Best Christmas Song

[ianrendall]

 

 

[No lust in Jazz]

I'm also enjoying the Bela Fleck and the flecktones album..

[karlfer]

My two guilty secrets, oh come on, it's Christmas!

 

[Rich]

  On 17/12/2019 at 19:25, ambient said:

This. I like the concept of anti-commercialism, and love the Prokofiev excerpt.

 

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Yup, I like this one too.

[mangotango]

  On 17/12/2019 at 20:48, Shaggy said:

In pop terms.....

.......though have to admit I'm a sucker for a good carol...

 

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For listening pleasure - either or both of these, spot on Mr. Shaggy.

My favourite Xmas tunes that I've played, though are Brooooooooooooooooooooce's version of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town....

 

and of recent years, this one has rather surprisingly joined it:

Surprising because I'm not awfully fond of Louis Armstrong, but it's a good fun to play and swings like a pendulum if you get it right...

[dave moffat]

Worst has to be the Noel Gallagher cover of Slade's Merry Christmas Everybody, utterly awful heard in Tescos  couple of days ago which is depressing enough without that abortion being piped through the store.

[MacDaddy]

Mark Mendoza playing a rather nice G&L too.

[MacDaddy]

this is brutal, could have been a normal Dio track - Awesome!

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, not whatever song the picture is showing!

 

 

Edited December 18, 2019 by MacDaddy

[Shaggy]

  On 18/12/2019 at 09:26, No lust in Jazz said:

I'm also enjoying the Bela Fleck and the flecktones album..

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Great singer, great song

Honourable mention for a slice of golden-era Tull......

 

[dmccombe7]

  On 18/12/2019 at 10:22, MacDaddy said:

this is brutal, could have been a normal Dio track - Awesome!

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, not whatever song the picture is showing!

 

 

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Not a Xmas song or am i missing something here

 

[petebassist]

We did this on on Monday night at a blues n soul Christmas event,  and it went down very well.

 

[kendall]

 

[MrCrane]

A couple more

 

 

[yorks5stringer]

Got to be this:

 

[casapete]

Love this, and also Keith Richard's version too.

 

[casapete]

  On 18/12/2019 at 09:35, karlfer said:

My two guilty secrets, oh come on, it's Christmas!

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Not with you on the Chris De Burgh one, but the Leona Lewis is ace!

[dmccombe7]

  On 18/12/2019 at 11:55, yorks5stringer said:

Got to be this:

 

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Nice song

[dmccombe7]

  On 18/12/2019 at 12:06, casapete said:

Not with you on the Chris De Burgh one, but the Leona Lewis is ace!

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I really like the Chris De Burgh song.

[casapete]

  On 18/12/2019 at 12:10, dmccombe7 said:

I really like the Chris De Burgh song.

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Not a problem Dave - think it's his voice I can't get past TBH, but hey, each to their own!

Merry Christmas,

Pete.

[dmccombe7]

  On 18/12/2019 at 12:15, casapete said:

Not a problem Dave - think it's his voice I can't get past TBH, but hey, each to their own!

Merry Christmas,

Pete.

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Wasn't a criticism there @casapete. CDB was a bit of an acquired taste back in his earlier days and i can understand why people can't take to his voice.

 

[lowdown]

  On 18/12/2019 at 08:13, TrevorR said:

 

All Brian’s Christmas albums are a staple in our house

 

 

 

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👍

[MacDaddy]

  On 18/12/2019 at 11:22, dmccombe7 said:

Not a Xmas song or am i missing something here

 

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You are missing something.

Ignore the picture, the link is to Dio sing God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman.

Which is definitely a Christmas song.

[rushbo]

Merry Christmas?

 

[joeystrange]

  On 18/12/2019 at 12:04, casapete said:

Love this, and also Keith Richard's version too.

 

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There’s a Lemmy and Dave Grohl version too!

[cetera]

My favourite..... just beautiful..... but it needs to be longer... and with a properly emotive guitar solo on the end!

 

Also love this.....
 

 

Best Christmas bassline has to be this....
 

 

Always had a soft nostalgic spot for this one....
 

 

....and this one... because, well, it's the lovely Kate :)