What is your favorite Christmas song? What is your favorite full album?
I'm partial to the Bing Crosby White Christmas album. I also love the Nat King Cole The Christmas Song album.
My favorite song this year has been Christmas in Killarney from the Bing Crosby album.
Favorite song is probably O Holy Night. The chord progression on the chorus always get me. After that it is What child is this? and Carol of the Bells.
Favorite album is probably one of the Tran Siberian Orchestra ones or even Pentatonix. I usually just stream orchestra versions of the songs.
My favorite album is the Muppets Christmas with John Denver. This is not a joke. I watched the TV special when I was a kid and loved the songs. It became our family's soundtrack for the holidays (played on Christmas morning). Whenever I hear any of these traditional songs, it's this version I think of.
Carol of the Bells
Trans Siberian Orchestra albums.
I can’t limit to just 1, but definitely have specific versions I like (and in turn dislike the same song by another artist)
Traditional Top-5:
Non-Traditional Top-5:
Top Album I prefer the classic sound. Either Harry Connick Jr., Bing Crosby, Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra.
I always enjoy the Christmas songs released by the killers. I think my favorite is Christmas in LA
posted by ptown_trojans_1Favorite song is probably O Holy Night. The chord progression on the chorus always get me. After that it is What child is this? and Carol of the Bells.
Favorite album is probably one of the Tran Siberian Orchestra ones or even Pentatonix. I usually just stream orchestra versions of the songs.
O Holy Night is certainly at or near the top of my list.
posted by Laley23I can’t limit to just 1, but definitely have specific versions I like (and in turn dislike the same song by another artist) . Top Album I prefer the classic sound. Either Harry Connick Jr., Bing Crosby, Dean Martin or Frank Sinatra.
Great minds think alike. Very hard to pick just one favorite, but I'll go with these for now.
Traditional: "Jingo Jango" by Bert Kaempfert
Non-traditional: (tie) "The Chipmunk Song" (Seville), and "Frontier Christmas" (Hudson & Landry)
Album: "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by Vince Guaraldi. Runner-up: The 1965 Rudolph TV special soundtrack
P.S. I still remember my father and I hearing "The 12 Pains of Christmas" on the radio for the first time. Mom couldn't figure out why we were in tears.
posted by QuakerOats
O Holy Night is certainly at or near the top of my list.
I think it was last week when Carrie Underwood performed it on the Tonight Show..I had chills on the chorus.
I've always been partial to Bing Crosby Christmas music. White Christmas being at the top of the list. Love the song, and always try to watch the movie every year.
An album that I always go back to is Christmas Portrait by The Carpenters. (I know, I am old.)
One other note about Bing Crosby, every year I have to find this video and watch it. I remember seeing it on TV during his Christmas special.
Too many favorite Christmas songs to mention. I like Bing Crosby's White Christmas but I am partial to any Christmas song by Perry Como.
Besides the classics, I like instrumental songs, “Mary did you know”, and weirdly like the “Christmas Shoes” song.
posted by ptown_trojans_1I think it was last week when Carrie Underwood performed it on the Tonight Show..I had chills on the chorus.
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posted by Fred GarvinI've always been partial to Bing Crosby Christmas music. White Christmas being at the top of the list. Love the song, and always try to watch the movie every year.
It's 1b to my 1a Home Alone.