favourite Christmas carols/songs/albums?

[Chinadoll]

Originally posted by iceyshiver21
Thats the one thats the one!!! right up there yes yes thats the one!!

lol Isn't it great?! I have to play it while I'm decorating the Christmas tree. It wouldn't be Christmas unless I played that song.

[Dakota's Mommy]

I guess I never thought about what my favorite was. However, last year I remembered that when I was a kid, I had a Seseame Street Christmas tape that I loved as a kid, felt I grew out of, and now that I want to find it again, I have no idea where it's at. I probably though it away in those crazy high school years when that kind of thing is out, but I wish I could find it because it was a funny tape!

Last year, when I asked Amy about it though, she showed me a few of the Christmas albums that she has and we made me a copy of the Looney Tunes Christmas CD, LOL.

[Dixieland Dancer]

I'm like Logan... I love em all! I like the old traditional versions and yes I remember the specials on TV with Andy Williams. What a wonderful voice he has. And Bing Crosby and White Christmas! My favorite song though is Mary's Song also known as Breath of Heaven, which can be found on Amy Grant's Home for Christmas CD. It gives a perspective from Mary's view about why God chose her to carry his son. In church last year I sang this song as a solo on Christmas Eve and dressed like Mary probably would of been dressed so many years ago. It was very moving!

Christmas is a magical time of year and I love everything about it especially the Christmas carols. We start early playing them so we can get the full benifit of these rich and meaningful songs. We also have sheet music of most of the more traditional songs and practice playing them so we can have sing alongs around the piano on Christmas eve!

[Logan]

Originally posted by Dixieland Dancer
I'm like Logan... I love em all! I like the old traditional versions and yes I remember the specials on TV with Andy Williams. What a wonderful voice he has. And Bing Crosby and White Christmas! My favorite song though is Mary's Song also known as Breath of Heaven, which can be found on Amy Grant's Home for Christmas CD. It gives a perspective from Mary's view about why God chose her to carry his son. In church last year I sang this song as a solo on Christmas Eve and dressed like Mary probably would of been dressed so many years ago. It was very moving!

Christmas is a magical time of year and I love everything about it especially the Christmas carols. We start early playing them so we can get the full benifit of these rich and meaningful songs. We also have sheet music of most of the more traditional songs and practice playing them so we can have sing alongs around the piano on Christmas eve!

Oh yes, Candy!!! Helen and I were fortunate enough to take in Amy Grant's Christmas concert two years ago. And when she sang that song, which we had listened to, over and over on the cd, we both had tears. It was very, very moving.

Logan

[catland]

Bruce Springsteins - "Santa Claus is coming to town"
The Chipmunks Christmas song.

and many of the older, traditional songs, Silent night, What Child is this, Do you hear what I hear?,I'll be home for Christmas...

gee, its hard to pick a favorite.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I found a new favorite last year. It's called 'Warm and Fuzzy' by Billy Gilman. I love it.

I like almost all the songs especially the more traditional ones. There are two that drive me absolutly nuts. I cover my ears when I hear them. One is the 12 days of Christmas and the other is Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. That song always makes me feel like someone just shot my dog!

I love Little Drummer Boy and Do You Hear What I Hear? and I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, and Silver Bells, and....

Well you get the idea.

[Cincy'sMom]

Al ot of good CD's and songs already mentioned so I'll try to add some new ones...

My favorite Chritmas CD is Chritmas Even on Sesame Street...esp. Osacar's I hate Christmas! Then probally Garth Brooks The magic of Christmas

Others:
Kathy Troccoli A Sentimental Christmas
Yule b'Swining (Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin etc) and
Blue Yule (George Throughgood, John lee Hooker etc)

[Chinadoll]

Originally posted by catland
Bruce Springsteins - "Santa Claus is coming to town"

oooh you are so right. I forgot about that one. This thread inspired me to make a CD for Christmas of all my favorite Christmas songs...I'll add that one to the list. I also forgot...I love to hear a choir sing Carol of Bells.

[Karen]

I have sung "Carol of the Bells" so many times I can do it by heart. That said, the sopranos have SO MANY words to sing that it's nearly impossible to stop and breathe!

But a couple years ago we did it in my handbell choir - that was cool!

I love almost all Christmas music, I go to a Messiah sing every year with my family, I sing carols in my head much of the year ...

Because I love snow, I love

"In the Bleak Midwinter"

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
in the bleak midwinter, long ago.

It's got a lovely, hushed tune, and though I know it probably was NOT snowing in Bethlehem, I love it still!

[Lillycat]

mannheim steamroller......yes!!!!! great christmas music

[Cookiebaker]

For the country music lovers out there, maybe you will recognize this. On my way to work this morning they played a song about a little boy and shoes. It was really touching, though I have no clue who sings it or what. It is a gentle reminder as to what the Christmas season is all about.

[Cincy'sMom]

Originally posted by Cookiebaker
For the country music lovers out there, maybe you will recognize this. On my way to work this morning they played a song about a little boy and shoes. It was really touching, though I have no clue who sings it or what. It is a gentle reminder as to what the Christmas season is all about.

That song is a tear jerker!! I don't know who it is by, but it is called "Christmas Shoes". It is also a book and a made for TV movie

[mugsy]

I forgot one...O Come O Come Emmanuel

[Aspen and Misty]

My fav christmas song is Noche Sagrada.Its O Holy night in Spanish but it is sooo much prettier in Spanish, you would be suprised what a language will do to a song. I mean not that its not pretty in English but it is just the most prettiest song you have ever heard in Spanish.

Ash

[Nomilynn]

Another really great song is "Santa Please" by Bill Medley. I LOOOVE that song!!!