Top 5 favourite Christmas songs

[scottishsue]

What are your favourite top 5 Christmas songs?

Mine are .........

Mistletoe & Wine - Cliff
Lonely this Christmas - Mud
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
O Holy Night - G4
Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby & David Bowie

[T16GEM]

hmm this is a hard one....

mine are:

All I want for Christmas is you - Mariah Carey
Simply having a wonderful Christmas Time -Paul McCartney
I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Jessica Simpson version
The original Band Aid
Walking in the Air - Aled Jones

:)

[Minniespal]

Here are mine ~

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard

Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue

Lonely This Christmas - Kylie Minogue

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Mel & Kim

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Beach Boys

[mandymouse]

My faves are

All I want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey
Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
I Wish it could be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John & Yoko
Walking in the Air -Aled Jones

[Dimplenose]

I love the traditional carols but my favourite pop songs are:-

Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
I Wish it could be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard (sadly I remember these two when they were new releases!)
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Rockin' around the Christmas Tree - Don't know who sang this
Santa Claus is Coming to Town

I'm not so keen on sad Christmas songs (or as they're known in our family "songs to top yourself to" e.g Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas) and although I like Band Aid, I don't like it being played in restaurants - it seems rather inappropriate.

Libby

[Claire L]

The best Christmas song ever is

Fairytale of New York - Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues

I also quite like -

Please come home for Christmas - Jon Bon Jovi

All I Want For Christmas Is You - Olivia Olson

Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade

Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys


Claire ;)

[T16GEM]

although I like Band Aid, I don't like it being played in restaurants - it seems rather inappropriate.

Libby

Totally agree with you on that one - it has t's time and place me thinks!



Claire - your fave is the one I can't stand! I have to turn over if that comes on the radio! :scared1:

[jjk]

Mine are

Merry Christmas everbody -slade

Wish it could be Christmas every day - wizard

santa baby -Eartha kitt

stop the cavalry-jona lewis

let it snow let it snow let it snow-Frank sinatra

[florida sun]

Here are mine:

Its The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams

O Holy Night - Mariah Carey

All I want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey

Rockin Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

Fairytale of New York - Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues

[mandymouse]

Here are mine:

Its The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams

Oh I love this one too - is it the one from the M&S Crimbo advert ?

[florida sun]

Oh I love this one too - is it the one from the M&S Crimbo advert ?

Yes thats the one Mand:thumbsup2 I have always liked that one, very jolly:goodvibes

[Deedee]

I love the whole Phil Spector christmas album with the likes of

Frosty the snowman
winter wonderland
sleigh ride etc.

Oh and how can we forget the wombles a wombling merry Christmas LOL


All time fav Slade and Roy Wood both local bands to me

[Chilly]

I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!

DBF doesn't let me play them though :sad1:

[arieljasmine]

The best Christmas song by a country mile (imho) is:

Fairytale of New York by Kirsty MacColl and the Pogues

Followed by:

Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens
Santa Claus is coming to town - Mariah Carey version
Thank God it's Christmas - Queen

And

Chef from South Park's Chocolate Salty Balls :rotfl:

OK, so it's not strictly a Christmas song, but always makes me feel Christmassy all the same :goodvibes

Laur's princess:

[Goofysmate]

Merry Xmas everybody - Slade :cool1:
Little drummer boy - Bowie & Crosby :woohoo:
Fairytale of new york - Pogues :laughing:
When a child is born - Boney M :banana:
Last christmas - Wham :santa:

Good thread Sue :thumbsup2 :goodvibes

[carolfoy]

The best Christmas song ever is

Fairytale of New York - Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues



totally agree, the very best christmas song nut for tradition its got to be Bings white christmas, no one sings like Bing

[crabbie1]

Its the most wonderful time of the year:flower3: I love this one as they play this in magic kingdom and I remember going there last christmas and they released the snow on main street and this was playing followed by let it snow-2 great songs that always remind me of disney:sad2:

[hildasmuriel]

It changes every year!
Always in the top 5 are:
Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody
Wizzard - Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Shaking Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone


New entries this year.....
Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Chante, C'est Noel - DLRP parade music.

:santa:

[#1MMFan]

Am I the only one who thinks that the Pogues song is completely not in the spirit of Christmas? I absolutely hate it. It just smacks of everyone having a booze up instead of actually celebrating the true spirit of Christmas. Now I'll get down off my high-horse! ;)

[Dimplenose]

No, you're not alone. I hate it as a Christmas song.

Libby

[JohnnySharp2]

Am I the only one who thinks that the Pogues song is completely not in the spirit of Christmas? I absolutely hate it. It just smacks of everyone having a booze up instead of actually celebrating the true spirit of Christmas. Now I'll get down off my high-horse! ;)

I know what you mean, fact is though that is what most young people do at Christmas, go out on booze up's every day - or what I used to do anyway!
Mind you we did do carol singing in pubs, 'Silent Night' etc - we used to run a mile when "Merry Christmas Everybody" came on....

I must admit in my opinion 'Fairytale Of New York' is one of the better Christmas songs in that it's very 'catchy' and you can listen to it each year without getting fed up of it.
I can't say the same for Slade and Mud for example.

The one thing I really don't like is you never hear from some artists all year then they bring out a Christmas album, one certain gentleman does it every year!
Some bands do it too one I have a few albums of now have a 'greatest hits', 'best of' and also 'umtimate collection' - all essentially the same I am afraid and the latter released at....Christmas, £££ kerching!

I do agree though that the likes of 'white christmas' are the true seasonal classics.

Maybe the real problem is nobody makes good Christmas songs anymore?