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Title: Which musician/singer do you enjoy listening to at Christmas?
Post by: geowak on 18 Dec 2014, 05:27 pm

I like to put on Frank Sinatra at Christmas. Do you have an artist that you like to play at Christmas??

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Post by: kenreau on 18 Dec 2014, 05:40 pm

Christmas Time with The Judds is a favorite.  Recorded surprisingly well and great sounding voices and harmonies. 

Got to blow out the cob webs first with a few spins of RUN-DMC's Christmas in Hollis.... :wink:

Kenreau

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Post by: Triode Pete on 18 Dec 2014, 05:47 pm

I highly recommend this... Great sonics, too! Vince Guaraldi Trio from California...

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas_%28Rmst%29.jpg)

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Post by: Devil Doc on 18 Dec 2014, 05:47 pm

(http://www.gragroup.com/images/ChristmasOasis_lg.jpg)

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Actually, they're the only seasonal records I listen to.

Doc

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Post by: FireGuy on 18 Dec 2014, 06:02 pm

The Carpenters.  Karen's vocal is just amazing on my Omegas.

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=110634)

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Post by: krikor on 18 Dec 2014, 10:10 pm

James Brown's "Funky Christmas" and "A John Waters Christmas" are always in heavy rotation this time of year at our house.

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Post by: SlushPuppy on 18 Dec 2014, 10:33 pm

My mom and dad played this album every year when I was a kid.
I still play it every Christmas Eve:

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Post by: thunderbrick on 18 Dec 2014, 10:47 pm

Bing.

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Post by: rockadanny on 18 Dec 2014, 10:56 pm

Marcel Marceau   :wink:

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Post by: FullRangeMan on 18 Dec 2014, 11:02 pm

Tiny Tin

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Post by: pumpkinman on 18 Dec 2014, 11:10 pm

Quote from: Triode Pete on 18 Dec 2014, 05:47 pm

I highly recommend this... Great sonics, too! Vince Guaraldi Trio from California...

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas_%28Rmst%29.jpg)

Right on Pete (http://daveyw.freeforums.org/images/smilies/5P.gif)

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Post by: KCLam on 18 Dec 2014, 11:32 pm

Had this CD since my kids were babies, they are in their late 20's now, and is always played at Christmas time  :D
(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=110648)

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Post by: Kenneth Patchen on 18 Dec 2014, 11:39 pm

Quote from: rockadanny on 18 Dec 2014, 10:56 pm

Marcel Marceau   :wink:

 :thumb:  "waiting for ze sleigh" ... man, that rock-a-d.

Anyway, if the toss up is between Perry Cuomo's and Bob Dylan's Xmas record, I'll choose Bob's. I've said it before, his "I'll be home for Christmas" is not to be missed and is more like a threat than anything else, like he just got out of the joint and he has some unfinished business to take care of.

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Post by: Quiet Earth on 19 Dec 2014, 12:19 am

I enjoy most of the old Christmas tunes, but this is one of my favorite albums of the season:


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=110653)

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Post by: *Scotty* on 19 Dec 2014, 12:27 am

Usual suspects, Rat Pack... (Dean Martin,Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr),Bing,Vince Guaraldi,Carpenters,Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Andy Williams,Julie Andrews and Anne Murray.
Instrumental. Canadian Brass
Guilty Pleasure, Mannheim Steamroller.
Scotty

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Post by: rodge827 on 19 Dec 2014, 12:34 am

Quote from: Quiet Earth on 19 Dec 2014, 12:19 am

I enjoy most of the old Christmas tunes, but this is one of my favorite albums of the season:


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=110653)

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Post by: a.wayne on 19 Dec 2014, 12:37 am

Quote from: Quiet Earth on 19 Dec 2014, 12:19 am

I enjoy most of the old Christmas tunes, but this is one of my favorite albums of the season:


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=110653)

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Post by: ted_b on 19 Dec 2014, 02:29 am

A couple very nice ones not usually mentioned are Bruce Cockburn's holiday album called, wait for it, Christmas....and the Roches (harmonizing sisters) We Three Kings album.

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Post by: JackD201 on 19 Dec 2014, 02:53 am

Quote from: FireGuy on 18 Dec 2014, 06:02 pm

The Carpenters.  Karen's vocal is just amazing on my Omegas.

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=110634)

15 years and counting. This is the album we play every Christmas morning as the children open their presents  :)

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Post by: charmerci on 19 Dec 2014, 10:48 am

I really hate the overproduced strings and the fa-la-la-la crap....so it's great to see some good suggestions here.

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Post by: ctviggen on 19 Dec 2014, 11:00 am

I've collected a bunch of Christmas music.  We like:

Neil Diamond, A cherry cherry Christmas
Celtic Women, A Christmas celebration
John Denver and the Muppets
Mannheim Steamroller
Sheryl Crow, Home for Christmas
Jethro Tull, The Christmas Album (which is fantastic in my opinion, kids love to dance to it)
Sleigh full of Songs (collection)
The Nutcracker
Josh Groban, Noel
Michael Buble, It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
John Zorn, A Dreamer's Christmas (which I really like, though is "dreamy")
Willie Nelson, The Classic Christmas album
John Denver, The Classic Christmas album
The Chieftans, The Bells of Dublin (another great one, kids love to "Irish dance" to it)
Johnny Cash, Country Christmas

And of course the classics, Burl Ives, Dean Martin, etc.

This year, I bought some more (Chris Isaak, Ella, Pentatonix, Idina Menzel, Johnny Mathis, A Christmas Gift for You), but haven't had time to listen to them enough.

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Post by: ctviggen on 19 Dec 2014, 11:03 am

I should say we're up to about 500 songs in Christmas music. 

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Post by: Airborn on 19 Dec 2014, 11:13 am

Bing Crosby, White Christmas
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Post by: geowak on 19 Dec 2014, 07:30 pm

Some really great choices here. I am going to try a few out....who knows..maybe a new holiday favorite will emerge??!

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Post by: decal on 20 Dec 2014, 01:00 am

Who do I enjoying listening to at Christmas? Anybody that doesn't do Christmas songs!!!!!!
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Post by: Quiet Earth on 20 Dec 2014, 02:49 am

Bah, humbug! This one will get you in the mood....


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Post by: TerryWI on 20 Dec 2014, 01:06 pm

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61C-ZGWBQSL._SX466_.jpg)
http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Carols-Blackmores-Night/dp/B000ILZ05G/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1419080463&sr=1-1&keywords=blackmore%27s+night+winter+carols (http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Carols-Blackmores-Night/dp/B000ILZ05G/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1419080463&sr=1-1&keywords=blackmore%27s+night+winter+carols)


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http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Christmas-Brian-Orchestra-Setzer/dp/B000B2YQW0/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1419080689&sr=1-1&keywords=brian+setzer+orchestra+dig+that+crazy+christmas (http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Christmas-Brian-Orchestra-Setzer/dp/B000B2YQW0/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1419080689&sr=1-1&keywords=brian+setzer+orchestra+dig+that+crazy+christmas)

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Post by: ctviggen on 20 Dec 2014, 08:49 pm

I didn't know Brian Setzer had a Christmas album.  I'll have to get that one.

A lot of these seem like good options. 

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Post by: *Scotty* on 20 Dec 2014, 09:04 pm

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000001387/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr1_2?qid=1419109242&sr=8-2-fkmr1&pi=SL75
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51I2nBUswQL._SY400_.jpg)
Scotty

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Post by: rodge827 on 21 Dec 2014, 04:49 am

Although this was done last year we watch this frequently and my 8yr young granddaughter loves it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cKE8pyfcZc

This years version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vniBBT7nRJg

One for fun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzXJ3vuCzCc

Enjoy  :xmas:

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Post by: rockadanny on 21 Dec 2014, 04:56 am

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=110835)

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Post by: soundbitten1 on 21 Dec 2014, 07:13 pm

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Post by: TerryWI on 22 Dec 2014, 10:07 pm

Quote from: ctviggen on 20 Dec 2014, 08:49 pm

I didn't know Brian Setzer had a Christmas album.  I'll have to get that one.

A lot of these seem like good options.

Brian Setzer actually has 3 Christmas albums!  Besides the one already mentioned there is Boogie Woogie Christmas and Christmas Comes Alive! which has a number of the songs from the first 2 Christmas albums done live -  :thumb:

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Post by: Kenneth Patchen on 25 Dec 2014, 10:35 pm

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And lest we forget, Arnold Schoenberg's "The Twelve Tones of Christmas":

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR94CiqtFLs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Merry Christmas.

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Post by: zeke on 26 Dec 2014, 07:56 am

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