I hate being bombarded with Christmas songs, albeit many total classics loved by the masses, when I haven't even figured out what to distribute on Halloween or my Thanksgiving menu! I was a Grinch until Mariah Carey's, "All I Want For Christmas is You" became my earworm. Great message, all that love, minus commercialism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY read more

Christmas Songs - Beverly Hills. Christmas 2012, (obviously pre-Mariah Carey's song :-), corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly Drive. - Music & DVDs Near Me

Ho, ho, ho! I love Christmas songs! From traditional hymns to Christmas classics to Steve Perry's "The Season" CD, to Rob Halford and Friends' "Halford III: Winter Songs" and Ronnie James Dios' "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," there are so many Christmas songs to love! When my family were young we would actually Christmas Carol door to door at Christmas time. There is a large local family who has Christmas carolled all over Huntsville, visiting local business which was always so fun to see! When Momma was in Assisted Living it was an absolute delight to have church youth groups sing Christmas Carols to everyone in her home! It just wouldn't be Christmas without Chrismtas songs. Sure, there are some lousy Christmas songs like "All I want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth" and another non favorite is "The Twelve Days of Christmas." "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" makes me cringe, as does "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause." These songs likely resonate with some. "Silent Night" is a favorite as is "Oh, Holy Night!" We are getting in the Christmas spirit around here and just put the Christmas tree up yesterday! Bring on the Christmas tunes and I hope everyone has a truly merry Christmas! read more

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I love listening to Christmas songs during the holiday season. I usually start the day after Thanksgiving until New Year's Day. It will be on at home, at work, and in my car. After that, it stays dormant for the rest of the year. It always brings me joy and evokes many fond memories. It makes the season more festive and merry. I love all the different genres too. Here are a few of my favorite Christmas songs, in no particular order. 1. Elvis Presley- Blue Christmas 2. Deck The Halls 3. Dean Martin- Baby It's Cold Outside 4. Bing Crosby- White Christmas 5. Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year 6. Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 7. Dean Martin - Winter Wonderland 8. Eddie Cantor- Santa Claus is Comin' to Town 9. Jingle Bell Rock 10. Michael Buble- It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas 11. Feliz Navidad 12. Drummer Boy The list can go on and on. 352 more days until Christmas! read more

We have just left the season of Christmas and the accompanying Christmas songs. I have to say that I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas songs. So many are a part of memories, but repetition can make them something akin to torture. I will say that one song I do love is Elvis Presley's version of "Blue Christmas." Only Elvis can add swagger to that song. David Bowie and Bing Crosby also have a great duet. The season is over and the songs will be unheard until next year. I will appreciate those songs and as the season passes, I will be happy to see the songs go back to slumber. read more

Christmas as Usual I have a bit of a moral dilemma when it comes to my feelings on Christmas, as I hate the commercial juggernaut that it has become, but I love Christmas music. But not just any Christmas music, mind you, but old timey Christmas music from the '50s and '60s. Something about the corny, cheese factor I find endearing. I can't stand any of this newer artists redoing old hits bullshit--and please don't get me started on Mariah Carey... I love it so much that I swear on my firstborn that I play it 24/7/365 at my desk at work. Being 100% honest, I only started doing it to annoy my co-workers, but now it's grown on me. You can swing-by my cube at any time and hear SiriusXM®'s Holiday Traditions (Channel 776) playing at just the right decibel to turn "Frosty the Snowman" into your earworm de jour. Now, please enjoy this holiday classic by Shirley Temple that's sure to get your Xmas spirit going at any time of the year: https://youtu.be/aUA7BPnog_0 read more

Christmas Songs - The only Christmas music station you ever need: SiriusXM®'s Holiday Traditions (Channel 776) - Music & DVDs Near Me

I'm not sure why, but I'm just not a fan of Christmas songs especially when they start in November! I don't like it when my usual radio station switches from adult contemporary to all Christmas music the week before Thanksgiving. Sure, I'll tell Alexa to play some Christmas music as we put the tree up and then she can play some more on Christmas morning while we're all sitting around and unwrapping presents. But that's about as much of it as I can stand. Interesting fact... several of the most popular Christmas songs were actually written and sung by Jews! "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" by Mel Torme. Jewish. "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by George Wyle and Eddie Pola. Both Jews. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Johnny Marks. Jewish! And that great classic "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin? Jewish! How cool is that? Just before the holidays on the team meeting, our project manager asked each of to sing a little bit of a Christmas song. I went with the classic. "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth." It's an easy lyric to remember. [Review 16534 overall - 387 in Texas - 44 of 2022.] read more

Christmas Songs - Ever! - Music & DVDs Near Me

I'm with Brent... I loathe the Christmas season and it's onslaught of seasonal sings that usually start Nov 1 in so many places. Being forced to listen to Christmas songs everywhere I go is a no go for me. So many people don't celebrate Christmas whether it be religion or trauma from childhood or any variety of reasons. Let's keep the holiday tunes to personal listening pleasures. I do confess I will occasionally listen to Christmas songs of my choosing. I also own a handful albums in Lp and Cd formats, although my favorite came in a cassette (remember those?). About 2 decades later I replaced that Cassette with a Cd for my holiday enjoyment. Any guesses what it could be? I'm including some pics... * Note * I am a five star fan of Halloween songs! read more

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I'm like Santa and after the big day I normally put Christmas season in the reader view mirror so I hesitated to drop this review. However I came across this page when I was in a ho ho ho mode, started to write it but left it to lanquish with all the other drafts. I'm doing a day of rest and this kept popping up, very annoyingly, so here goes ...... I gotta say that I'm old school when it comes to Christmas songs. I don't listen to 'em until well after I've had my Thanksgiving bird, ever. I don't want my Christmas off to a bad start by suffering with Christmas music fatigue by the time December 1st rolls around, seriously. But once I turn it on I'm all in through Christmas day and just like that it's a no-go for the next 334 days, full stop. I will never get tired of Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or Silent Night because I dearly love all the traditional songs of the holiday, you know the ones I always sang as a kid. But as we get older we can appreciate the songs of our youth and have room for new favorites too. Joy to the World, Carol of the Bells, O Holy Night, O Little Town of Bethlehem, The First Noel, What Child Is This?, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Deck the Halls, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Jingle Bell Rock, Blue Christmas, and that list goes on, but there's some pretty nice ones for an updated playlist. Songs like "Santa Tell Me" by Ariana Grande, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey, ... 3 "Like It's Christmas" by the Jonas Brothers, "Mistletoe" by Justin Bieber", 8 Days of Christmas" by Destiny's Child, & "My Gift Is You" by Gwen Stefani. But I couldn't post on this page without adding something you might not have heard before and it'll be my "what to" & "what not to" picks of the season. So I really love me some John Denver, I do, but he did a Christmas song that is just awful on so many levels: "Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk on Christmas) is one that just might want to skip :-) https://youtu.be/Li8GrxE1jfg On the other hand many of you may have never heard of this guy, but he played this for me, just him & his guitar, when he was writing the song. I really loved it and was happy that he eventually recorded it. It's "Christmas in Virginia" by my old pal Clinton Gregory https://youtu.be/FGr0ihI_HfE Bottom line: Whatever genre works for you, from to the Pavarotti to the Chipmunks, it's all good because hey it's Christmas :-) read more

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Christmas Songs are fun during the month of December. I'm for New Year songs starting January 1st. I really don't have special memories when I hear Christmas Songs. Maybe just whatever prompted me to buy a album. My daughter gave me lots of Christmas CD's she purchased. The rest of my albums were favorites of my parents. Bing Crosby reminds me of the movie White Christmas. My favorite is the Charlie Brown Christmas Album. I posted a bunch of albums on Music Legends during the 2021 season. We all needed to make the season last as long as possible this year in my opinion. Christmas Music is here to stay. I just don't want to hear it before Thanksgiving unless it's Jingle Bells! It feels like Christmas today because it's finally Holiday Weather freezing cold and snow! Meanwhile it's hard to sing Christmas Carols when it's 50 to 60 degrees End of this boring review. I'm looking forward to Christmas 2022. read more

Now that the threat of hearing Christmas Island one more time has faded, I'll go on record as saying I'm a fan of some Xmas songs. HOWEVER..... I am only a fan when the songs are played during a short window of time, say from the first or 2nd week of December up until Dec 25. I'm lucky to have had great Xmases growing up and music was always a part of it. As I got older I started finding some favorites of my own, The Jethro Tull Christmas album is probably my top pick, this was culled primarily from songs on other albums that had a Yule vibe. I also still find myself replaying Vince Guaraldi's trio A Charlie Brown Christmas, and one by jam band Moe( this one contains a truly bittersweet song called Home) For a peppier feel I go to Straight no Chaser, any album will do. As I was thinking about this review around the holidays I remembered another genre of Christmas music from the olden days, Polka. My parents had a large collection and it was fun to listen to. Well guess what, there are still young guys jamming out on accordions and making this style their own. In my own case, I am inclined to listen to Xmas music when in need of motivation to do Xmas related activities, decorating, wrapping gifts etc. These familiar cultural sounds can bring back strong memories of times and people passed. Use sparingly..... read more

OMG - I'm gonna die. I don't think I will make it through this looooooong Christmas season. I just heard the first Christmas jingle of the season (11/28/19). I'm honestly surprised that it took so long for the first Christmas tune to appear over broadcast radio. I love Christmas, and the Christmas season just like anyone else, but OMG, shoot me in the head with these damned Christmas tunes that are played over and over. Write some new ones, for crying out loud! Just in case you are interested, the first one of the season that I heard was Silver Bells by Garth Brooks. How many more times can this tune be recorded??? read more

Christmas Songs - I got this in an email today - MAKE it STOP!!! - Music & DVDs Near Me

Christmas Songs. Holy Shit! There are truly few things in life I find more annoying. This is right up there with watching C-Span 4, having your appetizer and entrée hit the table at the same time and door to door electricity sales. I truly don't get the point of this. Between stores playing the songs and having displays up in October, radio stations going all Christmas before Thanksgiving and then you have made up things like Christmas in July. I guess I'll make my own fake holiday where from now on I'll be celebrating Thanksgiving in Febtober. Realistically speaking there are only how many of these songs? Twenty or so? Yet, every "artist" from Mel Tormé to Chicago to William Shatner and beyond just has to put their own spin on it. Why? Because it's a 100% unadulterated cash grab to continue to totally whore out everything Christmas related. I mean ok, there are a few good ones. At least in Santa Baby you get a nice wholesome story of Santa the Sugar Daddy and the Gold Digging Ho or there is the other subversive classic I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus which is adultery 101. If you're a Breitbart person who drinks the conspiracy Kool-Aid maybe some Winter Wonderland will be good for you as you sit by the fire. Me personally, no I don't want to dash through the snow in my hybrid one horse open sleigh and no, I'm not going to have a Happy Holiday because honestly I despise these songs and everything about them. Seriously, Christmas can go suck my Silver Bells and if I never heard another one of these seasonal turds again I would be more than alright with that. read more

Only when it's very near to Christmas do I like holiday music. I love Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby and "that" Mariah song! I tend to stay away from the sadder tunes (John Lennon). Christmas makes me emotional enough as it is! Bring it on Billy Squier! read more

I bet the nay sayers...(although they have a good point regarding overuse of jollity for commercial purposes), I bet they start indulging in pumpkin spice in September. Actually that crazed buying commercialization has seemed a bit muted for the past two years. As it should be...but pumpkin spice rages on. read more

Christmas Songs - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas from Meet Me In St. Louis - Music & DVDs Near Me

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Ugh. Although I'm writing this in the heat of July, I'm already dreading Christmas songs. It feels like they're right around the corner, ready to jump out with Holly Holly Holly. Merry Merry. Fa la la la just shut up. There aren't any other holidays that we listen music to for the weeks/months leading up to that holiday! We don't listen to patriotic tunes in late June, leading up the 4th of July, do we? You don't catch me in September listening to Monster Mash! Why do we do this with Christmas. If you wanna listen to Christmas music, that's fine. Just listen to it on Christmas! We need more up to date songs too. Who goes dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh anymore? read more