Collection of Christmas Music suggestions

Collection of Christmas Music suggestions

I think I should have chosen the above title the first time I posted this, probably not too many people will have noticed that the title itself was a song name...

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Have yourself a merry little Christmas

OK, Christmas is approaching, and even I start listening to Christmas music. I do not know what you listen to or like, but here are a few songs that are playing around here these days. Be warned though, this is not just one genre.

Let us start with a classic, Drummer Boy. There is a very famous version with Bing Crosby and a rather young David Bowie:
Bing Crosby & David Bowie - The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth

One interesting thing about Chirstmas songs is that many diferent people performed them - in different ways. This is the same song, by Die Toten Hosen (though here performing as Die Roten Rosen):
The LIttle Drummer Boy(Die Toten Hosen)

This is from an album Die Toten Hosen (DTH) published under the name Die Roten Rosen. Just go to Youtube, search for that name, enjoy. They performed a number of covers, but also wrote their own songs. This one (Frohes Fest) is my favourite from that album - but only if you understand German will you understand why this song is so powerful:
Die Toten Hosen: Frohes Fest

Talking of covers, they did (among others) cover Slade:
Die Roten Rosen-Merry X-Mas Everybody

I think it is a bit more powerful than the original:
Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody - OFFICIAL VIDEO
Can you hear the difference between Punk Rock and Glam Rock?

And now for something completely different, Doris Day singing Winter Wonderland:
Winter Wonderland by Doris Day

Of course I also have this song in the Eurythmics version:
Eurythmics - Winter Wonderland

Let us continue with that tempo and the Pogues and their Fairytale of New York:
The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video))

Another rather silent song comes from Chris de Burgh:
Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling

And I think it is almost impossible to not know this one from Chris Rea:
Chris Rea : Driving Home For Christmas

I have a few more soft/slow Christmas songs, but let us move to slightly faster rythms, with some Rolling Rock from Shakin Stevens:
Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone

If you liked that you will like this one too, from Gary Glitter (Yes, I know what he did later and I am not happy about it.):
Gary Glitter - Another Rock 'n' Roll Christmas

I do not think that Christmas should be every day, because it would be rather boring then, but Wizzard thinks so:
Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

There is a Christmas album compiled entirely of punk rock songs, under the title (not surprising) "Punk Rock Christmas". (Another good one is A Santa Clause.) One of the songs (and my favourite on that album) is Deck the Halls by Zebrahead:
Zebrahead - Deck the Halls (I Hate Christmas)

And now for something quite different. I do not get along very well with Heavy Metal, in my opinion most of it is just loud, but lacking melody and good lyrics, things I can find in Punk Rock - which I also think has much more power. But anyway, there is a Christmas album (Twisted Christmas) published by Twisted Sister that I like quite a bit. This is their version of 12 days of Christmas:
Twisted Sister - Heavy Metal Christmas

One reason I l;ike this album is probably that they worked very similarly to DTH, creating their versions of Christmas classics:
Twisted Sister - Oh Come All Ye Faithful

Of course, they too saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus:
Twisted Sister - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

So, these are some of the songs in my Christmas playlist, I hope you might like the one or other. If you have more suggestions, just post them in the comments, I am always open for good music.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas...
Twisted Sister - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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