Your favourite Christmas song?

[red]

It's just about here, and I'm starting to ready a mixtape.  

My favourite would have to be Fairytale of New York by the Pogues.  I tend to listen to that song on repeat a lot in December.

[dragonboy]

Too many to mention!!!
I love Christmas music & have heaps of CDs but it's a tiny bit early for me.
Expect me to haunt this thread like Jacob Marley again & again in the up-coming weeks  :)

[tomEisenbraun]

Christmas literally is "Xmas Time Is Here Again" from the MMJ xmas album. i can't have Christmas and not have that song anymore.

[primushead]

I've gotta go with Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song".

It rocks.  I mean, does anything say Christmas more than that song?

[MMJ_fanatic]

Christmas (baby please come home)--especially the great version by U2

[peanut butter puddin surprise]

uh, "xmas curtain"?

[Easy Morning Rebel]

YES! Xmas Curtain it is for me, plus Xmas Time Is Here Again obviously!

[MMJ_fanatic]

uh, "xmas curtain"?

Yes and that too John--thanks for the reality slap :)

[FarmerYoda]

Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah, come light the Menorah,
Let's have a party, we'll all dance the hora.
Gather round the table, we'll give you a treat.
S'vivon to play with, Latkes to eat.
And while we are playing,
The candles are burning low.
One for each night, they shed a sweet light,
To remind us of days long ago;
One for each night, they shed a sweet light,
To remind us of days long ago;

[aMD]

I've gotta go with Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song".

It rocks.  I mean, does anything say Christmas more than that song?

agreed.
other favorites include o holy night and carol of the bells.
it's almost time to break out the xmas music.  i'm looking forward to it.

[ycartrob]

for sheeeeer goosebumps, got to go with Angels We Have Heard on High.

however, at work I have been listeining to the Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas CD since the first of October...

[marktwain]

Aside from MMJ:

O holy night (preferably sung by my granddad)

and Elvis' Blue Christmas

and the Drifters' White Christmas

[dragonboy]

Johnny Mathis - When A Child is Born
No contest!

[megisnotreal]

I like:

"Step into Christmas" / Elton John
"Wonderful Christmastime" / Paul McCartney
"White Christmas" / Bing Crosby
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)" / John Lennon

and...

"Feliz Navidad" / Jose Feliciano  

[EAZYE]

I second "White Christmas",  Bing Crosby

[dragonboy]

John Lennon - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody
Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
Aled Jones - Walking In The Air
Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born
Bing Crosby - White Christmas
Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song
Dean Martin - Let It Snow
Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman
Ronettes - I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus
Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)

I have Christmas Albums by Elvis Presley, Johnny Mathis, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette, Emmylou Harris + numerous compilations (Motown, Phil Spector etc) & classical CDs.

[MMJ_fanatic]

Oh yeah, let's not forget Bing Crosby/David Bowie-"Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth"

[colleen]

Low's Christmas EP is a real gem, particularly "if you were born today,"  (although it's not like any traditional christmas song and is really pretty sad).

I love "o holy night" more than any other traditional christmas song, and was really happy to hear Jim singing it on that WFPK x-mas show that someone posted awhile back-nice touch with the shoe removal part!

[rugbird]

The Ventures  - Sleigh Ride (The whole xmas album rocks)
Brenda Lee - Im gonna lasso Santa Clause

[Jaimoe]

I'm surprised no one mentioned "Father Christmas" by The Kinks.