JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) Where's the 'none' option? humbug NSFW (or much of anywhere else either) Edited December 17, 2019 by JÂy RÛßeÒ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 The only Christmas album you'll ever need 14 minutes ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said: Where's the 'none' option? humbug NSFW (or much of anywhere else either) Wasn't the Christmas season until you've seen Valby at the Penny Arcade in Rochester 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 2:37 PM, Just Jack said: Which do you prefer? The classics sung by the likes of Bing Crosby? Or newer stuff like Wham!’s Last Christmas? It really depends upon the song. As long as they forever banish that McCartney song (and the Lennon one, too for that matter), I'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 5 hours ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said: Where's the 'none' option? humbug NSFW (or much of anywhere else either) Valby Christmas music if the best. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Unless you HATE the piano, Emile Pandolfi with his White Christmas CD is some of the most beautiful Christmas music you will ever hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Both. BUT, I guess this is a classic now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Finger waving moment: why does Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time incite such vitriol? It's a happy holiday song, sung by an icon, aimed at an audience that still believes in Santa Claus. What kid doesn't like that song? A holiday favorite of mine crushed by the HS band a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Finger waving moment: why does Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time incite such vitriol? It's a happy holiday song, sung by an icon, aimed at an audience that still believes in Santa Claus. What kid doesn't like that song? A holiday favorite of mine crushed by the HS band a few years ago. because it adds to the downside of his fluff and sappy stuff, you aren’t being introduced to this concept here, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Here are two videos that I like to watch this time of year. Both put unique spins on classic songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, row_33 said: because it adds to the downside of his fluff and sappy stuff, you aren’t being introduced to this concept here, right? It's a Christmas song. Christmas songs are fluffy and sappy. I'm cool with that. It does not add to his downside unless you were already there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayg Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 both classics... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 IMO... The best ones are winter/seasonal related. Not necessarily dedicated solely to the Holidays: (I believe a G.Lightfoot cover???) (I believe a Joni Mitchell written song) CC: Special shout out to my special pals@Cripple Creek & @BringBackFergy .. Hey that sure looks like a canal, lock they are skating on... Must be the Rideau in Ottawa, Ontario... Right??? Quite a cool "skateway") ? Canals & locks are so cool for many things!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: IMO... The best ones are winter/seasonal related. Not necessarily dedicated solely to the Holidays: (I believe a G.Lightfoot cover???) (I believe a Joni Mitchell written song) CC: Special shout out to my special pals@Cripple Creek & @BringBackFergy .. Hey that sure looks like a canal, lock they are skating on... Must be the Rideau in Ottawa, Ontario... Right??? Quite a cool "skateway") ? Canals & locks are so cool for many things!? When I was a wee lad at Iroquois Middle School, we watched a movie called “Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates” (or something like that). Was a great movie. But it was set in Holland or Sweden (i.e. where the government doesn’t interfere with the natural beauty of inland waterways). As such, I can only hope that someday my great grandkids will be able to enjoy our rivers, canals and interstate waterways in the same fashion without interference from concrete walls and cozy huts housing gubment workers who sip cocoa and warm their socks on 80 degree propane heaters while barking out orders to civies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: When I was a wee lad at Iroquois Middle School, we watched a movie called “Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates” (or something like that). Was a great movie. But it was set in Holland or Sweden (i.e. where the government doesn’t interfere with the natural beauty of inland waterways). As such, I can only hope that someday my great grandkids will be able to enjoy our rivers, canals and interstate waterways in the same fashion without interference from concrete walls and cozy huts housing gubment workers who sip cocoa and warm their socks on 80 degree propane heaters while barking out orders to civies. I already fired my peace round with the Bing & Bowie collaboration... So I will just leave you with this: ? Oh... But they (the government) do interfere in Scandinavia with concrete walls and huts: Edited December 18, 2019 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: I already fired my peace round with the Bing & Bowie collaboration... So I will just leave you with this: ? I don’t need some pseudo-70’s disco tune claiming global awareness (while generating big corporate revenue) to tell me our canals and rivers should remain natural (untouched). Perhaps you G7’s and G6’s should take that into consideration before pouring concrete walls, towers and BBQ pits all along our once pristine shorelines. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 3:41 PM, row_33 said: thumbs up thumbs down so i can reject boomer tunes, says about as much about the two and their outlooks on things.... I like Paul better than John.................But, when I had just thought about it a few weeks ago. John may have the best Christmas song - and Paul the worst! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 32 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: I don’t need some pseudo-70’s disco tune claiming global awareness (while generating big corporate revenue) to tell me our canals and rivers should remain natural (untouched). Perhaps you G7’s and G6’s should take that into consideration before pouring concrete walls, towers and BBQ pits all along our once pristine shorelines. ? You conveniently overlooked my TROLLhättan (Sweden) pic. Figures. Here's a classic... You're a mean one Mr.Ferguson: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 7 hours ago, bbb said: I like Paul better than John.................But, when I had just thought about it a few weeks ago. John may have the best Christmas song - and Paul the worst! and on the second Christmas season playing the worst song, John was murdered and Paul’s only public comment was a sneer that John’s death was “a drag” and both songs were played endlessly back to back. Didn’t weigh well for this 14 year old Beatles fan at the time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. K Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 A good mix of both is a luxury when its starting to sound like the same song on repeat. But the classics are the best. Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritBill Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 1. I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg lake 2. Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) - The Darkness 3. Lonely This Christmas - Mudd The only three you need this and every festive season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 and as the years have piled on and Macca has spoken more eloquently and emotionally on John's death, and realizing his time in a Japanese prison would have weighed on him, and probably other "unsocial" means of coping with stresses at that time, and he collaborated with John to produce (to me) the greatest catalogue in pop/rock history... gave us a few gems himself in that bunch.... nah... it's still the worst hack of a song... (from the first verse I always assumed it was a cheap make-out song) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 6 hours ago, BritBill said: 1. I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg lake 2. Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) - The Darkness 3. Lonely This Christmas - Mudd The only three you need this and every festive season. It's the happiest time of the year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 I'd didn't see anyone post this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 The newer stuff are all a bunch of love songs in disguise. Just by saying the word "Christmas" does not make it a Christmas song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 3:29 PM, Gugny said: I voted classics, but there are plenty of modern Christmas tunes that I love. "Please Come Home For Christmas" - I prefer the Eagles version, but I also really like Bon Jovi's rendition. You need to atone for bringing that name on this board. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" - Mariah Carey - always one of my favorite Christmas tunes. This is a very catchy guilty pleasure. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" - Easily one of faves. I find this song to be boring. Also condescending....."So this is Christmas, and what have you done?" What have I done? None of your damn business!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) I have to listen to this one every year. I caught the ending of the movie The Green Book the other night and this song was playing in the background. Edited December 20, 2019 by Uncle Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 This is an older classic... and it screams Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 One of my favorite Gospel Christmas songs/version. And something newer, and possibly more relevant to those with dysfunctional families. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) How this song wasn't included in "Jersey Boys" is a head scratcher: Edited December 21, 2019 by I am the egg man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 3:19 PM, Nextmanup said: Answer ? Neither. Can't stand traditional schlocky Christmas music sung by Perry Como and the like. "I'm dreaming of a white christmas" or "home for the holidays" and all that stuff. I much prefer classical, traditional Christmas music. Bach's Weihnachtsoratorium is a great place to start for those who want to broaden their horizons. Let me recommend Pandora's "Stille Nacht" station then...always good for what speaks to the soul this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 On 12/20/2019 at 5:35 PM, T&C said: This is an older classic... and it screams Christmas. That dude was recently spotted in - where else - Florida: https://nypost.com/2019/12/24/florida-man-busted-for-handing-out-pot-because-it-was-christmas/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/24/2019 at 10:46 AM, SinceThe70s said: That dude was recently spotted in - where else - Florida: https://nypost.com/2019/12/24/florida-man-busted-for-handing-out-pot-because-it-was-christmas/ It wasn't me. I swear! Though I have been passing out some delicious THC laden baked goods. All above board, full disclosure, to fellow medical marijuana patients. Here's a "modern" Christmas tune I'd completely forgotten about: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills4everNY Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 3:18 PM, rockpile said: Punk is Best! White Christmas by The Stiff Little Fingers By the way, to any who like Father Christmas by the Kinks, it is a song deriding Christmas presents and a protest against poverty, unions, corporations, etc. ! I love Joey Ramone's version of Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 10 hours ago, The Dean said: It wasn't me. I swear! Though I have been passing out some delicious THC laden baked goods. All above board, full disclosure, to fellow medical marijuana patients. Here's a "modern" Christmas tune I'd completely forgotten about: In order: LOL, wish I was on your Xmas list. What a great Xmas song, never heard it, thanks. Hope you and yours had (or are still having) a merry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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