldi, "Skating"

Mariah Carey, "All I Want for Christmas is You"

John Coltrane, "My Favorite Things"

George Winston, "Lullaby" (From his recorded version of The Velveteen Rabbit)


Traditional favorites...

"Good King Wenceslas"

"Angels We Have Heard on High"

"Gabriel's Message"

"Alleluia: Videmus Stellam"

"Taladh Chriosta"/"Christ Child's Lullaby"

"Coventry Carol" (sang in at least 3 parts with absolutely filthy dissonance)

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Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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Reply #19 posted 12/06/14 8:57am

jon1967

All i want for xmas is mariah careys boobs neutral
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Reply #20 posted 12/06/14 10:31am

JabarR74

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Reply #21 posted 12/06/14 9:08pm

Hudson

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namepeace said:

In terms of favorite covers, to name very few:

"What Child Is This?" -- Vanessa Williams


I watch the video for that 2 or 3 times a week all year long, It's that good. I remember her performing it on The Rosie O Donnell show in 2001, 5 years after the recording was released. I wish that video was on youtube too.




Also highly recommend listening to these once:

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Reply #22 posted 12/10/14 5:28pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #23 posted 12/11/14 10:10am

OldFriends4Sal
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2000 Miles" is a song by The Pretenders that was released in 1983 (see 1983 in music) as the preceding single to their 1984 album, Learning to Crawl. It was most popular in the UK, where it peaked at No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1983. In the US, it was released as the B-side of both the 7-inch single and 12-inch single remix of the band's hit, "Middle of the Road." Considered a Christmas song, it has been released on various Christmas compilation albums. While most people believe 2,000 miles is the distance between two long distance lovers who miss each other over the holidays, it is actually meant to be for James Honeyman-Scott, the group's original guitar player, who died the year before the song was released.[citation needed] The official video features lead singer Chrissie Hynde dressed as a member of the Salvation Army in a snowy location.

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Reply #24 posted 12/13/14 8:43am

namepeace

NEED TO FIND A SONG: There was a holiday song recorded by a young black female artist within the last 5 years. It had a Janelle Monae-esque, upbeat vibe to it. I heard it on AccuRadio and only saw the album cover, which featured her against a red background. I didn't catch the name of the artist or song.

Any clues?

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #25 posted 12/19/14 4:50pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #26 posted 12/21/14 2:50pm

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You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #27 posted 12/23/14 4:22am

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I don't know who does a better version of "Noel" Celine Dion or Josh Groban...They soar into their upper-register with ease...Mariah Carey's Christmas Album is probably the BEST Xmas Album EVER...It was re-released again this year and like Always it made the top 20 Pop Charts...

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Reply #28 posted 12/23/14 5:34am

Empress

I'm not a big fan of Christmas songs, but I do like Oh Holy Night. It was my mom's favourite. I also love Joni Mitchell's "River".
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Reply #29 posted 12/24/14 12:15pm

MusicAddict95

Chancellor said:

I don't know who does a better version of "Noel" Celine Dion or Josh Groban...They soar into their upper-register with ease...Mariah Carey's Christmas Album is probably the BEST Xmas Album EVER...It was re-released again this year and like Always it made the top 20 Pop Charts...

YASS! As always!!!

Here's a personal favorite of mine from that album:

But of course I LOVE the entire album!

[Edited 12/24/14 12:16pm]

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