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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: cubagirl on December 09, 2016, 01:03:20 PM
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Greg Lake "I believe in Father Christmas"
Rogues "Fairytale of New York"
Chris Rea "Driving home for Christmas"
Bing Crosby "White Christmas"
David Bowie/Bing Crosby "Little Drummer Boy"
What are your favourites? :)
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I Believe in Father Christmas
Fairytale of New York
Little Drummer Boy
After that, it really depends on my mood, but I love White Christmas and Driving Home for Christmas too!
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Oh holy night
Driving home for Christmas
All I want for Christmas
Fairytale of New York
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O Holy Night
Fairytale of New York
Little Drummer Boy
children singing Little Donkey
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Seems like a winner! Oh Holy Night sung by Nat King Cole - love it x
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfLl5OEDy8
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Oh babyjane, well you've well and truly got me in the mood now!
One of brothers and I do a mighty fine rendition of my next favourite!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhzxQCTCI3E
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Oh - that old chestnut ;D I am singing that next week - must practice the semi-tones. ::)
We have a lovely arrangement of Away in a Manger that I am in love with.
Most of all, I like While Shepherds Watched to Thomas Clark's iconic tune (Ilkley Moor bar t'at ;D ) for a really good sing-along.
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Haha dahliagirl, I have never heard that before, haha that will not be on my favs list!!
Another rendition of your favourite. Nat's a permanent resident in our home over the Christmas period! x
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbedF8XswNQ
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Although I'm not religious I love the Christmas carols more than the usual christmas songs.
Oh come Oh Come Emmanuel
The Holly and the Ivy
We three kings
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Oh me too coldethyl, absolutely love singing carols. Silent night, O come all ye faithful, Deck the halls, so many more! x
But I'm on a roll here, does anyone remember this? RIP two great songsters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiXjbI3kRus
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Away in a manger sung by children always reduces me to tears.
Nat King Cole's Chestnuts is another good one. Love that voice.
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His voice is like silky,smooth chocolate ......hmmmm
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Most of all, I like While Shepherds Watched to Thomas Clark's iconic tune (Ilkley Moor bar t'at ;D ) for a really good sing-along.
Years ago, I heard/watched that version of While Shepherds Watched on Songs of Praise, or something like that. I thought it fitted really well; in fact, I almost preferred it to the usual setting!
I love: O Holy Night, sung by the American Boys' Choir; Christmas Dream, sung by Perry Como; Carol of the Bells, sung by Libera (listening to it just now!); Hark the Herald Angels Sing, which sums up my religious beliefs; and the organ voluntary I'm doing at this year's Midnight service, which is a sort-of fantasy on Hark the Herald by the composer David Wilcox. And the Hallelujah Chorus. Oh, and this....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo0qfqIDQa4
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I am not religious but I love carols because there are so many harmonies ………
White Christmas is my favourite but it's TOO EARLY in the shops and on the radio - middle of next week will be soon enough !
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We are not religious either, we have had some sad and poor experiences at the hands of organised religion. But we do have an abiding faith and belief in God :)
When I was at junior school one Christmas we had to learn a song that went :whist:
'when Santa got stuck up the chimney
he began to shout
you girls and boys
won't get any toys
if you don't pull me out.
My beard is black
there's soot in my sack
my nose is tickling too
When Santa got stuck up the chimney
atchoo atchoo atchoo'
I have never ever forgotten it. Does anyone else remember it?
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Just been to supermarket & they were playing Gaudete by Steeleye Span. Totally forgot that one.
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Just been to supermarket & they were playing Gaudete by Steeleye Span. Totally forgot that one.
Love that and Ring out solstice Bells by Jethro Tull.
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I absolutely remember that Babyjane!! I used to sing it to my children and my daughter when teaching English at a prep school in Paris, taught it to the children there. I bet the little ones had no idea what they were singing!
I know what I'm going to be humming all day today ;D
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRsL5gut8AA It's still a favourite in my school!
Taz x
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Earworm! Thanks Taz! ;D ;D ;D
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No Johnnie Mathes then Hurdity ……..
I love going round our Cathedrals, Church/Grave Yards where most of the local history lays, as well as into Churches …….
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Thomas Clark did indeed write his music as a hymn tune for While Shepherds. Despite all attempts to appropriate it for Yorkshire, he came from Kent, and the tune is called 'Cranbrook'. ;D
I have been practicing my semi-tones for The Christmas Song all morning and will be glad when it over :(
(It is driving me 'nuts')
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No Johnnie Mathes then Hurdity ……..
Um - who is that? Never heard of him....
Hurdity x
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You R far 2 young ;)
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Johnny Mathis, When a Child is Born. I'd forgotten that one :)
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I like The Angel Gabriel.
Taz x
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Johnny Mathis, When a Child is Born. I'd forgotten that one :)
My nana used to ove Johnny Mathis - one day she beckoned me over to mouth some news she'd read about him , probably in the news of the world which my rather straight laced grandad used to take for some bizarre reason, and told me that he was " bifocal."" - took me a bit to work out she meant bisexual!!!
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bless her ;D
was he?
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bless her ;D
was he?
I don't think he was really but that never stopped the news of the world or my nana getting hold of the wrong end of the stick. ( ooh err)
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Bump
there are plenty of ideas here .......... Silent Night has to be the 1 that is known World Wide as well as White Christmas by Bing.