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Best Christmas song

[Deleted User]

What do you think is the best Christmas song for getting you in the mood or getting those nice Christmas feelings going?

For me it's Nat King Cole - The Christmas song

https://youtu.be/hwacxSnc4tI

I'm going to cheat aswell and add a second one.

Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas. This one is great for the yes I'm finished work and off for Christmas feeling 😁🎅☃️🎄🎄🎄

https://youtu.be/ncBhlA1Kmys

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TRS30

White Christmas-Bing Crosby & Fairy Tale of New York- The Pogues. These two do it for me.

thefallingman

Arthur McBride from Paul Brady

Loughc

Shaking Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone.
Wizzard - I wish it could be Christmas Everyday
Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
Fairy tale of New York - The pogues

I am constantly singing one of these 4 throughout the year so it has to be one of them.... Not sure how I'd rank them these days.

Patsy167

"Driving Home for Christmas" by Chris Rea. I save it for the trip down home every year and I still get a lump in my throat every year I play it

DvB

Fairytale of new York

the most wonderful time of the year...

Both are for me the quintessential songs of Christmas and I can't imagine the season without hearing them.

gidget

Have yourself a Merry Little Chrismas, don't know why i tend to get a little lump in my throat the more i hear it.

Sleigh Ride

Rockin around the Christmas Tree

Jingle Bell Rock

Splish Splash

Carol of the Bells for me

https://youtu.be/e9GtPX6c_kg

Mehaffey1

Same thread every year, same answer every year.

The Flying Pickets - Only You

Littlehorny

My top 5

Band Aid- the original version and by far the best.

Last Christmas- Wham

Happy Christmas, War is over- John Lennon

Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade

Christmas Time - The Darkness

Just realised I should have made this a top 10 or a top 20!

Loughc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118171951#Comment_118171951

Same I had 5 on my list and I could have easily gotten to 20.

Jude13

Have yourself a merry little Christmas, the earlier versions which haven't been softened to be cheerier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NQsuIHMm3w

[Deleted User]

Top 5 atm in no particular order 😊

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - U2

https://youtu.be/XiSPNaQNGOY

Last Christmas - Wham

https://youtu.be/E8gmARGvPlI

Sleigh Ride Together - The Ronettes

https://youtu.be/XZTzai1H9DM

The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

https://youtu.be/NyoTvgPn0rU

Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin Stevens

https://youtu.be/ZeyHl1tQeaQ

Morgans

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173007#Comment_118173007

Right first song IMO but do it right.

https://youtu.be/8V2IrH1owdw?t=293

DvB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118172037#Comment_118172037

Easily. But decided this time to try & stick to my two standouts.

This reminds me of the thread you started last year (or the year before) for your top 5 and to provide an explanation for each, that was a cracker of a thread, must go back & try and find it for a re-read (oh for old boards where that would have been easy!)

[Deleted User]

The golden age of Christmas songs was between 1973 and 1987.

In that you have

Slade

Wizard

John Lennon

Chris Rea

Wham

The Flying Pickets (even though not necessarily a Christmas song)

Shakin Stevens

The Pouges

Any one of them would be the best Christmas song ever.

I'm lucky I was a kid and a teen at that time, when I hear those songs now it brings me right back.

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173053#Comment_118173053

Was thinking that when I replied yesterday. We have had some great threads over the last couple of years to add to the all time classics like Christmas Eve traditions.

The movies one was brilliant, some great banter and just a shame the best movie didn't win (hint it was on last night!!).

CheerLouth

Bing Crosby and David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth 😍

I'm also very partial to this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88gMmp0GpB4

Don't judge me 😋

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173319#Comment_118173319

Is that 'mmmbop' Hanson??!?!?!?

CheerLouth

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173363#Comment_118173363

The one and only!

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173375#Comment_118173375

I'm old!!!

Littlehorny

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173197#Comment_118173197

Did the best Christmas movie ever involve the Griswalds by any chance? 😃

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173645#Comment_118173645

You know me too well 😀

[Deleted User]

Such a great movie 😁

https://giphy.com/gifs/season-good-everyone-AF3idNZpCQKg8

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Littlehorny

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118173722#Comment_118173722

My fav of all time too! Watched it last night as well. 👍️

DvB

Its the only Christmas film I 100% watch every year in the build up (& have done since its release in 1989) but I usually try to leave viewing until the last 2 weeks before Christmas as its guaranteed to boost my Christmas spirit.

I've incorporated a few references in the weekly countdowns too as one or two of you may have noticed!

TRS30

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118175020#Comment_118175020

They haven't gone unnoticed.

Deja Boo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058218022/best-christmas-song

Silver Bells is lovely.

completedit

It's not Fairy tale of New York and nothing to do with the 'controversial' lyrics. The song makes sense in the context of simpler times when perhaps the world was less cynical but we've had 30 years of the unidyllic Christmas in our culture, films, music etc. all deal with the idea that yeah I'm meant to be happy but it's just another day. I loved this song and still do like it at the odd time but whenever it's brought up people talk about how it's a realistic portrayal of Christmas and how for a lot of people Christmas is a sad time. I don't know what people thought 40 years ago but certainly today we're a lot more jaded and cynical. The song is not a breath of fresh air, if anything we need more simple basic happy Christmas songs which just create a sense of magic and wonder. Sometimes we need escapism but all FONY does is romanticize hardship. I recommend Bieber's 2012 Christmas album. He has a great little tune with Boyz 2 Men.

Fionne

The Season's Upon Us by The Dropkick Murphys.

BorneTobyWilde

Is this a Christmas Song ??

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