Favorite Christmas Song

**Abbax8** · 12-08-2010, 18:05

It's that time of year, OK technically it's Advent in the Christian world, and the Christmas songs are in the air. So what are your favorite Holiday tunes? I have several so I'll just name my 5 favorites (you can name more or less):

1) Silent Night (my favorite)
2) Charlie Brown Christmas Song (from long ago good memories)
3) White Christmas
4) Carol of the Bells
5) Mary Did You Know?

Each of these songs will give me an emotional response when I either hear them or sing them.

Dennis

**southernrock** · 12-08-2010, 18:14

"Silent Night", and "Mary Did You Know?" would be on my list also, Dennis. I would add "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", Handel's "Messiah" and for a less reverent pick, "Run, Run Rudolph" by Chuck Berry

**TonyU** · 12-09-2010, 20:23

Little Drummer Boy.

**David Craik** · 12-11-2010, 08:57

Despite the fact that I am a dirty heathen, my favorite is "Mary, Did You Know?". I think it is beautiful.

**TonyU** · 12-11-2010, 10:00

Originally Posted by David Craik

Despite the fact that I am a dirty heathen, my favorite is "Mary, Did You Know?". I think it is beautiful.

Why does it have to be a "dirty" heathen? Why can't you be a clean one?

**Tripitaka of AA** · 12-11-2010, 10:36

Nat King Cole - "The Christmas Song" (".. chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose")

Bing Crosby - "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" although it may be the Perry Como version, I'm not sure.

"Come All Ye Faithful" - yep, some songs are just designed to warm the heart, heathen or not. In fact, I think church hymns include many of the best songs ever written. Especially when sung by kids... or a crowd of adults dressed in big coats with scarves and wolly hats, standing on a cold street corner.

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" - Brenda Lee (recorded when she was 14!)

I'm working in my local supermarket at night and I hear a lot of these songs over and over and over.... I've been hearing a lot of different versions of the same old songs lately.

**Ramirez** · 12-11-2010, 15:55

**Tripitaka of AA** · 12-11-2010, 16:10

How did I guess that Mark would find a Steve Morse track to go on here!

**Webmaster** · 12-11-2010, 17:12

Originally Posted by Tripitaka of AA

How did I guess that Mark would find a Steve Morse track to go on here!

Or that I'd come up with a Dio song...

**Tripitaka of AA** · 12-12-2010, 09:55

Thank for that Robert, it helped me find this; Lemmy, Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl... Run Rudolph Run

**Ramirez** · 12-12-2010, 11:54

**Mark Jordan** · 12-12-2010, 20:36

I grew up listening to Perry como. I still have The Perry Como Christmas 12" long-play album but don't have the stereo player anymore. I bought his CDs and my faves are O Holy Night, Little Town of Bethlehem and (There's no Place Like) Home For The Holidays.

**southernrock** · 12-13-2010, 11:30

Honorable Mention, the original Catwoman:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MBvC...eature=related

**WhiteBeltJones** · 12-13-2010, 14:46

My favorite songs at Christmas tend to be hymns. Just from the top of my head...

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent
O Come Emmanuel
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
What Child is This?
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Other songs I like:
Mary, Did You Know?
Blue Christmas (Both Elvis and Sheryl Crow do a respectable version)
Carol of the Bells
Handel's Messiah
Elf's Lament (and pretty much the rest of BNL's "Barenaked for the Holidays" album)
Little Saint Nick (Gotta give the Beach Boys love)

**Michael J. Bray** · 12-14-2010, 15:42

This oe touched me deeply from the first time I heard it. I hope you enjoy it as well. Merry Christmas to all here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPbV_HTpyx0

**Rasputin** · 12-15-2010, 16:48

My personal favorite is South Park's Mr. Garrison's paean to Christmases throughout the world. I would link to it but I daresay it doesn't exactly fit the vein of the others posted so far.

**Ramirez** · 12-15-2010, 19:39

Whoever thought about putting these two together must have been smoking some Bob Marley strength pot....but the result is great, Bing Crosby and David Bowie.

**WhiteBeltJones** · 12-16-2010, 12:10

Originally Posted by Ramirez

Whoever thought about putting these two together must have been smoking some Bob Marley strength pot....but the result is great, Bing Crosby and David Bowie.

This collab is one of my wife's favorites.