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Hands down my favorite Christmas carol is O Holy Night, and—don't laugh—I like the Celene Dion version. I don't care much for her other stuff, but seriously, the bitch can sing the shit out of a Christmas carol!

I could also listen to Ave Maria on repeat for hours, but I think it's less of a Christmas song.

I agree with O Holy Night.

Gospeed, if you like Ave Maria, you would also very much like the fifth movement of Mozart's "Vesperae Solennes de Confessore", which is another meltingly beautiful soprano song with chorus that has exactly that same feel. The Kiri te Kanawa version on Philips is incredible.

"Mary did you know" The best I've ever heard was done by a group of high school girls I know. 100% Amazing

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Judy Garland. Nothing like the original.

SO True!!!! Thank you for posting that! Made my christmas!
Aside from Judy,
I have to say I always have to laugh a little at Barbara Streisand singing My Favorite Things. I hear it in the supermarket every christmas. Who cares if she is Jewish, she can sing a mean christmas carol.

The year has turned the corner, so I hope no one will castigate me for pushing this back up the list.

On a box of Chex cereal I bought several years ago, was a CD of Christmas music by a group called Moore by Four called Holiday Jazz Favorites.

I fell in love with (almost) the whole CD, but 'Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming' was a standout.

Two other holiday CDs I highly recommend are: A Baroque Christmas (New York's Ensemble for Early Music) and Home for Christmas (Anne Sofie von Otter).

I love so many, but two come to mind:
Still, Still, Still as done by Mannheim Steamroller
(I like this carol so much that I wrote an arrangement for SATB Choir, hand bells and harp that I'd played almost 2 years ago.)
and
Winter Wonderland done by Darlene Love

Carol of the Bells Any group quartet or larger.

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Christopher Kincaid.
I swear it almost made me cry the first time i heard it.

O Holy Night is my all time favorite, but...


I really love hearing Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee version)...it makes me recall a flashback that never happened to a time in which I was too naiive to know of some whack-o relative's alcohol/drug induced stupor around the Holiday season. All this time I thought I knew what tinker toys were for!




Okay...just kidding about the flashback thing.

I recently discovered Celtic Woman on YouTube. I love their arrangements of some great carols:

(I've just given the links, because this number of videos would make the thread page take ages to load.)

The Wexford Carol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXkgqpVVpTg

Christmas Pipes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njm1IkL0w7o

Ding Dong Merrily on High:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlbJToqI3nU

Carol of the Bells:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKrx-4Awe70

O Holy Night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-8jYpa1-o

The Christmas Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To822SCxolM

Whilst I'm at it - I know it's not a Christmas carol - their arrangement of Jesu, Joy is stunning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPeVIuRjUi4

Even though I'm not remotely religious, I've always loved a few specific traditional carols: Carol of the Bells and Joy the World most prominently. But in lesser known ones, I love John Denver's rendition of Noel: Christmas Eve 1913.

My favorite is The Coventry Carol. I like Anne Murray's and Alison Moyet's versions.

Jolly old St. Nicholas by Ray Coniff singer



Oh Holy Night by Celine Dion



The First Noel by NSync (I don't care for this video, though)

christmas music has got to be one of my favorites....

have to mention merry christmas darling by the carpenters....all warm and fuzzy just a great song....
still still still by manheim is also very very good
but white christmas by bing crosby has to be one of the best

CarlosGringo saidThe year has turned the corner, so I hope no one will castigate me for pushing this back up the list.

IT'S FUCKING SEPTEMBER!

THIS THREAD WAS DORMANT FOR 9 MONTHS!

HOW DO YOU GUYS FIND THESE DAMN DEAD THREADS???

This is mine...The Secret of Christmas

HereComesTheSun saidHands down my favorite Christmas carol is O Holy Night, and—don't laugh—I like the Celene Dion version. I don't care much for her other stuff, but seriously, the bitch can sing the shit out of a Christmas carol!

I could also listen to Ave Maria on repeat for hours, but I think it's less of a Christmas song.

To sing O Holy Night, Once filled my soul with so much joy, and peace. But I don't celebrate Christmas anymore! I've Americanised, and Celebrate the Holidays Season.

But I love Mannheim Steamroller, Christmas CD. I love it's version of Greensleeves, and Still, Still, Still, and O holy Night.

IT'S FUCKING SEPTEMBER!


It could've easily been July.

Carol of the Bells. and i have lots of favorites but that is the best

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Everywhere I go......

Maybe not my favorite, but the one at the end of (Mavis Staples) Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase puts me in a good mood.

Carol of the bells & O' holy night.

I love Bing Cosby thou. Great holiday album and It's never really Christmas with out Mariah's "All I want for Christmas is Yooooooouuuuuuu!!"

I am also not a christian but I love christmas carols none the less and see the season as a Winter Celebration.
My favs are Carol of the bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

**Hark hear the bells sweet silver bells, all seem to say throw cares away Alot more people like Carol of the bells then I thought.

Sean_85 said**Hark hear the bells sweet silver bells, all seem to say throw cares away Alot more people like Carol of the bells then I thought.

You haven't lived til you've heard Mr. Mackey sing it though.

The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole. None better..

THE SONG just have to be All I want for christmas is you!!!!!

Three different versions(All Official) from MC



Black & White


So so def Remix




If I have to pick an album then it would probably goes to Mr. Alan Jackson,"Let It Be Christmas".I`m not really a country song listener,and I don`t really care for his other songs,but his voice is just soooo fit for christmas theme songs!The first time I heard it I almost melt!

All I Want For Christmas.... of course by Mariah Carey

8 days of christmas by destiny's child and ONLY for the opening spoken verse - 'you know christmas was made for the chirren. destiny's chirren.'
it makes me laugh, every time.

it's too tough to pick just one fav, so on the more serious holiday tip, the following complete cds are in constant rotation right after thanksgiving:
a charlie brown christmas - vince guaraldi trio
merry christmas - mariah carey
ella wishes you a swinging christmas - ella fitzgerald
snowfall - tony bennett
christmas songs - diana krall
ultra lounge christmas cocktails volume 1
a very special christmas volume 1

PLUS - a very special, über gay shout out to a christmas album by barbra streisand - who's manic version of jingle bells is unsurpassed. jinglebelljinglebelljingjangle jinglebelljinglebelljingjangle. completely riotous!

'Welcome Christmas' from "How The Grinch Stole Christmas."

I'll be home with bells on....By Dolly and Kenny (not the Rupaul version)!!!

all i want for christmas by mariah carey definietly the best/