Christmas Carol Favorites

[cortezattic]

Having grown up in Chicago, Silver Bells has special meaning for me. What's your favorite?

 

[unclearthur]

Roy Orbison's Pretty Paper

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

 

[jwp159]

for me Bing Crosby's "White Christmas"

 

[jcsnaps]

I really enjoy the Trans Siberian Orchestra remake of some of the Christmas tunes. Traditionally I'm a fan of Silver Bells also.

 

[seakayak]

Nat King Cole made "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire". I can still hear my father saying, "NOW it's Christmas" the first time it played on his old AM radio in the basement.

 

[lordnoble]

I can only pick ONE favorite? I don't think I can... I think it's a toss up between: Cool Yule by Louie Armstrong, Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Perry Como, and Carol of the Bells by David Foster
-Jason

 

[krgulick]

Definitely The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole.

 

[pstlpkr]

for me Bing Crosby's "White Christmas"

Watched it twice last night.
But, when I read the String title

All I could think of was the best

Bah! Humbug!

George C. Scott.

 

[hilojohnny]

The TransSiberian Orchestra and Mannheim Steamroller have changed the entire field......I'll have to retire to rethink this question.... :D

 

[ulsterpaddy]

U2 - Christmas Baby Please Come Home

 

[papipeguy]

Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Time Is Here". A jazz fan's cool yule.

 

[abecox]

Jonathan Coulton's "Christmas is Interesting" or maybe "Chiron Beta Prime"
Or the entire album "wir warten auf's christkind" by Die Toten Hosen.
I like my Christmas carols in the vein of Off Color...

 

[chuckw]

Placido Domingo's rendition of O Holy Night.

 

[buckeye]

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

 

[mlaug]

I love George Winston's The Holly And The Ivy.

 

[lordnoble]

I originally said, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Perry Como, but it is actually sung by Andy Williams. Perry Como's, "It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas" is following the three I listed very closely.
-Jason

 

[hobie1dog]

54 years old and heard the same music over and over and am officially burned out, crispy crittered, heard all 542 versions of Jingle Bells recorded, don't want to hear a xmas song again. 8O :wink:

 

[menckenite]

Cortez,
I’m going with your plural Subject line because I can’t name just one. I really enjoy collecting Christmas music.
Bing's White Christmas

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

Andy Williams It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Bobby Darin's Christmas Auld Lang Syne

Charles Brown’s A Song for Christmas

Elvis' Blue Christmas and Santa Claus is Back in Town

Frank Sinatra: too many to name

Leon Redbone's Frosty the Snowman and Toyland

Peggy Lee's Happy Holidays

Perry Como's (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays

Ray Charles' Santa Claus is Coming to Town and That Spirit of Christmas

Jerry Butler's Little Red Shoes

Tony Bennett My Favorite Things

Johnny Prestone's (I Want A) Rock and Roll Guitar

Dodie Stevens' Merry, Merry Christmas Baby (This one will warm you up). I was going to provide a link on this one but this thread doesn't have the tool inupts.
mlaug, I enjoy not only George Winston's The Holly And The Ivy but his whole December album.

 

[yuri66]

Bob Seger's version of the "Little Drummer Boy" he did a great redition of it, after that Trans-Siberian Orchestra...

 

[lordnoble]

You have a bunch of my favorites, menckenite. I had forgotten about Perry Como's (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays... Now I have to rethink my list...
-Jason