There is a good chance that this song may have been done in the mid 1990's, but if it was, I never once heard the song until it was placed on a various artist Christmas compilation album that was released in 2001 named No Wrapping Required. The name of the song is "What Do You See?" from bluegrass singer Sonya Isaacs and to me, it is the best Christmas song of the 21st century and one of my most favorite Christmas songs period.

God bless you and Sonya always!!!

Holly

George Michael - December Song.
One of the very few fantastic things he's created recently. I love this song.

Lancashire Hotpots - Carry You Home (2009)

Underrated brilliance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn7_GbCu7BA

Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Traveling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49k1EQdoMeU

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power Of love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vpo0pPd0q4

When was Grandma got run over by a reindeer released thats right one.

Watered down immitation of All I Want For Christmas Is You. Same kind of lyrics same kind of sound.

Hurts - All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05J79Y8zQTw

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You ... I love the fat backing singers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDp4uCWm9_s

Malcolm Middleton

we're all going to die

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZFURx6zrb0

...dont quite understand when the 21st centuary is do you!

...and the power of love, a crimbo song?... in what way?

I felt like posting crimbo songs and I don't care what century they were released in

As for The Power of Love not being a Christmas song

The Killers - Don't Shoot Me Santa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cglLJJ0Czo8

I do really like "All i want for Christmas is you" but much prefer "My only Wish". Each to their own i guess

I just remembered 'Zombie Christmas', by Emmy the Great and Tim Wheeler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGukj0g5gqY

2003 was such a great year and last true Christmas chart battle. We all know what came the following year and forever more.
At the time I loved The Darkness and really wanted that to be #1 but in recent times really like 'Mad World' so both were great.

I also like Kate Winslet 'What If' from A Christmas Carol film and the video of clips is kind of Christmas like.

How Many Kings by Downhere.

Mariah Carey - Oh Santa!

....but the op asked a specific question, one that relates to this centuary so asto not get swamped with the same old tired last centuary hits. i presume in an attempt to highlight the recent ones that are often overlooked.

in what way is 'the power of love' a crimbo song? theres nothing about it that sounds christmassy, nor does its content relate to christmas - its not a christmas song!

This is the only Christmas song of the 21st century I love. It has a touching melancholic feel to it. The Darkness and Bo Selecta! efforts are cheap and cheerful, I suppose.

Wonderful song - great call. Recorded in 2001 (though I think not released until 2002.


It isn't. Doesn't mention Christmas in any way. Just happened to be No1 in December 1984 with a Nativity video by Godley and Creme, so it's been associated with Christmas ever since.

I'll just add two fun classics:
Lumberhorn '18 wheels to Bethlehem' from 2008 (completely bonkers vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PmGZ8spowE, and
Bob Dylan's 'Must be Santa' - ancient song but his version released in 2009

Candidates for best album?
Try Naturally 7 - 'Christmas - It's A Love Story' from 2004, criminally neglected accapella soul album that's up there with the best Christmas albums of all time. Very different from the usual lazy pap too.
St Agnes Fountain - '12 Acoustic Carols', now ridiculously long deleted. Their 'Deck the Halls' is possibly the best soul single a folk-based band has ever recorded. Actually, ANY of the 12 albums by St Agnes Fountain would do (there's a double best of cd). And it's worth moving heaven and earth to catch their legendary annual Christmas mini-tour.

Good grief, only 80 days to go

New songs:

Britney Spears - "My Only Wish (This Year)" [2000]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrvebqA8xdM

Destiny's Child - "8 Days of Christmas" [2001]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWTHptfwXjY

Lady Gaga (f/ Space Cowboy) - "Christmas Tree" [2008]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toH5hDudXnU

Ronan Parke (f/ Luciel Johns) - "Not Alone This Christmas" [2012]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E_rTeBYdek

Lana Del Rey - "Blue Velvet" [2012]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy1ZK1NZmvc
(not really a Christmas song but I feel classy and christmassy when I listen to it)

Covers:

Fiona Apple - "Frosty the Snowman" [2003]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl5nsSDFJ80

Gabriella Cilmi - "Warm This Winter" [2008]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziSvGv6yjmc

She & Him - "Baby, It's Cold Outside" [2011]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVz6TCT5Bjs

Lady Gaga - "White Christmas" [2011]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEh9QDVjNCc

the xx - "Last Christmas" [2012]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcfx1_lTI_8

Also, the Michael Buble christmas album is just golden.

interesting....

im unaware of most of these tracks nominated, why are modern crimbo songs overlooked in favour of the same old very tired boring ones? arent they as good?

id be happy to ban all crimbo songs from before y2k. lets get some fresh new songs.

Even if all the proceeds supposedly go to charity, The Killers releasing a song EVERY ****ing Christmas in the hope that one of them makes it big is just so desperate.

They've don't nothing worthwhile after Mr. Brightside but everyone still wanks themselves silly over them.