Where Are You Christmas

My favorites are "Little Drummer Boy" (Justin Bieber version) and "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Oh brother..."Do They Know It's Christmas?" and "Christmas Shoes" top my list for awesomely bad Christmas songs.

You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch.

"Do They Know It's Christmas?" reminds me of growing up in the 80s, but there isn't a prettier song than "O Holy Night."

Being a child of the 80's, I have a special place in my heart for "Do they know it's Christmas", but my absolute favorite holiday song is "Silver Bells." Classic and simple.

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Christmas Time is Here has always been my favorite.

Be forewarned... I am going to vote again. Choose one candidate for elected office, fine. Choose one Christmas song? Impossible. But let's start with Dr. John and Leon Redbone teaming up for Frosty the Snowman at youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efUoP8_t7Xs

The song sung in the Bob Hope comedy The Lemon Drop Kid. Silver Bells.

"Santa Baby" or "Baby, it's Cold Outside" are on the top of my list!

The Little Drummer Boy, the Bing Crosby/David Bowie version. Great harmony.

Tie: "Oi to the World" by the Vandals, "Father Christmas" by the Kinks, and "Christmas Time" by the Smashing Pumpkins.

Gotta go with "Mary's Boy-Child" by Boney-M

Krista, where is the "Snowed In" love?

Can't vote for just one, it's just impossible-But I grew up listening to Elvis Christmas albums, so Blue Christmas is at the top of my list; in recent years: All I Want For Christmas Is You, by Mariah Carey!!

Hands down "Christmas Wrapping" by the Waitresses. You knew Christmas was officially here when you heard that song on BCN back in day.

Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

"O Holy Night" sung by Pavarotti... Followed on a lighter note by "Dominic The Christmas Donkey."

Carol of the Bells and I chuckle everytime I hear Dominic the Donkey. Jingle Bell rock is an old favorite going back to my youth.

"I Believe In Father Christmas" by Greg Lake is my favorite

If I'm listening to the song, Do you hear what I hear? or a song by Amy Grant called Tennessee Christmas are my favorites. But I love to sing Silent Night and Hark! the Herald Angles Sing.

Hands down the Bowie/Bing Crosby version of Little Drummer Boy! CLASSIC! Instrumental-wise, Carol of the Bells; nostalgia-wise, Silver Bells; funny-wise, Dominic the Donkey!

Pearl Jam covering "Someday at Christmas" by Stevie Wonder, followed by Pearl Jam covering "Don't Believe in Christmas"by The Sonics: http://youtu.be/6HdL2hUUejg ... OK, a little biased.

"At Christmastime" by local duo Kirsten & Dave, on the "Our Finest Gifts" CD.

Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer. Love the end "oh you can say there's no such thing as Santa, but as for me and Grampa, we believe"

Ok, and when I'm not laughing at the elderly, I like TSO "Christmas Canon"

I voted for "O Holy Night", but I also love "Carol of the Bells". Both are beautiful.

Mary Did You Know

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cziyg17Nvhs

"The Best Gift" by Barbra Streisand. Holds the true meaning of Christmas in my heart.

"Baby it's Cold Outside" and being from the West Coast "Mele Kalikimaka" always get me in the holiday spirit.

"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" gets my vote. It's an all-time classic with some great versions out there, including one by Frank Sinatra and another by James Taylor that are great. Here's Sarah McLachlan's version: http://youtu.be/7gI7IYndQGY

What about Adam Sandler's "Hanukkah Song"? Not technically a Christmas song, but still, it gets me in the spirit.

I second Where are you Christmas from the Grinch.

I enjoy "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer". (I am a Grandmother)

Yay, we have another Grandma fan! I can't believe I forgot "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" My kids heard it, and now every year, we have a hippopotamus somehwere. Its not Christmas without a hippo

Brenda, that is soooo cute!

Mary, I love your sense of humor :)

Thanks Aubry!

Hands down favorite is the entire "A Charlie Brown Christmas" album by the Vince Guaraldi Trio! I also recommend "Presents from Christmas" by Solomon Burke (can be found on the compilation album "Original Soul Christmas") and "December will be magic again" by Kate Bush.....two other great tunes

Pick one - impossible. But my top five in no particular order: Carole of the Bells, Christmas Can-Can, Nutcracker Suite (a hip-hop version I have), The Christmas Song and Holly-Jolly Christmas (Burl Ives version).

I'll Be Home For Christmas....

Oh Holy Night in French. It reminds me of growing up days in Canada

Joan Kopp

"Mary's Boy Child" by Boney-M

Another favorite of mine is "The Christmas Shoes" ~ Bob Carlisle

Bruce Springsteen's version of "Santa Claus is coming to town."

The David Bowie/Bing Crosby version of The Little Drummer Boy. Mindblowing!

Oh, my Gosh ... what a question to ask. There is NO Christmas song anyone can ignore, they are all wonderful, old ones, new ones and all the in-betweens. One of the things so great about them is that they are seasonal so we appreciate them all the more, hearing them only at this time of year. All of you contributors picked the BEST songs, an I wish you all a very happy, jolly and holy season. Happy Everything!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzXKWKaxt3c

I agree: Bruce Springsteen's rendition of Santa Claus is coming to Town! RIP Clarence, AND the most beautiful christmas song is What Child is This? BUT the MOST FUN is "I ain't gettin' nothin' for Christmas, mama and Daddy are mad, I ain't gettin' nothin' for christmas cuz I ain't been nothin but bad!" I don't know the title...

Here's one - Ronnie James Dio doing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZELjIqHQlUY

Love "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Vince Vance and the Valiants", and how about Burl Ives "Holly Jolly Christmas".

Winter Wonderland and Silver Bells

John Lennon, So this is Christmas

"All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)" by Spike Jones

That cornball song at the beginning of "Christmas Vacation" gets stuck in my head.

Penguin, James Penguin" by Brad Paisley, or the Jimmy Buffett version of "Melekalikimaka."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5FylpfsxYk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xE-XghNZ30

Leslie Palmer
Sleigh Bells by the Boston Pops

I like "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." If you have never watched the scene in "Meet Me In St. Louis" where Judy Garland sings it as her character Esther tries to console her five-year old sister Tootie, then you are missing out on one of the classic moments in the history of silver screen.

Some feel that the song is sad and depressing; however, I do not think that this is the main message of the song. The song was about thirty years ahead of its time -- it certainly captures a sense of gritty postmodern ennui, but it does so with an optimism worthy of Rorty. This is not escapist optimism, but rather the kind that Bruce Springsteen wrote about with the lyrics, "Still at the end of every hard earned day, people find some reason to believe."

It's an optimism expressed as an act of self dignity. Perseverance is extolled as a virtue. To the content, "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" is a warmly received holiday anthem; to the despondent, the song seems to be saying, "Yeah, things are tough, but be happy in spite of it all."

It's hard to beat The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole, but the Count Your Blessings medley by The Ray Conniff Singers comes close!

The song that describes hanging up the lights and they don't work.

'Mary's Boy Child" Boney M.....Love it!

Here's my 2010 mix tape. If you see something you've not heard before, give it a listen; you might like it :^)
I Believe in Father Christmas - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Ring out solstice bells - Jethro Tull
Christmas Eve/Sarajevo - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Little Drummer Boy - Crosby/Bowie
12 Pains of Xmas - Bob Rivers
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon
The Chipmunk Song - Alvin & the Chipmunks
2000 Miles - The Pretenders
Silent Night - Wilson Philips
Baby It's Cold Outside - Rod Stewart & Dollie Parton
The Hanukah Song - Adam Sandler
The Night Before Christmas - Carly Simon
A Christmas Song - Jethro Tull
Joseph's Lullaby - Mercy Me
Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
Silent Night - Frankie Lymon
Carol of the Bells - St.Olaf's Choir
Christmas Canon - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
O Holy Night - South Park
Christmastime - Smashing Pumpkins
Ding Dong Merrily On High - Roger Whittaker
Merry Christmas - Slade
Ave Maria - Eleven
Wizards In Winter - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Christmas - Cletus Judd
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Sarah McLachlan
The Christmas Song - Weezer
Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
Christmas Time Again - Extreme
The Holly and the Ivy - Roger Whittaker
Mad Russian Christmas - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
One More Sleep 'Till Christmas - Muppets
O Come All Ye Faithful - Robert Goulet
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
Christmas Time Is Here - Peanuts (Vince Guaraldi)

Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC