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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
(684 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
(182,870 posts)ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)OnDoutside
(19,969 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,458 posts)And speaking of Dan Hicks, I enjoy this song for all it's Christmas irreverence.
blm
(113,083 posts)Hes Jewish and Im an atheist, but, damn he does that song perfectly for my ears. Doesnt overdo it or underdo it.
SeattleVet
(5,478 posts)But I particularly like "Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire", and "Who Put The Stump?"
TlalocW
(15,389 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
(41,209 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,270 posts)Chipper Chat
(9,687 posts)Merry Christmas Darling
Chipper Chat
(9,687 posts)O Come All Ye Faithful
Chipper Chat
(9,687 posts)Little Altar Boy
Chipper Chat
(9,687 posts)Let It Snow
Chipper Chat
(9,687 posts)Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)TomSlick
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(28,271 posts)Devastatingly beautiful. Very old Christmas hymn.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Paladin
(28,271 posts)lastlib
(23,272 posts)Not Christmas until I hear it.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,363 posts)SallyHemmings
(1,822 posts)By Hall & Oates