Christmas Song - Nat King Cole... nothing says Christmas like this. Of course, Nat King Cole could sing just about anything and I would love it.
Christmas Waltz - The Carpenters... or anything off of their Christmas Album. I grew up on this and I LOVE it.
Jingle Bells - Bing Crosby... again... I love anything of of his White Christmas album. We had a record of this growing up and it equals Christmas.
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey... this one is just FUN. It makes you want to sing loud and dance around. James loves dancing with me to this one.
Baby It's Cold Outside - I really love her singing with Will Ferrell in Elf. In fact, that would be my favorite recording (if it existed).
**Now, I said Christmas songs not carols... that could be a whole other list... but my favorite hymn is Silent Night, (and you can't really go wrong with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir) and my favorite from the Children's Songbook is Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby (I used to sing this with my sisters and mom...)
These songs make me want to change the radio station every time I hear them:
Grown Up Christmas List - by anyone. I don't care who sings it... I don't like it.
Here Comes Santa Clause -yuck. I don't know why but I can't stand this song.
Christmas Shoes -Sorry to anyone who loves this... but I don't. I think Michelle and I used to make fun of it in college.
Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney... seriously Paul? You're my favorite Beatle and all... but this is just horrible.
Carol of the Bells - Trans Siberian Orchestra... I actually like Carol of the Bells but this version drives me crazy... it's too electric/synthesized for me. Rich really dislikes Trans Siberian Orchestra and maybe his dislike has rubbed off on me.
What are your favorite (and not-so-favorite) Christmas songs?
About an hour after I published my list, I was mad I didn't mention Christmas Waltz and Baby It's Cold Outside. Good list. It's hard to narrow it down.
ReplyDeleteThis was a fun exercise, huh? I agree with you on Mariah's All I Want for Christmas is You. I thought I was the only one who liked that song and I always crank it way up on the radio and sing along.
ReplyDeleteOh, and by the way, I love, love, love your carmelitas recipe you posted (maybe last year?) It is a hit everywhere I take it. Yummmm!
Katie... didn't we sing both of those together. They remind me of you.
ReplyDeleteLauri... I was just talking with my YW and they all love "All I Want for Christmas is You" too...
I'm glad that everyone loves the carmelitas! I think if I didn't make them for Rich's co-workers there would be a rebellion. It was my grandma's recipe... she always made us unwrap the carmels :)
I was going to post a list like this. And I have to say that a lot of what you listed would be on both of my lists. On my favorites list I would add, "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas", but only when Bing sings it. I also love, as I posted on my blog, the King Singers/MoTab version of "O Holy Night" (the MoTab did basically the same version this year, but with the women singing the high parts--if I hadn't heard the best version ever I might like it, but I hate when the women sing it!!!).
ReplyDeleteAnd I've developed a particular hate of "Frosty the Snowman" this year. Really, really hate it lately.
I love dancing with my niece Addie to "All I Want for Christmas" too. And I'm glad we feel the same way about the Christmas Shoes song. :)
ReplyDeleteYoutube "Holy, holy, holy" by Sufjan Stevens. I love it--it's a new favorite.
Love you.