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Post by quetee on Nov 25, 2018 1:45:49 GMT
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Post by Martin Stett on Nov 25, 2018 13:42:10 GMT
My mom had a Christmas CD of the greats singing various classics (only one I can place by name is Ray Charles on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). There was one guy singing Silver Bells who was absolutely divine, but I can't find his performance on Youtube through a quick search.
I'm gonna ask my mom if she can find it.
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Post by countjohn on Nov 25, 2018 20:04:39 GMT
Phil Spector's Christmas album with all his girl groups is as good as holiday music (and pop in general, really) gets. Brian Wilson has consistently cited it as his favorite album of all time, and when you listen to the instrumental backings you can hear what an influence it was on Pet Sounds with all the big, thunderous brass. I listen to this over and over from late November to early January. It would be good all year round, unlike a lot of Christmas music, but I would have listened to it so much that I'd be sick of it by now if I didn't limit myself. It made my 60's albums ballot, but I don't expect it to make the final list. In terms of albums, this and All Things Must Pass are the crown jewels of the bombastic "Spector sound".
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Post by Mattsby on Nov 26, 2018 3:29:02 GMT
Maybe my fav if I had to pick -
and some Merry 'Mats - "Night before Christmas and I had a stiff drink / Standin' on a chimney with just a little wink"
and some damn fine Lightnin' -
and a music vid (directed by Joel Edgerton's brother) that just zings by -
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Nov 26, 2018 3:32:51 GMT
My favorite. Always stirs a lot of emotions as soon as that Pachelbel hits at 0:28
And because I feel like this is mandatory for a thread like this:
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Nov 26, 2018 4:32:19 GMT
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Post by quetee on Nov 26, 2018 5:02:32 GMT
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Post by Mattsby on Dec 8, 2018 23:29:00 GMT
Probably doesn't count but I mean "christmas" is in the title! EDIT adding another that actually fits for all the staunch Santa stans out there -
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 9, 2018 12:25:37 GMT
adding another one to please the bands legions of fans (um) or more specifically those fighting any kind of despair, where Peter Perrett changes verse 2 to something sad and frightening and makes you reconsider those less fortunate.
Silent night, holy night Oh, dear Jesus, help me fight Give me salvation, show me the truth All I ever wanted to do is Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 9, 2018 15:38:08 GMT
A British classic that's never quite made it fully much over in the US (probably best known from Black Mirror I guess). ELO co-founder Roy Wood was still (lip-synching) singing it in 1984 and after.......
Quite joyous........
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Post by Viced on Dec 9, 2018 15:53:43 GMT
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Post by avnermoriarti on Dec 10, 2018 5:46:17 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 11, 2018 14:53:06 GMT
Matt Dillon's the cop, Shane McGowan and the late great Kirsty MacColl are the magic.
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Post by Viced on Dec 13, 2018 21:01:59 GMT
"Why is Bob dressed like Diane Keaton?"
kills me every time
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 13, 2018 22:33:44 GMT
Song starts a minute in - this is actually the part time band known as "The Greedy Bastards" Thin Lizzy with Cook and Jones from The Pistols being all goofy/Christmas-y
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Post by Lubezki on Dec 14, 2018 1:48:20 GMT
The timeless Mariah Carey jam... This one here is my favourite Christmas song of all time though
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 14, 2018 13:49:48 GMT
Best version of a song done by Chuck Berry AND Keith Richards no less - not easy to do to say the least.....
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 14, 2018 20:31:56 GMT
Costello should actually cover it - it would be like sort of a gift to all of us......
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Post by quetee on Dec 14, 2018 20:42:00 GMT
I love the Mariah one too.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2018 21:31:13 GMT
And of course anything by Sinatra and Andy Williams. I also love Mariah Carey's Christmas album.
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 16, 2018 11:12:22 GMT
Sort of like if the most annoying kid from high school - you know, a cross between Freddie Mercury and Paul McCartney say - got up at the talent show and does the catchiest damn Christmas song you've ever heard and that you forget about every year until you hear it blasting in 7-11 when you're buying Red Vines.....just like you did in high school with that girl who.......oh nevermind.
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Post by Viced on Dec 17, 2018 23:36:28 GMT
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Post by Mattsby on Dec 18, 2018 1:16:32 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 18, 2018 13:28:55 GMT
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