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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: jardison on December 06, 2005, 05:58:00 pm
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I need good Holiday songs to make up about 2-3 CDs. Help and suggestions are appreciated.
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Oi To the World - The Vandals
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
Do they Know it's Xmas? - Band Aid
I've got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Kay Starr (Stuhr remix)
Baby it's Cold Outside - Louis Armstrong and Velma Middleton (Mulato Beat Remix)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas - Chris Martin
Maybe this Xmas - Ron Sexsmith
Xmas is going to the Dogs - Eels
Xmas Piglet - POTUS
2000 Miles - The Pretenders
Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby & David Bowie
Merry Xmas (I don't want to fight tonight) - THe Ramones
Xmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
Santa Looked a Lot like Daddy - Rev. Horton Heat
Happy Xmas (war is over) - John Lennon
Father Xmas - The Kinks
And Bad Religion do a mean Medley and cover of Silent Night.
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Do they know it's Christmas?
We Are the World.
Forget who did them, bunch of famous people, I think.
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aha! i made a christmas mix last year, and i'm making another one this year. you might be thinking right now, "hey, i thought she was jewish?!" but i have a weakness for christmas music. okay. a huge weakness.
here are some GOOD holiday songs to look into:
Rilo Kiley - Xmas Cake
Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Death Cab's cover of - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Eels - Christmas Is Going To The Dogs
Pedro The Lion - I hEard the Bells On Christmas Day
Ben Kweller - Rock Of Ages (the one hanukkah song...)
Phantom Planet - Winter Wonderland
Ben Folds Five - Bizarre Christmas Incident
No Doubt's cover of - Oi To The World
Coldplay - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song
Rooney - Merry X-Mas Everybody
The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)
...and, of course, there are always christmas albums by Bright Eyes, The Vandals, and my personal favorite--Sufjan Stevens
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do they know it's hallowe'en? (http://www.vice-recordings.com/halloween/)
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Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Diana Krall
A Marshmallow World - Ray Anthony
I Wish You a Merry Christmas - Big Dee Irwin and Little Eva
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
Christmas Island - Bob Atcher, Dinning Sisters
Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt & Henri Rene
plus anything off A Charlie Brown Christmas by the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
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Chris Rea - Driving home for christmas
Aled Jones - The Snowman (I'm walking on the air)
Slade - Merry Christmas
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The whole Phil Spector Christmas album
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Run-DMCâ??Christmas in Hollis
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Jona Louie - Send in the cavalry.
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all good suggestions above! the vinyl household is fully stocked on xmas tunes so off the top of my head hear are some additional ones... need to check the iTunes at home for more.
Both Brian Setzer Orchestra XMAS CDs are go daddy-o go! Ace arrangements.
Hoodoo Gurus - "Little Drummer Boy(Up the Kyhber)"
Marvin Gaye - "Purple Snowflakes"
The Three Kings (aka XTC) - "Thanks for Christmas" and "Countdown to Christmas Party Time"
Starbelly - "Dear Mother Christmas"
Elvis
El Vez - "Feliz Navidad" The lyrics are sung on top what sounds most like Public Image Ltd's "Unlimited Supply".
more to come...
p.s. there is this legal DRM-free music download service that has a nice collection of holiday tunes, including the first brian setzer.
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Have you heard the sufjan stevens christmas songs? I've been listening to them, my favorite is I saw three ships because he complains at the end how he played bad. You can download them here:
http://www.chattablogs.com/quintus/archives/019666.html (http://www.chattablogs.com/quintus/archives/019666.html)
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You can't go wrong with Henry Rollins version of Twas the Night Before Christmas. It'll really take the party to a new level.
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my mom just bought a brian setzer christmas album, "I Dig Christmas", or something like that...its pretty good...
its a welcome relief to the Harry Connick jr christhams CD she's been playing every christmas for the past 10 years
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freebird always works
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Xmas At KMART, by Root Boy Slim
Santa Don't Cop Out On Dope, by Martin Mull
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Originally posted by clouds R²:
Xmas At KMART, by Root Boy Slim
Santa Don't Cop Out On Dope, by Martin Mull
Forgetting Fear?
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Santa Claus Is Black - Mikey Jarret & Mikey General
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Last Christmas, by George Michael
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king of carrot flowers part 2 and 3 - neutral milk hotel
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Originally posted by Celeste:
Last Christmas, by George Michael
There's a cool acoustic version by James from the Manic Street Preachers
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Cocteau Twins - "Winter Wonderland" & "Frosty the Snowman"
Smithereens - "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Kate Bush - "December Will Be Magic Again"
The Alarm - "Happy Christmas (War is Over)"
Roy Orbison - "Pretty Paper"
Brenda Lee - "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"
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That Carl Palmer one....They say there'll be snow at christmas, or whatever it's called.
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I would avoid the Chris Martin/Conan O'Brien duet version of "Have yourself...." from last night's show however....
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Feist - Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Ron Sexsmith - Maybe This Christmas
The Walkmen - The Christmas Party
Also, definitely try to find Sufjan Steven's "Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!" It's well worth it.
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father Christmas by the kinks....
When I was small I believed in santa claus
Though I knew it was my dad
And I would hang up my stocking at christmas
Open my presents and Iâ??d be glad
But the last time I played father christmas
I stood outside a department store
A gang of kids came over and mugged me
And knocked my reindeer to the floor
They said:
Father christmas, give us some money
Donâ??t mess around with those silly toys.
Weâ??ll beat you up if you donâ??t hand it over
We want your bread so donâ??t make us annoyed
Give all the toys to the little rich boys
Donâ??t give my brother a steve austin outfit
Donâ??t give my sister a cuddly toy
We donâ??t want a jigsaw or monopoly money
We only want the real mccoy
Father christmas, give us some money
Weâ??ll beat you up if you make us annoyed
Father christmas, give us some money
Donâ??t mess around with those silly toys
But give my daddy a job â??cause he needs one
Heâ??s got lots of mouths to feed
But if youâ??ve got one, Iâ??ll have a machine gun
So I can scare all the kids down the street
Father christmas, give us some money
We got no time for your silly toys
Weâ??ll beat you up if you donâ??t hand it over
Give all the toys to the little rich boys
Have yourself a merry merry christmas
Have yourself a good time
But remember the kids who got nothinâ??
While youâ??re drinkinâ?? down your wine
Father christmas, give us some money
We got no time for your silly toys
Weâ??ll beat you up if you donâ??t hand it over
We want your bread, so donâ??t make us annoyed
Give all the toys to the little rich boys
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What!!! no Hanukah Song by Adam Sandler?
anti-semites :p
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I bought an M&M -filled plastic dreidel from Wegmans...does that count?
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I guess that is alright. What about "Grandma got runover by a reindeer?" It's a classic!
Originally posted by Hanover Fiste:
I bought an M&M -filled plastic dreidel from Wegmans...does that count?