Christmas Music

[djkent01]

I have been streaming Christmas music on my PC the last few days and have been incredibly productive. Anybody else experience this?

Although, I have to say the song "Santa's off on a sleigh ride" taken from Lou Reed's "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" was a little disturbing.

 

[CyInSoonerland]

Yep. I have Christmas music on my XM radio playing as I type this and it has actually been a pretty productive day.

 

[cyson]

I truly dislike Christmas music. That being said it's hard not to laugh at Porky Pig's Blue Christmas.

 

[cyrevkah]

Mannheim Steamrollers! I've beem playing their cds all day!

 

[djkent01]

Mannheim Steamrollers! I've beem playing their cds all day!

They're going to be in concert in Des Moines from the 12th to the 14th. A must see.

 

[cyrevkah]

They're going to be in concert in Des Moines from the 12th to the 14th. A must see.

They were my first ever concert. I think I was 10?

They're great! :yes: I always play their music when putting up Christmas decorations.

 

[djkent01]

They were my first ever concert. I think I was 10?

They're great! :yes: I always play their music when putting up Christmas decorations.

Classic. We always play it during Thanskgiving Dinner. Somehow, we've lost the very first CD.

You have great taste.

 

[cyclonedave25]

I love Christmas music! It's so dang cozy. It also makes me want to sit by the fireside, drink hot cocoa, snuggle up in a blanket, and watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation!

 

[ISUonthemove]

Straight No Chaser.

Excellent cd. Acapella group. They do have a website, just google them.

 

[SC Cy]

Love, love, love Christmas music! There is one song about a guy meeting his ex-girlfriend at the grocery store that is played waaaaaaay too much here in Omaha. For the life of me I can't figure out why it's played during Christmas season. The only reference is that he saw her on Christmas Eve...that's it. After that it's a lame story. It really bugs the crap out of me.

 

[brianhos]

Love, love, love Christmas music! There is one song about a guy meeting his ex-girlfriend at the grocery store that is played waaaaaaay too much here in Omaha. For the life of me I can't figure out why it's played during Christmas season. The only reference is that he saw her on Christmas Eve...that's it. After that it's a lame story. It really bugs the crap out of me.

Is this it? Because this is the greatest christmas song ever!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CV7zKBbZbY&feature=related"]YouTube - Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne (Live - 2003)[/ame]


In fact this is one of the most beautiful songs in the history of music.

 

[djkent01]

OK. I grew up a pretty hard rock guy (60's 70's). But the one Christmas song that stops me in my tracks every single time I hear it is "Little Drummer Boy" by Johnny Cash.

I love Mannheim and the Acapella Group and the Dan Fogelberg song shown above. But Johnny Cash - and the "Little Drummer Boy". The best ever. OK - I love almost ALL Christmas music, but Johnny Cash brings something different.

 

[Chad]

I created a Pandora station from Bing Crosby White Christmas...get a good mix of the classic Christmas songs done the right way.

 

[SC Cy]

Is this it? Because this is the greatest christmas song ever!

YouTube - Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne (Live - 2003)


In fact this is one of the most beautiful songs in the history of music.

I HATE YOU!:arghh:

 

[djkent01]

This isn't perfect, but the best I could come up with. About 2:30 in you'll hear Johnny start singing this song. Maybe it is the vision of my dad in ecstacy listening to this kind of thing, or maybe I just love it on my own. But this is Christmas.

And what a simpler time. I miss it, even though I made fun of my parents for listening to this kind of stuff.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2FYz_13JNM"]YouTube - Johnny Cash And Friends - Silent Night, Little Drummer Boy[/ame]

 

[djkent01]

"What a Wonderful World". Just listened to Ray. Doesn'r get better than that.

Peace. Heart to heart. Slow down. And realize what a wonderful in live in.

Think of yourself in anceint Rome or Greece

 

[djkent01]

"What a Wonderful World". Just listened to Ray. Doesn'r get better than that.

Peace. Heart to heart. Slow down. And realize what a wonderful in live in.

Think of yourself in anceint Rome or Greece

Hey - I agree with that post - but I didn't post it. How did my name end up as the poster???

 

[Bubbahotep]

I created a Pandora station from Bing Crosby White Christmas...get a good mix of the classic Christmas songs done the right way.

I did the same thing with old blue eyes, can't beat the classics

 

[jbhtexas]

I love Christmas music...

My faves:

The classic Andy Williams Green album
Amazon.com: Merry Christmas: Andy Williams: Music

The classic Andy Williams Red album
Amazon.com: The Andy Williams Christmas Album: Andy Williams: Music

I love these because they are big...full vocal and orchestra backup, plus Andy has a great voice...

Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Extravaganza
Amazon.com: Brian Setzer - Christmas Extravaganza: Brian Setzer, Beth Curry, Bernie Dresel, Robbie Hioki, Julie Reiten, Pierre Lamoureux, Lisa Hendricks: Music

Honorable mention to Bing and White Christmas...

And others too numerous to mention...

I watch the BSO DVD at least once a summer...

 

[RyCy04]

Working in retail through high school and college, I now despise Christmas music. I can understand a week or 2 before Christmas, but when radio stations start switching playlists in mid-October? That is a bit ridiculous to me. I have had to change all my pre-sets in my car.