My entite opinion on Disney world was formed on my one trip that was over Chirstmas/New Years about 20 years ago. If the crowds don’t get you, the incessant Christmas music on repeat even after Christmas will. Absolute nightmare.
When I was a little kid, my family used to listen to the “Sing Along With Mitch” Christmas album. It came with sheets of lyrics so everyone could sing along with Mitch, and dad. Hearing classic Christmas music brings back fond memories, not so much with the contemporary songs.
@heartny We had the same, both albums (Christmas and Holiday), and I now have them in my iTunes collection. My sister got most of the records because her husband is a vinyl fiend. The lyric sheets had all the songs except for “White Christmas”; there was a note about the producer assuming everyone knew the lyrics (the movie was very recent) but I bet it was actually copyright.
One side of my family was Catholic / European Protestant. We usually spent Christmases on vacation in their area of the country (Western New York). There was ample Christmas music there, both traditional ( Silent Night, Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, etc.) and popular classics (White Christmas, Little Drummer Boy, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Mel Torme’s Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), The Chipmonk Song, etc.)
The other side of the family was Southern Baptist / LDS and was mostly in Texas. We spent Easters and some special occasions with them. No particular musical association there.
Most of my family on both sides, down to the first cousin level, are gone now. Christmas music provides me a huge connection with past family memories. My late wife also liked it (though not to my degree). Our son didn’t particularly get into it. But seasonal music is an enormous part of my Decembers.
Little drummer boy slaps. We Three Kings has a great build up, and hypnotic chant-like chorus.
I had tickets to see Springsteen in October, which was postponed due to Clarence having eye surgery. It was rescheduled for December, and I got to bring a Santa hat to throw at the stage, and he played his Christmas songs. That was the most I have enjoyed holiday music.
I love the old ones but the new ones , meh. God help me no Mariah Carey!! Anything from the Rudolph the Red Nosed reindeer! Holly, Jolly Christmas too you all!
I love the music played by Trans-Siberian Orchestra and if you haven’t seen their Christmas show live, you should.
One of my favorites is Carol of the Bells when played with actual bells. Most of the newer Christmas songs are awful and I get tired of hearing them over and over, especially Mariah Carey. I like the classics.
@Annette7654 One of the local radio stations switches to 100% Christmas music around Thanksgiving. I listen to them during commutes. Ive heard Mariah at least 20 times, “Feliz Navidad” at least 20 times, Jackson 5 many times, the ‘thundercat’ song, and ‘feed the world’ a lot. Actual carols? Maybe 3 different ones, once each.
For my family, it was Bing Crosby’s “Merry Christmas” album. I’m one of those weirdos that will listen to Christmas music year round when the mood hits. And sing with them too.
When I was younger my mom and dad had a couple good Christmas records (actually still have them, dad never threw anything away) and we listened to them a lot at Christmas. I went through a period when I hated Christmas music but I also worked in a mall at Christmas time (2 separate occasions) and that will make you hate Christmas. The older I get the more I like them again. I actually bought some Christmas classic cds last year as I still have a boom box, I’ll probably put them on tomorrow and this week while I make cookies. But like everybody else said it has to be the classics.
Love Christmas hymns and carols. Not the biggest fan of pop Christmas music, and I really hate what my place of work plays: Modern covers of those classics, adding synth and autotune, and taking away the instrumentation which is the main part of them I enjoy. That being said, I still vastly prefer them to the typical pop songs they play there, because at least they have a better message than “my relationships were so terrible.”
Recently got the Carpenter’s Christmas album, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas and Fresh Air Christmas, Narada Christmas, Winter on the Moors, Winterlude, Piano Winterlude, the two Mitch Miller Christmas albums, a Mormon Tabernacle Choir CD, and a Kings Singers CD reloaded onto my phone for Christmas.
Yes but mainly older Christmas music.
Crank it up!!
It’s Christmas at Ground Zero you can’t play it on another website
For someone who doesn’t celebrate nor like Christmas, I actually enjoy many Christmas songs. Mostly the classics.
My entite opinion on Disney world was formed on my one trip that was over Chirstmas/New Years about 20 years ago. If the crowds don’t get you, the incessant Christmas music on repeat even after Christmas will. Absolute nightmare.
When I was a little kid, my family used to listen to the “Sing Along With Mitch” Christmas album. It came with sheets of lyrics so everyone could sing along with Mitch, and dad. Hearing classic Christmas music brings back fond memories, not so much with the contemporary songs.
@heartny We had the same, both albums (Christmas and Holiday), and I now have them in my iTunes collection. My sister got most of the records because her husband is a vinyl fiend. The lyric sheets had all the songs except for “White Christmas”; there was a note about the producer assuming everyone knew the lyrics (the movie was very recent) but I bet it was actually copyright.
One side of my family was Catholic / European Protestant. We usually spent Christmases on vacation in their area of the country (Western New York). There was ample Christmas music there, both traditional ( Silent Night, Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, etc.) and popular classics (White Christmas, Little Drummer Boy, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, Mel Torme’s Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), The Chipmonk Song, etc.)
The other side of the family was Southern Baptist / LDS and was mostly in Texas. We spent Easters and some special occasions with them. No particular musical association there.
Most of my family on both sides, down to the first cousin level, are gone now. Christmas music provides me a huge connection with past family memories. My late wife also liked it (though not to my degree). Our son didn’t particularly get into it. But seasonal music is an enormous part of my Decembers.
@phendrick I even allow Robert Earl Keene into the playlist…
@phendrick late edit to the above: JW not LDS.
I’m not sure why we needed the added profanity to make the point, but yes, I LOVE Christmas music! Esp. the older songs.
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Little drummer boy slaps. We Three Kings has a great build up, and hypnotic chant-like chorus.
I had tickets to see Springsteen in October, which was postponed due to Clarence having eye surgery. It was rescheduled for December, and I got to bring a Santa hat to throw at the stage, and he played his Christmas songs. That was the most I have enjoyed holiday music.
@KNmeh7 I love Joan Jett’s version of Little Drummer Boy.
If it’s Mannheim Steamroller!
@PooltoyWolf First Narada Christmas album also.
I love the old ones but the new ones , meh. God help me no Mariah Carey!! Anything from the Rudolph the Red Nosed reindeer! Holly, Jolly Christmas too you all!
I love the music played by Trans-Siberian Orchestra and if you haven’t seen their Christmas show live, you should.
One of my favorites is Carol of the Bells when played with actual bells. Most of the newer Christmas songs are awful and I get tired of hearing them over and over, especially Mariah Carey. I like the classics.
@Annette7654 One of the local radio stations switches to 100% Christmas music around Thanksgiving. I listen to them during commutes. Ive heard Mariah at least 20 times, “Feliz Navidad” at least 20 times, Jackson 5 many times, the ‘thundercat’ song, and ‘feed the world’ a lot. Actual carols? Maybe 3 different ones, once each.
They used to do a lot better.
For my family, it was Bing Crosby’s “Merry Christmas” album. I’m one of those weirdos that will listen to Christmas music year round when the mood hits. And sing with them too.
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When I was younger my mom and dad had a couple good Christmas records (actually still have them, dad never threw anything away) and we listened to them a lot at Christmas. I went through a period when I hated Christmas music but I also worked in a mall at Christmas time (2 separate occasions) and that will make you hate Christmas. The older I get the more I like them again. I actually bought some Christmas classic cds last year as I still have a boom box, I’ll probably put them on tomorrow and this week while I make cookies. But like everybody else said it has to be the classics.
Love Christmas hymns and carols. Not the biggest fan of pop Christmas music, and I really hate what my place of work plays: Modern covers of those classics, adding synth and autotune, and taking away the instrumentation which is the main part of them I enjoy. That being said, I still vastly prefer them to the typical pop songs they play there, because at least they have a better message than “my relationships were so terrible.”
I love Christmas in Hollis
Recently got the Carpenter’s Christmas album, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas and Fresh Air Christmas, Narada Christmas, Winter on the Moors, Winterlude, Piano Winterlude, the two Mitch Miller Christmas albums, a Mormon Tabernacle Choir CD, and a Kings Singers CD reloaded onto my phone for Christmas.