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Location: Michigan | Here is mine again with Video.Whats yours....GWB
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Location: Marlton, NJ | That was my favorite for a long time. Now it's Old City Bar by TSO. |
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Location: Michigan | Christmas in Prison--John Prine :) |
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Location: enid, ok | Wreck The Walls With Cows On Harleys. You asked. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Can't pick one so "Old School" Silver and Gold.
Love Happy Christmas war is over and for a newer twist " Christmas wrappings" by the Waitress |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | A Christmas Song - Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Originally posted by twistedlim:
Christmas in Prison--John Prine :) That was going to be mine so I'll have to choose Frosty the Snowman instead. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | "Little Drummer Boy" |
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Location: East Tennessee | C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S.
It's a song written by Eddy Arnold that spells out the true meaning of Christmas.
Silent Night,(a close second). |
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Location: Cicero, NY | David Bowie/Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy
Tom Jones/Cyrus Mathews - Baby It\'s Cold Outside |
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Location: Michigan | I'm gonna go with, "Merry Christmas Baby"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtjY3X-8JVE#
Elvis Presely of course
Wally |
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Location: NJ | not exactly a song
william s. burroughs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLAboW9-Uss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSZ7Hq1A_As&feature=related |
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| Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
"Little Drummer Boy" If and only if done by the Harry Simeone Chorale (interesting story about this recording. Worth a google if you're bored one day) Don't care for the Crosby/Bowie duet. Sorry.
Just on their own musical merits, I like "Sleigh Ride" and "O Holy Night" |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | "Christmas Eve" by John Hartford |
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Location: NJ | "Somewhere in my Memories" - John Williams |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | O Magnum Mysterium composed by Morten Lauridsen. My favorite version is by the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. The version by the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers is also very good. |
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Location: Lisbon, Portugal | Wham's Last Christmas...
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=3354flS1KJs |
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Location: Portland, OR | On the traditional stuff, I like "I'll Be Home For Christmas" because of its historical place in the generation above me. "White Christmas" is a close second.
Also, I like some of the new/old songs like "Night of Silence" that combine counter-melodies. There are others. Lots of good stuff. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
"Christmas Eve" by John Hartford Dave,
Could you post a link to this song? I've never heard it but I like a lot of stuff Hartford did. |
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Location: NJ | john fahey christmas album
I never tire of listening of that one. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Rocking Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
River - Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Sara McLaughlin, (every version is excellent!)
Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Santa Baby --- sung by any hot blond chick |
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| Any Christmas song by Karen Carpenter.
She had the sweetest alto voice on the planet... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Christmastide, and a jazz version of Christmastime. After settling down following a long day in the saddle driving cattle, I like Christmas for Cowboys. Silver and Gold, too, but particularly when sung by Burl Ives. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The Burl Ives Christmas Album is still one of my favorites and a must play in the rotation every year. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | My favorite one to play is the schmaltzy jazz version of "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" that I worked up a couple of years ago. My favorite one to hear is..."O Holy Night" or maybe "Silent Night", or maybe "I Wonder as I Wander", or maybe.......I love 'em all! |
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Location: East Tennessee | I don't see too many in the north chiming in with "Let It Snow Let It Snow" |
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Location: closely held secret | Vince Guaraldi's version of Mel Torme's "The Christmas Song" (Chestnuts Roasting). |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I get them caught in my head early in the season and it doesn't take much to start me whistling. The Christmas Song is a favorite, as is Winter Wonderland.
I really like O Holy Night for singing, mostly because of the crescendos at the end. |
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Location: big island | chip davis' (mannheim steamroller's) version of "silent night" is very moving. i don't care much for the light show in this video but i was unable to locate a clip otherwise. give a listen just for the arrangement. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | "Christmas Don't Be Late" - The Chipmunks
Kinda reminds me of when the kids were little. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Second favorite, "O' Holy Night"... |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | "Mistress For Christmas" ACDC |
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| Fort Worth Blues - Steve Earle |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | "Song for a Winter's Night" by Gordon Lightfoot.
Not strictly a Christmas song, but close enough for me.
John <>{ |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Grandma got run over by a reindeer. |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | It's not gonna come close to displacing O Magnum Mysterium as my favorite, but I just got through listening to God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen by the Yuletide Lounge Band on the Martinis and Mistletoe album and -hot dang- those guys cook. For a disc I got as a lark it has certainly exceeded expectations. |
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| Holly Jolly Christmas, Ives
Rockin'/Tree, Lee |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I was captivated this year by the Celtic Woman Christmas concert DVD. Extraordinary singers with wonderful arrangements backed by excellent musicians and choir. Leave it to the Irish to come through again.... There's not a lot of guitar in it, but that's forgivable this time.
My new favorite is The Wexford Carol - which I learned from this concert, and I've spent many hours this last week working on a suitable arrangement. David Downes is an arranger that makes me want to go burn all my arrangements. |
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Location: NJ | sue gave me the charlie byrd christmas guitar CD
it is really good. |
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| Originally posted by Paul Blanchard:
My new favorite is The Wexford Carol - which I learned from this concert, and I've spent many hours this last week working on a suitable arrangement. David Downes is an arranger that makes me want to go burn all my arrangements. loreena mckennitt version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uizPSySXVHE |
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Location: Central Florida | My favorite Christmas song will be whatever is the last one I hear this year. I am SO FRIED OUT on Christmas music. It's everywhere always from Halloween through New Years. There is no escape!!! Right now I'd rather hear Beach Boys than one more Christmas tune.
Otto Humbug :p
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| Originally posted by alpep:
sue gave me the charlie byrd christmas guitar CD
it is really good. I recently had the opportunity to play in a combo with Jack Byrd, Charlie's brother. Different approach, but still very good. |
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WHATS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG ???