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Favourite version of Have yourself a merry little Christmas


View Poll Results: Favourite version of Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Frank Sinatra 17 33.33%
Luther VanDross 6 11.76%
Michael Buble 3 5.88%
Kelly Clarkson 5 9.80%
Other (please state) 20 39.22%
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Old 08-12-2014, 22:27
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I'm hearing lots of different versions of this song, but which is your favourite? Mine is the Luther VanDross version as it is very soulful and smooth
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Old 08-12-2014, 22:43
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The Carpenters do the best version
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Old 08-12-2014, 23:35
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Kelly Clarkson, love her vocals
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Old 09-12-2014, 02:31
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My absolute favourite version is by Christina Aguilera.
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Old 09-12-2014, 08:33
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My absolute favourite version is by Christina Aguilera.
Same
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Old 09-12-2014, 16:33
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Leaving the obvious ones, here's my favourite 11 from the 371 versions I've got (don't ask ). Couldn't get it to 10:

Beres Hammond
Culture Beat
Lady Antebellum
Partridge Family
Rose Polenzani
Sara McLachlan
Starflyer 59
Take 6
Toby Keith
Vince Vance and The Valiants
Yolanda Williams
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Old 09-12-2014, 17:32
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Judy Garland
who sung it originally.


I can't believe she wasn't even acknowledged in the poll.
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Old 09-12-2014, 17:35
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Bit of a crime she wasn't even acknowledged in the poll.
I was thinking this too, It's the ultimate one really.
Also And as Steely said above as is The Carpenters version is lovely too.
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Old 09-12-2014, 22:09
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My absolute favourite version is by Christina Aguilera.
I'm going for Christina too:
http://youtu.be/QK0DKqxnKqo
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Old 09-12-2014, 23:34
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My absolute favourite version is by Christina Aguilera.
Mine is too, her voice on that is so so beautiful.

I like loads of versions of this song so it would be hard to pick a second favourite! All the ones listed in the poll I enjoy too - and I agree that Judy should have been included in the poll, I love hers too <3
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Old 10-12-2014, 11:46
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Judy Garland, obviously.

The Tori Amos version is also sublime.
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Old 10-12-2014, 12:19
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Judy Garland, obviously.

The Tori Amos version is also sublime.
Ditto on both counts. Kind of ridiculous that the OP didn't include the original artist as a listed option.
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Old 10-12-2014, 14:04
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Old 10-12-2014, 19:13
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Ella Fitzgerald

There's something I'm not sure about with this though........I heard a version of the song by Ella in a coffee shop and it was slow and soulful and wistful and it seemed to be built around the looking back to days of yore......

But I bought the Ella Christmas Album and it seemed a different song on there......upbeat and jolly. That's the version that seems to be on Youtube

I wonder if she recorded it more than once or maybe the coffee shop one was off a live session or something.......
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Old 10-12-2014, 19:27
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Little Big Town's version of this song is beautiful.
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Old 10-12-2014, 19:52
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The Pretenders do a brilliant version.
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Old 10-12-2014, 19:58
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Ella Fitzgerald
There's something I'm not sure about with this though........I heard a version of the song by Ella in a coffee shop and it was slow and soulful and wistful and it seemed to be built around the looking back to days of yore......
Haven't a clue here. I've got one version, the one on the Christmas Album (originally 'Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas' - 1960) and don't recall another one.
That's the only one her discography mentions, and I've not seen any live recordings either.
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Old 10-12-2014, 20:01
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Judy Garland
who sung it originally.


I can't believe she wasn't even acknowledged in the poll.
Yes, she has my vote too.
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Old 10-12-2014, 20:02
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Judy Garland in the movie Meet Me In St Louis.
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Old 10-12-2014, 20:25
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Haven't a clue here. I've got one version, the one on the Christmas Album (originally 'Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas' - 1960) and don't recall another one.
That's the only one her discography mentions, and I've not seen any live recordings either.
that's the one I've got as well........but it just sounded a bit different

maybe the one I heard in the coffee shop was someone who just sounded very like Ella Fitzgerald........

I think it should really be sung as a sad song like the original.......not the more upbeat version that performers adopted from the 50s onwards !
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Old 10-12-2014, 20:47
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Marina and the Diamonds
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Old 10-12-2014, 21:54
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Demi Lovato's version.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=u7KMdICf8ro

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Old 10-12-2014, 22:39
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I apologise for not acknowldging the Judy Garland orginal. I thought the original was by Sinatra
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Old 10-12-2014, 23:00
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that's the one I've got as well........but it just sounded a bit different

maybe the one I heard in the coffee shop was someone who just sounded very like Ella Fitzgerald........

I think it should really be sung as a sad song like the original.......not the more upbeat version that performers adopted from the 50s onwards !
I'm sure you can tell the difference but, long shot, it wasn't Doris Day, was it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6zYBOPk4gU
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Old 10-12-2014, 23:15
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I voted for Luther Vandross but it is definitely between him and Frank Sinatra.

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