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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 ???
