Obviously there are too many to start a poll, so just toss in some you like. Traditional or contemporary. I'll start with 3-

Happy Xmas-John Lennon

Christmas Wrapping- The Waitresses

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas- (but the original negative version as per Wikipedia.


Link (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Yourself_a_Merry_Little_Christmas)


>>>Some of the original lyrics that were penned by Martin were rejected before filming began. They were: "Have yourself a merry little Christmas / It may be your last/ Next year we may all be living in the past / Have yourself a merry little Christmas / Pop that champagne cork / Next year we may all be living in New York."[7] When presented with the original draft lyric, Garland, her co-star Tom Drake and director Vincente Minnelli criticized the song as depressing, and asked Martin to change the lyrics.[2] Though he initially resisted, Martin made several changes to make the song more upbeat. For example, the lines "It may be your last / Next year we may all be living in the past" became "Let your heart be light / Next year all our troubles will be out of sight".[2] Garland's version of the song, which was also released as a single by Decca Records, became popular among United States troops serving in World War II; her performance at the Hollywood Canteen brought many soldiers to tears.[8]

In 1957, Frank Sinatra asked Martin to revise the line "Until then we'll have to muddle through somehow." He told Martin, "The name of my album is A Jolly Christmas. Do you think you could jolly up that line for me?"[2] Martin's new line was "Hang a shining star upon the highest bough." Martin made several other alterations, changing the song's focus to a celebration of present happiness, rather than anticipation of a better future. <<<

Mamacita: Donde Esta Santa Claus?-Charo
Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
Hey Santa - Carnie and Wendy Wilson
Silent Night - Barbra Streisand
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

And...ANY Xmas song by the Jackson Five

These are my 3 favorites....

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Merry Christmas, Everyone- Shakin' Stevens
Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)- the Darkness
Lonely This Christmas- Mud

The following are two of my three most favorite. :) :) :)

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My second most favorite is "What Do You See?" from Sonya Isaacs, but right now it is not at the You Tube website.

God bless you and Sonya always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

My favorite Christmas song is "O Holy Night." There is nothing like Martina McBride's acapella version of it. Unfortunately, video doesn't do it justice. Seeing it in person gives chills on top of chills.

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Martina's version of "Please Come Home For Christmas" has also become one of my all-time favorites over the past few years.

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Tradiitional;

O Come O Come Emmanuel
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Silent Night
Joy To The World
What Child Is This

Contemporary;

All I Want For Christmas Is You- Mariah Carey
Happy Christmas(War Is Over)- John Lennon
A Wonderful Christmas Time- Paul McCartney
Christmas Canon- Trans Siberia Orchestra
God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen-Bare Naked Ladies/ Sarah McLachlan
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas- Gayla Peevey:lol: :lol:
Happy Holiday- Andy Williams
Sleigh Ride(instrumental) - Leroy Anderson
Winter Wonderland-Eurythmics
Jingle Bell Rock- Hall And Oates
Let It Snow- Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme

I love Manheim Steamroller's versions of Christmas songs. They're very unique but at the same time not so far off that you don't recognize them:

We Three Kings -makes you feel like you're traveling with the Wise Men in the middle east:

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Veni Veni (O Come O Come Emmanuel) - this sounds a bit dark and demonic in the beginning and you wonder if they're singing about Damien more so than Jesus but it's a beautiful and haunting arrangement:

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And here's three of my favorite contemporary Christmas songs:

Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg

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Gabriel's Message by Sting

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This Christmas by Donny Hathaway (nothing comes close to the original)

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I also like:

Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses
Mary's Boy Child by Boney M
My Favorite Things by Tony Bennett
Happy Holiday
Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney
Christmastime is Here
Step Into Christmas by Elton John
Any Christmas song sung by Stevie Wonder
Any of the versions done by Phil Spector and the Wall of Sound
And for fun, the Bob Rivers twisted Christmas parodies.

I love to hear "Go Tell It On The Mountain" from my most favorite singer James Otto too. :) :) :)

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God bless you and him always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

Frosty the Snowman by Jimmy Durante

I have sooooo many...

Here's my favorite modern Christian Christmas song...

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It also combines a traditional song but it's highly modernized. Here's one of my favorite novelty Christmas song...

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I like this rendition the best. Here's one of my favorite traditional Christmas song...

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It's also an instrumental and pre-rock era Christmas Song that I like. So...here's two that came from the rock era that I like...

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That song was competing against this Christmas song!...

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2 novelty songs I like, about Christmas from a Jewish perspective:

First, from South Park-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP1gNYU27Tk

Second, from SNL, with Darlene Love vocals-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOhKQyRAo6k

Here's five more that I like...

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(I feel that Weird Al's "Christmas at Ground Zero" was part of the backbone of this song).

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(With Blue-Eyes being 100...if he was still around...why not)?

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(I only like this song because if Phil Spector wasn't insane and wanted to...this would sound fantastic since it has that Wall of Sound)!

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(Another Wall-of-Sound like song here)!

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(If I ever have to leave Cleveland to pursue my career in broadcasting...this will bring more meaning for me).

I love the traditional old crooners like Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Bing Crosby singing Christmas carols. Also Ella Fitzgerald and Rosemary Clooney! Not so much into the modern versions of Christmas carols!

Favorites are Silver bells, Oh come all ye faithful, Joy to the world and Oh little town of Bethlehem! As for non religious I just love Dean Martin's version of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer. And Jingle Bell rock , The twelve days of Christmas!

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On the funny side: :rofl:

Not-So-Silent Night -Bob Rivers

Christmas at Ground Zero -"Weird AL" Yankovic

Mr. Santa (Parody of Mr. Sandman) - Amy Grant

Last Christmas--Wham!

5 more from my faves...

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I know this song was mentioned earlier, but nice song!
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I prefer the Brian Wilson version a little more so.
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To think...this is Gomer Pyle singing this!
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Can you picture Christmas Vacation right now?
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This song is a little dark, but it's a slam against Christmas Commercialism.

I love "Baby it's cold outside" ! Esp.by Dean Martin & Doris Day (I think she was the lady who sang that duet with him)?

Dean did one version with Marilyn Maxwell, and another with a trio of backup singers.


I like ANY Christmas carol Dean sings! ;)

Here's a few more that I like...
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When Home Alone came-out...I fell in love with this song!
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This is a good combination of two good Christian songs...the ex-BNL member Steven Page is Jewish!
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The song is dumb yet has a novelty...that and I'm 12.5% Italian, Italy & Christmas has red and green, so...
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This can sooooo be played by an alternative rock band!
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Another Good Christmas Comedy Song!

Here's a few more that I like...
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When Home Alone came-out...I fell in love with this song!
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This is a good combination of two good Christian songs...the ex-BNL member Steven Page is Jewish!
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The song is dumb yet has a novelty...that and I'm 12.5% Italian, Italy & Christmas has red and green, so...
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This can sooooo be played by an alternative rock band!
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Another Good Christmas Comedy Song!

I too really like God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings by Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan. Very cool duet!:cool:

Last Christmas--Wham!
Mary Did You Know?--Clay Aiken (He and Kimberley Locke should both return to American Idol final season for another chance).

I Believe In Father Christmas by Greg Lake

Newer Christmas song: All Is Well by Michael W. Smith

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That one is always majorly polarizing.

Here's a few more that I like...
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When Home Alone came-out...I fell in love with this song!
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This is a good combination of two good Christian songs...the ex-BNL member Steven Page is Jewish!
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This can sooooo be played by an alternative rock band!
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Another Good Christmas Comedy Song!

Yes on The Kinks

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"

(Except in the current societal climate, I just pray to God it was consensual)

Here are my next three favorites. The first two are from my late beautiful precious Steve Sanders of the Oak Ridge Boys, I love him so much. The last one is from my most favorite singer who is still here, James Otto, I love him so much too!

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God bless you and James always!!!

Holly

Last Christmas by Wham

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI

Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

Silent Night. But honestly I actually heard a version on the radio just recently that I thought was truly awful. I have no idea who the artist was just that it was a woman singing.

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^^^ This is my most favorite copy of "Silent Night". I love how Kenny has his mother and his aunt join him at the end. :) :) :)

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God bless you and Kenny and his family always!!! :) :) :)

Holly

P.S. His mother and aunt, Karen and Sharon are twins. :) :) :)

I like Kenny G and his versions of Silver Bells and Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.

^^^ To me, the best rendition of "Silver Bells" is this one. :) :) :)

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God bless you and Travis Tritt always!!!

Holly

P.S. In my opinion, there is only one way to play his copy should any of you here give it a listen: loud. :) :) :)

^^^ To me, the best rendition of "Silver Bells" is this one. :) :) :)

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God bless you and Travis Tritt always!!!

Holly

P.S. In my opinion, there is only one way to play his copy should any of you here give it a listen: loud. :) :) :)

Oh! I like that! Travis rocks!:dance:

Here are a few I really like:

O Holy Night - both the Josh Groban and Nat King Cole versions
Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson
Carol of the Bells - David Foster
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo - Trans Siberian Orchestra
Dreams of Fireflies on a Christmas Night - Trans Siberian Orchestra
Do You Hear What I Hear? - Bing Crosby
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings - Barenaked Ladies

New Edition- Christmas All Over The World
U2- Christmas Baby Please Come Home
Kenny G- Deck the Halls/12 Days of Christmas
The Waiteresses- Christmas Wrapping
N Sync- Merry Christmas Happy Holidays
Wham- Last Christmas
Jackson 5- Give Love on Christmas Day
Donny Hathaway- This Christmas
Mariah Carey- All I Want For Christmas Is You

I also like "A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives, reminds me of spending Christmas at my grandparents when I was a kid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8Em2Ixvefo

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen --by Ronnie James Dio. :rock: :rock:

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Darlene Love Sings "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Supercut 2024 | David Letterman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x18rIFgPej4)

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Canon Rock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQNirj6lbGY

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O Come All Ye Faithful - Andy Williams
Blue Christmas - Platters
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear - Ella Fitzgerald
Silver Bells - Wayne Newton

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God bless you and Mason always!!!

Holly (a girl who only loves him more every day)

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Darlene Love Sings "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Supercut 2024 | David Letterman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x18rIFgPej4)

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Darlene kept the late night tradition going on The Tonight Show tonight. Paul’s there too.


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https://youtu.be/QFa5Mn4wh_0?si=nMwy_VxlfcHrsmSo

Wham - Last Christmas is one from the 80s I like... (One of the few from that new)

Darlene kept the late night tradition going on The Tonight Show tonight. Paul’s there too.


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This copy of the song was released last month.

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God bless you and Mason always!!!

Holly (a girl who only loves him more every day)