Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve,
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe!
Posted on 11/27/2014 7:17:39 PM PST by Jamestown1630
Well, The Season has Begun; and I am 'In The Spirit'!
What are your favorite Christmas songs/carols and renditions?
Here are some of mine:
Oh Come Emmanuel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHKo4NmmvRI
What Child Is This?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ndtAPNUhI4
O Holy NIght:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7uiqRCW6I8
Ave Maria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwp1CH5R-w4
Venid Pastores (taught to me by my Jr. High Spanish teacher):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew11VTnWvFs
The Holly and the Ivy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3he6J0Bykz4
And finally, for fun, Baby It's Cold Outside! (there are versions of this that I like better, but this is so cute, I couldn't resist):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bbuBubZ1yE
Seasons Greetings to All!
=JT
Silent Night
Good King Wenselas
Cherry Tree Carol (particularly Judy Collins)
What Child Is This?
I Saw Three Ships
We Three Kings
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O Holy Night
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
Next year all our troubles will be out of sight
So have yourself a Merry little Christmas now.
I remember singing Stille Nacht many times in German class in 7th and 8th grades (1963-1964).
to each his own, but if I hear “little drummer boy” or “feliz navidad” one more time I think I’ll pull my hair out...
Wonderful...thanks
I Found The Brains of Santa Claus
And who can forget the classic
Ding! Fries Are Done!
Josh Groban - Oh, Holy Night. My daughter graduated with him from the Los Angeles Country High School for the Arts. We had a feeling he was going to do something big with his talent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIFH0TUWcBA
Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve,
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe!
Well, he may do; but he’s not a Domingo, nor a Pavorotti.
-JT
O Come, O Come Emmanuel and recently Mary Did You Know?
LOL!
Thanks for posting that. Most versions only have one verse or just one in Latin and the rest in English. I had to memorize multiple Latin verses in school so everyone else should too.
I also like the Roches version from their We Three Kings album (currently in my car CD player): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lmf4j_isjA&t=4m54s
Another of my favorites is Oh Come Emmanuel by Aliqua: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyrYiBXQsM4
Overall, it’s ‘O Holy Night’. It’s not because it’s a beautiful song (which it is), but because it is historically significant: It was the first music ever played on broadcast radio.
I’ll tell the story closer to Christmas.
As a musician, I’m totally burned out on Christmas songs. I really can’t stand to hear them. I know every note, and every possible harmony note. I try to close my ears to them. They have little to do with the religious holiday! They’re tired out pop songs to me. “Silver Bells” makes me violent!
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