Favorite Christmas songs

[annewandering]

This is probably my favorite version of this song done by anyone.

[pam]

O Holy Night is my absolute favorite Christmas song. But I like Josh Groban's version.

[pam]

I also like Donny Osmond's version of "Mary Did you Know."

[Maureen]

Sarah McLachlan's remake of Song for a Winter's Night is not your typical Christmas song but they play it on the radio here during Christmas time. It is a very beautiful song, written by Gordon Lightfoot. I love it.

M.

[pam]

Sarah McLachlan's remake of Song for a Winter's Night is not your typical Christmas song but they play it on the radio here during Christmas time. It is a very beautiful song, written by Gordon Lightfoot. I love it.

M.

I had just added it to my Christmas list on spotify.

[Maureen]

Here's another beautiful song, The Holly and the Ivy.

The Holly And The Ivy - YouTube

M.

[pam]

Here's another beautiful song, The Holly and the Ivy.

The Holly And The Ivy - YouTube

M.

That was beautiful.

[Maureen]

My favourite part of Christmas is the music!

The Canadian Tenors with Sarah McLachlan.

M.

[pam]

I wasn't going to do this but heck why not?

This is a friend of mine. His name is Darin Southam. Enjoy.

[Maureen]

For some reason the songs I'm picking all seem to have Sarah McLachlan in them. Here's one with the Barenaked Ladies featuring Sarah McLachlan.

M.

[Mamas_Girl]

I'll show my age a little, anything by the Ray Conniff Singers! Especially Silver Bells. I close my eyes and listen, and I'm transported back to my youth. Who says we can't turn back time, even for a few brief minutes.

[pam]

And I will always like this one:

Straight No Chaser - 12 Days of Christmas Video by Straight No Chaser - Myspace Video

[Truegrits]

My favorite Christmas carol (singer does not matter) is I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day (pg. 214) The story, the words of that song, affects/touches me as no other holiday song does...

I heard the bells on Christmas day

Their old familiar carols play,

And wild and sweet the words repeat

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

And thought how, as the day had come,

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along the unbroken song

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

Till ringing, singing on its way

The world revolved from night to day,

A voice, a chime, a chant sublime

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

And in despair I bowed my head

“There is no peace on earth,” I said,

“For hate is strong and mocks the song

Of peace on earth, good will to men.”

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:

“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;

The wrong shall fail, the right prevail

With peace on earth, good will to men.”

[Blackmarch]

Veni, Veni, Emmanuel

[Maureen]

Another one I hear on the radio during Christmas.

M.

[pam]

Another one I hear on the radio during Christmas.

M.

I like this but it's just another example of the overruse of Pachelbel's Cannon D.

But I like anything by the TransSiberian Orchestra. They put on a great concert and laser show during it.

[Maureen]

I just checked out Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major, and it's lovely.

M.

[Maureen]

For all of us, especially Truegrits. :)

M.

[Maureen]

Here's one of my favourites. I love Good King Wenceslas because it tells a lovely story, I know all the words and I love to sing it. It took me awhile to find this particular youtube version. This song should be song in the correct tempo and I found so many versions either too slow or too fast. This one is good vocally but the visual they provide is a bit odd, but okay.

M.

[Maureen]

Something light hearted for Mamas_Girl.

Ray Conniff - "Silver Bells" (1959) - YouTube

M.

[Maureen]

Another favourtie....:)

M.