“I Believe In Father Christmas”, by Greg Lake of ELP found on ELP’s Works Vol.2 Album.
Absolutely A Classic !
My father bought me the album many years ago when I was a junior in high school and still have it in my collection… Since his passing in ‘82 It’s been a tradition of mine of only being taken out of it’s sleeve once a year, being play on Christmas Day… Sounds as good as the day I got it 👍
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
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.
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.
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!
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...
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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