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Boards.ie Favourite Christmas Song Nominations Thread

Loughc

Similar to the TV Special Thread, 3 nominations, pick wisely as only the top noms will make the poll for next week.

So what's your favourite?

Is it a bit of Mariah, WHAM, Shakin' Stevens, Wizzard, The Pogues?

Vote and let us know.

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baby and crumble

Santa Baby- Ertha Kitt.

Loughc

1. Shaking Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
2. Wham - Last Christmas

and finally the greatest Christmas song ever written and completely under-rated;

3. Geraldine McQueen - Once Upon A Christmas Song.

CheerLouth

Bing Crosby & David Bowie: Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth

Hands down, best Christmas song ever!

seamus

Can't beat Fairytale.

I always do my best to avoid hearing it until at least into December. That opening piano riff just launches me into Xmas.

Probably because it was released around the same time that I was just old enough to really, really appreciate Xmas as a child. So it brings me right back to it.

White Christmas is also a great classic

Rockin' around the Xmas tree also has the nostalgic pang for me, the Mel Smith cover anyway.

Jude13

Having a mare here, I hate apple, I have tried to download now that's what I call Christmas and Xmas (2013, bought in 2013) and songs are missing as their license agreement with apple has ended. May they burn in hell.

Anyway mines the Waitresses

[Deleted User]

Same as CheerLouth... Bing Crosby and David Bowie Little Drummer Boy. Oh I love it so much. I've been waiting to nominate it. It would also be my pick for the first song played on Christmas fm.

Still haven't decided on my other two noms yet. Hmm...

DvB

So so many to choose from....

2 definites are
Fairytale of NY, The Pogues
&
Do they know its Christmas, Band Aid (The original, none of the newer versions!!)

After that I'd have 'On the 24th' by The Twang but no one else here will know it so no chance of going into the poll, so will instead go for 'Its the most wonderful time of the year' by Andy Wiliams as my third nomination.

Sundew

Have to go with “Fairytale of NewYork” having been an emigrant for a while and having lots of relatives who emigrated...this song gets me everytime!

“Driving home for Christmas” has been my favorite since I was an 18 year old. Fond memories of listening to this coming on the radio whilst driving through The Welsh mountains en route to Holyhead from London, heading home for Christmas.

and for a bit of craic you can’t beat old Shakey

“ Merry Christmas Everyone” - Shakin Stevens

otnomart

- Dean Martin - Let it Snow!
- Westlife - Home

Posy

seamus wrote: »

Rockin' around the Xmas tree also has the nostalgic pang for me, the Mel Smith cover anyway.

All the more poignant since Mel's untimely death.

jellybear

1. Shakin Stevens- Merry Christmas Everyone
2. WHAM- Last Christmas
3. Mariah Carey- All I want for Christmas is You

I also love Mud- Lonely this Christmas but not as much as the others!:D

splinter65

My tastes have changed over the years but right now my faves in order of preference would be

1. Gaudete by Steeleye Span
2. Merry Cmas (War is Over) John and Yoko
3 Another Auld Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg God bless his gentle soul.

Hate hate hate Fairytale, commercial rubbish.

Leax

1. White Wine in the Sun - Tim Minchin
2. Must be Santa- Bob Dylan
3. A Winter's tale- Queen
4. Little Drummer Boy - Bowie/Crosby

splinter65

Leax wrote: »

1. White Wine in the Sun - Tim Minchin
2. Must be Santa- Bob Dylan
3. A Winter's tale- Queen
4. Little Drummer Boy - Bowie/Crosby

Love Must be Santa. Great fun.

TK Lemon

1) Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
2) Last Christmas - Wham
3) Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea

gidget

Sleigh Ride
Rockin around the Christmas Tree
Jingle Bell Rock

anewme

2000 miles by the Pretenders....such a beautiful song and vocals

[Deleted User]

Ok Ive been mulling it over all day and I'm sorry but I have to give my second nomination to Mariah Carey, all I want for Christmas.. I just kinda love it!

I still can't decide who to give my third nom too. This is very serious business. I can't rush a decision like this!!!

Autosport

Please come home for Christmas: Bon Jovi
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas: Michael Buble
One more sleep: Leona Lewis

I’m all excited even thinking of Christmas songs

I may have started listening to some already

howareyakid

1. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues feat. Kirsty McColl
2. Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCarteny
3. Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie

Very hard to narrow it down to three!

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

I love fairytale. It’s always going to be the ultimate Christmas song.

2. The darkness - Christmas time.

3. The wombats - is this Christmas.

Probably a lot to do with my taste in rock music.

Sundew

howareyakid wrote: »

3. Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie

Very hard to narrow it down to three!

Oh I absoutely love this!

Mam of 4

Have picked two , can't decide on a third yet

One religious , as I just think it's a beautiful Christmas hymn , and one not .

Oh Holy Night - John Berry .

Driving Home For Christmas -Chris Rea .

Posy

Jona Lewie- Stop the Cavalry is my all time favourite.

I also have a soft spot for Sir Cliff's Saviour's Day.

Fairytale of New York gets my third vote- like the Coca Cola ad, when I first hear it, it's really Christmas.

Deja Boo

Adore every version of Christmastime is Here...

...and Baby, It's Cold Outside

CheerLouth

howareyakid wrote: »

3. Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie

Very hard to narrow it down to three!

I LOVE Stop the Cavalry - I'm making it my second nomination

OUTDOORLASS

1) Mary did you know. Aled Jones, Pentatonix also do a good version of it
1) Last Christmas - Wham
3) White Christmas - Bing

Fierce mix there I know....

[Deleted User]

Ok I just don't have a third favourite. I like most Christmas songs. So I'm going to nominate 'A Spaceman came Travelling.'

I had never heard that song until I was about 13 and a friend of mine stood up and sang it for the class. I was blown away by how beautiful her voice was. I never knew she could sing. I loved the tune of the song too and the la la la bit.

So nice memory, nice song.. there's my third nom.

Toto Wolfcastle

This was really really tough. My first two were easy but a lot of thinking was required to narrow down the other million songs to just one.

This Christmas by Funzo - not sure why I like this one so much!

All I Want For Christmas Is You - guaranteed to put a smile on my face and make me feel instantly Christmassy.

Driving Home For Christmas - there are few things like the feeling of hearing this on the way to visit my family, or even on the way home from work on the last day of Christmas.

Interesting that the Bowie/Bing version of Little Drummer Boy is so popular. I found out the other day that Bowie didn't like Little Drummer Boy so they had to write his part especially for him because he refused to sing the song.

SusieBlue

1. All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey - my favourite!
2. Christmas by Olivia Holt - so catchy
3. Fairytale of New York

Honourable mention goes to "My Only Wish This Year" by Britney Spears. Pure cheese, I love it!