Christmas Music

RiotDemon had a video to watch said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 7:37am ET

I’m into Christmas Music that I don’t hear on the radio at work. I’m going to start out with a song that is required listening every Christmas.

Theocracy - Wynter Fever

Share some of your favorite Christmas songs!

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RiotDemon said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 7:47am ET:

Who doesn’t want a car that dances to Trans-Siberian Orchestra?

Wizards in Winter (live show)

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ELUNO said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 8:35am ET:

Better than Halloween music?!

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- @ELUNO just different!
  
  RiotDemon said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 10:42am ET
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cattylaq said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 8:36am ET:

I could not find a mad ape den version

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capguncowboy said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 8:38am ET:

My dad had a TimeLife Christmas Through the Years album when I was a kid. I recently discovered all of it on Youtube. A couple of my favorites…

Christmas in Killarney

I 'yust Go Nuts at Christmas

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- @capguncowboy Yogi! We listen to that song every Christmas morning! Mom is Swedish and it’s for her.
  
  pitamuffin said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:09pm ET
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sligett said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 9:03am ET:

Stuck in my head is the (newer, more polished) version of this from James Taylor at Christmas

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rtjhnstn said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 9:11am ET:

Ian Anderson - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

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Targaryen said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 9:31am ET:

I was in New Orleans 3 years ago and I saw this band called the Joint Chiefs of Jazz. They did a fantastic set of Christmas music. Anyway I like Christmas jazz that doesn’t involve Kenny G or jazzhop and such off Youtube.

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- @Targaryen My kid graduated high school last May, so this is the first year not going to his Jazz and Symphonic holiday concerts. I really miss them!
  
  pitamuffin said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:12pm ET
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- @pitamuffin I’ve gone to some high school concerts as well, just because. Gotta support those putting time to be good at music.
  
  Targaryen said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 3:06pm ET
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medz said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 10:13am ET:

http://josebold.com/album/yuuu-uuul

Also: https://meh.com/forum/topics/non-traditional-christmas-music

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- @medz haha, I wrote the meh thread. I just didn’t want to play necromancer today.
  
  Plus, I didn’t want to limit it to “non traditional.”
  
  RiotDemon said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 10:39am ET
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Bogie said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 10:18am ET:

If you have suggestions from YouTube, come play them with fellow Meh/woot members at: https://www.dubtrack.fm/join/sub-optimal-music

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tohar1 said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 10:25am ET:

Joe Bonamassa "Oh Holy Night"

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OldCatLady said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 10:49am ET:

Right now Alexa is playing the station ‘Instrumental Christmas Music’, which is about as much as I can stand.

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aetris said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 12:43pm ET:

Heart’s Balulalow is nice,

Balulalow

Joubert’s Torches and Personet Hodie (On This Day Earth Shall Ring) are some other favorites.

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DMO said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:04pm ET:

“I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas” sung by original singer Gayla Peevey at ages 10 and 73:

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DMO said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:07pm ET:

Studio creation “The Peppermint Kandy Kids” and their 1972 hit “It’s A Big Christmas World” [similar concept to singers who were billed as The Brady Kids]

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DMO said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:10pm ET:

Movie-derived music video of “It’s Christmas All Over The World” sung by Sheena Easton from the movie "Santa Claus: The Movie"

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DMO said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:13pm ET:

Bert Kaempfert’s “Holiday for Bells” (1963)

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DMO said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:16pm ET:

The title credits song for “The Odessa File”; “Christmas Dream” (A. L. Webber + Tim Rice) sung by Perry Como:

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DMO said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:19pm ET:

The entire John Waters Christmas album is a lot of fun:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4kQPrdIo_57igEKrHW0rhssZdgrGcV6W
Fat Daddy:

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DMO said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:26pm ET:

Julian Koster and his Singing Saw play "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"

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DMO said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:34pm ET:

“Silent Night” as it sounds played on a chromatic harmonica:

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DMO said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:39pm ET:

“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” played on water glasses:

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Barney said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:39pm ET:

"Little Drummer Boy"

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Barney said Thu, Dec 7th 2017 at 2:45pm ET:

"White Christmas"

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daveinwarsh said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 12:23am ET:

Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run

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daveinwarsh said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 12:27am ET:

Frank Zappa - Xmas Values (This one is hard to sing to)

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daveinwarsh said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 12:37am ET:

John Lee Hooker - Blues for Christmas

Santa by Lightnin’ Hopkins

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mtb002 said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 12:47am ET:

Pentatonix in a church, no mikes, no studio tricks, just pure acoustic bliss.

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thismyusername said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 12:49am ET:

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- @thismyusername And, of course, Stephen’s show-stopper:
  
  SSteve said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 10:03am ET
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rileyper said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 1:12am ET:

now it’s stuck in your head.

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Nuurgle said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 1:38am ET:

Fun, and not at all appropriate for family gatherings

Absolutely beautiful, one of my favorite modern Christmas songs

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SSteve said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 10:25am ET:

Who could have predicted that Nick Lowe would become the Jimmy Stewart of rock?

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SSteve said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 10:58am ET:

Sufjan Stevens’ Christmas oeuvre is baffling and beautiful. It’s hard to pick a representative song.

If you have five hours, you can listen to the entire collection.

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SSteve said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 10:59am ET:

It isn’t Christmas without this:

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SSteve said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 11:10am ET:

I could go on for quite a while. I have a complex relationship with Christmas. I don’t love the holiday but I love the music. So I’ll stop here with what is probably one of the most beautiful pieces of choral music ever written: O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen. Our choir is singing it this year, but not nearly this well.

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daveinwarsh said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 12:48pm ET:

I blame @therealjrn for this:

Though… the song does bring tears to my eyes…

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- @daveinwarsh woo hoo!
  
  therealjrn said Fri, Dec 8th 2017 at 1:06pm ET
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