Christmas songs

[esoxlucius]

Just wondering what everyone's favourite Christmas songs are. I have a handful but i'll keep it down to two.

1. The Pogues with Kirsty Macoll....Fairytale of New York.
This came out in the Christmas of 1987. The Pogues were relatively unknown up until then. I was following them long before they made it big, watching them play in grubby little venues through the early 80's.

2. God rest ye merry gentlemen.
For me this song is Christmas all over, an absolute classic. Pentatonix do a great modern rendition of it.

What are your favourite tunes?

 

[Deadeye]

“Have a holly jolly Christmas“ has always been one of my favorites.
Otherwise really all of the classics, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, etc.

 

[pwmin]

Gene Autry and Mariah Carey ?

 

[esoxlucius]

Jeesh, you're a right miserable lot aren't you, lol. I thought there might have been a few more takers, afterall we all like a good sing song at chrimo don't we!

Or maybe you're all jehovahs witnesses!!

 

[FMA4ME]

 

[Ogertron3000]

For traditional i always like Good King Wenceals and Little Drummer Boy

For Classics I think Silver Bells and Its beginning to Look a lot like christmas, preferabbly by Dean Martin or Sinatra

For Modern , esoxlucius has picked the best but Merry Christmas I Dont Wanna Fight Tonight by the ramones is good too , theres also a song called "How to make gravy" by Paul Kelly which is very good. I dont know how well known it would be outside australia but its worth a google search and a listen, you hear it a lot on the radio around here at christmas.

 

[Ulu]

I always liked the Christmas songs of Pogo.
Particularly “Deck Us All”

Deck us all with Boston Charlie
Walla Walla Wash
And Kalamazoo

Nora’s freezing on the trolly
Swaller dollar
Cauliflower
Allegaroo!

Don’t ya know
Old Archie Farrel?
Lullaby, lullabye
Louisville Lou...

Trolly Molly
Don’t love Harold
Boola boola
Pensacola
Toodle-lee-do.

I think I got it right. We used to sing this as kids, but I haven’t actually read the words since about 1963.

(If it doesn’t make sense, sing it to the tune of Deck The Halls )

 

[esoxlucius]

I always liked the Christmas songs of Pogo.
Particularly “Deck Us All”

Deck us all with Boston Charlie
Walla Walla Wash
And Kalamazoo

Nora’s freezing on the trolly
Swaller dollar
Cauliflower
Allegaroo!

Don’t ya know
Old Archie Farrel?
Lullaby, lullabye
Louisville Lou...

Trolly Molly
Don’t love Harold
Boola boola
Pensacola
Toodle-lee-do.

I think I got it right. We used to sing this as kids, but I haven’t actually read the words since about 1963.

(If it doesn’t make sense, sing it to the tune of Deck The Halls )

Sorry Ulu, but to me that song ain't gonna make sense whatever tune you put to it, lol.

 

[Ulu]

Yeah but did I get you to sing it?

 

[AmityAmity]

I love Christmas music and use it all the time. My ringtones are also frequently used with Christmas music.