YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS SONG??

[heinsite]

ok, the humanist/atheist LOVE'S christmas music, love's the holiday, in spite of many sad memories around it...SO I ASK TO START A THREAD THAT I'M POSITIVE HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE....WHAT IS YOUR FAV CHRISTMAS SONG/TUNE/MUSIC?MINE IS--1) "O HOLY NIGHT"--don't know why, very complicated tune, very subtle lift in the chorus, but a great piece of christmas music...2) and speaking of john lennon, his tune, don't even know the formal name of it, never pay much attention to names, but i'll just call it "And So This Is Christmas." but no, just looked it up and of course "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" always brings a tear to my eye...ok, anybody have a fav? my mom's was Silent Night, always kinda made her cry, but heck, she did allot of that...all the best,HAPPY WHATEVER HOLIDAY OR FEELING YOU HAVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!!!!warren

[davekershaw]

Quote: and speaking of john lennon, his tune, don't even know the formal name of it, never pay much attention to names, but i'll just call it "And So This Is Christmas." but no, just looked it up and of course "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" always brings a tear to my eye...Yes Warren, a similar thread was up a couple of weeks ago, but I think it's worthy of another.Thanks for your thoughts on John Lennon.Here's another version of "Happy Christmas (war is over)."if you want it" which patently, and sadly, many still don't.WARNING!: It's not the one posted on the other thread, and it's difficult to watch. I'm in tears now after watching it again!I don't know who made the video, but if John had done one himself, I reckon it would have been just like this.Sorry if it upsets anyone, but we can't go on closing our eyes, especially at this time of year.





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I do like most of the traditional Christmas carols/songs, but this one is special for me; all the more poignant as John died so close to Christmas!My apologies for another John Lennon post.

[heinsite]

hi davie!!and why would you apologize for this??? reality, not just our own, but REALITY is a face that we need to stare into...always.thanks dave!all the best,happy christmaswarren

[suzdoyle]

Thanks for posting this, Dave. Very poignant and powerful message.Suz

[pitterpatter]

My two favourite Christmas songs would be 'White Christmas' and 'Rudolf, the Red nosed Reindeer' because they are the two Christmas songs that made the most money, not just as Christmas songs, but on the top ten money making songs of all time. My favourite Christmas album would be the Christmas album by Boney M. I don't know how much money they made out of it but I liked the album with it's reggae sound.

[devin]

Without a doubt, the entire Vince Guaraldi Trio "Charlie Brown Christmas" CD....I was at that perfect impressionable age when watching the show every Xmas, and the music just clicks for me.Not very scientific, I know, but the strongest emotions seldom are. Now that I have kids, "Frosty", "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer", and "Jingle Bells" are in very high demand.If I could only have one standard song though for all eternity, it would be "Silent Night". Any version with a good choir will do!

[davekershaw]

This is another favourite:It's Chrisssssssstmaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssss!!





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[bigbluebarry]

Dec 8, 2008, 8:31pm, heinsite wrote:MINE IS--1) "O HOLY NIGHT"--don't know why, very complicated tune, very subtle lift in the chorus, but a great piece of christmas music...That's my favorite one as well Warren. It's just an absolutely gorgeous melody, and for me personally, the song has lots of meaning. If I could pick another one, well, it may surprise those of you who only think of me as a headbanger, but it would have to Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" song. It always makes me happy - Big Blue

[robbylane]

I have two awesome recommendations. First, go Youtube and type in "12 days no chaser" and you will hear a fabulous Men's acapella group. They just got signed by Altlantic. And for those of you who love 80's hair metal, you should get yourself a copy of The Screaming Santa's CD called Going Insane At Christmas. If you can't find it online and need help, PM me.Robbylane

[heinsite]

hey blue!wow, we do have more in common! genius loves company (you would be the genius...me the company...LOL)is mariah's tune a cover--dave letterman has i THINK Denise Love (might have the name wrong too) do a tune every year, a real rocker i love, but like usual can't remember the name--and it sounds allot like if not the carey tune...since he does it every year, and it rocks real motown like and is quality, i'm always glad to catch it--i've been watching all week but think he'll have it next week? check it out if you're still awake at that time! LOLpeace and love big guy, and to everyone else too!! got to check out some of those recommendationsps: hey devin, you youngster, silent night you can never go wrong with, and man, do i remember 3 kids all in a row dancing around full of candy to those tunes--or was that me? now they're 18, 16+ and 15, ....man it was yesterday...all the bestxoxowarren