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ednbarby:
Have to go with "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."  I just love the sound of it, and the line "Through the years, we all will be together - if the fates allow."

Kd5000:
Edna, that was my 2nd choice. First one was Nat King Cole singing THE CHRISTMAS SONG.  Though I've heard the lyrics so many times, CHesnuts roasting on an open fire..., I might be getting sick of it.   I've never set outside and roasted chestnuts. Gotta try it one of these days.   :)

I find the piece that Bach wrote, "Jesu,  Joy of Man's Desires' to be particularly moving, especially if heard in a great Cathedral. It's usually on X-mas albums, don't know if Bach wrote it for Christmas.

David In Indy:
I love all of those songs, but my favorite is "O Holy Night". That song is just so beautiful.  :D

Edit: Another favorite song of mine is "Carol of the Bells" but I don't think I saw it on the list.

Hark! how the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say,
"Throw cares away."
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev'rywhere
Filling the air

O how happy are their tones
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas

On, on they send
On without end
Their joyful tone
To ev'ry home

Edit: I made a typing boo boo.  :(

ednbarby:

--- Quote from: David925 on December 07, 2006, 05:13:08 pm ---I love all of those songs, but my favorite is "O Holy Night". That song is just so beautiful.  :D

Edit: Another favorite song of mine is "Carol of the Bells" but I don't think I saw it on the list.

Hark! how the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say,
"Throw oars away."
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold

Ding, dong, ding, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev'rywhere
Filling the air

O how happy are their tones
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas

On, on they send
On without end
Their joyful tone
To ev'ry home


--- End quote ---

This is the one I meant by "Christmas Eve (Ring Ye Bells)."  Oopsies.  Lemme fix that...  I called it Christmas Eve because that's what it's called on Trans-Siberian Orchestra's CD "Christmas Eve and Other Stories" - GREAT Christmas record, by the way, especially if you're into rock like I am...  There's an all instrumental version of "O Holy Night" on that one that is so beautiful it literally brings tears to my eyes.

Sheriff Roland:
Hope ya don't mind - Ah was able to cheat & change ma vote. I DO like Feliz Navidad, but ma undisputed christmas favourite song is "Minuit chrétien". Didn't recognize it among those english titles, until I started readin the posts - and there it was - Oh Holy Night. The song was actually written over a hundred years ago by a french priest. Definitively defines the meanin a Christmas, for me. But please, give me the french, original version:

"Minuit chrétien c’est l’heure solennelle
Où l’homme Dieu descendit jusqu’à nous,
Pour effacer la tâche originelle,
Et de Son Père arrêter le courroux.
Le monde entier tressaille d’espérance,
A cette nuit qui lui donne un Sauveur.
Peuple à genoux, attends Ta délivrance,
Nöel, Nöel, voici le Rédempteur,
Nöel, Nöel, voici le Rédempteur."

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