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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay;
Remember Christ, our Savior,
Was born on Christmas day,
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

In Bethlehem, in Jewry,
This blessed Babe was born,
And laid within a manger,
Upon this blessed morn;
That which His Mother Mary,
Did nothing take in scorn.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

From God our Heavenly Father,
A blessed Angel came;
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

"Fear not," then said the Angel,
"let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Savior
Of pure Virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in Him
From Satan's power and might."
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding,
In tempest, storm, and wind:
And went to Bethlehem straightway,
The Son of God to find.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

And when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear Savior lay,
They found Him in a manger,
Where oxen feed on hay;
His Mother Mary kneeling down,
Unto the Lord did pray.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth deface.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.


Is that like the greatest Christmas song ever? Second place for me is What Child is This. Vote for yours...

Santas comming to town!

You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry,
You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why,
Santa Claus is coming to town,
Santa Claus is coming to town,
Santa Claus is coming to town.

He's making a list, he's checkin' it twice,
He's gonna find out whose naughty or nice,
Santa Claus is coming to town,
Santa Claus is coming to town,
Santa Claus is coming to town.

He sees you when you're sleeping,
He knows when you're awake,
He knows if you've been bad or good,
You'd better be good for goodness sake.
(Better be good for goodness sake)

You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry,
You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why,
Santa Claus is coming to town,
Santa Claus is coming to town,
Santa Claus is coming to town.

Interlude

He sees you when you're sleeping,
He knows when you're awake,
He knows if you've been bad or good,
You'd better be good for goodness sake.
(Better be good for goodness sake)

You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry,
You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why,
Santa Claus is coming to town,
Santa Claus is coming to town,
Santa Claus is coming to town.

Santa Claus is coming to town,
Santa Claus is coming to town,
Santa Claus is coming to town .... [repeats to end]

Smack my bitch up

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl.
Re-released for this Christmas - all profits to the 'Justice for Kirsty' campaign. Kirsty MacColl was tragically killed in a speedboat accident in 2000. Despite numerous appeals for justice, no-one has ever been charged with murder/manslaughter.

Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer


Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walking home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.

She'd been drinkin' too much egg nog,
And we'd begged her not to go.
But she'd forgot her medication,
So she staggered out the door into the snow.


When they found her Christmas mornin',
At the scene of the attack.
There were hoof prints on her forehead,
And incriminatin' Claus marks on her back.


Grandma go run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.


Now were all so proud of Grandpa,
He's been takin' this so well.
See him in there watchin' football,
Drinkin' beer and playin' cards with cousin Belle.


It's not Christmas without Grandma.
All the family's dressed in black.
And we just can't help but wonder:
Should we open up her gifts or send them back?


Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.


Now the goose is on the table
And the pudding made of pig.
And a blue and silver candle,
That would just have matched the hair in Grandma's wig.


I've warned all my friends and neighbours.
Better watch out for yourselves."
They should never give a license,
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves.


Grandma got run over by a reindeer,
Walkin' home from our house, Christmas eve.
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl.
Re-released for this Christmas - all profits to the 'Justice for Kirsty' campaign. Kirsty MacColl was tragically killed in a speedboat accident in 2000. Despite numerous appeals for justice, no-one has ever been charged with murder/manslaughter.

I love that song

My beloved Hannukah Song, which I listen to many a winter night as latkes roast on an open fire and my cousin Jack Froststein nips my nose because he's pissed I won at dreidel.:D

Seriously, um...I've always liked Baby It's Cold Outside, though that's more
christmas-y than actually a christmas song...

oh holy night is the greatest christmas carol because it reminds of the true "true meaning of christmas"

but for singing nothing beats "angels we have heard on high"

I am skating inbetween two right now, as far as traditional I would have to go with "Carol of the Bells"

but as far as traditional for my family.....it's gotta be "Christmas at Ground Zero"

It's Christmas at ground zero
There's music in the air
The sleigh bells are ringing and the carolers are singing
While the air raid sirens blare

It's Christmas at ground zero
The button has been pressed
The radio just let us know
That this is not a test

Everywhere the atom bombs are dropping
It's the end of all humanity
No more time for last-minute shopping
It's time to face your final destiny

It's Christmas at ground zero
There's panic in the crowd
We can dodge debris while we trim the tree
Underneath the mushroom cloud

You might hear some reindeer on your rooftop
Or Jack Frost on your windowsill
But if someone's climbing down your chimney
You better load your gun and shoot to kill

It's Christmas at ground zero
And if the radiation level's okay
I'll go out with you and see all the new
Mutations on New Year's Day

It's Christmas at ground zero
Just seconds left to go
I'll duck and cover with my Yuletide lover
Underneath the mistletoe

It's Christmas at ground zero
Now the missiles are on their way
What a crazy fluke, we're gonna get nuked
On this jolly holiday

Dominic the Donkey. Hands down, the best.

oh yeah

the greatest modern christmas carol is "mary did you know"

because of the line

"mary did you know.......(that) when you kiss your little baby, you kiss the face of god"

I'm with God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen too - that wonderful mix of minor keys and stuff with things... yeah it made sense to me :p

Maybe I just like melancholy music.

Greensleeves as played by Stratovarius.

I'm with God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen too - that wonderful mix of minor keys and stuff with things... yeah it made sense to me :p

Maybe I just like melancholy music.
and its easy for most people to sing well. that counts for alot on a cold christmas morning in church

Carol of the Bells.

Jingle Bell Rock.

Oh yeah.

If you have heard Christmastime is Here as done by Sublime live, it is really good and my personal favorite. It is only floating around the internet though :(

Jingle Bell Rock.

Oh yeah.

Oh dear. Please tell me you don't like Mean Girls too?

Greensleves

It's a toss-up for me.

I like the latin version of 'Oh come all ye Faithful' - 'Adeste Fideles', and I am perpetually enchanted by 'The First Noel'.

Elicere

Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl.
Re-released for this Christmas - all profits to the 'Justice for Kirsty' campaign. Kirsty MacColl was tragically killed in a speedboat accident in 2000. Despite numerous appeals for justice, no-one has ever been charged with murder/manslaughter.
I hadn't heard about the re-release - I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it.

The night Santa went crazy.

Down in the workshop all the elves were makin' toys
For the good Gentile girls and the good Gentile boys
When the boss busted in, nearly scared 'em half to death
Had a rifle in his hands and cheap whiskey on his breath
From his beard to his boots he was covered with ammo
Like a big fat drunk disgruntled Yuletide Rambo
And he smiled as he said with a twinkle in his eye,
"Merry Christmas to all - now you're all gonna die!"

The night Santa went crazy
The night St. Nick went insane
Realized he'd been gettin' a raw deal
Something finally must have snapped in his brain

Well, the workshop is gone now, he decided to bomb it
Everywhere you'll find pieces of Cupid and Comet
And he tied up his helpers and he held the elves hostage
And he ground up poor Rudolph into reindeer sausage
He got Dancer and Prancer with an old German Luger
And he slashed up Dasher just like Freddy Krueger
And he picked up a flamethrower and he barbequed Blitzen
And he took a big bite and said, "It tastes just like chicken!"

The night Santa went crazy
The night Kris Kringle went nuts
Now you can't hardly walk around the North Pole
Without steppin' in reindeer guts

There's the National Guard and the F.B.I.
There's a van from the Eyewitness News
And helicopters circlin' 'round in the sky
And the bullets are flyin', the body count's risin'
And everyone's dyin' to know, oh Santa, why?
My my my my my my
You used to be such a jolly guy

Yes, Virginia, now Santa's doin' time
In a federal prison for his infamous crime
Hey, little friend, now don't you cry no more tears
He'll be out with good behavior in 700 more years
But now Vixen's in therapy and Donner's still nervous
And the elves all got jobs working for the postal service
And they say Mrs. Clause, she's on the phone every night
With her lawyer negotiating the movie rights

They're talkin' bout - the night Santa went crazy
The night St. Nicholas flipped
Broke his back for some milk and cookies
Sounds to me like he was tired of gettin' gypped

Wo, the night Santa went crazy
The night St. Nick went insane
Realized he's gettin' a raw deal
Something finally must have snapped in his brain
Wo, something finally must have snapped in his brain
Tell ya, something finally must have snapped... in his brain

O Come, All Ye Faithful was great fun at the school carol service - to start with we would sing most of the chorus quietly with last line being louder, but by the end of the song we would whisper most of the chorus with the last line being shouted as loud as we could. Few things sound better than a thousand boys shouting OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL!

I like 'Let It Snow' the most.

It's Chriiiiistmaass!

Are you hanging up your stockings on the wall?
In the time when every Santa has a ball...

It's tradition dammit!

In the time when every Santa has a ball...

Here I was thinking Santa owned more than one.

Mine is also, God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman

There's only one single song that makes Christmas real for me: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht.

Gets to me every year and only then, when I sing it with my family and the whole congregation on the market square, it is really Weihnachten... http://www.studip.uni-goettingen.de/pictures/smile/xmas.gif

Check out how many translations there are:

http://www.silentnight.web.za/translate/

http://www.piccolimusici.it/StilleNacht.mp3

The best is Adolphe Adams' O Holy Night, muthafucks!

The song they did on SNL with Horatio Sanz, Tracy Morgan, Chris Kataan (sp?), and Jimmy Fallon.

I don't care what your poppa says,
Christmas time is neeaar,
I don't care what your momma says,
Christmas time is heeere,


Or something like that. Yeah. It was awesome. Better than the actual song was Tracy Morgan just dancing around.

Dean Martin's 1959 version of:

Baby, It's Cold Outside

(female duet) Dean


(I really can't stay) But baby it's cold outside
(Got to go away) But baby it's cold outside
(This evening has been) Been hoping you'd drop in
(So very nice) I'll hold your hands they're just like ice
(My mother will start to worry) Beautiful watch you're wearing
(My father will be pacing the floor) Listen to the fireplace roar
(So really I'd better scurry) Beautiful please don't hurry
(Well maybe just half a drink) Put some records on while I pour
(The neighbors might think) Baby it's bad out there
(Say what's in this drink) No cabs to be had out there
(I wish I knew how) Your eyes are like starlight now
(To break this spell) I'll take your hat your hair looks swell
(I ought to say no no) Mind if I move in closer
(At least I'm going to say I tried) What's the sense of hurting my pride
(I really can't stay) Baby don't hold out
(Both) Baby it's cold outside

(I simply must go) Baby it's cold outside
(The answer is no) Baby it's cold outside
(The welcome has been) How lucky that you dropped in
(So nice and warm) Look out the window at the storm
(My sister will be suspicious) Gosh your lips look delicious
(My brother will be there at the door) Waves upon a tropical shore
(My maiden aunt's mind is vicious) Gosh your lips are delicious
(But maybe just a cigarette) Never such a blizzard before
(I got to get home) But baby you'd freeze out there
(Say lend me a comb) It's up to your knees out there
(You've really been grand) I thrill when you touch my hand
(But don't you see) How can you do this to me
(There's bound to be talk tomorrow) Think of my life long sorrow
(At least they'll be plenty implied) If you caught pneumonia and died
(I really can't stay) Get over that old doubt
(Both) Baby it's cold
(Both) Baby it's cold outside



(okay, so maybe it's not exactly 'Christmas' but it's about winter time and it's on a Seasonal Dean Martin CD :p )

None of them. Yeck.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer's "I Believe in Father Christmas".

valise navida

(sp?)

I like Sleigh Ride. I know it doesn't sound all that sophisticated or anything, but it's catchy and fun to sing :)

Dominic the Donkey. Hands down, the best.

Indeed.

valise navida

(sp?)

Feliz Navidad?

I'd say Carol of the Bells, Jingle Bell Rock, the above mentioned song and a song that's called 'Wizards of Winter' or suchlike...

I don't even know this rest ye merry gentleman, what is it?!?!?!?

Tom Lehrer- A Christmas Carol

Christmas time is here, by golly,
Disapproval would be folly.
Deck the halls with hunks of holly,
Fill the cup and don't say when.

Kill the turkeys, ducks and chickens,
Mix the punch, drag out the Dickens.
Even though the prospect sickens,
Brother, here we go again.

On Christmas Day you can't get sore,
Your fellow man you must adore.
There's time to rob him all the more
The other three hundred and sixty-four.

Relations, sparing no expense, 'll
Send some useless old utensil,
Or a matching pen and pencil.
("Just the thing I need, how nice!")

It doesn't matter how sincere it is,
Nor how heart felt the spirit,
Sentiment will not endear it,
What's important is the price.

Hark, the Herald Tribune sings,
Advertising wondrous things.
God rest ye merry merchants,
May ye make the Yuletide pay.
Angels we have heard on high,
Tell us to go out and buy!

So, let the raucous sleighbells jingle,
Hail our dear old friend Kris Kringle,
Driving his reindeer across the sky.
Don't stand underneath when they fly by.


This one, definitely.

Well, I first thought of "Santa Claus Is Gonna Kick Your Ass" by the Arrogant Worms, but I can't remember all the words right now.

So here's The Bobs with "All I Want For Christmas"

All I want for Christmas is a house up in the hills
With colored lights and music, and frosted windowsills
Filled with all my loved ones, all the old and young ones, too
All I want for Christmas is you

All I want for Christmas is to spread a bit of cheer
To people I don't notice ev'ry other day of the year
All I want for Christmas is a smile from someone new
All I want for Christmas is you

Christmas in the city can be lonely, and it's pretty
But it's not the same as when I was a child
People were much kinder, I guess I was so much blinder
How I wish that I could go back, for a while

All I want for Christmas is to see my old best friend
I don't know where he lives now, and I know I never will again
All I want for Christmas is to send this wish his way
I hope you have a merry Christmas Day

Christmas in the city can be lonely, what a pity
There's so many with so very much to do
I hope to find the joy this season in those who don't need a reason
To make it Christmastime the whole year through

All I want for Christmas is a Christmas like I had
With my brothers and my sisters and my mom and dad
All I want for Christmas is to send this wish their way
I hope you have a merry Christmas Day

-- Joe "Bob" Finetti

Oops -- I forgot to mention a "traditional" carol.

Well, being a choral professor, I get really, REALLY sick of carols after about the first week in December. I used to be a part of one of those Dickens' Carolers groups who'd get hired out for office parties and such. You've not done a commercial Christmas outing until you've stood in Dickensonian attire (woolen jackets, fur hats, etc.) in a boardroom set at 70F (22C) to sing carols for an hour. Aside from the money, I kept holiday weight off that way. Just don't forget your water bottle if you're going to do it. Singing dehydrated and still needing to smile and look cheery is unpleasant at best.

So my traditional carol for this thread is "Gloucestershire Wassail" arranged by Ralph Vaughan-Williams as "Wassail Song". It simply isn't Christmastime without hearing that song.

So what about holiday songs we HATE? Here's a few:

1. "Wonderful Christmastime" by Wings. McCartney should have his knighthood revoked for that turd.

2. "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy. Enough already -- it was funny the first million times I heard it. The second million? Not so much.

3. "Silver Bells" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. For a trite melody and blatantly consumerist lyrics, it ranks up there with "Jolly Old St. Nicholas."

4. "Must Be Santa" by Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks. I hate repetetive songs in general unless the lyric saves them...this lyric is meant to appeal to small children, I know, but come on! This one's right up there with "The 12 Days of Christmas" on the suck list.

Any others?

Last Christmas

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special

Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance but you still catch my eye
Tell me baby do you recognise me?
Well it's been a year, it doesn't surprise me

(Happy Christmas!) I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying "I Love You" I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now I know you'd fool me again

Chorus

(Oooh. Oooh Baby)

A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice
My God I thought you were someone to rely on
Me? I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man undercover but you tore me apart
Oooh Oooh
Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again

Chorus

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
(Gave you my heart)
A man undercover but you tore me apart
Next year
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special
special
someone
someone
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special
who'll give me something in return
I'll give it to someone
hold my heart and watch it burn
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone special
I've got you here to stay
I can love you for a day
I thought you were someone special
gave you my heart
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone
last christmas I gave you my heart
you gave it away
I'll give it to someone, I'll give it to someone

Hey, I just found 'The Smurfs Christmas Album' on my bookshelf!! It was the first cd I ever bought!!!

Last Christmas

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, You gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
--snip--


I usually don't like to slag someone for their personal taste, but GEORGE MICHAEL? Please tell me you're kidding. Michael has a great voice, and when he wasn't some record company's bitch, he did some interesting stuff (like "Listen Without Prejudice"). But I believe even Michael himself would call this song a turd he was forced to record.

Hey, I just found 'The Smurfs Christmas Album' on my bookshelf!! It was the first cd I ever bought!!!

Play it backwards and find the Satanic message!

Hey, I just found 'The Smurfs Christmas Album' on my bookshelf!! It was the first cd I ever bought!!!

Oh. Okay. That explains it. Nevermind.

Grandma Got Ran Over BY A Rhiendeer is the greatest Christmas song ever closely followed by Jingle Bells Batman Smells

Older trad.:
"Cherry Tree Carol" (http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/pages/tiCHERTREE;ttCHERTREE;ttCHERTRE.2.html)
Carol of the Bells (aka the Ukrainian Carol)

Newer Trad:
"Little Drummer Boy"
"White Christmas"
"Holly Jolly Christmas"
The Kinks' "Father Christmas"
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)"

The Christmas Song -- Written/performed by Mel Torme

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping at your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

They know that Santa's on his way;
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
And every mother's child is going to spy,
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.

And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
Merry Christmas to you!

Traditional: Carol Of The Bells. The best version I've heard is by Trans Siberian Orchestra. They have put out two albums full of christmas songs. They are like a heavy metal orchestra.

Modern: O Come, Emmanuel. This guy played it at my church a few years back and played like a 45 second guitar solo in it. It was fucking sweet.

I usually don't like to slag someone for their personal taste, but GEORGE MICHAEL? Please tell me you're kidding. Michael has a great voice, and when he wasn't some record company's bitch, he did some interesting stuff (like "Listen Without Prejudice"). But I believe even Michael himself would call this song a turd he was forced to record.

Relax, I've got the Billie Piper version. :)

Play it backwards and find the Satanic message!

Nah, that's teletubbies. If you play the Smurfs backwards it makes you a nicotine addict.

Oh. Okay. That explains it. Nevermind.

In my defence I was pretty young at the time. :p

Nah, that's teletubbies. If you play the Smurfs backwards it makes you a nicotine addict.
Dammit! That explains a lot. Smurfs made me do it, huh?

Good thing though: Smurfium doesn't need needles :D

Relax, I've got the Billie Piper version. :)

And that's an excuse? :confused:



For me. Ho ho fucking ho.




Bah humbug.