Favorite Christmas Songs

[Mike Gosnell]

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

White Christmas by Bing Crosby ranks up there for me but I have to go with Fairytale of New York by the Pogues

 

 

[BurntOrangeMD]

 

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[bierce]

 

I call a tie

 

 

Edited December 23, 2024 by bierce
equal opportunity

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[Gerry Hamilton]

Aggies and Sooners ...

 

[BurntOrangeMD]

 

 

[BurntOrangeMD]

One of the Best Christmas songs ever. 

 

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[GDI]

Lot of remakes of this but here is the original

[Blake Munroe]

 

[Blake Munroe]

 

[.45s]

In general I prefer oldies and traditional, but I have a lot of Christmas albums and songs on my playlist and that includes a variety of genres.  However, one that will never be on my playlist is that Mariah Carey song.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

My favorite Christmas carol album is one recorded at the Radio City Music Hall in NYC in 1942 by the Robert Shaw Chorale.  Besides having traditionally great arrangements but in mono, it was recorded when the world was under great threat from the fascist Axis powers and the future of the world was quite uncertain.  One can feel the hope emanating from the performance. It elevates the performance above the cutesy post war radio songs that became popular Christmas culture.

The album has been out of print for over half a century, unfortunately.

Edited December 24, 2024 by Burnt Orange Horn

[BurntOrangeMD]

20 hours ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

My favorite Christmas carol album is one recorded at the Radio City Music Hall in NYC in 1942 by the Robert Shaw Chorale.  Besides having traditionally great arrangements but in mono, it was recorded when the world was under great threat from the fascist Axis powers and the future of the world was quite uncertain.  One can feel the hope emanating from the performance. It elevates the performance above the cutesy post war radio songs that became popular Christmas culture.

The album has been out of print for over half a century, unfortunately.

 

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[Modern Day Warrior]

 

[Jonas Peterson]

 

[Thailand T Sip]

On 12/24/2024 at 4:24 AM, Mike Gosnell said:

What are some of your favorite Christmas songs?

White Christmas by Bing Crosby ranks up there for me but I have to go with Fairytale of New York by the Pogues

 

 

Thanks, one of my favorite carols! May we remember Kristi McColl as the saints do. Merry Christmas 🎄 

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