What is your favorite holiday tune?

[TruHart1]

That upthread mention of Darlene Love's annual appearance on Letterman brought to mind this classic SNL TV FunHouse: "Christmastime for the Jews:"

(No offense is intended, but I always thought this was so creative.)

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/christmastime-for-the-jews-song/n12006

 

TruHart1

[+ Funguy]

Recently, Jordan Smith (season 9 winner of The Voice - and well-deserved) sang "Mary, Did You Know" and it was outstanding!!!!

Listen to a snippet on iTunes.

[+ purplekow]

bLittle Drummer Boy is my favorite but for this site I have renamed it Little Drummer (I am 18) Boy

[+ Truereview]

Santa Baby. Ms.Kitt did it best. Madonna was darn good. Taylor Swift sucks cheesey donkey balls.

 

Hugs,

Greg

Greg, check out Miss Piggy's rendition, seriously. It's on iTunes. I have it as my ringtone for my favorite companion.

[rvwnsd]

I can't choose just one, so here are my top four:

 

• "White Christmas" sung by Bing Crosby (makes me think of my mom - was her favorite)
  
• "Skating" from "A Charlie Brown Christmas
  
• "Deck the Halls"
  
• "Christmas Wrapping" by The Waitresses
  

[seaboy4hire]

Greg, check out Miss Piggy's rendition, seriously. It's on iTunes. I have it as my ringtone for my favorite companion.

 

This? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-4pJNKLAjc

[geminibear]

I actually grew up knowing people called Tavo, Chewey, and Beto.

 

[seaboy4hire]

I actually grew up knowing people named Tavo, Chewey, and Beto.

 

 

Hahaha gotta love my peeps! Yes I know only one is really mexi.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[bigvalboy]

I've been searching for this version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" for two days on youtube. So please allow me to add one more of my favorite holiday songs to this list...muchas gracias.

 

Kathleen Battle and Andre Previn. A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xqdo7I-yQk

[IndyGuy]

The entire Vanessa Williams Christmas CD. I listen to it over and over every year. I just love it and its not the holidays without it.

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[Mikegaite]

I know I will lose all musical credibility for admitting this, but I've always been partial to

Ikh Bin A Kleyner Dreydl

[+ quoththeraven]

I like "The Twelve Days of Christmas." It's a lot of fun to sing! But I think of it as the Christmas equivalent of "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall."

 

/ducks tomatoes

[beetwo]

It was "Christmas, Baby Please Come Home" - never felt it was Christmastime until I saw it. This year I will have no Christmas.

 

The ladies on the Veiw had Darlene continue her tradition last friday of performing this song. Perhaps its available on youtube or on demand in your area. She was great for I believe a 72yr old.

[borgerback]

My fav 'new' song is "Mary Did You Know" by Pentatonix.

[caliguy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzV9DIL_vrM

[+ WmClarke]

The ladies on the Veiw had Darlene continue her tradition last friday of performing this song. Perhaps its available on youtube or on demand in your area. She was great for I believe a 72yr old.

Thanks! I will look for that.

[+ quoththeraven]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzV9DIL_vrM

 

My fave novelty Christmas song.

[geminibear]

Many a Christmas vacation I tormented my brothers with this one on my portable 45

 

[+ azdr0710]

Many a Christmas vacation I tormented my brothers with this one on my portable 45

 

[BtmBearDad]

I'm not having success posting the youtube links - ugh - so a list will have to suffice. If anyone is interested, all are on youtube for your viewing and listening pleasure.

 

Traditional religious carols:

Adeste Fideles

Angels We Have Heard on High

What Child is This?

Dona Nobis Pacem (not really a Christmas carol, but it reminds of singing in choir at Midnight Mass as a boy)

 

Secular Christmas songs (NB: not exactly a traditional list):

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues -- for my money quite possibly the best Christmas song ever

Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea -- the 2009 re-release is my preferred rendition

25th of December - Everything But the Girl -- haunting but at the same time, heartwarming

12 Days of Christmas - Frank Kelly -- absolutely hysterical Irish take on the classic - Frank Kelly played Fr Jack on "Fr Ted" if anyone is familiar

 

 

Ho!Ho!Ho!

BBD

[geminibear]

I don't know why but I always associate "Classic Gas" with winter/holidays

 

[BtmBearDad]

Wow! Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Geminibear! I agree, there is something Christmassy about this one. Wonder if it was used in some holiday movie once upon a time?

 

Cheers,

BBD

[+ WmClarke]

Secular Christmas songs (NB: not exactly a traditional list):

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues -- for my money quite possibly the best Christmas song ever

Agreed!