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Old 04-12-2013, 18:50
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It's funny for me because I'm generally pretty old-fashioned about these things but I don't really like a lot of old christmas songs. So often they're rather dreary. As for my favourites:

Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues
I Beleive In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
Lonely This Christmas - Mud
Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes version
2000 Miles - The Pretenders
Il Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield version
Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
Happy Xmas - John Lennon
Do They Know It's Christmas - Jona Lewie

At a push I'd probably go with Il Dulci Jubilo over Fairytale Of New York as the best.
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Old 04-12-2013, 20:38
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If you include carols then it would have to be Silent Night. I've always loved Oh Holy Night too.

Otherwise another for Fairytale Of New York.
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Old 04-12-2013, 22:13
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Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day
Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues
Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
Cliff Richard - We Should Be Together

That is my top 5
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Old 04-12-2013, 22:22
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Driving home for Christmas by Chris Rea is my favourite.

I also love fairytale of New York, mostly for Kirsty McColl rather than the pogues though.
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Old 04-12-2013, 23:30
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To me, the best song ever written is "Fall Softly Snow" from Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius.

God bless you and them always!!!

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Old 05-12-2013, 00:51
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To me, the best song ever written is "Fall Softly Snow" from Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius.
I assume that's the Jimmy Brown from The Browns? I used to love their music...
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Old 05-12-2013, 01:01
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All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit-Half Man Half Biscuit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na12OyJEgJ8
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Old 05-12-2013, 01:24
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Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV8x7H3DD8Y
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Old 05-12-2013, 01:49
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I assume that's the Jimmy Brown from The Browns? I used to love their music...
I believe that it is. Click on the song name and you can hear him sing the song.

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly
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Old 05-12-2013, 07:56
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Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
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Old 08-12-2013, 21:34
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what TV program used "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson as its theme tune?
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Old 08-12-2013, 23:04
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The best Christmas song, in my opinion, is this classic by Kevin Bloody Wilson ....

Hey Santa Claus
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Old 08-12-2013, 23:26
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Mariah Carey- all I Want for christmas Is You

To my mind the last truly great christmas song that is worthy to go into the Christmas classic cannon
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Old 09-12-2013, 01:45
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The best Christmas song, in my opinion, is this classic by Kevin Bloody Wilson ....

Hey Santa Claus
I bet that goes down well in Canada

Not as good as DILIGAF though.
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Old 09-12-2013, 09:06
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Cashing In On Christmas - Bad News
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Old 09-12-2013, 09:10
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"Wombling Merry Christmas" is far and away the most Christmassy Christmas song and it never gets played!

( actually I'm quite glad because I wouldn't want to get sick of it )
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Old 09-12-2013, 11:56
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It's funny for me because I'm generally pretty old-fashioned about these things but I don't really like a lot of old christmas songs. So often they're rather dreary. As for my favourites:

Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues
I Beleive In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
Lonely This Christmas - Mud
Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes version
2000 Miles - The Pretenders
Il Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield version
Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
Happy Xmas - John Lennon
Do They Know It's Christmas - Jona Lewie

At a push I'd probably go with Il Dulci Jubilo over Fairytale Of New York as the best.
erm... jona lewie was 'stop the cavalry'

Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
out of all the tired same old same old i still think this is the best.

Mariah Carey- all I Want for christmas Is You
i hate carey...but this was a good song... but like all the others, im sick of hearing it now.

'fairytale of new york' isnt a crimbo song, its a song that mentions crimbo.... abit like 'stop the cavalry'.
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Old 09-12-2013, 12:45
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For something a bit different, I'd recommend The December People

http://powerofprog.com/notes/Decembe...tle_%26_Humbug

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6PQjeNXvy8

or alternatively,

The Albion Christmas Band

http://www.folkrootslist.co.uk/2013/...-celebrations/

I'm going to see them in Southport on 20th December - they're great.
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Old 10-12-2013, 23:15
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Not as good as DILIGAF though.
Great tune. Bought the T shirt when I saw him playing in my town.
Love explaining what it means when asked
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Old 10-12-2013, 23:18
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Let's have a hard rock Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc4-Q__CWkg
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Old 11-12-2013, 16:26
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I don't like any of them, they all drive me mad.
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Old 11-12-2013, 17:40
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yudgy30Dd68
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Old 11-12-2013, 17:49
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If we are mentioning specific versions then I think this Oh Holy Night by Mario Lanza takes some beating http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxUkjthYAR4
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Old 11-12-2013, 18:32
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David Bowie & Bing Crosby "Little Drummer Boy"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiXjbI3kRus
(just look how young and handsome was Bowie then)


East 17 "Stay Another Day"
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Old 11-12-2013, 19:50
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Of the oldies I like all the 60s girl group ones like the Ronettes, Darlene Love, Crystals etc.....the Phil Spector ones

I'm bored with the 70s standards, Slade, Wizard, Mud etc.....overkill

I stopped listening to pop music about early 80s so I think of anything from then onwards as 'new'......and the new ones I like are Wham's Last Christmas and Mariah 'All I Want For Christmas is You'.......but obviously there'll be loads from the last 30 years that I've never heard

Of the ones that have been linked to on here recently I like the Leona Lewis one
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