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Making up your own Christmas CD
Trying to make up a definitive CD/MP3 for the office, but I've got all these different versions by various artists of various songs.(God knows how many different versions of Silent Night, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, you know the sort of thing!)
Some stuff will pick itself, Slade, Wham, Wizzard, Shaky etc, but does anyone have suggestions on what I could put on said CD. Band Aid, I prefer the 1989 version over the other 2, for instance. (By the way, can I not have the usual arguments over PRS, copyrights etc, as it's going into a private office of 7 people & not being flogged. I just want some suggestions please!) |
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Mariah Carey
Cascadfa's Last Christmas is pretty decent And of course John Lennon |
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Lancashire Hotpots - Carry You Home
The Pretenders - 2000 Miles Eric Cartman - Oh Holy Night The Greedies - A Merry Jingle The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping Queen - Thank God It's Christmas Bad News - Cashing In On Christmas They'd all go on mine |
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You have already mentioned Band Aid. I would recommend:
Slade- Merry Xmas Everyday. Wizzard-I wish it could be Christmas everyday. Bing Crosby- White Christmas. Mariah Carey- All I want for Christmas (good for anyone fancies someone). Brenda Lee- Rockin around the Christmas Tree. |
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Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) - The Darkness
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Trying to make up a definitive CD/MP3 for the office, but I've got all these different versions by various artists of various songs.(God knows how many different versions of Silent Night, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, you know the sort of thing!)...
For the last couple of years I've just put all of my Christmas music on to an mp3 player, which has been great because I can put it on shuffle (sorry, my mp3 player has 'random play all' instead of shuffle At last count I had 4 versions of 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' on my mp3 player (The Crystals, Jackson 5, Carpenters and Bruce Springsteen). Could you put the tracks on to an mp3 player instead? Even if the Hi-Fi doesn't have the function of connecting an mp3 player via a line-in, you could use computer speakers? I have too many tracks to suggest putting on a Christmas CD but I'd include at least one lesser known one, something like '2000 Miles' by the Pretenders, at least one or two tracks from the Phil Spector Christmas album as well as the obvious choices. 'Run Rudolph Run' by Chuck Berry and 'Jingle Bell Rock' by Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker or the Bobby Helms version are always worth including - not played as much as say 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' and they're short, snappy and often overlooked on Christmas compilations (though I have seen the Bobby Helms version of 'Jingle Bell Rock' on a few recently). |
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Backstreet Boys - It's Christmas Time Again
Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas |
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Santas Beard - They might be Giants
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Gaudete - Steeleye Span
In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield. I've also ended up with a copy of this. I believe I can thank my brother for that. I rather like it. |
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Gaudete - Steeleye Span
In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield... I was doing a bit of Christmas shopping on Friday night and quite a few stores had the Now That's What I Call Xmas CD playing. I was subjected to Cliff Richard's 'Saviour's Day' a few times and had listened to bits of Mud's 'Lonely This Christmas' just beforehand. If 'Saviour's Day' is followed by Michael Ball's cover of 'Driving Home For Christmas,' it's definitely Now That's What I Call Xmas. Not a bad compilation actually - the latest version even has some Phil Spector Christmas tracks on it. As for essentials, Chris Rea's 'Driving Home for Christmas' is one of mine. |
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I know that problem well! I like multiple versions of lots of Christmas songs so I used to end up making more than one Christmas CD. Why not make 2/3 CDs instead of trying to fit them all on to one? You can swap them over after a few listens if they're intended to be on in the office for a few days.
For the last couple of years I've just put all of my Christmas music on to an mp3 player, which has been great because I can put it on shuffle (sorry, my mp3 player has 'random play all' instead of shuffle At last count I had 4 versions of 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' on my mp3 player (The Crystals, Jackson 5, Carpenters and Bruce Springsteen). Could you put the tracks on to an mp3 player instead? Even if the Hi-Fi doesn't have the function of connecting an mp3 player via a line-in, you could use computer speakers? I have too many tracks to suggest putting on a Christmas CD but I'd include at least one lesser known one, something like '2000 Miles' by the Pretenders, at least one or two tracks from the Phil Spector Christmas album as well as the obvious choices. 'Run Rudolph Run' by Chuck Berry and 'Jingle Bell Rock' by Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker or the Bobby Helms version are always worth including - not played as much as say 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' and they're short, snappy and often overlooked on Christmas compilations (though I have seen the Bobby Helms version of 'Jingle Bell Rock' on a few recently). Someone lent me the Phil Spector CD a few years back, so thats on an external hard drive anyway. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, how about Bjorn Again's version? Run Rudolph Run, I have Bryan Adams version. What about some of the newer stuff? Peter Kay's one? Mariah Carey did 'Oh Santa', which didn't sound too bad. Free Radio 80's played an Eurythmics version of 'Winter Wonderland', which was Ok(Never heard of it before) I was debating how obscure I should go? I found 'Bionic Santa' on You Tube, plus I have a crackly vinyl rip of 'Christmas Countdown' by Frank Kelly(Father Jack from Father Ted) The Gary Glitter track is an obvious no no, but what about the sample used in the Jive Bunny single? I did consider using Smooth Xmas in the office, but the rather elderly DAB won't pick it up, for some reason! |
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Must admit it would be going onto Mp3 disc through a PC(Suspect a DVD rather than a CD personally!)
... Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, how about Bjorn Again's version?...The Gary Glitter track is an obvious no no, but what about the sample used in the Jive Bunny single? I wouldn't bother with Jive Bunny's 'Let's Party' if you're putting Slade and Wizzard on anyway but it's your CD!As for 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town,' I don't like the Bjorn Again version but it's not my CD. If you want bouncy, the Crystals and Bruce Springsteen versions are the ones to go for in my opinion. The Crystals' version is on that Phil Spector album you have. Quote:
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Run Rudolph Run, I have Bryan Adams version What about some of the newer stuff? Peter Kay's one? ... Free Radio 80's played an Eurythmics version of 'Winter Wonderland', which was Ok(Never heard of it before) I was debating how obscure I should go?... The Peter Kay thing... nah! How obscure? If it's an office thing, maybe don't go too left field. Tracks by well known artists that don't normally get played are good - some of the ones on Mariah's Christmas album as you suggested. A few lesser known ones won't hurt anyone. I think 'Winter Wonderland,' 'Sleigh Ride,' 'Santa Baby,' 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' and 'Frosty the Snowman' are all worthy of consideration. Great versions on the Phil Spector album. |
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Cheers so far guys.
Some things to think about. |
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As someone said - Gaudete is a must.
My favourite Christmas song though has to be Jonah Lewie's 'Stop The Cavalry' (for me it just pips Fairytale of New York). |
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I wouldn't bother with Jive Bunny's 'Let's Party' if you're putting Slade and Wizzard on anyway but it's your CD!