Greatest Christmas Compilation

sci0x

I am putting together the best collection of Christmas songs. I'm looking for peoples opinions on the songs I should put on it. So what is your favourite Christmas song??

Makaveli

Chris Rea - Driving Home for Christmas

sunbeam

The Pretenders: 2000 Miles

Tusky

Slade - Merry Christmas and dont know who its by but "Rockin around the christmas tree"

beardedchicken

ooh... loads of them...
John Lennon - merry christmas, war is over
Band Aid - do they know it's christmas (schmaltzy , i know....)

and of course, O Holy Night (brings me right back!)

phoenix2181

silent night with the seven o clock news playing in the backround by Simon & Garfunkel

eggshapedfred

its not really a christmas song but its the same season:

New Years Day - U2

oh yeah and,
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby & David Bowie

Lucutus

Dusty Springfield - Goin' Back.

(You'll know when you hear it, oh yes.)

Okie

Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavelry

Love that song, speshully the trumpets. Aw man,
I'm gettin' all Christmassy...already!

LoneGunM@n

Aled Jones - We're Walking In The Air

sci0x

I'm gettin' all Christmassy...already!

Yeah totally. This is why i started this thread. I know its a bit early but all these Christmas songs really get you in the Christmas mood Makes me feel happy

henbane

Christmas songs are the work of the devil. Obviously no-one here has done any hardcore retail work for the month of December at any stage.

Christmas songs are enough to drive me into a psychotic rage where I feel the bizarre need to stack shelves and be rude. That and now when any christmas song ends I start humming the next few bars of what was on after on the tape.

DerekD Goldfish

I hate christmas songs in fact I hate christmas but thats another story. If you want a different christmas song try Mistress for christmas by AC/DC

Okie

Originally posted by DerekD Goldfish
I hate christmas songs in fact I hate christmas but thats another story. If you want a different christmas song try Mistress for christmas by AC/DC

Well, I like Christmas but definitely agree with the choice of song

"I can hear you coming down my smoke stack
I wanna ride on your reindeer honey and ring the bells"

Great stuff

Also, I think it's the theme of Gone Shootin's latest sig, go look!

dccarm

Frosty the Snowman - The Cocteau Twins. I don't know how easy it is to get a hold of though.

Hairy Homer

I think some people here are taking the piss. So here's my five favourite (seriously) Christmas songs followed by my five LEAST favourite ones.

Five Best Christmas songs

1 Merry Christmas War is Over John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band
2 Stille Nacht. (that's Silent Night in the original German for you monoglots)
3 River Joni Mitchell (memorably covered by Auto Da Fe for those who remember good local Irish rock bands of the 1980s)
4 Fairy Tale of New York The Pogues
5 Merry Christmas Everybody Slade


Five worst crappiest most likely to need the sick bucket Christmas songs

1 Simply having a wonderful Christmas Time Paul McCartney
2 The Frog Chorus Paul McCartney
3 Pipes of Peace Paul McCartney (By God, there's a trend here)
4 Mistletoe and Wine Cliff Richard
5 Driving home for Christmas-Chris Rea/Merry Christmas everyone - Shakin Stevens /Jingle Bells.... There's so many that deserve a dishonourable mention.

sceptre

Originally posted by Tusky
dont know who its by but "Rockin around the christmas tree"

Brenda Lee. Or Mel Smith and Kim Wilde if you're an 80s child

(checking emule (cough wink), I see it appears to have been covered by the Beatles, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Amy Grant, Elvis, Jessica Simpson and Green Day)

twirly sponge

ugh, I HATE the mel and kim version of that song. shudder.

My favourite would have to be Fairytale of New York by the Pogues and Kirsty, without a doubt. Merry Xmas (war is Over) would come a close second.

Kurdt

bing crosby - the snowman

i think its called that... its on his christmas album, last song, nothing to do with frosty the snowman

its about the twins, philip and dennis (spoken intro) and their friend the snowman...

its greaT!

sci0x

Originally posted by Kurdt
bing crosby - the snowman

i think its called that... its on his christmas album, last song, nothing to do with frosty the snowman

its about the twins, philip and dennis (spoken intro) and their friend the snowman...

its greaT!

You sure it isnt Frosty the Snowman? I cant find any song of his called "The Snowman", only Frosty the snowman.