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Your Favorite Version of Classic Christmas Songs
Since I dug up Mitch's old "worst" song thread, I thought I'd gauge you on a more positive note.
So what's your favorite of the standards?
1. Silent Night: I have to go with either Bing Crosby or John Denver and the Muppets on this one.
2. O Holy Night: Josh Groban does a great job on this. Michael Crawford (not Captain Toy, but the Phantom of the Opera guy) also does a stirring rendition.
3. The First Noel: Andy Williams
4. White Christmas: Bing...duh!
5. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting...): Nat King Cole, double-duh!
6. Little Drummer Boy: Non-traditional, but I like Bob Seger's version!
7. Santa Claus is Coming to Town: I like Fred Astaire's take from the classic TV special, but Sinatra's version is cool.
8. Here Comes Santa Claus: The King baby...Elvis.
9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen: Barenaked Ladies and Sara McLaughlin. It's actually a medly with "We Three Kings", but I love it.
10. Rudolph: Either the Gene Autry original or the Dean Martin version. Burl Ives is a close second, or third.
11. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Andy Williams, who I think first recorded it.
12. No Place Like Home for the Holidays: Perry Como
13: Sleigh Ride: Whichever version has all that whip-cracking in it. Ray Connif maybe?
14. Frosty: I like Willie Nelson's take
15. Blue Christmas: Elvis...or Semyour Swine.
A lot of these are determined by the vinyl albums we used to play every Christmas. We wore out the Muppet/Denver Christmas album, Andy Williams and Perry Como. Most of these were my mom's old records.
That's off the top of my head. Your favorites?
Chris
So what's your favorite of the standards?
1. Silent Night: I have to go with either Bing Crosby or John Denver and the Muppets on this one.
2. O Holy Night: Josh Groban does a great job on this. Michael Crawford (not Captain Toy, but the Phantom of the Opera guy) also does a stirring rendition.
3. The First Noel: Andy Williams
4. White Christmas: Bing...duh!
5. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting...): Nat King Cole, double-duh!
6. Little Drummer Boy: Non-traditional, but I like Bob Seger's version!
7. Santa Claus is Coming to Town: I like Fred Astaire's take from the classic TV special, but Sinatra's version is cool.
8. Here Comes Santa Claus: The King baby...Elvis.
9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen: Barenaked Ladies and Sara McLaughlin. It's actually a medly with "We Three Kings", but I love it.
10. Rudolph: Either the Gene Autry original or the Dean Martin version. Burl Ives is a close second, or third.
11. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Andy Williams, who I think first recorded it.
12. No Place Like Home for the Holidays: Perry Como
13: Sleigh Ride: Whichever version has all that whip-cracking in it. Ray Connif maybe?
14. Frosty: I like Willie Nelson's take
15. Blue Christmas: Elvis...or Semyour Swine.
A lot of these are determined by the vinyl albums we used to play every Christmas. We wore out the Muppet/Denver Christmas album, Andy Williams and Perry Como. Most of these were my mom's old records.
That's off the top of my head. Your favorites?
Chris
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