This simple and elegant song is one of my favorite ones. Not heard often today.
This simple and elegant song is one of my favorite ones. Not heard often today.
Last edited by Iron Maiden; 12-26-2018 at 09:30 AM.
To me, this is the best Christmas song. It represents the Christmas truce of 1914 (which was heavily German instigated) and two enemies celebrate the holiday together despite their differences. It sucks that in over 100 years we have actually gone backwards in behavior decency.
A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra is the album I go back to every year. Christmas With the Rat Pack is great too, but even still my favorite tracks on those are the ones that Sinatra did (most of which come from the aforementioned album). As for individual songs, I still tend to gravitate towards that era. To me, they just feel like Christmas which is probably because that's what got played in my grandpa's house when we would get together as a family. But my absolute favorite Christmas song is Christmas (Please Come Home) by Darlene Love. It's not officially the start of the Christmas season until I play that at top volume.
For offbeat ones, I love Fairytale of New York by The Pogues and Father Christmas by The Kinks.
I forgot to watch the listings to see where Darlene Love was going to appear this year. David Letterman had her on for close to 30 years in a row singing that. It started out as just Paul and a few muscians backing her grew so that eventually she had an orchestra and choir.
The history of Darlene Love's Legendary Letterman Christmas performances
One for the Road.
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And one for the Boxing Day.
links to my books:
"TWISTED HOLIDAY HORROR TALES"
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"Blues Ratz"
@ Amazon: Spec. BLUE Version Paperback
@ IndyPlanet: Collected Edition
links to my books:
"TWISTED HOLIDAY HORROR TALES"
@ comiXology
@ IndyPlanet
"Blues Ratz"
@ Amazon: Spec. BLUE Version Paperback
@ IndyPlanet: Collected Edition
links to my books:
"TWISTED HOLIDAY HORROR TALES"
@ comiXology
@ IndyPlanet
"Blues Ratz"
@ Amazon: Spec. BLUE Version Paperback
@ IndyPlanet: Collected Edition
Songs:
A Fairytale of New York - The Pogues featuring Kirsty McColl
Yule Shoot your Eye Out - Fallout Boy
Elf's Lament - Barenaked Ladies featuring Michael Buble
Carol of the Bells - Trans Siberian Orchestra (and apparently not Metallica) (see my following post on this one)
Oi to the World - The Vandals
Happy Christmas War is Over - John Lennon
Angels We Have Heard on High - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Frosty the Snowman - The Cocteau Twins
Santa's Beard - They Might be Giants
Albums:
A Christmas Gift to You from Phil Spector
Oi to the World - The Vandals
A Santa Cause (compilation)
Last edited by dancj; 12-31-2018 at 05:55 AM.
I've had this in my iTunes collection for years listed as Carol of the Bells by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Metallica.
A quick look on Google suggests Metallica had nothing to do with it - but the name seems to flip back and forth between Carol of the Bells and Christmas Eve/Sarajevo
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