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Your top 5 Xmas songs - bob_32_116 - 17-12-2016
In response to the thread about the list of UK Christmas chart toppers, I have said that most of the Christmas songs in the list left me cold, as does most of the Christmas themed music I hear at this time of the year.
Looking on the positive side, though, what Christmas songs do you find actually pleasing on the ear? List your top 5 (or as many as you care to).
Mine, without thinking too hard:
1. Paul Kelly - How To Make Gravy
2. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
3. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
4. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
5. Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy's Christmas
Worst Xmas song of all time:
John Denver - Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)
Your top 5 Xmas songs - James Otto Sweet Heart - 18-12-2016
"Fall Softly Snow"-Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius
"What Do You See?"-Sonya Isaacs
"Only You Can Bring Me Cheer"-Alison Krauss
"Go Tell It On The Mountain"-James Otto
"Mary, Its Christmas"-Toby Keith
God bless you and them always!!!
Holly
P.S. And may Jim Ed Brown be with the Lord.
Your top 5 Xmas songs - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-12-2016
not in any particular order:
Paul Kelly - How To Make Gravy
Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (the original 1984 version, not the other two or three versions recorded subsequently)
anything Christmassy by Elvis Presley
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (war is over)
Roy Wood & The Wizard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine
Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper (which incidently was written by Willie Nelson)
Bing Crosby & David Bowie - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy
Loretta Lynn - To Heck With Old Santa (its a novelty song)
any Christmas tune by Boney M
Chris Rea made a nice Xmas tune some years ago also, but I cannot remember what it was called, which is strange because im a big fan of Chris' work.
Your top 5 Xmas songs - bob_32_116 - 18-12-2016
^^ "Driving Home For Christmas" was the one by Chris Rea. I don't know it, I only know of it having read music press about songs that are currently being revived for the season.
Your top 5 Xmas songs - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-12-2016
the Chris Rea one just sounds like a Chris Rea song, not really Christmassy sounding
so if you like Chris Rea, you'll like it, if not, you wont...
im surprised you don't know it bob_32, just about every radio station I listen to plays it this time of year..
not sure if this is the actual video for the song or not or a fan made video???
[video=youtube;DDt3u2Ev1cI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt3u2Ev1cI[/video]
Your top 5 Xmas songs - bob_32_116 - 18-12-2016
Incidentally I'm amazed that I forgot about the John and Yoko song - that would certainly make my top 10.
Your top 5 Xmas songs - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-12-2016
bob_32_116 Wrote:Worst Xmas song of all time:
John Denver - Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)
here's my worst Christmas song of all time...
Paul McCartney's "wonderful Christmastime"
[video=youtube;V9BZDpni56Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9BZDpni56Y[/video]
Your top 5 Xmas songs - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-12-2016
and then we have Mr.Dylan's Christmas single from several years ago
[video=youtube;a8qE6WQmNus]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus[/video]
Your top 5 Xmas songs - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-12-2016
just for your info bob_32, I usually start a Christmas songs thread on December 1st and count down various yuletide tracks until Dec 24th,
I usually post one track a day (twenty four days of Christmas instead of 12),
no one ever posts anything in the thread (or very few comments anyway) so I didn't bother this year, maybe I should have.
so right or wrong, good or bad, thanks for starting thread to do with Christmas tunes in general
Your top 5 Xmas songs - CRAZY-HORSE - 18-12-2016
you'd remember UK comedy trio The Goodies don't you bob_32???
they had a UK top10 hit around '76-ish
[video=youtube;EsagJ0hxYCo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsagJ0hxYCo[/video]