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The Layonara Community => Just for Fun => Topic started by: Mooneyes on December 18, 2010, 09:13:44 AM
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How many Christmas songs can we name? No duplicates and only 1 song per post. So if you know several make several posts. You can even post a link to your song.:)
Soooo, Let's GO! I'll be the first.
Silent Night
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Grandma got run over by a reindeer
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Carol of the Bells....
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Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
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Rocken Around the Christmas Tree
YouTube - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_GVOePLQiA&feature=fvst)
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YouTube - NOTA - All I Want For Christmas Is You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmXsar3HFtc)
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Lets go for the non traditional . If I hear All I want again this season I think I'll puke.. *edit* oops - after I read that it sounded like an attack on someone else's musical taste, it wasn't meant like that, more like a commentary on the local radio stations and stores' lack of selection...
Six White Boomers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlSsffF2xhA)
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If we're going back Old School, my other favorite song: YouTube - Wham! - Last Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI) LOLOL :D Wham!
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"I Hate Christmas" - Oscar the Grouch
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Handel's Halleluja's Chorus (from the Messiah)
YouTube - Handel's Hallelujah Chorus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH52IKiTIlA&feature=related)
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4lY8Y3eoo&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=MLGxdCwVVULXcFRksJA4g9-enYvHQLm_XY)
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I have one, but I can't post it here. :P
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Oh Holy Night
YouTube - Celine Dion-Oh Holy night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jr-2eyRtV4)
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santa baby
YouTube - Eartha Kitt with Friends Santa Baby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOMmSbxB_Sg)
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White Christmas
YouTube - White Christmas - Bing Crosby & Marjorie Reynolds (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8swRkzkO2s)
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O Christmas Tree (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Y-eDM-3Cw)
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Wizards of Winter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szLmAPW39uE)
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It's not Christmas for me till I hear this song during the holiday season.
YouTube - ROY ORBISON- pretty paper (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWkI66h1GVY)
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Paper Angels
YouTube - Jimmy Wayne - Paper Angels (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UVIZpRm8ks)
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And another:
Baby It's Cold Outside (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crFQpOCDfEc)
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Blue Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ODrPL9-kEs)
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..and presented by the Copperstones (jk):
YouTube - The Christmas Song Song - a Rocky and Balls Creation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfXf89coemM)
(ok, maybe I've been searching youtube too much lol)
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"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
As performed by the incomparable Thurl Ravenscroft (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlyauuY4wec).
And rearranged by Rockapella (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhBV27PaEFI).
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Seriously, noone named Jingle Bells yet?
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Sometimes there are jingle bells, other times there are Silver Bells (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4mkRR4oJNM).
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Another one I always like to hear -
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9uSa3NFCd8) by Bruce Springsteen
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About as much fun to perform as it is to hear...
Sleigh Ride (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rSocVAD6c), written by the remarkably prolific Leroy Anderson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leroy_Anderson), and performed here by the Boston Pops.
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All of these well almost all of these are great! Minerva I loved both of the ones you put up. And Darkstorm..Rockapella? That was VERY interesting:) Actually it was wonderful to listen to all of them. I love the variety and Elvis was a treat. Bing Cosby...well, just love him. And Celine Dion...super. Please keep them coming. I am really enjoying listening to them :)
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"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obiqf69MRLo) one of the most depressing Christmas songs out there.
Also, Good King Wenceslas is good.
And for more modern songs, Tenacious D and Sum 41's "Things I Want" is fun.
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For Unto Us a Child is Born
YouTube - Handel: Messiah, For unto us a child is born (Sir Colin Davis, Tenebrae, LSO) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS3vpAWW2Zc&playnext=1&list=PLF16357DA6DEECE6D&index=30)
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alright I'm addicted to this...found another one:
The Angels Cried
YouTube - The Angels Cried (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf30WCoWekg&feature=related)
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(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmPer3yNGHg)
What's depressing about "I'll Be Home for Christmas"?
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Lets go for the non traditional ...
Six White Boomers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlSsffF2xhA)
I thought you said you were going for the non-traditional??? That's an Aussie classic!
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And Merry Christmas Everyone! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR1y0fF_K1A&feature=related)
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What's depressing about "I'll Be Home for Christmas"?
Maybe it's just the way I think about the song, but I always think of it as though it's being sung by a soldier who's away from home because of the war. The lines "I'll be home for Christmas, / You can plan on me" make me think of how the soldier believed the war would not take as long as it is. He eventually succumbs to the reality of his absence with the lines, "I'll be home for Christmas / if only in my dreams". It makes me think of how the previous planning in the song may be for naught, and it depresses me. The presents by the tree may go unopened for this speaker; he may never make it home to unwrap them.
Ah, and to continue the trend:
John Lennon - Happy Christmas (War is Over) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb2YSAVHmIE)
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One more to add to the list :)
YouTube - John Mellencamp - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsat4e8jgHA)
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Christmas time is Here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPG3zSgm_Qo)
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Ain't Getting Nothing For Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl9fz8klTls) - the sound reminds me of why vinyl was so awesome. Miss the warmth of the sound, even the crackling over time.
and yeah, I'm that old.
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My Favorite Time of Year
The Florin Street Band (http://www.florinstreet.com/)
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Apocryphally, written in July...
The Christmas Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cubgWvBfs24).
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Ok this may disqualify me, but I cant get this video/song outa my head...its Last Christmas again as originally posted by Xsweetpeaxs (Wham's version):
YouTube - Cascada - Last Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXJ5a56dP98)
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Jingle Bell Rock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai3Tyj13HeU).
(Performed here by one of my favourite song troupes.)
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YouTube - John Denver & The Muppets - 12 Days of Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpuNU3y1KAk&feature=related)
:D
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A surprisingly catchy song from a holiday special so horrible it has never been re-aired:
What Can You Get a Wookie for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb)? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSWCQ7ALEms)
(I actually learned this song on the piano, too.)
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What would Christmas be without the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnbrkQmFS0A)? or, a twist on it anyway...
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcXSm51UI5M)
(Though not so much here in Vancouver.)
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I am a traditionalist... I like all the old tunes:
Riu Riu Chiu (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uNh82VT3q4)
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Another one I'm surprised hasn't turned up previously:
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTnzNeTWmE), performed here by Johnny Mathis
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Noel Nouvelet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F0XBZdOy8Y)
Edit: ooh, found the version I was originally looking for: Noel Nouvelet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUGoxHEADG8)
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Again, totally unfitting for Vancouver...
Let It Snow! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN7LW0Y00kE)
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Another one I'm surprised hasn't turned up previously:
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTnzNeTWmE), performed here by Johnny Mathis
I had forgotten how good Johnny Mathis is. For some reason though I was thinking he sounded a little like Don Ho. Which is sooo wrong! :)
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A true classic!
YouTube - Christmas: The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8FID8CkHDA&feature=related)
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Most of the songs posted have been pretty good...
This, I truly believe, is the worst Christmas tune ever composed:
Gothic Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SSXcWhCL0w)
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I would have to agree with you on that. I couldn't even listen to the whole thing. *shakes her head*
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One I have to hear for it to be the holidays (sort of the same with Alice's Restaurant - it's just not Thanksgiving without it).
Same Old Lang Syne (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NmdFgFyhnk).
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This Coca Cola commerical is killing me!! YouTube - Train - Shake Up Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-8VCL4uSUc)
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Coventry Carol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s_n_ycNvP8)
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Walking In The Air, A version by Nightwish
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaWPduHl_j8)
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No one named the Twelve Days of Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8&feature=related)? And while you're at it, check out The Christmas Can-Can (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E-47VmFopE&feature=related)...
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Not Christmas exactly ... but certainly seasonal - Chanukah (Hanukkah) Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrd9p47MPHg).
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No one named the Twelve Days of Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8&feature=related)? And while you're at it, check out The Christmas Can-Can (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E-47VmFopE&feature=related)...
Thanks for that! I really enjoy Acapella music and these guys were great! Lots of fun:)
Merry Christmas
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O Magnum Mysterium (By Tomas Luis de Victoria) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnMYokAsWTI)