Favourite/Best Christmas Songs

[HonaloochieB]

Let's start at the top and work down.

Best ever Christmas song that you can hear at any time of the year without wanting to punch an elf.

A Fairy Tale Of New York - The Pogues.

[Keef]

That would be my pick, can't think of any others to be honest.

[Jimbob]

that will always be my no.1, but i have a bit of a soft spot for chris rea,s drivin home for christmas

[jumpinjackflash]

it's Christmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall?

It's the time that every Santa has a ball..

that one - very annoying but I sort of like it anyway.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I love Slade. It's that one every time.

[Bellenden Belle]

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas .... the wonderful Judy Garland, from Meet me At St Louis (Ahhhh, reminds me of the Trolley Song - if only commuting from Peckham Rye to London Bridge held the same romance).

[Strawbs]

anything by Nat King Cole - it drives my other half absolutely spare at xmas time but I just cant get enough of the xmas album!

[*Bob*]

Keef Wrote:

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> That would be my pick, can't think of any others

> to be honest.

Come on Keef, you old grump.

The question should be "best Christmas songs apart from 'Fairy Tale'"

I say Greg Lake "I believe in Father Christmas"

or Pretenders "2000 Miles"

[Brendan]

Merry Christmas from the Ramones (circa ?89 I think): http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=niB1IXVVwdI

And here are some traditional ones for while you?re hanging up the decorations next weekend.

Joy to the World http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gyXz2NlcpvE&feature=related

Jingle Bells http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NDU4Z_BBkTA&feature=related

[david_carnell]

From a festive album of utter brilliance:

Phil Spector may be a loon but good god, the man can produce a song.

[HonaloochieB]

Christmas Rapping - The Waiteresses is filled with bouncy jollity.

[Ant]

Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses.

[Keef]

Keef Wrote:

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> That would be my pick, can't think of any others

> to be honest.

Come on Keef, you old grump.

I thought the point was

Best ever Christmas song that you can hear at any time of the year without wanting to punch an elf.

At this time of year I love Slade. And who could forget Stay another day by E17?

[*Bob*]

Since when has 'Stay' been a Christmas song?

[david_carnell]

It isn't. It was merely a Xmas no. 1 - not the same thing at all.

[*Bob*]

There's cash in them there Crimbo Comps.

I'm sure E17s publisher have been swearing blind it's as Christmas as mince pies and over-eating.

[david_carnell]

I think Gary Jules might have difficulty sustaining that argument for Mad World

[*Bob*]

Speaking of festive number 1's (potentially) it seems this year's X-Factor winner will be releasing a cover of 'Hallelujah' as their first single.

Have you pre-ordered your copy yet, Keef? I know it's a favourite.

[david_carnell]

For the love of god, how many more horrendous covers of that tune are we going to have to endure?

As I read somewhere else and will now try and pass off as my own wit, oh the irony when the winner of xfactor has to sing the line:

"....you don't like music, do you?"

[Keef]

'Hallelujah' is one of those songs that is a victim of it's own quality. There have been a couple of great versions, Jeff Buckley's being my favourite by a mile, but there are many more terrible versions. Catherine Jenkins has it on her latest album ffs!

I actually watched half of X Factor on Saturday for the first time this series. The black girl has got a very good voice.

I also watched the whole of Strictly, and then made a point of watching the results show yesterday. I need to stop this staying in at the weekend nonsense, it's bad for me!

Stay another day was a master stroke. Take a soppy song with no link to christmas, add some bells at the end, sorted, christmas number 1.

[*Bob*]

Keef Wrote:

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> 'Hallelujah' is one of those songs that is a

> victim of it's own quality.

Though when the PRS cheques arrive all is forgotten.

[Ted Max]

The way George pronounces "special" in: "this year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special" predates its current usage by about 20 years, but always makes me smile at the thought that George is indeed looking for someone "special" to give his love to.

[HonaloochieB]

Keef Wrote:

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> Keef Wrote:

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> > That would be my pick, can't think of any others

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> > to be honest.

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> Come on Keef, you old grump.

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> I thought the point was

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> Best ever Christmas song that you can hear at any

> time of the year without wanting to punch an elf.

I think that was ambiguous, I was referring to FTONY as being that song.

[Jah Lush]

Right apart from the obvious Fairytale of New York I like: - Saint Etienne's I Was Born On Christmas Day, Elvis Presley's Merry Christmas Baby, Chuck Berry's and Keith Richard's versions of Run Rudolph Run and Darlene Love's Christmas Winterland.

[capt_birdseye]

I'm with david_carnell, that Phil Spector Christmas Album knocks spots off the competition and bears repeated playings. Fairytale of NY is great, but like most xmas tunes has been played to destruction, so I can't listen to it anymore.