It’s that time of year again when some radio stations switch over to all holiday songs, we hear it in the stores, etc. It’s everywhere. And whether you love it or hate it, you probably have at least one that you love or hate the most…or both.
I like different kinds of holiday music from traditional carols to modern songs, but my favorite is Bing Crosby and David Bowie’s rendition of “Little Drummer Boy.” The song itself is beautiful, great melody and I like the addition of the “Peace on Earth” verse that goes with it. But what I really like is just the weirdness of it all. Bing Crosby and David Bowie?! What was that planning meeting like?
My least favorite is “The Christmas Shoes.” I know a lot of people DO like it, and that’s fine, everybody has different tastes, but there are also a lot of people who don’t like it, including comedian Patton Oswalt. You can see the video below. WARNING: The video has explicit language and imagery.
What are some of your favorite and not so favorite holiday tunes?
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I like that version of “Little Drummer Boy” too. I heard “The Christmas Shoes” for the first time this year and I thought how sweet, yet how totally depressing. Can’t there be one holiday we don’t try to drag people down with? My mom died 7 days before Christmas in 1982, so I know what it’s like. Do we have to smack people with that much reality in a song?
Okay, stepping off my soapbox now.
“O Holy Night” has always been one of my favorites. I really like it sung in French. “Mary Did You Know?” is another nice one. The Von Trapp Children released a CD a few years ago titled, “Snow.” It has a lot of great music on it. I highly recommend it.
Have to go with “Carol of the Bells”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrW2Jm6JKXc
And you can’t go wrong with “Silent Night.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXLIT1tOK7s&
For a joke, you can go wrong with “Twelve Days of Christmas.” http://youtu.be/0hFb-vepuM8
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