I'm not talking about old carols, though modern covers are fine. What are your most and least favorite holiday / Christmas songs?
My faves are Tom Petty's "Christmas All Over Again," Keith doing "Run Run Rudolph," and Bruce doing ""Santa Claus Is Coming To Town."
I loath the Dan Fogelberg "Another Auld Lang Syne," though my wife has a good argument that the shoes song is the worst.
Listening to James Taylor's Christmas album now. Pretty good. Cooked yesterday's Christmas jambalaya while listening to Allen Toussaint and Friends "A New Orleans Christmas"... that's top notch music. There is a series called "A Very Special Christmas" that has some fantastic tunes, but there are some snoozers as well.
Merry Christmas folks!
The Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Christmas album is my favorite.
x2 for the flecktones cd. saw them at the bluenote in nyc some years back and stayed for the early and late show. most of what they played was their xmas album. got to meet them too and got the cd autographed
Merry Christmas all,
My two favorites are;
I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
Christmas Must Be Tonight / The Band
I got this one for my wife today
highly recommended
"Christmas Wrapping" by the Waitresses - not xmas without it
The Phil Spector Christmas Album
Single song - Fairytale of New York - Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues
Worst - Most of the stuff I hear in stores but I'll give it to Last Christmas by Wham!
[Edited on 12/25/2015 by Shavian]
That Bela Fleck "Jingle Bells" album is insanely good! I just listened on Rhapsody... wow! That medley with "My Favorite Things" thrown in is incredible!
Now I think I'll move on to MoTown Christmas.
I don't get out much during the Christmas year. Haven't listened to Christmas music until yesterday. Now I'm binging and enjoying the hell out of it.
(Saying hell, while referencing Christmas music, has nothing to do with "the War on Christmas". Just Saying. 😉 )
I'm partial to "Run Rudolph Run" by Lemmy Kilminster, Billy Gibbons and Dave Grohl, from the album "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year"...
Play it Loud!!
"Nothing But A Child" by Steve Earle and not to toot my horn but I do a pretty good (and risqué) version of "Merry Christmas Baby."
I absolutely love Mariah Carey Christmas.
