I love Christmas music. I love it so much that I've been listening to it since October. It comes in every variety -- pop, jazz, hip-hop, instrumental...There's something for everyone. For those of you who might want to add some new songs to your Christmas repertoire, here are some of my favorites:
(Links are provided for ones that could be found on amazon.com)
* All Alone on Christmas - Darlene Love
* Somewhere in my Memory - John Williams (from Home Alone)
*When the River Meets the Sea - John Denver (from Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas)
*Percy the Puny Poinsettia - Elmo & Patsy (a childhood favorite)
*Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy (Should we open up her gifts or send them back?)
* 12 Days of Christmas - The Muppets
* Christmas Don't Be Late -- Alvin & The Chipmunks (I used to think it said, "We can hardly Santa wait" )
* O Holy Night - Josh Groban (That voice!)
* Snoopy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen
* Deck the Halls - Manheim Steamroller
* Happy Xmas - John Lennon
* Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
*The entire Winter Solstice V album
I'm sure I could list many more, but those are the ones that come to mind first. Enjoy.
1 comment:
Good call on "When the River Meets the Sea," which is friggin' awesome. However, Caity, you're actually combining two different versions of this classic. The song does indeed originally appear in "Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas" ... but not John Denver's version. That came later, on the John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album. Regardless, people who don't appreciate the genius of "River," "Emmet," or the John and the Muppets album don't deserve to have a Christmas anyway. The Riverbottom Nightmare Band told me so.
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