fiasconva
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"Rockin' around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee and "Blue Christmas" by Elvis.
WHAT CHRISTMAS SONGS DO YOU HATE?
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I'm not really sure why I loathe "Little Drummer Boy". However, one Christmas I heard Joan Jett's version. That one's not bad.
The example above aside, I wonder why some singers/groups feel obliged to produce a Christmas album? The "Twisted Christmas" albums excepted. Some of those are hysterical.
Some of the older standards in their original language are really neat.
The example above aside, I wonder why some singers/groups feel obliged to produce a Christmas album? The "Twisted Christmas" albums excepted. Some of those are hysterical.
Some of the older standards in their original language are really neat.
2 words. Mariah Carey.
Having sung in an Anglican (Episcopal) cathedral choir for 30 years (alas, no more) we sang a lot of those, one of my Christmas favorites being various arrangements of "In Dulci Jubilo", in this case in both original languages, German & Latin:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAR-Q-zfkiw[/ame]
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LOL! On one of my go-to classical stations this morning, I heard a somewhat familiar tune played by a string quartet. To my surprise, it was MC's "All I want for Christmas is You", played by The Vitamin String Quartet
(Yes, it's on YooToob bit I won't post the link.)They've been around since 1999. How come I'd not heard of them B4, I wondered.
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But as a respite from what I call "Weinachts-schlock", I'm going to listen to this wonderful program again- the WDR (West German Broacdcasting) Big Band's Christmas show from last year 
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICNmAJEZNAc[/ame]
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICNmAJEZNAc[/ame]
Commercials that reword lyrics may bring me mild dyspepsia.
outta_ammo
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By the time Christmas rolls around I'm pretty sick of ALL of it!
Anything by Brenda Lee . Elvis .. Blue Christmas . They run it in the ground .
I get tired of 12 Days of Christmas and Chestnuts roasting very early in the season.
A long time ago my mother had an electric santa that walked while playing some inane x-mas song. It disappeared, but a photograph was later discovered that showed the exact moment a m-80 went off on it's back side. Smoke, a little red fur and on to a Happy New Year!
Unlike most of you, I love all Christmas songs. Even "I Want an Alien for Christmas." My absolute favorites, though, are the Guaraldi arrangements from A Charlie Brown Christmas. If I had to pick one song as a favorite it's probably Christmas Time is Here (sorry ditrina).
An old recording of me playing it (rather poorly) on piano:
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An old recording of me playing it (rather poorly) on piano:
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You're a braver man than I am, Gunda Din!As to the Vince Guaraldi, it's such a classic that it's hard not to like... although the singing is fairly ghastly, even for a kids' choir. (Probably intentional, for "atmosphere.")
But YMMV, and it's all good. There's enough of just about everything to keep us happy (or grumbling.)
The harshest critics are themselves. Dennis, that was done very well with feeling. (Touch sensitive keys don't lie)
PS: I, too, am a Gauraldi fan.
Once you hear I'm a Christmas Tree by Wild Man Fisher and Dr. Demento, you'll appreciate all the others! 
The Last Standing Knight
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Add "Happy Holidays" by Andy Williams.
Imagine working overnight in an office building with this song playing on an endless loop all night.
ACORN
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The barking dogs “Jingle Bells” and “I want a hippopotamus for Christmas”.
WHAT?????
You're making this up just for effe... oh, wait...
And she actually got one, too.
ACORN
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WHAT?????
And she actually got one, too.
I hope it sat on her
