OT Favorite Christmas Songs

[Road Ratt]

The 2nd song.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

But seriously

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Also:


(Almost certainly inspired by this.)

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Also:


A collaboration between the Sugarcubes (the band Bjork started in) and The Jesus And Mary Chain on a version of the Sugarcubes' classic. The JAMC don't add much to an amazing song, but it was called the Xmas Mix...

 

[Rastapopoulos]

When I were a little nipper, it was a Big Deal to get a hit single in the Xmas season, because every granny in the land would then buy it for their grandchildren, and you would make out like bandits. The weirdest songs would make it, too (like the Pogues one above, which is regularly voted the greatest Xmas song in England - and I saw them perform it live in Brixton). This one has stuck in my head since childhood:

 

[SportsAndWhine]

 

[PtldPlatypus]

@crandc brought up 12 Days in the other Christmas song thread, which prompted me to add my favorite version of it in this one.

 

[Road Ratt]

Joan Jett - Little Drummer Boy

 

[dviss1]

Baby its cold outside

Let it snow

You like that raper song? It is masterfully arranged but Jesus that MF needed more than a hint!

 

[dviss1]

@crandc brought up 12 Days in the other Christmas song thread, which prompted me to add my favorite version of it in this one.

They're cold as ice.

 

[dviss1]

Mine here:

 

[MARIS61]

 

[Road Ratt]

 

[PtldPlatypus]

 

[MarAzul]

Mine here:

Yes but she made everything sound wonderful!
I can't imagine anyone kneeling while she sang the National anthem either. Who could remember to do bullshit with that wonderful voice grasping your attention?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

One I just realized I hadn't heard yet 2 weeks into this Christmas season, and felt needed to be rectified.

 

[Road Ratt]

 

[Road Ratt]

 

[Road Ratt]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Forgot this one:

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Seen various people saying "Hallelujah" is now considered a Christmas song (!)

kd lang does my fave version: