Posted on 12/02/2004 11:19:15 AM PST by pissant
My definitive top 10 best Christmas Carols. Feel free to fill in the 11th thru the nth. Cheers
Christ Themed
10. Angels We have Heard on High 9. O Come, O Come Emmanuel 8. We three Kings 7. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 6. The First Noel 5. Joy to the World 4. What Child is This 3. Oh Come all Ye Faithful 2. Silent Night 1. Oh Holy Night
Non-Religious
10. Silver Bells 9. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 8. Sleigh Ride 7. Deck the Halls 6. Let it Snow 5. Winter Wonderland 4. I Saw Three Ships 3. Carol of the Bells 2. White Christmas 1. Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting..)
Maybe someone can put the top 10 Santa themed songs together.
Close enough, in my book. Cheers
the Ramones! How about the Waitresses!
BTW, anyone ever try doing a line-by-line paraphrase of a song without using ANY words in the paraphrase that occur in the corresponsing lines of the original, while maintaining rhyme and meter? It's sorta fun.
During the cold season, cold and loud winds blew.Or, if you don't know that one, perhaps this will be more familiar:
All the ground was frozen; lakes and rivers too.
White precipitation to great heights was massed.
During the cold season in the distant past.
Relax all happy chevaliers--don't fret for anything.Tricky form of word-crafting, but it does produce some interesting results.
Do not forget the date that Mary gave birth to a King.
To snap the Devil's snares and end our aimless wandering
So spread cheerful tranquility--tranquility.
So pread chearful transquility.
I agree with Blue Christmas. Brings back memories of being away from family on Christmases past.
I can live with that, especially Bing's version.
Joy to the World gets my vote. Good post-millenial theology there.
Dominion!!
Actually, Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer extraordinaire) did a beautiful rendition of "Go Tell It On The Mountain". She also did quite a few other Christmas songs just as well.
I've heard it. Very good rendition.
"and the classic Christmas With The Devil by Spinal Tap!"
There's a very fine line between stupid and clever, and that song straddles it with ease.
I also like that bizarre "carol" sung by a little boy that starts with "There's something stuck up in the chimney, and I don't know what it is...". Cruel but hilarious, just like Christmas in the RATL04 household!
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