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It’s December, that means it’s time for the thread of Ultimate Christmas Music.
We lead off with O Tannenbaum by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, from the Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack.
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We lead off with O Tannenbaum by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, from the Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack.
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Missed Day 2, so we'll drop two today.
First up: The definitive version of Good King Wenceslas as it was clearly originally intended to be sung, with scat lyrics.
First up: The definitive version of Good King Wenceslas as it was clearly originally intended to be sung, with scat lyrics.
Official Day 3 with some solid Canadian Content, eh?
Two for one here with BNL and Sarah McLachlan mashing up God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and We Three Kings.
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Two for one here with BNL and Sarah McLachlan mashing up God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and We Three Kings.
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Blue Christmas is a song that pretty much every artist who records a Holiday album takes a swing at and needs to be here.
Further, any list of #ChristmasMusic that purports to be definitive needs to have one from the King.
Today we tick those two boxes.
Further, any list of #ChristmasMusic that purports to be definitive needs to have one from the King.
Today we tick those two boxes.
Day 5 of Christmas Music and the confurming indicator that my Gen X flag will be flying proudly in this list.
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Alrighty, Mel Torme wrote it, everybody on the planet has covered it, but as overplayed as it is, nobody has sung it better than Nat King Cole.
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Hrrm, seems I missed yesterday. SO TWO TODAY!
If your #ChristmasMusic list does not have Louis Satchmo Armstrong on it, you have let your listeners down. And while his orchestra does an exceptional version of Jingle Bells, I’m going with this one.
If your #ChristmasMusic list does not have Louis Satchmo Armstrong on it, you have let your listeners down. And while his orchestra does an exceptional version of Jingle Bells, I’m going with this one.
Yes. We’re doing Der Bingle’s version of White Christmas.
See my justification for Nat King Cole and The Christmas Song above.
I swear we’ll get out of standard stuff later in this list. Some of these are well known for a reason.
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See my justification for Nat King Cole and The Christmas Song above.
I swear we’ll get out of standard stuff later in this list. Some of these are well known for a reason.
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Waaay behind. Gotta drop, uh, 4 today?
The Immortal Eartha Kitt. She wasn’t just Catwoman and in an Eddie Murphy movie, y’know.
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The Immortal Eartha Kitt. She wasn’t just Catwoman and in an Eddie Murphy movie, y’know.
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This entire album by @YoYo_Ma is amazing but I can’t think of a better version of Dona Nobis Pacem, except maybe Father Mulcahy in M.A.S.H.
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There’s an amazing jazz instrumental version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Terence Blanchard and David Sanchez that I can’t find online. Have to rip from CD.
So here’s Rowlf and John Denver because why the hell not?
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So here’s Rowlf and John Denver because why the hell not?
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OK. Jingle Bells. Lots of contenders here, but I strongly feel it’s just not right without the original instrumentation: Tuba, banjo, percussion.
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I believe I mentioned my Gen X flag would be flying?
The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl with some of the finest Irish Christmas Insults, and glimmer of hope at the end.
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The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl with some of the finest Irish Christmas Insults, and glimmer of hope at the end.
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So @YoYo_Ma’s album Songs of Peace and Joy is so good it gets another track on this list, @AlisonKrauss on the vocals.
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