best christmas song? there is only 1...

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Justmadeit

06-12-2004

the slade classic. i read something somewhere about it getting to no 1 years ago in something like june in somewhere like norway.it rocks ! i like the music itself and not the fact its a xmas song. has there been a better one since 1973?

the pogues/kirsty mcoll - fairytale of new york,is ok too( did anyone see shane mcgowan on the frank skinner show a few weeks ago? lets just say he likes a drink or two ]

xjem

06-12-2004

'course theres better, try the xmas no 1 from 1974, a certain mud song'

Justmadeit

06-12-2004

Originally Posted by xjem:
“'course theres better, try the xmas no 1 from 1974, a certain mud song' ”

you must be talking about the elvis imitators doing lonely this christmas, very average indeed, next you'll be telling me you like shaking stevens. nope slade rock all the rest are imitators

DelboyOnline

06-12-2004

Got to be this one from "Hot Pantz"

"Give U one 4 Christmas"

Link: http://www.gutrecords.com/giveu1/

!!!!! OOOOO-ERRRRR !!!!!

WalfordWill

07-12-2004

My favourite two Xmas Songs are "I with it could be Xmas Everyday" by Wizzard and The Pogues - Fairytale of New York. Happy memories of standing around in a big circle at the end of the college Xmas bash with all your mates, arms around each other all staggering drunkenly an singing, it truly is Xmas lol

jamie20

07-12-2004

Originally Posted by DelboyOnline:
“Got to be this one from "Hot Pantz"

"Give U one 4 Christmas"

Link: http://www.gutrecords.com/giveu1/

!!!!! OOOOO-ERRRRR !!!!!”

hehe was the first time i heard it

baileybots

07-12-2004

Originally Posted by willhung:
“My favourite two Xmas Songs are "I with it could be Xmas Everyday" by Wizzard and The Pogues - Fairytale of New York. Happy memories of standing around in a big circle at the end of the college Xmas bash with all your mates, arms around each other all staggering drunkenly an singing, it truly is Xmas lol”

Pogues with Kirsty Mcall fairy tale of ny, exellent choice

Mirage

07-12-2004

One of my favourite Christmas songs is: I Believe In Father Christmas by Greg Lake.

Mind you, I love all the songs they play when you are doing your pressie shopping. Slade, Wizard etc. It really get's me in the festive mood.

anneonholiday

07-12-2004

Christmas begins when you see Wham's Last Christmas..

Soaps'r'us

07-12-2004

What about the all time classic - Cheeky Christmas by The Cheeky Girls?

Wezzo

07-12-2004

Top 3 for me:

1. Pogues: Fairytale Of NY
2. Slade: Merry Christmas Everybody
3. Band Aid: Do They Know It's Christmas? (original)

Also like Gary Glitter's, Wizzard's, John Lennon's, Paul McCartney's and Mud's Xmas songs.

1996PK

08-12-2004

Nobody has mentioned Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone.

You lot have no taste!

Phil_

08-12-2004

The best has to be Jona Lewie Stop The Cavalry closely followed by Greg Lake.

Lee Cool

08-12-2004

Its got to be Wham - Last Christmas, its by far the best xmasy song, close behind are Band Aid, East 17 and Mariah Carey i think.

bendolino

13-12-2004

Step Into Christmas by Elton John - one of my favourites. Regretfully, the rest of my favourites are all played to death, by the time I'm halfway through my advent calender I've had enough of them.

brooksider

13-12-2004

Mariah Carey song is best that she sings

risingstar

13-12-2004

Top 2 for me
1) First Noel- Charlotte Church is amazing.
2) Walking in the Air- Aled Jones

Simon1984

13-12-2004

White Christmas by Bing Crosby

little ern

14-12-2004

Originally Posted by Soaps'r'us:
“What about the all time classic - Cheeky Christmas by The Cheeky Girls? ”

That was the number one in vh1's top 10 christmas turkeys show earlier tonight!

Multisandia

14-12-2004

Originally Posted by 1996PK:
“Nobody has mentioned Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone.

You lot have no taste! ”

I don't think anybody's mentioned "Driving Home For Christmas" either...

slight_return

15-12-2004

when u work in a shop at this time of year it makes you cringe everytime you think of a christmas song. I had to listen to the same cd for 8 and a half hours last saturday. But my personal favs are fairytale of new york and spaceman came travelling by chris de burgh.

pHo

15-12-2004

when i clicked this, i just knew it would be slade

agree with wezzo's 1,2,3 mind.. the pogues just does it for me that lil bit more.

don't agree with the john lennon runner up tho.. presuming you're talking about Imagine, i find it probably the worst song ever written. (oh thats so gonna win me some friends on here... i also hated goldeneye on the n64 *gulp*)

1996PK

15-12-2004

Originally Posted by pHo:
“when i clicked this, i just knew it would be slade agree with wezzo's 1,2,3 mind.. the pogues just does it for me that lil bit more.

don't agree with the john lennon runner up tho.. presuming you're talking about Imagine, i find it probably the worst song ever written. (oh thats so gonna win me some friends on here... i also hated goldeneye on the n64 *gulp*)”

Probably means the John Lennon Xmas classic - Happy Xmas (War is over), this was (badly) covered last year by the Pop Idol 2 finalists.

Other xmas songs that I have heard on the radio today....

Stop the Calvary - ??
Santa Claus is comin to town - Bruce Springsteen
I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake
All I want for Christmas is you - Mariah Carey
Please come home for Christmas - Bon Jovi

d'@ve

15-12-2004

The most recorded Christmas song is apparently "Silent Night" but I can't remember anybody having a big hit with that as a single... can anyone?

The version sung on last week's Songs of Praise by Aled Jones & Hayley Westenra was rather nice but they didn't release it as a single as was rumoured a while back, only as a track on Aled's new album.

Oh, there's a nice video of it here. (8 MB but it soon streams)
Last edited by d'@ve : 15-12-2004 at 18:15

1996PK

15-12-2004

Originally Posted by d'@ve:
“The most recorded Christmas song is apparently "Silent Night" but I can't remember anybody having a big hit with that as a single... can anyone?

The version sung on last week's Songs of Praise by Aled Jones & Hayley Westenra was rather nice but they didn't release it as a single as was rumoured a while back, only as a track on Aled's new album.

Oh, there's a video of it (Songs of Praise, at the top) and "Silent Night" follows Hayley's "Mary did You Know?") here. The S of P version is better than the Christmas Mania version.”

Bing Crosby reached number 8 with Silent Night in 1952!...www.everyhit.co.uk

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