Listening to Christmas Music - Page 4

Kirby · November 14 2012, 02:55 AM

We have a local radio station that starts playing Christmas music on November 1st. I should add that the ONLY plays Christmas music from November 1st through December 25th. I can't believe that people get into that early.
Personally I don't start getting into it until early December, certainly the two weeks leading up to Christmas is fine by me, but prior to December 1st is just wrong in my opinion.

Smellincoffee · November 14 2012, 05:41 AM

I'm not listening to any Christmas music until after Thanksgiving. The stores around here put up their trees before Halloween. How can you put up a tree to celebrate the solstice when we JUST PASSED THE EQUINOX?!

MHT1138 · November 14 2012, 07:07 AM

My favorite Christmas song is God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. I also really like Mary's Boy Child.

I think it's odd that winter songs, like Jingle bells or Baby Its Cold Outside, aren't played after Christmas. It is often colder and more snowy after Christmas.

macloudt · November 14 2012, 12:28 PM

Medieval and classical Christmas songs are my favourite, including Handel's Messiah. I prefer traditional carols over more modern ones. Guess I'm just an old fart.

My current favourite Christmas album is Annie Lennox's from a couple of years ago. I've always been a bit fan of Annie, and her versions of traditional carols are just stunning.

Gryffindorian · November 14 2012, 08:32 PM

We have a radio station in the Bay Area (96.5 KOIT) that plays holiday songs earlier and earlier each year. They used to play Christmas songs only on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Then one year, starting from Thanksgiving Eve all day the way through December 25, it was Christmas songs 24/7. Last year they started on the weekend before Thanksgiving. I actually tune in whenever I'm in my car or in the office.

My favorites:

Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song
The Ray Conniff Singers: Twelve Days of Christmas, What Child Is This
Bing Crosby: White Christmas
The Drifters: White Christmas
Dean Martin: Winter Wonderland
Percy Faith & His Orchestra: We Need a Little Christmas
Elvis Presley: Blue Christmas
Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Elmo & Patty: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Perry Como: Home for the Holidays
The Eagles: Please Come Home for Christmas
Jose Feliciano: Feliz Navidad
Boston Pops Orchestra: Sleigh Ride
Burl Ives: A Holly Jolly Christmas
Bobby Helms: Jingle Bell Rock
Andy Williams: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Josh Groban: Oh, Holy Night
Celine Dion: Oh, Holy Night
John Williams (Home Alone Theme): Somewhere in My Memory

I dislike the some of the more modern/contemporary holidays songs, especially R&B renditions or anything by Mariah Carey.

Gaith · November 14 2012, 08:55 PM

Spent all of last December in Boot Camp. Apart from a church service on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, during which I nearly bawled through every song (and I'm about totally over Christmas normally), I didn't hear any Christmas music at all, and that was just fine by me.

I did miss the f*** out of my old audiobook recording of The Polar Express, though, especially since the buildings of Great Lakes looked not entirely unlike van Allsburg's North Pole.

Zion Ravescene · November 14 2012, 08:58 PM

macloudt wrote:

My current favourite Christmas album is Annie Lennox's from a couple of years ago. I've always been a bit fan of Annie, and her versions of traditional carols are just stunning.

Yes, I loved those.

As for other great Christmas songs, you just can't beat this modern classic

Another favourite performance is this rendition of a great song by various musicians a few years ago:

The entire show was highly enjoyable.

thestrangequark · November 14 2012, 09:00 PM

Well, if we're listing favorites...

"White Wine in the Sun", as I posted already, is my favorite. It beautifully and perfectly encapsulates how I feel, and contrasts wildly with my next favorite:
"Oh Holy Night" -- A beautiful and powerful song whether or not one is a believer
"Charlie Brown Christmas" -- the entire album. It would actually be n my top 10 Desert Island list; it's just solid jazz all the way through.

Gaith · November 14 2012, 10:40 PM

Ahem: how has nobody yet mentioned Günther's masterpiece?!

Lumi · November 15 2012, 01:37 AM

Normally I start listening right on November 1st, but I'm not really digging it this year. Having a hard time finding the "Christmas spirit". Bah humbug.

C. Cole-Chakotay · November 15 2012, 01:55 AM

I absolutely hate The Twelve Days of Christmas. By the end of it, I just want to kill the bird! As far as my favorite Christmas carol is, I don't have just one. I enjoy the old standards and religious carols.

auntiehill · November 15 2012, 09:07 PM

^For me, it's the Chipmunk Christmas song. If I hear that one more time, I'm going to take a life. Jack Bauer could use that song to torture people.

MHT1138 · November 15 2012, 10:23 PM

auntiehill, I like that even though you hate The Chipmunk Christmas Song (which I do too, btw), you still provide a link to youtube

auntiehill · November 15 2012, 11:10 PM

Just to prove my point, of course.

I'm not suffering ALONE.

NCC-1701-B · November 15 2012, 11:34 PM

Some of my favourites:

Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
Wizzard - I wish it could be christmas every day
Mud - Lonely this christmas
Greg lake - I believe in father christmas
Pogues ft Kirsty Mccoll - Fairytale of New York
Tom Jones - baby it's cold outside
David Bowie and Bing Crosby - little drummer boy
Bo Selecta - Proper Crimbo
Darkness - Christmas time

View Poll Results: When do people start listening to Christmas music?
Christmas Eve	6	10.53%
Thanksgiving weekend	22	38.60%
Sometime in November	12	21.05%
I listen to Christmas music all year round	6	10.53%
I don't listen to Christmas music	11	19.30%
Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll

November 14 2012, 02:55 AM	#46
Kirby Rear Admiral Location: Alt: 5280	Re: Listening to Christmas Music We have a local radio station that starts playing Christmas music on November 1st. I should add that the ONLY plays Christmas music from November 1st through December 25th. I can't believe that people get into that early. Personally I don't start getting into it until early December, certainly the two weeks leading up to Christmas is fine by me, but prior to December 1st is just wrong in my opinion. __________________ Henderson!!!! Last edited by Kirby; November 14 2012 at 03:07 AM.

November 14 2012, 05:41 AM	#47
Smellincoffee Fleet Captain Location: Vulcan	Re: Listening to Christmas Music I'm not listening to any Christmas music until after Thanksgiving. The stores around here put up their trees before Halloween. How can you put up a tree to celebrate the solstice when we JUST PASSED THE EQUINOX?! __________________ "The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.." - Commander Montgomery Scott.

November 14 2012, 07:07 AM	#48
MHT1138 Fleet Captain Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA	Re: Listening to Christmas Music My favorite Christmas song is God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. I also really like Mary's Boy Child. I think it's odd that winter songs, like Jingle bells or Baby Its Cold Outside, aren't played after Christmas. It is often colder and more snowy after Christmas. __________________ Lying is a skill like any other, and if you want to maintain a level of excellence, you have to practice constantly. -Elim Garak

November 14 2012, 12:28 PM	#49
macloudt Annoyingly polite Location: a Canuck in southwest England	Re: Listening to Christmas Music Medieval and classical Christmas songs are my favourite, including Handel's Messiah. I prefer traditional carols over more modern ones. Guess I'm just an old fart. My current favourite Christmas album is Annie Lennox's from a couple of years ago. I've always been a bit fan of Annie, and her versions of traditional carols are just stunning. __________________ "Tough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be."--Mignon McLaughlin My crafting and cooking blog

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November 14 2012, 08:32 PM	#50
Gryffindorian Vice Admiral Location: Hogwarts	Re: Listening to Christmas Music We have a radio station in the Bay Area (96.5 KOIT) that plays holiday songs earlier and earlier each year. They used to play Christmas songs only on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Then one year, starting from Thanksgiving Eve all day the way through December 25, it was Christmas songs 24/7. Last year they started on the weekend before Thanksgiving. I actually tune in whenever I'm in my car or in the office. My favorites: Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song The Ray Conniff Singers: Twelve Days of Christmas, What Child Is This Bing Crosby: White Christmas The Drifters: White Christmas Dean Martin: Winter Wonderland Percy Faith & His Orchestra: We Need a Little Christmas Elvis Presley: Blue Christmas Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Elmo & Patty: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer Perry Como: Home for the Holidays The Eagles: Please Come Home for Christmas Jose Feliciano: Feliz Navidad Boston Pops Orchestra: Sleigh Ride Burl Ives: A Holly Jolly Christmas Bobby Helms: Jingle Bell Rock Andy Williams: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Josh Groban: Oh, Holy Night Celine Dion: Oh, Holy Night John Williams (Home Alone Theme): Somewhere in My Memory I dislike the some of the more modern/contemporary holidays songs, especially R&B renditions or anything by Mariah Carey. __________________ "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." --Bilbo Baggins, LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring

November 14 2012, 08:55 PM	#51
Gaith Rear Admiral Location: Starfleet Command, The City that Knows How	Re: Listening to Christmas Music Spent all of last December in Boot Camp. Apart from a church service on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, during which I nearly bawled through every song (and I'm about totally over Christmas normally), I didn't hear any Christmas music at all, and that was just fine by me. I did miss the f*** out of my old audiobook recording of The Polar Express, though, especially since the buildings of Great Lakes looked not entirely unlike van Allsburg's North Pole.

November 14 2012, 09:00 PM	#53
thestrangequark Vice Admiral Location: Brooklyn!	Re: Listening to Christmas Music Well, if we're listing favorites... "White Wine in the Sun", as I posted already, is my favorite. It beautifully and perfectly encapsulates how I feel, and contrasts wildly with my next favorite: "Oh Holy Night" -- A beautiful and powerful song whether or not one is a believer "Charlie Brown Christmas" -- the entire album. It would actually be n my top 10 Desert Island list; it's just solid jazz all the way through. __________________ The Enterprise is my TARDIS. View my art!

November 14 2012, 10:40 PM	#54
Gaith Rear Admiral Location: Starfleet Command, The City that Knows How	Re: Listening to Christmas Music Ahem: how has nobody yet mentioned Günther's masterpiece?!

November 15 2012, 01:37 AM	#55
Lumi Captain Location: Canada	Re: Listening to Christmas Music Normally I start listening right on November 1st, but I'm not really digging it this year. Having a hard time finding the "Christmas spirit". Bah humbug. __________________ "They must be Borg, then... assimilate or die. Resistance is futile."

November 15 2012, 01:55 AM	#56
C. Cole-Chakotay Commodore Location: With Cmdr. D. Chakotay	Re: Listening to Christmas Music I absolutely hate The Twelve Days of Christmas. By the end of it, I just want to kill the bird! As far as my favorite Christmas carol is, I don't have just one. I enjoy the old standards and religious carols. __________________ The Phantom of the Opera is in my mind. "I am the Angel of Music....Come to the Angel of Music. Sing for me!!!" "You will curse the day you did not do, all that the Phantom asked of you!" Eulalia!!! Redwall!!

November 15 2012, 09:07 PM	#57
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: Hmph	Re: Listening to Christmas Music ^For me, it's the Chipmunk Christmas song. If I hear that one more time, I'm going to take a life. Jack Bauer could use that song to torture people.

November 15 2012, 10:23 PM	#58
MHT1138 Fleet Captain Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA	Re: Listening to Christmas Music auntiehill, I like that even though you hate The Chipmunk Christmas Song (which I do too, btw), you still provide a link to youtube __________________ Lying is a skill like any other, and if you want to maintain a level of excellence, you have to practice constantly. -Elim Garak

November 15 2012, 11:10 PM	#59
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: Hmph	Re: Listening to Christmas Music Just to prove my point, of course. I'm not suffering ALONE.

November 15 2012, 11:34 PM	#60
NCC-1701-B Captain Location: Liverpool	Re: Listening to Christmas Music Some of my favourites: Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody Wizzard - I wish it could be christmas every day Mud - Lonely this christmas Greg lake - I believe in father christmas Pogues ft Kirsty Mccoll - Fairytale of New York Tom Jones - baby it's cold outside David Bowie and Bing Crosby - little drummer boy Bo Selecta - Proper Crimbo Darkness - Christmas time __________________ ____________________________________________ Hellooo...