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What's your favorite Christmas Carol

Postby rocklobster » Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:04 am

OK, now that the holiday season is officially here, it's time for my annual "what's your favorite Christmas Carol" thread. This time around, it's a little different. This time, I want you to post youtube videoes of your favorites.
Here are some to start:
Silent Night
O Holy Night
Joy to the World
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Do You Hear What I Hear?
That'll do for now. I have way too many favorite and will post more later.
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Postby Tancos » Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:42 am

By the time Christmas finally arrives, I am thoroughly sick of every single one, no matter how good it is. This one encapsulates my attitude after hearing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" 10,000 times too often.

Years ago I did see a performance of the latter song worth mentioning. A guy in classic spy wear (trenchcoat, dark glasses, fedora) recited the lyrics, emphasizing such lines as "He sees you when you're sleeping/He knows when you're awake," bringing out the Orwellian flavor of this creepy song.
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Postby Mr. Hat'n'Clogs » Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:33 am

All of them.

Oh wait, I'm probably supposed to list specifics, huh. Also, if you really want the version I like, then look the title of the song up for the Relient K version. Bold means I love it even more than the rest of my favorites. I get into Christmas music.

God Bless Ye Merry Gentlemen
Hark the Herald Angels Sing(Okay, maybe I like the Charlie Brown version a bit better on this one)
I'm Gettin' Nuttin' For Christmas
In Like A Lion(Always Winter)
Merry Christmas, Here's To Many More
Sleigh Ride
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Santa Claus is Thumbing To Town

I'm a true Relient K fanboy, I think. Or would like to think.
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Postby GhostontheNet » Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:26 am

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:38 am

O Holy Night is my favorite, though I have yet to find a specific version of it that I truly love-- it's a difficult song to sing so people usually either do a poor job or oversing it.
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Postby KagayakiWashi » Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:43 am

"God Bless Ye Merry Gentlemen" as performed by Mannheim Steamroller, both Renaissance and Rock styles (can't find a YouTube clip).

This right here might be my favorite Christmas audio clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st0M9GbcjSw
Here's another good one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo43JsEi-2Q
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Postby Roz » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:31 am

This.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gp5Vd44AJQ&feature=related

And this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naB4MlZd4GI&feature=related

-Go to 0.30 for the song. I couldn't find it anywhere else so sorry about the video.
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Postby Etoh*the*Greato » Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:14 am

My favorite one is that one... You know. That carol that has the bells in it. Oh, gosh, I can never remember the name of it.

Heh.

It's my absolute favorite, but the rest of my list stems for the most part from the Relgious songs for Christmas. The contemporary stuff doesn't much do it for me, and some of it actually bothers me (See "Baby It's Cold Outside" and the reference to drugging a lady's drink to get her to do stuff with you). Not that a lot of the secular songs are bad (except for the above mentioned), they just don't move me like a lot of the religious ones do.
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:38 am

There are a handful of secular Christmas songs that I like; namely, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Merry Christmas Darling, and Christmas Waltz. The Christmas Song is alright, but not my favorite, and I could go the rest of my life without hearing any of the other secular stuff out there XD

Speaking of Merry Christmas Darling, here you go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksWQfk3VvBQ

As for other favorite sacred songs, I'm really fond of O Come All Ye Faithful, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, O Little Town of Bethlehem, and What Child Is This.

Here's a nice medley from Julie Andrews:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFyDEo62m-M
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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:23 am

If I may be allowed to cheat a little, the soundtracks to The Muppet Christmas Carol and A Charlie Brown Christmas are my favorites. My favorite tracks are "Fozziwig's Party" in the former, and "O, Christmas Tree" in the latter.
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:25 am

Yeah, A Charlie Brown Christmas is great! I can't have Christmas without that album.
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Postby Davidizer13 » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:34 pm

I don't celebrate Christmas, but I do like music. In that tradition, I give you this. Give it a minute; it gets better as it goes on.

Seriously, though, I also really liked Relient K's Christmas album, Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand, and I really, really liked their version of Sleigh Bells. There's also this version of God Bless Ye Merry Gentlemen with the Santana sound that I've heard on the radio, and can't find anywhere. No matter who does that song, though, I like the sound of it.

Also, Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

(lolwut, there are people who like "Merry Christmas, Darling"?)
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:46 pm

Not "people", just me. XD
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Postby rocklobster » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:18 pm

Etoh*the*Greato (post: 1358810) wrote:My favorite one is that one... You know. That carol that has the bells in it. Oh, gosh, I can never remember the name of it.

Heh.

It's my absolute favorite, but the rest of my list stems for the most part from the Relgious songs for Christmas. The contemporary stuff doesn't much do it for me, and some of it actually bothers me (See "Baby It's Cold Outside" and the reference to drugging a lady's drink to get her to do stuff with you). Not that a lot of the secular songs are bad (except for the above mentioned), they just don't move me like a lot of the religious ones do.


It's called Carol of the Bells. The version by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra is called "Christmas in Sarajevo."
And if you think "Baby It's Cold Outside" is disturbing, get this. There is a parody of "Grandma Got Run-over by a Reindeer called "Grandma Got Dismembered by a Chainsaw." :eh:
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Postby Etoh*the*Greato » Wed Dec 02, 2009 2:25 pm

Sorry, Rocks. I was actually being silly, I do know the name. Actually, last night we were playing Last.fm's christmas station while we decorated the Tree and August Burns did an awesome version of it as well. I'd totally suggest it if you like TSO's rendition.
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Postby Roy Mustang » Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:06 pm

O Holy Night, but only versions that I like is Josh Groban version and Celtic Woman.


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Postby Tatsu » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:55 pm

Heck yes! :P I'm gonna be amazing and say one you guys haven't said yet ;D (and yes i'm not just saying it cuz it hasn't been said! :P it is my favorite. haha)

I really like Mary Did You Know :O
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Postby ShiroiHikari » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:56 pm

Oh yeah, that's a nice song.
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Postby Tatsu » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:56 pm

Yeahhh :D haha
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Postby Mr. Hat'n'Clogs » Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:58 pm

Htom Sirveaux (post: 1358828) wrote:If I may be allowed to cheat a little, the soundtracks to The Muppet Christmas Carol and A Charlie Brown Christmas are my favorites. My favorite tracks are "Fozziwig's Party" in the former, and "O, Christmas Tree" in the latter.


There's a Peanuts soundtrack?!! How come no one has informed me of this?!
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Postby rocklobster » Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:06 am

I have that soundtrack, H & C.
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Postby the_wolfs_howl » Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:25 am

ShiroiHikari (post: 1358115) wrote:O Holy Night is my favorite, though I have yet to find a specific version of it that I truly love-- it's a difficult song to sing so people usually either do a poor job or oversing it.


Celtic Woman does an excellent job of "O Holy Night": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-8jYpa1-o


My favorite Christmas song is "What Child Is This?" I like pretty much any version of it, but this is an interesting one I just found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLl2Jg936g4&feature=fvw
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Postby Winry » Fri Dec 04, 2009 2:40 pm

"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" by Casting Crowns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-150Y6Hf8ds

Love this one =)
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Postby rocklobster » Fri Dec 04, 2009 2:44 pm

That was originally a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Postby Htom Sirveaux » Fri Dec 04, 2009 2:47 pm

Oh, Bruce [spelling his last name phonetically to avoid unnecessary filtering] Coburn's Christmas album is great too, by the way. Whenever he's not whining about the rainforests, I really dig his style.
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Postby Makachop^^128 » Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:19 pm

Come O come Emanuel, Green sleeves
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Postby Song_of_Storms » Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:30 pm

[SIZE="1"]Carol of the bells, where it sounds almost like chants, and How many Kings - Downhere <3 So beautiful~![/SIZE]
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Postby Blitzkrieg1701 » Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:34 am

Several people have already mentioned "Carol of the Bells," but I don't think this version has been posted yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvkp2QY4qEI

Another personal fave, "What Child is This"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0LBJ51UktY

Next, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv927QNtz78

Then there's "Christmas Time Is Here" from Charlie Brown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ3aAfTUEBs

Also, while it's a little morbid if you know what it's about, I've always loved "The Coventry Carol"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s_n_ycNvP8

And don't forget "Silent Night", especially the way Mannheim Steamroller does it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBHPbCWkg-I

Technically, this isn't really a "Christmas" song as much as it is a song that happened to be in a Christmas special, but I still love "Walking In The Air" from The Snowman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR1Ln-ctn5E

And to end this little list on a bouncy, upbeat note, "Wonderful CHristmastime" by Paul McCartney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRlEzSbh_TM
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Postby Peanut » Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:09 am

My Favorite Christmas Carol is, hands down, "Kwanzaa Celebration."

I'm kidding of course. My favorite Christmas Carols are probably "We Three Kings" and "Carol of the Bells."
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Postby Warrior4Christ » Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:06 am

Makachop^^128 (post: 1359181) wrote:Come O come Emanuel, Green sleeves

Greensleeves isn't Christmasy in itself (it's an old English folk tune)]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjaVfT6eBuw[/url]

Ever since I heard the 'jazzed up' versions of some of the carols by Hillsong, I've loved them. This is a particularly good Joy To The World.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDLMs4vkYgk

I like a lot of the usuals such as Angels We Have Heard, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Hark the Herald Angels, O Come All Ye Faithful (how can you beat words like "lo, he abhors not the virgin's womb"?). There's another one called Not A Silent Night which I've only heard in one place, so I don't think it's widespread.
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