I love that one as well. Was recently talking to my music buddy about it.
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Being raised in a fanatical religious cult I never experienced Christmas as a kid..My late wife was a Classical Pianist & my first real Christmas was together with her family.. The first song she played that Christmas Eve while we all trimmed the tree was Silent Night..Any version brings me to my knees me today..
https://youtu.be/5BRVkgaIcaE?si=0fffZaKVmusBiBNB
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So glad you have this memory.
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I always liked several pieces from "The Nutcracker", especially "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" It has a magical sense of sound IMO. But the Ballet as a whole has that sense of wonder & Awe. Maybe its a leftover from my childhood when it was a big part of Christmas in the area I lived and TV commercials. Then there’s Handel’s "Messiah" and the "Hallelujah Chorus". Though written more for Easter, its still appropriate IMO. Funny thing is that it was in my record collection with Hendrix, Grand Funk Railroad, Mountain, Zeppelin et al even while I was an atheist. I just liked the music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFjveJ5sgeQ
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My fav is Oh Come All Ye Faithful.
followed by O Holy NIght
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followed by O Holy NIght
Yes! Both are good but "O Holy Night" Has a great melody IMO
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Nat King Cole's Christmas Album - all of it.
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I can’t narrow down one song. Heck I can’t even narrow down one album. Growing up my parents always had Johnny Mathis’ “Merry Christmas” and Nat King Cole’s “King of Christmas” in heavy rotation, and to this day it’s not Christmas without both of them.
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@freediver ,
My condolences and I hope you find nothing but cherished memories whenever you hear it.
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For me, Carol of the Bells and Silver Bells.
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Tell you what really boils my spaghetti is playing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah this time of year like it's a holiday/Christmas song. Pure ignorant nonsense!
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Always merry Xmas with Slade 😁
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@bolong ++1 Nat King Cole's Christmas Album - all of it.
The Temptations Give Love At Christmas album is second on my list, especially Silent Night.
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+1: for the Greg Lake performances of “I Believe In Father Christmas”
Here is another classy video performance of a Xmas Eve ballad based on true events ....
“Christmas in the Trenches” - John McDermott
https://youtu.be/sfdOOCOQ9sk?si=rsbrkHVDCZi3lMev
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If we're including albums, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Absolute staple.
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My childhood fav was Silent Night.
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Mellnas singing "Oh Holy Night", on Cantata Domino (BIS).
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Greg Lake’s voice is hard to beat
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Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah is sublime.
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody great tune that puts you in a good mood.
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+1 @roccity
"Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues
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+1 @thecarpathian
Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah this time of year like it’s a holiday/Christmas song. Pure ignorant nonsense!
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If we're including albums, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Absolute staple.
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“Oh Holy Nught”
”Little Drummer Boy” David Bowie and Bing Crosby
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"An Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas"
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Definitely Greg Lake RIP.
Father Christmas- the Kinks
Must be Santa - Mitch Miller
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Beyond the classics from Bing, Julie, Nat, etc., I pick "So this is Christmas". I love both the recording by John Lennon and the recording by Sarah McLachlan...
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Judy Garland, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Manheim Steamroller, “Silent Night”
Either Bing or Nat King Cole, “White Christmas”
Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride”
And the Gary Fry arrangement of “O Holy Night”
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Kenny Wayne Shepard - Rudolf the rednose reindeer
Steve Via - the Charlie Brown Xmas Theme Song
Both on the Merry XMAS CD
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Additional albums in Christmas rotation…
Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Wishes You a Swingin Christmas
David Grisman’s Acoustic Christmas
Take 6, WeWish You a Merry Christmas
Mpact, The Carol Commission
Bob Rivers’ Twisted Christmas
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I like most everything,but nothing by Whitney Houston,or Mariah Carey.
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My Favorite Things -
1. John Coltrane
2. Al Jarreau & Kathleen Battle
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Christmas Time is Here from the Peanuts Christmas special.
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Listening to this again, really good.
Lucinda Williams "Have Yourself a Rockin' Little Christmas"
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In memory of my father and mother and their yearly Christmas Day celebration with uncles, aunts and cousins … Perry Como The Classic Christmas Album. The orchestrations combined with his buttery baritone voice is holiday comfort food for the ears. My favorite track … The Story of Christmas. Also spinning during the holidays were albums by Dino (his favorite) and Blue Eyes. But IMHO Perry was the voice over all. Played on his system he was so much proud of … Thorens TD125, Stanton 881, Pioneer 828, and Large Advents on custom stands. The Pioneer is still in service at a vacation home in VT, now about 50 years old.
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Please come home for Christmas
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The Eagles. Don Henleys voice is
smooth as silk
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Bruce Cockburn "Christmas " CD
Brave Combo "It's Christmas, Man!" CD
Every year like clockwork.
HAPPY Holidays! (and a little 'Bah Humbug, too!)
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Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon, the gentleman who wrote it.
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Interesting.
Nobody mentioned anything by the Carpenters, even though they have three Christmas albums.
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A Christmas Album by Barbra Streisand
https://youtu.be/BR6AtVkp68c?feature=shared
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The silence between them....
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Bing Crosby and David Bowie -Star of Bethlehem
the Brian Setzer orchestra buy their Christmas bluray or go see him live
great concert me amd the Mrs went to see them Big Band Classic Christmas 🎅 Christmas 🎄, Merry Christmas 🎁 to all on Audiogon !!
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