Christmas music

[KevinB]

Just wondering what everyone's favourite Christmas song is.

My own personal favourite is Fairytale of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty McColl.

I also love the work of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. For anyone who isn't familiar with TSO, they consist of a heavy rock band, a full orchestra, a choir & various male & female vocalists. Sounds fantastic!!!

So come on - what's ya favourite??

[Baggybooks]

Nat King Cole sung a song about the boy that 'Father Christmas forgot'. A real tear-jerker!

Can't beat a bit of Slade to lift the spirits, though!

:wink:

[Paul22]

Cant beat the pogues. Saw them doing it live last wednesday, superb band.

[CJC]

Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift for You album usually does it for me, cheesy and genius at the same time. In a similar vein Cocteau Twins version of Frosty the Snowman is pretty damn fine too. For a more trad feeling there's Coil's version of Christmas is Now Drawing Near which leads nicely into the recent Waterson:Carthy record Holy Heathens and the Old Green Man.

And everyone likes The Pogues :)

[X5wrangler]

Greg Lake, very dramatic! Don't ask me to sing it.... :lol:

[Bryony]

I would also nominate the Pogues for that accolade.

[blobbyh]

I also vote for Greg Lake's "I believe in Father Christmas" - just about the only non-cheesy Christmas song ever recorded!

Saw the "Stop the cavalry" video all the way through a couple of days ago for the first time ever. Was actually very moving with all the World War One pics, bearing in mind many of the people in them lay dead not long after they were taken.

Even more so considering our boys facing daily danger abroad in Iraq and Afghanistan at the moment. Sombre stuff.

Robert

well im really sorry to say this, especially admit it but mine is Last Christmas! :oops:

[blobbyh]

well im really sorry to say this, especially admit it but mine is Last Christmas! :oops:

Yes, you should be feeling very sorry indeed for admitting that Rae! Of course, it's like those old blitz stories yer grandad used to tell. Those of us who were around at the time can all clearly remember how horrible it was! :lol:

You can tell it's Christmas 'cos it's the only time of the year when the radio stations play anything that was recorded longer than five minutes ago.

Bah humbug...

Robert

[Baggybooks]

Does anyone else get goose bumps when they hear the opening bars of the original Live Aid?

[blobbyh]

Does anyone else get goose bumps when they hear the opening bars of the original Live Aid?


Dunno about that, but I'll probably get the red mist when sodding Westlife undoubtedly record their version of it for next year!

Robert

[AAT Member]

Last Christmas is definitely one for the girls.

Every girl I know likes it but personally I can't bear it.

Check out the Trans Siberian Orchestra here if the link works:

http://www.tiny.cc/7DEJC

[Baggybooks]

Did they record it too?

:P

[KevinB]

Yes the original Band Aid does set the emotions going, but not necessarily because of Christmas.

It had so much non-Christmas signifigance yet the title "Do they know it's Christmas" did make us all stop and think.

Does that make sense?

No, I thought not :oops: :oops:

But you know what I'm trying to say - it was so much more than a Christmas song.

[blobbyh]

Does anyone else get goose bumps when they hear the opening bars of the original Live Aid?


Anyway, to be really pedantic here, weren't the opening bars to the original Live Aid actually "Rocking All Over The World" by Status Quo since Live Aid was the July concert as opposed to Band Aid the recording group for the Christmas jingle?!

Hey, we're all accountants here - I'm earning the right to be a pedant!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Robert

[Baggybooks]

Very, very good!

We are nothing if we lose our collective sense of humour!