Day 24 - All we want for Christmas is… (these) songs

[Nick]

Following last year's tradition (probably not a tradition just yet, but let's just go with it) of writing about Christmas films, I thought we'd turn up the volume this time around and focus on Christmas songs.

Every year for a few weeks during winter, popular music and the charts fall into a time warp. Turn the radio on, and you are transported 25 years back. At least. 

Is the reason nostalgia, or is Christmas music so darn good? Or so bad it's good? Not all Xmas songs are created equal, afterall.

Which festive tunes are worth losing your voice over as you sing them at the top of your lungs? Which are your favourite holiday songs? 

They can be global, local, in different languages or mega-hits we all know and love (or loathe). After the last couple of years, it would make sense to go for some happy tunes to cheer the mood, but there is no restriction - as long as the songs are about the festive season.

I'll do the honours with - yes, you guessed it, the title was a bit of a spoiler - Mariah's ultimate 1994 hit, All I want for Christmas is you. Which one would you follow this with? 

Let's create the soundtrack for our holidays 🎵🎄🥂

[Huma0]

@Nick 

I'm not a big fan of Christmas songs in general, but they do tend to get stuck in your head, so I guess a good Christmas song is a catchy song.

I've always liked Fairytale of New York by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl (except for one lyric which hasn't dated so well and tends to always get bleeped out on the radio now), probably because it's not a traditional Christmas song at all, but I know a lot of people hate it!

[Emiel1]

The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jbdgZidu8

[Huma0]

@Emiel1 

Thank you! I completely forgot about the Matt Dillon cameo at the beginning. Just goes to show how huge The Pogues must have been at the time as Mr Dillon was A List Hollywood back then and he's only in it for three seconds...

[Suzanne302]

@Huma0I like that one too, minus the lyric I know exactly which one you're referring to!

[Huma0]

@Suzanne302 

It's weird because, at the time that song was released, that lyric kind of seemed okay (even though it was clearly not). Just goes to show how times have changed, for the better. I wonder if there's a word they could replace it with that would still make sense?

[Huma0]

@Suzanne302 

Maybe 'braggart'? That would work...

[Huma0]

And RIP Kirsty and bless you. Xx

[Nick]

Not a big fun either @Huma0 - took a few digs in the copy 😂😂

[Pat271]

“Merry Christmas, Darling”, by the Carpenters. Beautiful song.

[Ann72]

I love that Mariah Carey song @Nick!  I’m going with “Jingle Bells.”  Everyone knows the words and can really belt it out together.  And how great to start a song with the word “dashing”!  Just singing that first phrase instantly puts me in the Christmas spirit.

[Emiel1]

"I am dreaming of a white Christmas" as a very well known song.

But here we see it performed by our Minister President (Mark Rutte, singer on the left side), accompanied by Minister of Health (Hugo de Jonge, singer on the right side) and two other specialists from the COVID Outbreak Management Team.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEWnqDZ799U

It is offcourse a manipulated video, but very popular in The Netherlands these days !

The original video is from Australian group "Human Nature", enjoy the full version :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cne3GAB4W5I

[Sarah977]

Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby". https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk_GmhD053E

[Nick]

Excellent choice @Sarah977 

[Helen427]

Thanks @Nick ,

I seriously thought about Christmas Movies/ Pictures and Music/ Songs when deciding on what Topic for Month of Celebration when looking through this fabulous archive, alas there's too many amazing one's to choose from.

Very pleased you have come to the party!

Now what is your favourite Greek Christmas Song?

Enjoy and may we all have find a new song or movie about Christmas in here to learn.

Peace, Joy and Happiness to everyone!!

Love to you all from Down Under in Auckland, New Zealand where it's a Bright Blue skies sunny summers Day and around 24 degrees.

Have fun folks searching in here like we have. It's a Goldmine of Great things.

Archive.org - Christmas Carols

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