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What is your favorite Christmas song?
ednbarby:
O Holy Night is right up there for me, too. I think it's just about the most beautiful melody ever written. But being decidedly unholy myself, it's hard to call it my very favorite. I also really love the melancholy sound to God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman. But pour moi, Have Yourself... just has it all - a hint of melancholia but mostly a lot of warmth and reverence for the "faithful friends who are dear to us" - to me, our true families - who travel near to us once more. And that line I cited that I just love, love, love.
And this:
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough, and have yourself a merry little Christmas now.
Mikaela:
I voted for "other" since my favourite will be one of my own country's traditional carols.
But of the English ones listed, I'm especially partial to "God rest ye merry, Gentlemen".
Plus, "Jarhead" proved to me just what an eminent song that "Grandma got run over by a Reindeer" tune is. In fact, I thought the thing had been created especially for "Jarhead". Had no idea there really *was* a song like that at all!
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on December 07, 2006, 05:25:10 pm ---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.
--- End quote ---
I'm sure that song probably has several names Barb. I've always known it as Carol of the Bells. :D
Fran:
My favorite is "Do You Hear What I Hear?" -- especially this verse:
Said the king to the people everywhere,
"Listen to what I say! Listen to what I say!
Pray for peace, people, everywhere....
delalluvia:
Carol of the Bells is my favorite. Thanks so much for the lyrics. I never knew them.
I also love another song, it's called O come, o come Emmanuel' which is bizarre since I've been sick to death of anything that smacks of the Middle East for years now:
O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny
From depths of Hell Thy people save
And give them victory o'er the grave
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,
In ancient times did'st give the Law,
In cloud, and majesty and awe.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
and, of all things, Hard Candy Christmas by Dolly Parton:
Hey, maybe Ill dye my hair
Maybe Ill move somewhere
Maybe Ill get a car
Maybe Ill drive so far
Theyll all lose track
Me, Ill bounce right back
Maybe Ill sleep real late
Maybe Ill lose some weight
Maybe Ill clear my junk
Maybe Ill just get drunk on apple wine
Me, Ill be just
Fine and dandy
Lord its like a hard candy christmas
Im barely getting through tomorrow
But still I wont let
Sorrow bring me way down
Ill be fine and dandy
Lord its like a hard candy christmas
Im barely getting through tomorrow
But still I wont let
Sorrow get me way down
Hey, maybe Ill learn to sew
Maybe Ill just lie low
Maybe Ill hit the bars
Maybe Ill count the stars until dawn
Me, I will go on
Maybe Ill settle down
Maybe Ill just leave town
Maybe Ill have some fun
Maybe Ill meet someone
And make him mine
Me, Ill be just
Fine and dandy
Lord its like a hard candy christmas
Im barely getting throung tomorrow
But still I wont let
Sorrow bring me way down
Ill be fine and dandy
Lord its like a hard candy christmas
Im barely getting through tomorrow
But still I wont let
Sorrow bring me way down
Ill be fine and dandy
Lord its like a hard candy christmas
Im barely getting through tomorrow
But still I wont let
Sorrow bring me way down
cause Ill be fine
(Ill be fine)
Oh, Ill be fine
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