Christmas Carol Favorites

[cortezattic]

Am I imagining this, or did both Andy Williams and Perry Como smoke a pipe?

 

[bowhatchie]

It's begging to look a lot like Christmas.... Silver Bells and the Christmas song..are at the top for me...

 

[collin]

The B.C. Clark Jeweler's Anniversary Sale jingle.
No,...I ain't kiddin.

 

[byzcath]

Off the top of my head, I'd have to say "Nova Radost' Stala," an Eastern European Carol that most Westerners would probably never hear, and Mannheim Steamroller's rendition of "Pat-a-Pan."

 

[jsharp]

"Do you hear what I hear" by Third Day

"Blue Christmas" by the King (Elvis)

 

[caliguy]

I know this may sound strange (literally), but growing up in Southern California, it just isn't the Christmas season until I hear Jose Feliciano sing "Feliz Navidad". Awful I know, but I can't help it, it's such a happy little tune.

 

[igloo]

What no Burl Ives .Have a Holly Jolly Christmas and Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer .

 

[cortezattic]

Beautiful, but dark and haunting to Western ears. We Polish have Christmas hymns that have the same capacity to stir the emotions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEQdtsmfnt8&feature=player_detailpage

 

[cortezattic]

Here's a slightly brighter rendition. YouTube has several versions, including Russian (Ukrainian?) Nova radist' stala.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFnJi3PMzvI&feature=player_detailpage

 

[byzcath]

@cortezattic: good to hear there is a Polish version of Nova Radost' Stala! The melody is the same, and the Polsih is so close to the Rusyn and Ukrainian I grew up with that I can still understand it! Thanks for posting that!

 

[bhpdrew]

Silent Night. Also The Cherry Tree Carol.

 

[classicgeek]

Dean Martin's (Anything but especially A Marshmallow World)

That brings back great memories of the music that Mom and Dad would play when we were decorating the tree.
Traditional: O Holy Night, Carol of the Bells
Pop: Blue Christmas, basically the whole soundtrack of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Novelty: Christmas in Hollis, Porky Pig's version of B-b-blue Christmas.
Simon

 

[searock]

Guess I'm a Grench. I can't stand most Christmas music!

 

[buckeye]

got to love this one searock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzTG0fTLAlU

 

[ohin3]

I love the Christmas season and Christmas songs in general, but if I had to pick favourite artists it would go like this:
Bing Crosby

Nat King Cole

Perry Como

Burl Ives

Vince Guaraldi

Frank Sinatra

Dean Martin

and whoever the kookie cats were that did the music for Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas