The best Christmas song ever. - Page 2

Dagless · Dec 14, 2012, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by notjustjay

I just found out that Greensleeves was a woman

I wonder how it got to be associated with Christmas!

I had no idea it was associated with Christmas!

Boring as sin but my fave is Slade's christmas ditty.

localoid · Dec 14, 2012, 06:13 PM

Ah, Christmas! Each year, listening to Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" backwards while sipping on hot apple cider cures all my maladies and miseries.

steve2112 · Dec 15, 2012, 12:21 AM

Here is one of my favorites, another one from Weird Al.

sjinsjca · Dec 15, 2012, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by iJohnHenry

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, by Gene Autry, on a 6" 78RPM wax record.

I was afraid someone might nominate that.

That's a horrible song.

First, it has nothing to do with Christmas. It obfuscates and trivializes the meaning of the holiday.

But mostly, it sends a really twisted message: someone different gets pointed-at and ridiculed until through some fluke they find favor with Authority, and "then all the reindeer loved him."

Pure evil, that song. Think about it.

notjustjay · Dec 15, 2012, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by sjinsjca

Pure evil, that song. Think about it.

Red-nosed... brown-nosing... hmmmmmm.

ToomeyND · Dec 15, 2012, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dXTC

Awesomeness revealed

Thanks for the help, dXTC!

Huntn · Dec 15, 2012, 03:16 PM

Don't have a single favorite. But I do like Winter Wonder Land, I'll be home for Christmas, and Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer... among others.

luffy259 · Dec 15, 2012, 03:51 PM

I love all christmas song but I my favorite is when singing of "we wish you a merry christmas" :P

JupiterDoc · Dec 16, 2012, 08:13 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgKuH50PB_o

4tune8chance · Dec 19, 2012, 04:41 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfRbgl-iR1Y

macs4nw · Dec 22, 2012, 06:51 AM

I heard this rock-swing version of Jingle Bells back in the early nineties, it was awesome, a real up-tempo song. It was called Swinging Bells or Swingle Bells or something like that. I've searched high and low for it, and although there are numerous songs by that name floating around, I haven't been able to locate that particular song; it was a really fast version. If any of you know or remember that song, I would love you to tell me the exact title and artist.

gonyr · Dec 22, 2012, 07:44 PM

"Father Christmas" by The Kinks

steve2112 · Dec 22, 2012, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by macs4nw

I heard this rock-swing version of Jingle Bells back in the early nineties, it was awesome, a real up-tempo song. It was called Swinging Bells or Swingle Bells or something like that. I've searched high and low for it, and although there are numerous songs by that name floating around, I haven't been able to locate that particular song; it was a really fast version. If any of you know or remember that song, I would love you to tell me the exact title and artist.

Brian Setzer did something similar. Check it out here.

He also has an instrumental version. In fact, that entire "Merry Axemas" album is wonderful. I love it, and I usually can't stand Christmas music.

gkarris · Dec 23, 2012, 02:19 PM

The Carpenters - Merry Christmas, Darling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1ujXx2p-I

Also, Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__kQ1PCP6B0

For those that don't celebrate Christmas - The "Life Day" Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRrm59Z_0w4

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Huntn macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2008 Location: The Misty Mountains	Don't have a single favorite. But I do like Winter Wonder Land, I'll be home for Christmas, and Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer... among others. __________________ "Hey, hey, hey, they are playing our song. Lets go kill some monsters!"  MBP, 2.2 GHz intel i7, 4GB Ram, Radeon HD 6750M (1GB VRAM), Bootcamp: 64bit W7; iPhone5, iPad3.
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luffy259 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Christmas! I love all christmas song but I my favorite is when singing of "we wish you a merry christmas" :P __________________ deals Wear the dream dress you want and get into your best shape
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JupiterDoc macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012	The Eight Nights of Hanukkah Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgKuH50PB_o
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4tune8chance macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Brisbane, Australia	this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfRbgl-iR1Y
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Dec 22, 2012, 06:51 AM	#36
macs4nw macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2010	I heard this rock-swing version of Jingle Bells back in the early nineties, it was awesome, a real up-tempo song. It was called Swinging Bells or Swingle Bells or something like that. I've searched high and low for it, and although there are numerous songs by that name floating around, I haven't been able to locate that particular song; it was a really fast version. If any of you know or remember that song, I would love you to tell me the exact title and artist.
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gonyr macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Niagara County, NY	"Father Christmas" by The Kinks __________________ Insert signature here.
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gkarris macrumors 604 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in a Mass-Production Zone...	The Carpenters - Merry Christmas, Darling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1ujXx2p-I Also, Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__kQ1PCP6B0 For those that don't celebrate Christmas - The "Life Day" Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRrm59Z_0w4 __________________ "This gate's plastic." Captain Carter, Stargate SG-1, "Touchstone"
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