Christmas songs

What songs get you in the holiday spirit.

[rocker]

I was wrapping Christmas presents listening to music and one of my favorite Christmas songs came on, David Bowie and Bing Crosby singing Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy.

Whenever I hear that song it puts me in a trans, sort of like what happened on Seinfeld when Elaine's boyfriend heard Desperado.

What song and by what artist puts you in the holiday spirit?

[Murdoch]

Any Christmas song sung by Bing Crosby :)

[smells so good]

John Lennon - So This is Christmas

[LifeinAsia]

Material Girl by Madona. ;)

[rocknbil]

Your brain is full of unwashed socks
Your mind is full of gunk, Mr. GrriiNCH -
The three words that describe you are as follows -
AND I QUOTE -
Stink.
Stank.
STUUUUNK!

:-)

[abbeyvet]

The Pogues, Fairytale of New York - a great song, if not exactly cheery thoughout, but then life isn't unadulterated cheer, even at Christmas.

[dcheney]

"Happy Birthday" ... but I'm weird ;-)

[chocorol]

Xmas Curtain - My Morning Jacket

[Jordo needs a drink]

Anything by Transiberian Orchestra very loud seems to get me in the Christmas mood...

[sem4u]

Last Christmas - Wham

Cheesy but I still love it :)

Also, Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid.

[ska_demon]

Hey Santa Claus
By Kevin Bloody Wilson

Cracks me up every time I hear it.

[katana_one]

Christmas at Ground Zero, by Weird Al Yankovic

[Fiver]

I actually like some modern original christmas music, the kind of stuff I didn't think existed when I was young.

like.... Hawksley Workman, an enigmatic Canadian performer extraordinaire... he put out a nice christmas album [en.wikipedia.org] back in 2001

and Sufjan Stevens - he puts out a christmas album every year, but didn't actually release them until this year, all together [en.wikipedia.org]. He's also one of the best new talents to come out of anywhere in ... forever.

[Essex_boy]

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