Name Your Favorite Christmas Song

**Motown Eddie** · 12-14-2017, 07:25 AM

Name Your Favorite Christmas Songs. Here's my top ten;

1. "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"-The Crystals
2. "Little Bright Star"-The Supremes
3. "Christmas In The City"-Marvin Gaye
4. "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"-Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
5. "This Christmas"-Donny Hathaway
6. "Happy Christmas [[War Is Over)"-John Lennon
7. "Sleigh Ride"-The Ronettes
8. "Someday At Christmas"-Stevie Wonder
9. "Santa Baby"-Eartha Kitt
10. "Merry Christmas Baby"-Otis Redding

**Circa 1824** · 12-14-2017, 07:17 PM

Merry Christmas, Darling by the Carpenters.

“Greeting cards have all been sent. The Christmas rush is through .....”

**sophisticated_soul** · 12-14-2017, 07:27 PM

"I'll Be Home For Christmas" [[1958) by Johnny Mathis is my all-time favorite Christmas song.

**TomatoTom123** · 12-14-2017, 09:14 PM

There are some massively overplayed Christmas classics here in the UK, some of which I really like, but am sick of hearing, lol

My faves of the classics are probably...

"Step Into Christmas" by Elton John
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" by Wizzard
"Merry Christmas Everyone" by Shakin' Stevens

This year I have gone away and collated a Christmas playlist, so here are some of my newfound Christmas faves...

"Christmas Gift" by Margie Joseph
"Christmas Just Ain't Christmas" by The O'Jays
"Having A Christmas Party" by Teddy Pendergrass
"What Christmas Means To Me" by Stevie Wonder or Cee Lo Green [[can’t decide!)

I think my favourite overall Christmas song might be "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" which I have about 10 versions of, including by The Supremes, Lou Rawls, KC & The Sunshine Band, even Bootsy Collins!!

**TomatoTom123** · 12-14-2017, 09:16 PM

I love this very fun Christmas song, although I have no idea who The Groove Thangs actually are, heehee

**sansradio** · 12-14-2017, 09:18 PM

Hands down...Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas.” No covers, only his original. That is all. 😁

**TomatoTom123** · 12-14-2017, 09:20 PM

The Staple Singers' "Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas?" is being used in a Christmas advert this year... I love the song but am not sure about its message...

**thanxal** · 12-14-2017, 11:51 PM

"Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day" Brenda Lee
https://youtu.be/WQgCDnhIZVs

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**marv2** · 12-15-2017, 06:56 PM

Here's my favorite for many, many years.....

**marv2** · 12-15-2017, 06:59 PM

If I were picking favorites by decades, this would be my favorite from the 80s:

**Luciano** · 12-15-2017, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by marv2

Here's my favorite for many, many years.....

No way Marv! This is one of my favorites to.

**marv2** · 12-15-2017, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by Luciano

No way Marv! This is one of my favorites to.

Way Luciano! LOL! There has been something bugging me about this particular recording for a while. I am almost certain I remember hearing it first as a kid sometime in the late 60s. I cannot find any information on when it was recorded and originally released. I have found it on a Christmas album they released on Buddha in 1973, but I could have sworn I heard it years before 1973. Help anyone?

**Circa 1824** · 12-16-2017, 08:17 AM

There Is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas by Perry Como

**Luciano** · 12-17-2017, 09:47 AM

Marv - I found this 45 saying it was issued in 1974. I believe with "Silent Night". I can't find anything before that year.

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**Luciano** · 12-17-2017, 09:52 AM

I think this is my favorite Christmas song. Charles Brown's "Please Come Home for Christmas" but I have about 30 I like to hear every year.

**Circa 1824** · 12-17-2017, 11:04 AM

Blue Christmas, Elvis Presley

**marv2** · 12-17-2017, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by Luciano

Marv - I found this 45 saying it was issued in 1974. I believe with "Silent Night". I can't find anything before that year.

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Luciano, that's the problem I've been having. I can't find out the actual recording date anywhere. I am pretty sure that I heard it much earlier than 1973-74. I was still in grade school when I heard it by Gladys and the Pips.

**55Motown** · 12-20-2017, 11:11 AM

This totally underplayed Christmas song from 2013 called 'Santa,let's leave it at that' yes, by The Delgonives. Only had one airplay wordwide. Think Beach Boys and is a derivative of 'Libby, let's leave it at that':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUGYtzI_9-E

**mr_june** · 12-21-2017, 11:17 AM

"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IagRZBvLtw

**DJMoch** · 12-21-2017, 06:19 PM

For me, my number one Christmas album I listen to year after year is the Salsoul Orchestra's "Christmas Jollies". Especially the 12-minute long Christmas medley and 7-minute New Years medley contained within.

**144man** · 12-22-2017, 11:28 AM

Five of my favourite Christmas songs:

Christmas [[Baby Pleaser Come Home) - Darlene Love
What Christmas Means to Me - Stevie Wonder
Christmas Ain't Christmas...Without the One You Love - O'Jays
[[PIR/Neptune)
Christmas Everyday - Miracles
Wish You A Merry Christmas - Kim Weston

plus non-genre the cynical I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake

**marv2** · 12-22-2017, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by 144man

Five of my favourite Christmas songs:

Christmas [[Baby Pleaser Come Home) - Darlene Love
What Christmas Means to Me - Stevie Wonder
Christmas Ain't Christmas...Without the One You Love - O'Jays
[[PIR/Neptune)
Christmas Everyday - Miracles
Wish You A Merry Christmas - Kim Weston

plus non-genre the cynical I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake

I like every one of those!