Boards Top Christmas Song- pre 2000's

Posy

Okay, lets do this!

The rules:

1. No covers, originals only
2. The song is to be released anytime before the year 2000
3. You may nominate as many songs as you like



We will leave things at the nomination stage for a while, get plenty of songs in.

Caranica

When a Child is Born - number 1 when I was born

A Winter's Tale - I've a soft spot for this one

Last Christmas - I wouldn't have given George's heart away

The Little Drummer Boy (Bowie and Bing Crosby) - I love this!!

Driving Home for Christmas - story of my life!!

That's my first batch, more to follow I'm sure!

DvB

Its the most wonderful time of the year - Andy Williams

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas - Bing Crosby ( I know technically Perry Como released his version first but this is the best selling version so thought it was the best option to choose)

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty McColl

Do they know its Christmas - Band Aid (1984)

Step Into Christmas - Elton John

I believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake

The power of love - Frankie goes to hollywood

Last Christmas - Wham

odyssey06

Walking in the Air (from the Snowman)

* Interestingly, the rules exclude Only You by the Flying Pickets !

odyssey06

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

* I guess I have to nominate the original as the rules mean I can't nominate Kim Wilde and I'm quite upset about that

CheerLouth

A Spaceman Came Travelling - Chris de Burgh

Stop the Cavalery - Jona Lewie

And my all time favourite - Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosbie

TRS30

Straight in with the heavy weights DvB!

Anyone of those could win it no problem!

DvB

odyssey06 wrote: »

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

* I guess I have to nominate the original as the rules mean I can't nominate Kim Wilde and I'm quite upset about that

With you there, much prefer the Kim Wilde version.

Posy

Feck it, let's make an exception for Mel and Kim.

DvB

A few more...

Little drummer boy/peace on earth - David Bowie & Bing Crosby

Merry Christmas everybody - Slade

Driving home for christmas - Chris Rea

White Christmas - Bing Crosby

Have yourself a merry little christmas - Judy Garland

DvB

TRS30 wrote: »

Straight in with the heavy weights DvB!

Anyone of those could win it no problem!

Go big or go home as they say

bmorrissey

Alone for Christmas - Darlene Love.

odyssey06

I'll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby

A rather poignant song given that it was written in 1943 to honor soldiers overseas who longed to be home at Christmas time.

odyssey06

Posy wrote: »

Feck it, let's make an exception for Mel and Kim.

We could nearly have a side contest for best cover version of a christmas classic!
For the 1940s & 1950s standards whose originals have dated a bit in terms of the music.

freshpopcorn

bmorrissey wrote: »

Alone for Christmas - Darlene Love.

Always remind me of Home Alone 2 and The Twin Towers!

DvB

Cant not have this in any pre 2000 christmas song discussion

or this...

washiskin

The original from 1950

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH-cmEPKFSY

From 1964

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_b9rb_X9lg

From 1958

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK77rxuXK5s

SheepsClothing

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby please come home)

odyssey06

Felice Navidad

https://youtu.be/RTtc2pM1boE

A cup of te

Ultimate favourite pre 2000 Christmas song would have to be Darlene Love's Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home).
Nominations also for Jona Lewie's Stop the Cavalry, Last Christmas by Wham, Mary's Boy Child by Boney M, Lonely this Christmas by Mud, Band Aid Do they know it's Christmas?, War is Over by John Lennon, Step into Christmas by Elton John. Love a bit of Macca Wonderful Christmas time also. Peter Auty original Walking in the Air from The Snowman.
And if it counts as a Christmas songs then also Stay Another Day by East 17.

A cup of te

How could I forget The Ronettes Sleigh Ride. Everything basically! We should meet up at Xmas and sing these. A tuneless choir anyone? :-P

Posy

I assume you mean amazing choir. :rolleyes: :pac:

A cup of te

I'm definitely tuneless, Posy, but it doesn't stop me :-P I always wanted to be in a choir especially singing Christmas songs! Is it my imagination or did a bunch of you elves meet up before one year? (albeit not to sing) I'm thinking flash mob of boards.ie elves in a big park or a wide open space or something so we wouldn't be spreading aerosols and belt out a few carols! Edit: sorry for derailing thread. I'll stop now :-P

Posy

Sadly we have never had a forum meet-up!

I would also love to join a choir- I'm waiting until I retire and have more time to dedicate to it. :pac:

Caranica

Posy wrote: »

Sadly we have never had a forum meet-up!

Here's hoping we can change that one of these years!

DvB

Caranica wrote: »

Here's hoping we can change that one of these years!

Agree. Would be nice to meet some of the people we've been chatting to all these years.

A cup of te

Well, I would definitely be up for meeting if it's a possibility come Christmas time! I don't have too many people in my physical world who share my love of all things Christmas :-)

TRS30

Definitely like to meet you nice folk in the flesh. Christmas jumpers on, a nice pub with a roaring fire, Christmas songs on in the background, a few mulled wines

DvB

Anyway, can we get this thread back on track for pre 2000 christmas song nominations... its been derailed a tad;)

DvB

A cup of te wrote: »

And if it counts as a Christmas songs then also Stay Another Day by East 17.

Most def counts... its not in the least anything to do with christmas but we've discussed it here previously & its generally accepted now as a christmas tune.

DvB

How could I forget this one....

Smell the glove

Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song

Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Slade - Merry Christmas Everyone

The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

John & Yoke - War is Over

Wizzard - I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday

Band Aid - Do They Know it's Christmas

Queen - Thank God it's Christmas

Elton John - Step into Christmas

Pretenders - 2000 Miles

Johnny Mathis - When a Child is Born

Brenda Lee - Rocking Around the Christmas Tree

The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas

Greg Lake -. I Believe in Father Christmas

Jona Lewie - Stop the Cavalry

Wham - Last Christmas

Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

Bing Crosby - White Christmas

Perry Como - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Chris de Burgh - Spaceman Came Travelling

The Crystals - Santa Claus is Coming to Town

The Ronettes- Sleigh Ride

Darlene Love - Marshmallow World

The Crystals - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

Bruce Springsteen - Merry Christmas Baby

Shaking Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone


Think that's about it.........

maximus15

Shakin stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

Smell the glove

maximus15 wrote: »

Shakin stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

Seems I forgot one!

DvB

Assume we're in no hurry to move this along until traffic increases in here again?

TRS30

Probably makes sense to hold off till hopefully traffic picks up back up.

Loughc

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117641626#Comment_117641626

And until we can get our mod powers back and used to how everything works.

Posy

We'll definitely have it back on track by August 2024 though. They might have just about made the site functional again by then. 😁