tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444207419591531100.post8845632242815275442..comments2012-06-27T10:48:50.580-04:00Comments on The Sarah Lady: Ten List Thursday: Holiday SongsSarahBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11894579953791978440noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444207419591531100.post-76135566765287966412011-12-09T22:17:41.063-05:002011-12-09T22:17:41.063-05:00I *LOVE* Christmas carols. You picked some great ...I *LOVE* Christmas carols. You picked some great examples here - the boys choirs and the MTC?!?! *drool* I grew up Episcopalian, and music in the Anglican tradition is so unbelievably rich and beautiful, so chilling, so wonderful. <br /><br />Thanks for the auditory treat tonight!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592846107148908416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444207419591531100.post-64594027603887937552011-12-09T00:51:00.238-05:002011-12-09T00:51:00.238-05:00Silver Bells has been my favorite since I was very...Silver Bells has been my favorite since I was very wee (ok ok, I still AM a tad wee ;). I also have a very deep fondness for Bing Crosby's singing, he's always been big in Irish circles. My Grandmother used to listen to his records all the time during the holidays. Whenever I hear White Christmas, or I'll Be Home For Christmas I get misty, because when she'd hear it she'd cry missing my Grandfather who passed away when I was in 5th Grade (they'd been married for over 50 years!). <br /><br />I was suprised not to see Carol of The Bells, for some reason I always think of you when I hear it, it sounds so crystal clear and echo-y beautiful. Haunting really. <br /><br />I of course have always had a fondness for Happy Xmas-War Is Over by John Lennon (yes, even with Yoko caturwalling in the background ;) and I love Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" (hate any other versions of that) because hey, I am a Jersey Girl after all :-P<br /><br />Nat King Cole, you can't lose with him no matter what he sang. He could sing the phone book and I'd get goosebumps. He does a kickin' version of "O Holy Night" which is one of the most beautiful songs to G-d ever written, regardless of what one's beliefs are. I get emotional hearing it when it's done well, and I promise I don't dare try singing it either :-PLippyEsquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08415547877348915324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444207419591531100.post-43803636458028168042011-12-08T17:54:01.190-05:002011-12-08T17:54:01.190-05:00I love Christmas and holiday music. One of the be...I love Christmas and holiday music. One of the best things about it, I think, is that everyone can sing together -- most people know the words to at least one verse of the more common ones.<br /><br />I like "In the Bleak Midwinter," too -- we did a nice arrangement of it in high school (anything I know how to sing fairly well earns bonus points, too). I also really like "Walking in the Air," which we did in high school as well. Such a pretty song.<br /><br />It's funny how people grew up with certain songs and didn't necessarily hear other ones as much, even though we're inundated with all of them nowadays. I had to play "Do They Know It's Christmas" for Steve the other night, 'cause he'd never heard it. (I like that one, too, even though it's kinda depressing.)KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932107250698688845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444207419591531100.post-23462518099752886902011-12-08T15:29:49.354-05:002011-12-08T15:29:49.354-05:00I'm totally not laughing at you. I actually d...I'm totally not laughing at you. I actually don't know a bunch of these, I'll youtube them when I get home tonight :)<br /><br />I love that we have opposite taste in Christmas music, now I get to hear new stuff. (Pat's favorite Christmas music is Santastic, crazy Christmas mash-ups)SarahBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894579953791978440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-444207419591531100.post-45793817462001880482011-12-08T15:21:28.208-05:002011-12-08T15:21:28.208-05:00Hahah, you're going to laugh at me. I don'...Hahah, you're going to laugh at me. I don't like traditional holiday music much at all. My favorite Christmas songs are:<br /><br />1. Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas is You<br />2. Britney Spears - My Only Wish<br />3. Wham - Last Christmas<br />4. Transiberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo<br />5. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas<br />6. New Kids on the Block - I'll be missing you come Christmas<br />7. John Lennon - Happy Xmas<br />8. Mary's Boy Child<br />9. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping<br />10. Dominic the Donkey<br /><br />I could go on, but you get the idea.Melissa Whittakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849196371903181745noreply@blogger.com