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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: Kristin Meredith on December 23, 2020, 12:01:21 PM
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I know this is a difficult holiday season for many, but so much to still be thankful for. So a non-cooking thread which I hope others will post in so I can have something fun to come back to in the coming days.
What is your favorite Christmas son/carol? You can post more than once!
https://youtu.be/cHh7pW29Fy8
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Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpxNNalLTB4
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Do You Hear What I Hear? Or almost any Christmas song sung by Celtic Woman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zPaKwA7838 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zPaKwA7838)
EDIT: So now I want to change my vote...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5MpQsLJvOw&list=RD3zPaKwA7838&index=2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5MpQsLJvOw&list=RD3zPaKwA7838&index=2). Read the lyrics.
Or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw38pGhPXIk&list=RD3zPaKwA7838&start_radio=1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw38pGhPXIk&list=RD3zPaKwA7838&start_radio=1).
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I have so many. Unlike most, I don't listen to the older songs anymore (unless they are completely rearranged). Here are a few of my favorites at the moment.
Sarah Bareilles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIODr_RWwEc
King and Country https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5zBF-zPXpU
Johnny Reed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG7OVZfw76k
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Joey + Rory -- Let it Snow (Someplace Else)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieRcfzWaN8M
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I have a 4.5 hour punk rock Christmas playlist on Spotify that I put together, but it is probably not for this audience.
Here are two songs on that playlist.
Billy Idol - Run Run Rudolph - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljpWCCLeDvM
Dropkick Murphys - The Seasons Upon Us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTx-sdR6Yzk - this may be PG-13
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I have a 4.5 hour punk rock Christmas playlist on Spotify that I put together, but it is probably not for this audience.
Here are two songs on that playlist.
Billy Idol - Run Run Rudolph - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljpWCCLeDvM
Dropkick Murphys - The Seasons Upon Us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTx-sdR6Yzk - this may be PG-13
I like Billy Idol, but not enough to pay $100 for a CD. ???
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I have a 4.5 hour punk rock Christmas playlist on Spotify that I put together, but it is probably not for this audience.
Here are two songs on that playlist.
Billy Idol - Run Run Rudolph - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljpWCCLeDvM
Dropkick Murphys - The Seasons Upon Us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTx-sdR6Yzk - this may be PG-13
I like Billy Idol, but not enough to pay $100 for a CD. ???
I had the CD on Discogs for sale several weeks back for something less than that and had no takers. I may put it back up for sale next week while I am on vacation. Listing items to sell is on my to do list.
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"O Holy Night" is the one hymn I need to hear on Christmas Eve. It goes back to when I was a kid. There was a guy named Nick, who for over 40 years played it on the trumpet at the midnight service. In the late 60s to the early 70s he always hit the high note at the end of the song without fail. Once you heard that high C, you knew it was Christmas. Then came the year he missed it. Everyone just sort of looked at each other in disbelief. From the end of the 70's to the mid 80s he would make a game time decision as to whether he should attempt the high note or drop down an octave. That lead to some rather interesting church prop bets (especially for a church that frowned on gambling): Would he go for the high note or take the easy way out? Then, if you bet on the high note you could double down on whether or not he would actually hit it or crack it! Eventually he just went with the low C, but there was always that hope that just maybe he would try it one more time! However, no matter how he played, it was still an awesome rendition.
Eventually my folks moved away and we weren't around to attend the service. About 12 years ago, the first Christmas after my dad died, I was feeling a bit nostalgic for the Christmas Eve services of my youth. I decided to go back with my kids who were about 10 and 12 at the time. I was unsure who would even be around from back in the day. But when we got there the greeters were still the same old guys and they shook my hand like a long lost friend. They showed us to the usual pew where we always sat. Sure enough, as the service came to a close, Nick stood up with his trumpet and played O Holy Night. It was the last year the church held a midnight service and it may have been the last time he played it. I was glad my kids had a chance to attend and catch a glimpse of what I remembered Christmas being about.
Since I now have the opportunity to organize Christmas Eve services, I always make sure O Holy Night is a part of worship. At one church there were two women who always played it as a piano and organ duet, at another a young woman sang it a cappella, this year there is a very gifted musician playing it outdoors on an alto sax. Each version is unique in its own way, but they have always been moving and I usually find myself fighting back a tear.
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A Charlie Brown Christmas..... ;)
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OK, I am old fashioned and love the classics sung by folks with beautiful voices:
Silver Bells by Andy Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0HB0dhSyHA
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JD, I am looking forward to your report back after you hear the rendition this evening and best of luck to you on your service.
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I lean toward the oldies as well. Dinah Shore, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams. My folks had a large collection of that era I grew up with.
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Joy to the World...
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White Christmas by Bing Crosby
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I have a 4.5 hour punk rock Christmas playlist on Spotify that I put together, but it is probably not for this audience.
Here are two songs on that playlist.
Billy Idol - Run Run Rudolph - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljpWCCLeDvM
Dropkick Murphys - The Seasons Upon Us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTx-sdR6Yzk - this may be PG-13
Can you share that list? I would like to check it out!
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There are so many I like. I really like Christmas Eve / Sarajevo by Trans Siberian Orchestra. It is an all instrumental song. but the way it starts slowly and builds makes it such a good song to listen to. I also like Aaron Neville's version of the Christmas Song as well. Two opposites it appears.
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Baby It’s Cold Outside
Dean Martin version.
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jgrayson, I sent you a PM with a link to the playlist.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DTwLqR071M&ab_channel=VinnyG113
12 Days Of Christmas - Bob and Doug McKenzie version
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JD, I am looking forward to your report back after you hear the rendition this evening and best of luck to you on your service.
It went well! We actually had a pre-Christmas Eve service so we could record, edit, and post it on Christmas Eve. It was a service of Lessons and Carols. We used a lot of the old classic hymns. Here is a link to the service, O Holy Night is at the 19 minute mark. It is far from a professional production, but I do think it captures the essence of Christmas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcy76x3ghaY&feature=youtu.be
For anyone looking for Christmas choir music 2020 style, you might want to check out this medley: https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=United+Methodist+virtual+choir+christmas#id=1&vid=3623a6bc5397a6cd592cdf85171d8e46&action=click
Merry Christmas!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DTwLqR071M&ab_channel=VinnyG113
12 Days Of Christmas - Bob and Doug McKenzie version
They come in a close second behind my favorite, but I'm a redneck from Texas so Merry Christmas From The Family by Robert Earl Keen is mine. It describes many family get togethers from my youth. This version is off of the #2 Live Dinner album. It's a little more up tempo than most of his other versions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg407PtqKkQ
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Christmas in Prison by John Prine
Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon
I won't go down the Dr. Demento path.
Otherwise, they have to be traditional carols. I really dislike Christmas songs turned into show tunes.
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Bing Crosby and David Bowie
https://youtu.be/n9kfdEyV3RQ
O holy night
https://youtu.be/-Mqe-v0w7w0
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Bing Crosby and David Bowie
https://youtu.be/n9kfdEyV3RQ
https://youtu.be/-Mqe-v0w7w0
That's a classic. It shows how good a singer Dave Bowie is. He was able to hold his own with Bing.
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My wife always liked to listen to the Kingston Trio's Christmas album. It was a tradition in her family. It's actually quite good.
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Christmas in Prison by John Prine
Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon
I won't go down the Dr. Demento path.
Otherwise, they have to be traditional carols. I really dislike Christmas songs turned into show tunes.
I cannot disagree with any of the above. However, I am sorry you weren't willing to go down the Dr. Demento path! Loved that show. He actually put out a kids album. It was in the same format as the radio show. It was played a lot when my kids were growing up. Years later, when my son and I visited the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, he discovered a display talking about Dr. D's contributions to music. He was was so impressed and excited to see it. He called me over to make sure I saw it. It was one of those moments I where I figured I must have done something right as a parent!!
Here is a Northern Michigan classic from Da Yoopers, Rusty Chevrolet. I think I used to drive the car this song was written about!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rS_24QHZms