Favorite Christmas music
Favorite Christmas music
I'm a sucker for interesting originals or fun interpretations of classic Xmas music.
Some of my fav albums include:
> We Three Kings by The Roches - 3 sisters who sing beautiful harmonies, interesting, some humorous arrangements
> John Fahey's solo acoustic guitar record called The New Possibility - stunning acoustic guitar, interesting arrangements
> Phil Spector album with the Motown girl groups like The Ronettes, The Crystals, etc.
Individual songs include 2000 Miles by The Pretenders; I Believe in Father Christmas by Emerson, Lake and Palmer; and Do They Know Its Christmas by "Band Aid" = one of the better "all star" benefit recordings. A little too much Boy George vocals, but great drums by Phil Collins and a rousing chorus.
What are your favs?
Some of my fav albums include:
> We Three Kings by The Roches - 3 sisters who sing beautiful harmonies, interesting, some humorous arrangements
> John Fahey's solo acoustic guitar record called The New Possibility - stunning acoustic guitar, interesting arrangements
> Phil Spector album with the Motown girl groups like The Ronettes, The Crystals, etc.
Individual songs include 2000 Miles by The Pretenders; I Believe in Father Christmas by Emerson, Lake and Palmer; and Do They Know Its Christmas by "Band Aid" = one of the better "all star" benefit recordings. A little too much Boy George vocals, but great drums by Phil Collins and a rousing chorus.
What are your favs?
When we come to place where the sea and the sky collide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Great list, jmq. Here are a few of mine:
Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses (saw them play this at Kean College)
Do They Know it’s Christmas – Band Aid (I have the 12” single somewhere, great video too)
Merry Christmas Baby – Bruce
A New York Christmas - Rob Thomas
2000 Miles - The Pretenders
Have Yourself a Merry Christmas – The Pretenders
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch – Whirling Dervishes (from the great state of NJ)
All Alone On Christmas – Darlene Love
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – U2
The Chimpunks Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) - The Chipmunks
Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses (saw them play this at Kean College)
Do They Know it’s Christmas – Band Aid (I have the 12” single somewhere, great video too)
Merry Christmas Baby – Bruce
A New York Christmas - Rob Thomas
2000 Miles - The Pretenders
Have Yourself a Merry Christmas – The Pretenders
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch – Whirling Dervishes (from the great state of NJ)
All Alone On Christmas – Darlene Love
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – U2
The Chimpunks Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) - The Chipmunks
Last edited by Jerseyboy on Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Hey JB - saw The Pretenders at the Capital Theatre in Passaic NJ back in the early 80s (anybody remember that dump that somehow booked ALL of the top acts of the day? The list is crazy http://www.moyssi.com/capitolshows.htm )
Chrissie Hynde is the best female vocalist I have ever heard perform live.
Chrissie Hynde is the best female vocalist I have ever heard perform live.
When we come to place where the sea and the sky collide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Funny you mention Chrissie Hynde as I love her voice and The Pretenders. One of the best shows I ever saw was The Pretenders at Radio City in the mid-80's and guess who opened for them??jmq wrote:Hey JB - saw The Pretenders at the Capital Theatre in Passaic NJ back in the early 80s (anybody remember that dump that somehow booked ALL of the top acts of the day? The list is crazy http://www.moyssi.com/capitolshows.htm )
Chrissie Hynde is the best female vocalist I have ever heard perform live.
New Jersey's own Smithereens!! Did you ever hear of these guys?
I just pulled my box of Christmas music out of storage yesterday. One of my favorite Christmas albums is actually a compliation cd I bought at Pottery Barn a few years ago. It's called "Jazzy Christmas" and it just has a really relaxing vibe.
I also have a Diana Krall Christmas cd that I really like...it only has three or four songs but they are all good.
I also have a Diana Krall Christmas cd that I really like...it only has three or four songs but they are all good.
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
Damn, I forgot about the writers' strike as I look forward to that Darlene Love show every year. Don't forget Jay Thomas throwing the football at the meatball on top of the Christmas tree. There's still a chance.mbw1024 wrote:I don't think I have a list but I do love to catch Darlene Love on the Letterman show every year. I guess that won't be happening this year due to the strike
Liamsaunt - Welcome back!
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I second JB on Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses. Great one.
Here are some others that are a little less conventional, but that I like:
Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
Just Like Christmas - Low
Snow Day - Matt Pond PA
Holiday Road - Matt Pond PA
White Christmas - Jamie Randolph
All I Want For Christmas - My Chemical Romance (this one isn't as "mellow" and won't appeal to everyone )
Here are some others that are a little less conventional, but that I like:
Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
Just Like Christmas - Low
Snow Day - Matt Pond PA
Holiday Road - Matt Pond PA
White Christmas - Jamie Randolph
All I Want For Christmas - My Chemical Romance (this one isn't as "mellow" and won't appeal to everyone )
Vicki - same could be said about "Father Christmas" by The Kinks with those cynical lyrics and real crunchy guitar by Dave Davies.VickiH wrote:All I Want For Christmas - My Chemical Romance (this one isn't as "mellow" and won't appeal to everyone )
I'm intrigued enuff by your other choices that I will preview them for possible download. Thanks.
When we come to place where the sea and the sky collide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Speaking of previewing, I get so tired of only being able to hear a snippet of a song. Sometimes, I want to hear the whole thing before I buy it. I have found a great resource for finding songs and listening to them on the web. It's main purpose is to create playlists for posting on websites, but what I have found is that it is excellent for finding most songs on the web and being able to listen to the entire thing:
www.projectplaylist.com
You can't find everything on there, but you sure can find a lot.
www.projectplaylist.com
You can't find everything on there, but you sure can find a lot.
I'll check that out.
http://pandora.com/
is pretty cool too, even suggesting other songs and artists you may like based on your choice.
http://pandora.com/
is pretty cool too, even suggesting other songs and artists you may like based on your choice.
When we come to place where the sea and the sky collide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide