Christmas music...

[Maureen]

Is it too soon to start listing favourite Christmas music, on this American Thanksgiving Day?

Here's one of my favourites, that's very Canadian. :)

M.

[Wingnut]

I love that song!

[Lakumi]

I usually listen to Christmas music from other countries since having worked in retail hearing the same songs all day just made me despise them!

[Maureen]

Lakumi, can you list a couple of those songs?

M.

[Lakumi]

Lakumi, can you list a couple of those songs?

M.

you know your jingle bells, Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer, Santa's Coming to Town

those sorts

or did you mean the songs I listen to that I like?

[Maureen]

you know your jingle bells, Rudolph the Red Nosed Raindeer, Santa's Coming to Town

those sorts

or did you mean the songs I listen to that I like?

The Christmas music from other countries and the songs that you like.

M.

[Lakumi]

The Christmas music from other countries and the songs that you like.

M.

I don't have them handy on my laptop, just got Fist of the North Star and Hindu Mantras

[Vort]

I don't have them handy on my laptop, just got Fist of the North Star and Hindu Mantras

Hindu mantras are "Chrismas music from other countries"? How does that work, exactly?

[Lakumi]

Hindu mantras are "Chrismas music from other countries"? How does that work, exactly?

they're not, its just the stuff I have on this computer

all the Christmas music are in a folder on my desktop

I am on my laptop, which has few things

[Maureen]

Here's another of my favourites. I'm very picky about how this one is supposed to sound and so I searched through youtube to find the right one. This one was the best so far, simple, beautiful and it comes with lyrics.

M.

[Wingnut]

Okay, so I just snagged a whole bunch of new (to me) Christmas music, for free but still legal!

If you haven't heard of Noisetrade, you're missing out. They give away free music in exchange for your email address and zip code. With your email, they send weekly (or semi-weekly) emails with new albums available. They also share the email address with the artist you've downloaded -- I usually unsubscribe to that once it ends up in my Inbox. But I've gotten a bunch of free music from this site, and I love it. It tends to be lesser-known artists/bands, though there are a few on there that are more widely recognizable.

In any case, I just downloaded 2 albums and 3 EPs of Christmas music from their site. They let you sample the music first, so you know if you'll like it or not (there were a lot more Christmas albums/EPs/singles that I didn't like), and also tell you that the artist you're viewing is "for fans of..." and lists 3-5 other bands/artists with similar sounds.

[Guest]

Hindu mantras are "Chrismas music from other countries"? How does that work, exactly?

Today we heard that "There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas/Do they know it's Christmastime", and thought, there won't be snow in Australia, either. . . and probably no, since they're mostly Muslim.

[pam]

I've just added this group to my list of music likes. Pentatonix.

[jerome1232]

My all time favorite is of course TSO! But in general I love Christmas music

[Wingnut]

O come, o come, Emmanuel seems to be my favorite so far this year, in my different variations and arrangements.

[Latter Days Guy]

Today we heard that "There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas/Do they know it's Christmastime", and thought, there won't be snow in Australia, either. . . and probably no, since they're mostly Muslim.

I always got a smile on my face when that line is sung in the Band Aid song, of course there will be no snow in Arica at Christmas, its summer there!

[Vort]

I always got a smile on my face when that line is sung in the Band Aid song, of course there will be no snow in Arica at Christmas, its summer there!

Most of Africa is in the northern hemisphere.

[Mahone]

Today we heard that "There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas/Do they know it's Christmastime", and thought, there won't be snow in Australia, either. . . and probably no, since they're mostly Muslim.

In my experience of Africa, there are a great deal of Christians there too, possibly even more so than any Islamic religion.

[Bini]

I really like Faith Hill's Where Are You Christmas because my daughter knows it's from The Grinch, and we'll blare it out at the top of our lungs around the house. I also like Santa Baby, Baby It's Cold Outside, Drummer Boy, Somewhere In My Memory (it was in a lot of the Home Alone movies), Polar Express and.. there's more but I'm also singing those or listening to them around our house.

[Wingnut]

I really like Faith Hill's Where Are You Christmas because my daughter knows it's from The Grinch

I thought it was from Polar Express.

[Jenamarie]

I thought it was from Polar Express.

No, it's from The Grinch. Cindy Lou Who sings it in the movie.

[Jenamarie]

Today we heard that "There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas/Do they know it's Christmastime", and thought, there won't be snow in Australia, either. . . and probably no, since they're mostly Muslim.

Some friends of mine came up with a spoof of that song: "Do they know it's Rhamadan?" (now *there's* a Muslim holiday that focuses on food!)

[Jenamarie]

The MoTab version of "What Child is This?" is a Christmas song I could (and do!) listen to year round:

Fun fun, silly, goofy Christmas music my whole family enjoys the Pheneas and Ferb Holiday album. "Let It Snow" sung by Isabella, and Christmas Song sung by Vanessa are beautiful! :)

And for silly: Good King Winceslas

Edited December 2, 2013 by Jenamarie

[Wingnut]

And for silly: Good King Winceslas

Love love love!!

[Backroads]

I like religious hymns song more or less traditionally or pure instrumental.

I hate the poppy Christmas music.