Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs?

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/18 20:32:31 (permalink)
Once again, as per my previous post, it has to be 'Dirk Firkel's "Oh Holy Night".

Dirk Firkel

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/18 20:48:57 (permalink)
a question for you Canadians: what's a hooser, anyway?


From Wikipedia

The term "hoser" also refers to an era in hockey before the ice resurfacing machine came into use. The losing team had to hose off the ice. The term "hoser" can then be construed to mean loser.

From somewhere else

Canadian term popularized by the McKenzie brothers referring to someone clumsy or stupid who drinks beer excessivly.
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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/18 22:56:55 (permalink)
Hi space_cowboy-
I love Sleigh ride
But
I also love the theme song to Peter Gunn

LOL! Yep, I can only tell what's coming next depending on the month. Jan through Oct, probably Peter Gunn. Nov-Dec, probably Sleigh Ride.

The "Da da da da da da da da " could go either way, though, I agree! I guess it's a seasonal thing, but I'd love to hear them combined, now that you mention it!

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 11:12:31 (permalink)
Yeah the da da da ...
is to the peter gunn tune. And "Sleigh Bells" and "Ringing" would be the horn parts

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 14:17:25 (permalink)
Best - Merry Xmas (War is Over) John Lennon

Worst has to be my own effort from 1979 - Chip Shop Christmas - A true stinker....

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 15:16:39 (permalink)
I really like Snowman's Land off of Keith Emerson's Christmas Album. Actually, the whole album is very inventive with all sorts of different styles and sounds on it. Don't think there is any other Christmas album out there that is similar to this. The song Variations on "O Little Town of Bethlehem" is awesome too.
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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 15:22:32 (permalink)
Santa Baby - Ertha Kitt. Hot yet under played.

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 15:49:53 (permalink)

Best - Fairytale of New York - Pogues/Kirsty MacColl

Still thinking on the other two categories...

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 15:56:25 (permalink)
Heavy Christmas by the band 220 Volt. Good tune~
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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 16:05:04 (permalink)

Almost forgot this one...

"A Merry Jingle" by The Greedies (Sex Pistols meet Thin Lizzy)

Marvellous stuff.

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 16:54:33 (permalink)
Best:
Christmas Time is Here (Vince Guaraldi) from Charlie Brown Christmas

Really, is there anything better?
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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 16:59:24 (permalink)
Good one (dunno if it's the best, but it hasn't been mentioned is "Christmas in Prison" by John Prine
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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 17:35:52 (permalink)

ORIGINAL: kwgm

Since I was child, I've enjoyed the choral adaptation of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians.

I had a 33-1/3 recording of this performance then, but still haven't found it on CD.

Still have it in my head, however!



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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 17:47:10 (permalink)
I'm amazed that no one has mentioned what is probably the quintessential Christmas song . . . "Silent Night" originally written by Franz Gruber and sung with an acoustic guitar accompaniment. It's not Christmas without it.

My other 2 "Best" Christmas songs:
"White Christmas"
"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 17:48:47 (permalink)
Yes... I LOVE demented Christmas music, like:

"Walkin' 'Round in Women's Underwear" (to Walking in a Winter Wonderland)

"The Italian 12 Days of Christmas" (...and a bowl full of parmesan cheese)

"Its the Most Fattening Time of the Year"

"Hey You, Get Offa My House"

"The "What's It To Ya?" Chorus"

"The Buttcracker Suite"

and one of my favorites "Santa's Wearing Women's Clothes" with Dean & Jerry (... and a pair of panty ho-ho-hose).

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 18:19:00 (permalink)
I heard a bit of a very well done albeit kitchy cover of "Good Vibrations" ( I think on my local GCs music blaring) only it went "I'm puttin up decorations..." Is nothing sacred??

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 18:21:20 (permalink)
Two of my favorites:

Back Door Santa by B.B. King

The dog barking "Jingle Bells"

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 22:54:17 (permalink)
The dog barking "Jingle Bells"


No, that's where I draw the line. That's just horrible. And the cats are just as bad.

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/19 23:03:52 (permalink)
Santa's Got a Brand New Bag - Bob Segar
Christmas With the Devil - Spinal Tap
Santa & His Old Lady - Cheech and Chong - Classic

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/20 00:09:51 (permalink)
Your top 3 Christmas songs (


I have many ............here's 3

Christmas Eve(Sarajevo12/24).....Savatage ....Dead Winter Dead

'Twas The Night Before Christmas...Gary Hoey

Your a Mean One Mister Grinch...Gary Hoey
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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/20 00:49:27 (permalink)
"Little Town of Bethleham" done to "House of the Rising Sun."

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/20 02:17:52 (permalink)
2 rare great ones:

1. "Christmas by myself" by The Waitresses. - Great reality song.
2."Blue X-Mas" from Jingle Bell Jazz - "...homeless, hungry children in your own backyard....while you're upstairs addressing twenty zillion Christmas cards."

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/20 02:30:16 (permalink)
Hmmm! Best, worse? maybe this one

 
 
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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/20 11:38:58 (permalink)
Best... Stop THe Cavalry Jona Lewie

Worst... way too many to list!
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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/20 12:00:28 (permalink)
So many best and worst have already been identified, it's hard to improve on this list.

Best - O Holy Night (but not that "Dirk Firkel" version -- what an abomination)

Worst - Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano)

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/20 15:58:47 (permalink)
I vote for Elvis and "Blue Christmas" as the best. The entire Christmas Record is a classic.

Here's a Willie Nelson, Stephen Colbert ditty that I suspect will be a future Classic:

As for worst, my vote is for the barking dog, jingle bells song.

For an under appreciated song, check out Jim White's "Christmas Day" from his excellent No Such Place release.

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/20 17:44:00 (permalink)

ORIGINAL: daveny5

The dog barking "Jingle Bells"


No, that's where I draw the line. That's just horrible. And the cats are just as bad.


Hi, Dave,

Looks like you and NW Smith agree about the dog barking Jingle Bells. But, I still love it because it makes me laugh out loud every time I hear it. Don't exactly know *why* that is, but it's always affected me that way. I'm laughing now just thinking about it. I may be more than slightly demented (or drunk). Well, OK, I'm definitely slightly more than demented. But I'm not drunk (yet). ;>)

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/20 19:55:13 (permalink)
o holy night is by far my fav
rarly hear a man do it well.
and i 2nd elvis which is really funny as for the most part i hate elvis.
and someone mentioned the bells...

worst too many but someone already mentioned "santa got run over"

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/20 20:04:21 (permalink)

If we can extend it out to Christmas carols - In The Bleak Midwinter is my favourite by a country mile.

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RE: Best, Worst and Oddest Christmas Songs? 2008/12/21 03:34:38 (permalink)
Best - Jingle Bell Rock (Brian Setzer, preferably)
Worst, although funniest - Grandma got run over by a reindeer
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