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Old 18-12-2016, 16:34
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I know you can only play them a few weeks a year but I love them. Which are your faves then? I have lots on CD but my fave still has to be Jim Reeves 12 Songs Of Christmas. At only 31 minutes it's not very long but 12 gems in there. The Merry Christmas Polka! My parents had the vinyl LP and played it to death when I was a kid so I bought the cd a few years ago.

Also love Phil Spector's Christmas album and the more recent Buble and Rod Stewart ones.

I have a compilation released in '92 called It's Christmas which has tracks that you never see on albums now. For obvious reasons, Gary Glitter's Another Rock 'N' Roll Chrstmas but also Queen's Thank God It's Christmas and Kate Bush's December Will Be Magic Again are criminally overlooked.
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Old 18-12-2016, 16:37
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Christmas with Love by Leona Lewis is my favourite (although I do have a soft spot for the Phil Spector album - as does every shopping centre!).
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Old 18-12-2016, 16:39
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Christmas with Love by Leona Lewis is my favourite (although I do have a soft spot for the Phil Spector album - as does every shopping centre!).
Have about 20 Xmas CD's but not the Leona one but did buy Kylie's last year. Wish I'd waited as she's re-released it with extra songs. Our Tesco bores you to death with just the first disc of the last Now Christmas on a loo all day, although doesn't seem as loud this year. Maybe people complained!
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Old 18-12-2016, 17:09
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The one I'm playing most at the moment is Kelly Clarkson's Wrapped In Red.

Annie Lennox's Christmas album is also good, different but good.
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Old 18-12-2016, 17:51
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I don't own many but I love Boney M's Christmas Party and a French one called Petit Papa Noel I bought in a hypermarket over there once. I also loved Girls Aloud's bonus Christmas EP/mini-album which came with their Chemistry album.
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Old 18-12-2016, 17:56
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There is a metal band calles Trans Siberian Orchestra and they have released a few Christmas albums.
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Old 18-12-2016, 19:34
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Not an actual one but this would be on Sir MT's personalised christmas album.

Side 1
Il Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield
Faiytale in NY - The Pogues + Kirsty Mc
Lonely This Christmas - Mud
2000 Miles - The Pretenders
Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
Happy Xmas - John Lennon
Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
Christmas Time - The Darkness
Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Crystals
Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Ronettes

Side 2

Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
Mary's Boy Child - Harry Bellafonte
The First Noel - Frank Sinatra
Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Frank Sinatra
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
Oh Come All Ye Faithful - Nat King Cole
Walking In The Air - Aled Jones
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
The Twelve Days Of Christmas - ???????

Just wondering if I've missed anything obvious. No sign of Cliff, Elton, Mariah or worst of all East 17.

I'm sure some people might dispute the versions I've chosen. I quite like the Boss's SCICTT but I still think the Crystals is better. Does anyone know a good version of the twelve days of christmas?
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:08
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Beach Boys Ultimate Christmas (which combines their 1964 Christmas album with their unreleased Christmas album from 1977)

A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector.

And my own mix, which I cherry picked from compilations and downloads....and have put on 3 cd's....meaning I get to listen to all my favourite Christmas songs new and old including a few traditionals without listening to the very few that I do dslike.. It's quite eclectic.
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Old 19-12-2016, 00:39
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The following are my most favorites.

SheDaisy-Brand New Year
Kenny Chesney-All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan
Toby Keith-Christmas To Christmas
Kathy Mattea-Good News
Steve Wariner-Christmas Memories
Travis Tritt-Loving Time Of The Year
LeAnn Rimes-What A Wonderful World
LeAnn Rimes-One Christmas
LeAnn Rimes-Today Is Christmas
Brad Paisley-A Brad Paisley Christmas
Diamond Rio-The Star Still Shines

God bless you and them always!!!

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Old 19-12-2016, 08:52
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Does anyone know a good version of the twelve days of christmas?
The one that the Now Christmas album has is by The Spinners and that's okay.
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Old 19-12-2016, 12:47
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The Lancashire Hotpots' Christmas Cracker gets played by me all year round and has done since it's release in 2009.
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Old 19-12-2016, 15:13
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I only discovered the Carpenters' Christmas Album this year

For more traditional Xmas Stuff I found on Spotify "The Greatest Christmas Choral Classics" which seems to be the City of Prague Philharmonic and the Crouch End Festival Chorus
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Old 25-12-2016, 10:07
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My niece is here with her family for Christmas and she has been playing Justin Bieber's under the mistletoe since 7am and its surprisingly quite good. Some strong original songs are on it.
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