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Your Favorite Christmas Music?

24 Dec 07 - 11:40 AM (#2221934)
Subject: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: GUEST,Homey

I like Mannheim Steamroller.


24 Dec 07 - 12:03 PM (#2221947)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: Susanne (skw)

Anything that does NOT remind me of X-mas!


24 Dec 07 - 04:11 PM (#2222059)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: Geordie-Peorgie

"Summer Holiday" for me!!


03 Jan 08 - 10:25 AM (#2227433)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: sian, west wales

I've only just seen this I don't get the musical references at the end, but still laughed out loud.

sian


03 Jan 08 - 10:51 AM (#2227461)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: Leadfingers

Adrian May and Chris Weger's 'I Hate Christmas' , Tom Lehrer's 'A Christmas Carol' and back to Adrian and Chris for 'When Father was Pantomime Dame'


03 Jan 08 - 12:46 PM (#2227571)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: ClaireBear

Chip Davis (of Mannheim Steamroller) is also an early music fancier. Working with various early music groups and orchestras, he put together a non-electronic collection of instrumental Christmas music (17th c. and earlier, if I remember correctly) that I could -- and do -- keep in the CD player throughout the holiday season.

The CD is called Renaissance Holiday.

Claire


03 Jan 08 - 01:14 PM (#2227596)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: Kim C

Spike Jones.


03 Jan 08 - 03:18 PM (#2227676)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: GUEST,Lindsay In Wales

As I would assume that the question was a serious one, I have recently discovered and rather enjoyed the Christmas music of Coope, Boyes and Simpson on their CD "Fire and Sleet" which I recently heard on Classif FM...


03 Jan 08 - 05:15 PM (#2227785)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's Apprentice

Also by Coope, Boyes, Simpson, Fraser, Freya and Boyes

A Christmas Garland and Voices at the Door


03 Jan 08 - 05:19 PM (#2227787)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: GUEST

Any Hanukah songs. Especially Adam Sandler's.


03 Jan 08 - 06:31 PM (#2227822)
Subject: RE: Your Favourite Christmas Music?
From: GUEST,Lindsay in Wales

I have a Jewish friend who is a renowned concert pianist....he once told me some 40 years ago that the only thing that could possibly ever convert him to Christianity would be Christmas music...


03 Jan 08 - 07:29 PM (#2227858)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: Big Al Whittle

The Holly and the Ivy


03 Jan 08 - 07:33 PM (#2227861)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: Leadfingers

I Like Holly and the Ivy as done by John Kirkpatrick on Carols and Crumpets !


04 Jan 08 - 06:11 AM (#2228084)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: Geoff the Duck

Hail Smiling Morn.
Quack!
GtD.


04 Jan 08 - 02:58 PM (#2228453)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: cptsnapper

Gabriel's Message


04 Jan 08 - 03:48 PM (#2228490)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: Arkie

Christmas recordings that I enjoy are:
Twas On A Night Like This: Sandy & Caroline Paton & Dave & Cathy Para
Tapestry of Carols: Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band
Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh: Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band
Winter: Steeleye Span
Cold Blow These Winter Winds: Live concert with Eliza Carthy & others
Winter Carols: Blackmore's Night
Christmas: Bruce Cockburn
Nowell Sing We Clear: Barrand & Roberts
Any of the the Christmas Revels recordings


04 Jan 08 - 04:21 PM (#2228526)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: PoppaGator

The Roches


04 Jan 08 - 04:23 PM (#2228527)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: PoppaGator

Oh, almost forgot. Also Vince Guaraldi's "Charley Brown Christmas" suite.


04 Jan 08 - 10:04 PM (#2228739)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: Genie

a few of my favorites:

Boney M's medley of "Mary's Boy Child"/"O My Lord"

Allison Krauss's fiddle version of "What Child Is This?"

"Mary, Did You Know" sung by Kathy Mattea or by Clay Aiken

any up-tempo rendition of "Joy to The World"

Barenaked Ladies and Sarah MacLachlan's medley of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"/"We Three Kings"

Dan Fogelber's original composition "The First Christmas Morning"

The Muppets and John Denver singing "Christmas Is Coming"


05 Jan 08 - 04:44 AM (#2228862)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: severed-head

I really enjoy this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPgq_fxaW7U

Garry


05 Jan 08 - 06:24 AM (#2228887)
Subject: RE: Your Favorite Christmas Music?
From: GUEST,Jim Causley

I love creepy old folk carols like the Bitter Withy and On Christmas Day It Happened So, none of that merry nonsence for me!