Good Christmas Music

[Jared H.]

I'm looking to buy some good classic Christmas music. Any reccommendations?

[Hellbaby]

Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack is good.

Not Elvis Christmas. His voice is SO bad on that album. He sounds like he's drunk and about to pass out.

[Jessica Drew]

Phil Spector's Christmas Album - among other fantastic, Wall O' Sound-type, uptempo versions of Christmas classics, is the original version of "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Darlene Love (though most people now know the song via U2's sexless version).

Essential stuff.

[ponset]

I love the 3-CD set of "Christmas Cocktails" that Ultra Lounge put out a couple of years ago.

Get to hear such Great singers: Nancy Wilson, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Lou Rawls, Johnny Mercer, Lena Horne, Nat King Cole, and many others.

Some of songs are: Christmas Kisses, Winter Wonderland, Frosty the Man,
Marshmellow World, Christmas Is, Cha-Cha all the way, and lots of other
FUN tunes to tap your toes by.

[the goddamn batman]

Low did a nice Christmas ep... if you like Low. YOu probably heard their cover of Little Drummer Boy in GAP commercials several years ago.

You can get it and hear some of it (in their player on the front page, down at the bottom of the palylist) at their site:

http://www.chairkickers.com/#

[Aubergine~!]

Anything with Fairytale of New York.

[Matthew E]

The Barra MacNeils Christmas album is a good one. The 'Love Actually' soundtrack has Olivia Olsen's version of 'All I Want For Christmas Is You', which is excellent. A group called the Mistletones did a couple of a cappella Christmas albums, and they're both good (especially the one with 'Christmas Dream' on it).

[Rob Allen]

You want classic, find a Mitch Miller Christmas album.

[ZombieHavoc]

Not classic in the traditional sense, but:

-The Yobs- Christmas Album

Also:
-Loretta Lynn's Christmas Collection

[Lupek]

Miss Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiHoKMTHjZg)

[Street Worm]

The only Christmas song I have to hear (once) every year is
'Snoopy's Christmas' by the Royal Guardsmen..............

might not fall under "good classic Christmas music", though...... :biggrin:

[Lupek]

The only Christmas song I have to hear (once) every year is
'Snoopy's Christmas' by the Royal Guardsmen..............

might not fall under "good classic Christmas music", though...... :biggrin:

of course it does!

Royal Guardsman - Snoopy's Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlf---13Q0g)

[Lupek]

Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juBEue3L4LE)

[Spike-X]

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Bruce Springsteen (this is his interpretation of the version from the Phil Spector Xmas Album mentioned earlier)

If you can't find it to buy anywhere, I can help you out.

[jdwrocks]

Classic X-mas music, in the traditional sense: Andy Williams. I grew up on his christmas tunes. He even has a special on PBS dealing with his Xmas specials over the last 30+ years.

[howyadoin]

Low did a nice Christmas ep... if you like Low. YOu probably heard their cover of Little Drummer Boy in GAP commercials several years ago.Great cover. Joan Jett does a smashing version of it, too.



Oh, and the Ventures have a damn fine version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".

[broad]

Jingle Bells by Kriss Kringle
"Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt
"White Christmas" by the Drifters
" Soulful Christmas" by Aaron Neville's

[ZombieHavoc]

Twisted Sister's Christmas album

[Lupek]

nat king cole - the christmas song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oj3jixMGaw)

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Ok maybe some person can help me. I want the X-Mas song I hear in the US Cellular X-Mas commercial. It sounds like Paul McCartney. Any help people ?

[Lupek]

Ok maybe some person can help me. I want the X-Mas song I hear in the US Cellular X-Mas commercial. It sounds like Paul McCartney. Any help people ?

Is it....... Ferraby Lionheart - Small Planet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkcZZDEZzgY) ....?

[Deathstroke]

It's not considered classic as yet that I know of, but the three Trans-Siberian Orchestra albums are superb.

[Lupek]

Alvin & the Chipmunks - Christmas Don't Be Late (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzTG0fTLAlU)

[Lupek]

James Brown - Soulful Christmas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVlVOdfIWjY)

[howyadoin]

This is... interesting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My5Bzf0PQhc

[Jonathan Bogart]

Ok maybe some person can help me. I want the X-Mas song I hear in the US Cellular X-Mas commercial. It sounds like Paul McCartney. Any help people ?
Don't know the commercial, but is it "Wonderful Christmastime"?

[jdwrocks]

Anybody remember the Bing Crosby/David Bowie "Little Drummer Boy" song? I recall a video of this.

[Lupek]

This is... interesting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My5Bzf0PQhc

Holy Moley!! Santa is gonna say they are naughty.

[Lupek]

Anybody remember the Bing Crosby/David Bowie "Little Drummer Boy" song? I recall a video of this.

Here ya go.

Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9KpNznVLlY)

[Lupek]

All these year of hearing Bing and Bowie sing that song it still strikes me as a strange pairing.

I play this one every year at Christmas.....

The Ventures' Christmas Album (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hli8rFbbahE)

[DWEarhart]

Vince Guraldi's soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas is priceless. It's smooth. It's jolly. It's something very very special.

If you like indutrial music - A Dark Noel is a wonderful album by many of the genres best talents.

For guitarists - A Merry Axemas Volumes 1 and 2. Good stuff from Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde....and the list goes on.

[ponset]

I just got THE ARCHIES with Betty and Verconia Christmas Album.
Very good and FUN!!!
Includes two new(at that place in time) songs written for the album.
"Archie's Christmas Party" and "Christmas in Riverdale".

[Lupek]

I just got THE ARCHIES with Betty and Verconia Christmas Album.
Very good and FUN!!!
Includes two new(at that place in time) songs written for the album.
"Archie's Christmas Party" and "Christmas in Riverdale".

I had no idea there was such a thing. I am jealous.

[Lupek]

The Youngsters - Christmas In Jail (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cM38kN4AOys)

[Slappy san]

I'm shocked no one mentioned:

Donny Hathaway "This Christmas"


wow....just wow

[Lupek]

I gotta be honest. This Christmas is one of my least favorite Christmas songs. Solly.

I play this cd every year.........

The Temptations - Christmas Day (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nO44NxEYJx8)

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Is it....... Ferraby Lionheart - Small Planet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkcZZDEZzgY) ....?

Yep thats it.... thanks man. I always thought it sounded like a Paul McCartney .

Don't know the commercial, but is it "Wonderful Christmastime"?

Lupek named it man. Thanks for the help anyhow.

[Lupek]

He does sound a bit like McCartney.

Brenda Lee - Papa Noel (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C7B6IfPlDMg)

[Serik]

Not Elvis Christmas. His voice is SO bad on that album. He sounds like he's drunk and about to pass out.

Hehehe to each their own I guess. It wouldn't be Christmas at my house without his Christmas album playing

[Lupek]

Yeah it's not Christmas without Elvis at my house either.

And also Phil Spector.........

Phil Spector Christmas Side 1 (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=37v0CE-pXss)

Phil Spector Christmas Side 2 (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IR3_6BhvJJ8)

[Lupek]

Every year on WCBS in NY DJ Harry Harrison used to give a yuletide greeting called May You Always. This is actually a version from before WCBS but it will do.

Merry Chirstmas fellow comic book nerds.

Harry Harrison - May You Always (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5LteoMD9OTE)