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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsFavorite Christmas song?
Do you have one?
My favorite is "Carol Of The Bells," either sung acapella by a large choir, or the Mannheim Steamroller and Trans-Siberian Orchestra versions.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)snpsmom
(687 posts)I'm not religious in the least, but the emotion in that carol, especially the (almost never recorded second verse) gets me every time.
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it
Especially when sung by a baritone.
underpants
(182,949 posts)ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)OnDoutside
(19,982 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,478 posts)And speaking of Dan Hicks, I enjoy this song for all it's Christmas irreverence.
blm
(113,110 posts)Hes Jewish and Im an atheist, but, damn he does that song perfectly for my ears. Doesnt overdo it or underdo it.
SeattleVet
(5,480 posts)But I particularly like "Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire", and "Who Put The Stump?"
TlalocW
(15,392 posts)"Linus and Lucy," by Vince Guaraldi
"Father Christmas," by the Kinks is great.
"Christmas Wrapping," by the Waitresses
TlalocW
nmgaucho
(527 posts)Mormon Tabernacle Choir-The First Noel
The 2:30 mark on sends chills up the spine
LeftishBrit
(41,212 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,280 posts)Chipper Chat
(9,696 posts)Merry Christmas Darling
Chipper Chat
(9,696 posts)O Come All Ye Faithful
Chipper Chat
(9,696 posts)Little Altar Boy
Chipper Chat
(9,696 posts)Let It Snow
Chipper Chat
(9,696 posts)Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)TomSlick
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(28,277 posts)Devastatingly beautiful. Very old Christmas hymn.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Paladin
(28,277 posts)lastlib
(23,323 posts)Not Christmas until I hear it.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,374 posts)SallyHemmings
(1,823 posts)By Hall & Oates