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Post by nicola on Dec 18, 2008 19:31:26 GMT
I'm feeling festive! Every Christmas all the music channels just play Christmas songs over and over again and their top Christmas charts. So I'd thought I'd make one of my own! Can you name your top ten Christmas songs? Or, if that's too difficult, name some of your favourites?  Mine are listed here. |
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Post by I-H-F on Dec 18, 2008 21:10:37 GMT
Excellent choice at No. 1 Nicola!  My favourite Christmas songs are: 1. Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York 2. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You 3. John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 4. Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody (It's Christmaaaaaaasss!!) i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif5. Wham! - Last Christmas Although 2, 3, 4 and 5 are so far down the list compared to the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. No Christmas song will ever come close to Fairytale of New York in my opinion. It should never be covered by anyone else. It is perfect as it is. |
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Post by martindn on Dec 18, 2008 21:38:59 GMT
Yes, I agree, Fairytale is a good song. But my tastes tend to be more traditional. So my favourite Christmas songs are mostly carols. Especially when sung by Hayley and I dug out a My Gift to You and a few videos to get my fix, now that the Barbican concert has been cancelled.
Songs I Iove to hear her sing are
O Holy Night
The Angel Gabriel
Mary Did You Know
Silent Night
Of course there are many more that I like too, and good as some of the modern "secular" Christmas songs are. I still prefer traditional carols at Christmas.
Martin
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Post by I-H-F on Dec 18, 2008 21:48:11 GMT
Yes, I agree, Fairytale is a good song. But my tastes tend to be more traditional. So my favourite Christmas songs are mostly carols. Especially when sung by Hayley and I dug out a My Gift to You and a few videos to get my fix, now that the Barbican concert has been cancelled. Songs I Iove to hear her sing are O Holy Night The Angel Gabriel Mary Did You Know Silent Night Of course there are many more that I like too, and good as some of the modern "secular" Christmas songs are. I still prefer traditional carols at Christmas. Martin Ah, I went down the road of the Christmas Pop song... My favourite Christmas traditional song has to be 'O Holy Night'. I also like Hayley's versions of 'Do You Hear What I Hear?' and 'Silent Night'. |
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Post by Colin on Dec 18, 2008 23:25:12 GMT
Hi all
I guess my favourite "modern" Christmas songs are John Lennon's, The Pogues and the original Band Aid's.
Of Hayley's, I love her version of Little Drummer Boy with Paul Byrom. And I'd love to hear her sing the English arrangement of O Little Town of Bethlehem which remains my favourite carol.
Kind reagrds
Colin
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Post by thomas on Dec 21, 2008 22:38:27 GMT
Hi! My favorite Christmas songs from Hayley are "O Holy Night" and "Gabriel's Message". But actually I like every Christmas song when it's sung by Hayley.  From other performers my favorite song is "Warm This Winter" by Gabriella Cilmi. I listen to Gabriella a lot lately but unfortuneately her Christmas song was only released as a download so far in Germany. A CD with this song is only available in the UK. But it isn't very long now to the Valentines Tour and I will be in the UK again.  Thomas |
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Post by Nordly on Dec 24, 2008 17:03:02 GMT
I can not rank my favourite Christmas songs; that would be impossible!
Some of my favourites are Mary Did You Know, Deck The Halls, Oh Christmas Tree, Silent Night, Carol of the Bells, Ding Dong Merrily on High, Sleigh Ride, Silver Bells, and Happy Christmas (War is Over). The last and Carol of the Bells I like because of the memories they recall.
Merry Christmas!
~NL
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Post by Joe on Dec 24, 2008 20:32:17 GMT
Here are some of my top tunes...
Top 5 Traditional Christmas Songs:
1. Mary, Did You Know?
2. O Holy Night
3. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
4. O Tannenbaum
5. Joy To The World
Top 5 Contemporary/ Funny Xmas Tunes:
1. Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
2. Twelve Days of Christmas - Allan Sherman
3. Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg
4. All I Want for Xmas is My 2 Front Teeth - Spikes Jones
5. Christmas Dragnet - Stan Freberg
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Post by Libby on Dec 25, 2008 5:30:10 GMT
O Holy Night is my favorite by far. Hayley sings it very beautifully on Graeme's DVD. However, the most incredible version is by Josh Groban, on his first Live in Concert CD/DVD set. I also like God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear by Josh Groban, Christmas Canon by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (just the one with the children's choir), Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night. Josh Groban's It Came Upon the Midnight Clear is the best version I've ever, not just because of his voice, but the arrangement is wonderful, too, especially towards the end. Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTk9tadkvY |
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Post by stevemacdonald on Dec 25, 2008 7:48:49 GMT
Here are some of my top tunes... Top 5 Traditional Christmas Songs: 1. Mary, Did You Know? ... This song strikes me as anything but traditional, yet the more I play it or hear it sung by various artists on the radio (public radio, that is) the more it feels very fresh and unique this time of year. But traditional? Not quite, not quite yet. I would give it another few years. Jollies, Steve |
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Post by Richard on Dec 26, 2008 11:17:25 GMT
Hello Libby!  'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear' is one of my favourite Christmas carols too, but I prefer the other tune as sung by Julie Andrews HERE. It probably wouldn't suit Josh Groban's voice. Richard  |
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Post by Libby on Dec 27, 2008 0:01:42 GMT
Well, Josh's version of the usual version is still my favorite. The whole thing is great. Even if he's not your favorite singer, you might still enjoy the way it's done.
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