Fav Christmas songs

O Holy Night tops my list

Ave Maria
Angels We Have Heard on High
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

I just got Josh Groban's new Christmas CD, and it's bautiful. He does them all, and he does them well

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
What Child Is This?
O Holy Night
O Come, O Come, Emanuel

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Honestly I am such a Christmas song nerd that I love them all.

However I am going to go with Baby It's Cold Outside-the Natalie Cole and James Taylor version

My daughter voted for Santa Baby- Madonna style.

I love Ave Maria done by the Vienna Boys' Choir. I think it's probably my favourite. Silent Night and Away in the Manger would be next on the list...and then Angels We Have Heard On High.

O Holy Night
I Saw Three Ships
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

As far as naming performing artists go...

Absolutely without a doubt my fav's are:

Breath of Heaven (Amy Grant)
Angels We Have Heard On High (Mannheim Steamroller)
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas (Ol' Bing)

The Birthday of a King

There's a Song In the Air

So Blest a Sight. Done to perfection by the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers, and so ethereal and haunting it will stay with you for days.

Nu står jul vid snöig port

Artist - Agnetha Fältskog
Composer - Jean Sibelius
Lyrics - Agnetha Fältskog


What can I say? It's about as good as it gets!!

The one that always brings me to an emotional high is Oh Holy Night.


I think it's interesting that Adam, who wrote the music to the lyrics, was a Jew. His tune is a testament to the wonderful gift of music God gave him.
One wonders what he was thinking as he read the words; developing the soaring notes.
He was a professional, hired to do a job. Perhaps he felt nothing--well, maybe just a little. I prefer to think that.
C

Contemporary Christmas favorite:
Mary Did You Know?

Interesting thing about this song is that it was written by comedian Mark Lowery. One normally wouldn't associate such depth with a comic. Gives me great hope for III.

Traditional favorites:
Joy to the World
Oh Come All Ye Faithful

Favorite Christmas Song that isn't a Christmas song:
Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah

Since it follows Worthy Is The Lamb That Was Slain, it's actually an Easter song.

I'm a horrible person. I don't like Christmas music. At all. I've heard far too much of it. I've had my lifetime quota. It's everywhere and you can't escape it. I think part of the reason I don't like it is because it's forced on you, everywhere you go.

If I had to pick one, I would say The Little Drummer Boy. I don't mind hearing that once or twice a season. It used to make me cry as a little boy. I remember having to sing it in elementary school for the Christmas Show and it never failed to make me cry whenever I heard it. LOL

I guess I do have one other exception to my adverse reaction to Christmas music. To hear children singing the songs is touching. They sing Christmas songs with full feeling and from the deepest part of themselves. It's honest. I do enjoy that.

callalily61 said:

Like Big Band? Try "Frosty the Bluesman" by Denver and the Mile High Orchestra. You won't hear it in stores or anything like that.

Yes, I'm 100% biased in DMHO's favor. It's painfully obvious.

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I have a bias for Big Bands, too. I love DMHO. Which reminds me, aren't you getting ready to sing in their choir before too long?

Favorites?

Sheesh - IT depends ...

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O, Holy Night - Serious

X Mas @ Grnd -0- not funny anymore

Need Major Help w/last song - No Help, More Trouble...

BS happening again - New Song = Sing and Pray

No Help = Title: Dust in the Wind....

Personally, all three are = choices; A or B; A=Win B=???

I don't care pick one.

I gotta chime in:

My favorite is "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." Fun song; classic; easy to coordinate for a large group of musicians, and it is easy to make cool adjustments to the melody.

callalily61 said:

ETA: As you can see from the NGAB thread in Pop Culture, I will not be singing with DMHO next weekend. They made the cut to the next round. But all 120 of us Once and Future (we hope!) chorus members are voting like maniacs to try and help them win this thing.

GO DMHO!

*we now return you to your regularly scheduled Christmas music discussion*

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I'm sorry to hear this. I know how much you were looking forward to the opportunity. On the bright side, nobody said you can't sing along!

I threw a version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen up in the music lab.

It may or may not want you to type, "andante."

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85254

Hark! The Herald Angel Sings

Carol of the Bells

Inspiewriter said:

Hark! The Herald Angel Sings

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As a kid, I once asked my mom during Christmas time, 'Who's Harold?' When pressed, I explained that the song goes, 'Hark the Harold Angel Sings', and I didn't know how this guy Harold fit into it all.

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