Post a Christmas Song as performed in a TV show you liked.

[OrwellwasRight]

I'll start.

[marym625]

1. I can't find it on a show

It was in the Odessa Files so I hope it counts. My favorite Christmas song.

Christmas Dream:

This is why it's my favorite:


Watch me now, here I go, all I need’s a little snow!
Starts me off, sets the theme, helps me dream my Christmas dream,
Every year I dream it, hoping things will change,
An end to the crying, the shouting, the dying,
And I hope you will dream it too!

It’s Christmas, Remember? We’ve got to remember!
So, light the light, I’m home tonight,
I need you to warm me, to calm me, to love me!
To help me to dream my Christmas dream!

[OrwellwasRight]

2. I've never heard that song before

very serious lyrics to a very polka vibe. Nice pick.

[marym625]

3. Thanks

My parents played Perry Como, The Kingston Trio and some others every Christmas. When I first heard the words to this song, I actually started crying. I guess I didn't let the polka part sink in because I never even realized it until now.

[logosoco]

21. This is so wonderful!

I don't think I have ever heard it before.

I grew up with a mom who played Perry Como. Also Ray Charles and a lot of Sing Along with Mitch. Once I became a teenager I thought it was all pretty goofy stuff, but I think it made a good early music experience!

Thank you so much for sharing this song. It's almost like getting a Christmas gift. I am still enjoying my seasonal music, but it would be nice to add something new to the shuffle!

[marym625]

22. You're welcome

Glad you enjoy it.

I still love most of the stuff my parents listened to. Mostly folk rock so nothing to stop listening to.

[stopwastingmymoney]

4. We love this one

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[OrwellwasRight]

5. Nice!

[NanceGreggs]

6. From "The West Wing" ...

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[stopwastingmymoney]

7. Lovely, nt

[OrwellwasRight]

8. Love that song!

And why don't we have special seasonal smilies we can post?

[cyberswede]

11. I like this smilie

[OrwellwasRight]

16. Me too!

I just found him. Thx.

Now if only we could use your avatar as a smilie!

[OrwellwasRight]

9. Here is my favorite from a movie:

[cyberswede]

10. From the Dick Van Dyke Show

[OrwellwasRight]

14. So cute!

Little Richie!

[femmocrat]

12. It was never really Christmas until I heard Perry Como sing:

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He used to do a Christmas special every year. I couldn't find a video from the show, but he always ended with "Oh Holy Night".

[OrwellwasRight]

15. My grandmother LOVED Perry Como.

I think I gave her a Perry Como album like three Christmases in a row.

And speaking of songs from Christmas specials, who can forget the great Bing Crosby/David Bowie duo (below)? I remember watching that when it was new -- I was about 10. I heard an interview with Bing's daughter Kristin recently on NPR. She said Bowie refused to sing the Little Drummer Boy after already agreeing to sing a duet with Bing. Apparently he thought it a particularly cheesy Christmas song (I don't necessarily disagree). In any case, to save the duet, in a matter of hours, the musical staff for the show had written new lyrics and a melody for Bowie to sing while Bing did Little Drummer Boy. This video is the result. Great story!

Oh, and Bing's kids hated being forced to participate in their dad's annual Christmas TV show. Apparently, they weren't as talented as their proud poppa thought they were and they got teased incessantly at school for their weak performances on national TV.

[femmocrat]

13. Dupe, sorry.

[yuiyoshida]

17. From Korean TV...

[OrwellwasRight]

20. What a voice!

[Enrique]

18. from Ally McBeal

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[OrwellwasRight]

19. Beautiful song

I never saw this episode -- maybe I'd stopped watching Ally McBeal by then. I remember its quality really varied by season.

[Populist_Prole]

23. The cartoon one with the heat miser.

They danced and sang to a vaudvillian type tune. Funny as hell. Trippy.

[OrwellwasRight]

24. A Classic!

I own it on DVD! The Year without A Santa Claus

[Populist_Prole]

25. Hey thanks for posting that!

Excellent flashback.