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Post by stevemacdonald on Dec 20, 2008 18:19:32 GMT
Take this poll to vote for your favourite Hayley Christmas song!
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Post by martindn on Dec 20, 2008 18:35:36 GMT
Er.. O Holy Night I think! But I don't know that she has recorded it.
The newest recording on Steve's list is five years old! And I generally prefer her "new" voice. She still sings the same songs now, and there days she does so more beautifully than ever. So I prefer and mostly listen to recordings and videos of more recent concerts. I think it would be nice if Hayley made a new Christmas album, perhaps next year.
Here I think we are being asked to choose our favourite from these old recordings, not our favourites now. In whch case I think it will have to be "Mary Did you Know. But which version. I think it has to bee the most recent, ie the one from Pure. These days, choosing from those songs, I would probably have gone for The Angel Gabriel.
Martin
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Post by Martin on Dec 20, 2008 19:53:18 GMT
Definitely "O Holy Night" for me as sung at Christmas Presence in Cardiff 2006. Just beautiful.
Martin
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Post by Caitlin on Dec 20, 2008 21:17:21 GMT
I've chosen "Do You Hear What I Hear?" For some reason it's always been a favorite of mine, and I love this version. Hayley and Sophie together  |
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Post by martindn on Dec 20, 2008 23:27:40 GMT
Hi Caitlin,
Yes, I'd forgotten about that one. It is probably my favorite song on MGTY.
Martin
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Post by timj on Dec 21, 2008 0:12:08 GMT
Away in a manger, I know it's a kids song, but I can't help myself.......TimJ
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Post by Nordly on Dec 21, 2008 2:49:12 GMT
All the songs are gorgeous, but my favourite would have to be the new (ie Pure) silent night.
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Post by Ross on Dec 21, 2008 3:15:06 GMT
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Post by graemek on Dec 21, 2008 5:39:36 GMT
Er.. O Holy Night I think! But I don't know that she has recorded it. Martin Definitely "O Holy Night" for me as sung at Christmas Presence in Cardiff 2006. Just beautiful. Martin You 2 Martins took the words out of my mouth / keyboard. I know its not on the poll but has become my favourite since Dec. 2006. Actually that whole concert is my favourite Christmas Concert ever. I made mp3's too off all the songs in that concert should anybody like them. The original BBC copy was from HWI's Dave. Always beats me why the BBC hasn't made a DVD from their own camera archives.....sigh Graeme  |
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Post by Stephany on Dec 21, 2008 7:41:41 GMT
I would also vote for O Holy Night if it was in the poll. Instead I voted for Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire. I didn't know this Christmas song before (we don't have this one in France!) and I think it's beautiful. Really sets me up in the mood for Christmas.
Stephany
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Post by Richard on Dec 21, 2008 8:56:38 GMT
I voted for 'Silent Night' from 'Pure', but I would have voted for her wonderful duet with Aled Jones if it had been included in the poll. Hayley also recorded an excellent version of 'Do You Hear What I Hear?' with the Choirboys.  Richard  |
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Post by roger on Dec 21, 2008 12:16:32 GMT
Like Richard, my favourite Christmas song that Hayley has recorded is the 'Silent Night' duet with Aled Jones but my vote went to 'Do You Hear What I Hear' partly because of Sophie's involvement. Why have one Westenra when you can have two! It is Christmas, after all!  Roger |
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Post by grant on Dec 21, 2008 12:28:24 GMT
This was a very difficult one!
Like some of you, I would have voted for "O Holy Night!" but in the end I chose "Mary Did You Know" from Pure. Of all the Christmas songs I've heard Hayley sing, this one I feel really 'belongs' to her.
Best wishes
Grant
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Post by Tin on Dec 21, 2008 13:10:14 GMT
I chose Mary Did You Know in MGTY. I didn't have to think actually, this song enchanted me when I heard it in the Live from NZ DVD. But the thing is I don't seem to be able to differentiate the one in MGTY from that in Pure; I got a Japanese version of Pure which has this song as a bonus track but I found it exactly the same as the one I have in MGTY. Probably the Mary song in other versions of Pure are different from that in MGTY?  Tin |
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Post by I-H-F on Dec 21, 2008 13:39:37 GMT
I went for Silent Night from Pure.
Although, had O Holy Night been there, I would vote for that. I have heard Hayley sing it in concert and she does a fantastic job.
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