Community Advent Calendar Day 3 - Your favourite Christmas song?
Ross_Alumni
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Carrying on with the Christmas countdown, next we have one of the most popular topics. Get your singing voice ready!
What is your favourite Christmas song?
It's a simple question, with so many possible answers. Is it possible to pick just one? I'm not sure, there are so many that I love and I'm certain you'll be the same.If I had to pick a favourite, right now I would say Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid, any of the versions. But I also love:
- Merry Christmas (War is Over) by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- Fairytale of New York by The Pogues
- Underneath the Tree by Kelly Clarkson
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I don’t know the name of the song but it has the lyrics “you scumbag you maggot you something f****t in it”. That’s not why I like it, that’s just all I can remember from it0
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@66Mustang - it's amazing what you can find with google: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/pogues/fairytaleofnewyork.html
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I like silent night (the more silent the better) also the holly and the ivy (ouch..OUCH!)
and Once in Royal David’s city ?.
incidentally my wife considers Fairytale of New York to be ‘our’ song! Seriously ?0 -
What makes her consider that one in particular to be your song @leeCal?
I bet you both do a lovely duet0 -
Ahh seems like my favourite is a favourite of many people at least I can find it on YouTube now, thanks0
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@Ross_Scope it’s the way the woman is swearing at the man and he’s swearing back, that general tone! She’s only half joking ? tbh0
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My other half's favourite is Elton John - Step into Christmas which is he is currently playing to death on Alexa
Mine is Mariah Carey's All I want for Christmas or, like you @Ross_Scope , Merry Christmas (War is Over) by John Lennon and Yoko Ono0 -
I notice how you didn't comment on the bit about doing a lovely duet @leeCal Yeah I can see why that would be a funny joke to make with that song haha, I'm not keen on some of the language used in it, but ignoring the lyrics and just focussing on the melody is where I get my enjoyment from that one.
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66Mustang said:I don’t know the name of the song but it has the lyrics “you scumbag you maggot you something f****t in it”. That’s not why I like it, that’s just all I can remember from it
It's a classic but like I said last week, because of the slightly offensive second verse the BBC banned it years ago.
Honourable mentions go to all of the following... Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens, Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard, Hey Mr Christmas by Showaddywaddy and Lonely this Christmas by Mud, and also Millennium Prayer by Cliff Richard.
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My favourite is
One more sleep - leona lewis we countdown the number of sleeps we have a door hanger with a countdown wheel on
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@janer1967 One more sleep is a great song that I often forget about! Thank you for posting and reminding me about it
I'd say mine is All i want for christmas by Mariah Carey - it amazes me how well I know the words of christmas songs when each december comes around0 -
I'm not generally a fan of Christmas songs but I do like Mariah (the first few times it's played in the season!), Wham! - Last Christmas, and Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt. Not sure I should admit to any of those!
Ruth Jones upset a lot of people last year using the Fairytale of New York in the Gavin & Stacey special....and using that specific line. Prime time BBC One as well. It doesn't bother me, but I did read a few posts from people I know that were offended and did understand a bit better why they felt so strongly about it. There is going to be another xmas special this year...I don't think they'll be making the same mistake again this time.
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OverlyAnxious said:I'm not generally a fan of Christmas songs but I do like Mariah (the first few times it's played in the season!), Wham! - Last Christmas, and Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt. Not sure I should admit to any of those!
Ruth Jones upset a lot of people last year using the Fairytale of New York in the Gavin & Stacey special....and using that specific line. Prime time BBC One as well. It doesn't bother me, but I did read a few posts from people I know that were offended and did understand a bit better why they felt so strongly about it. There is going to be another xmas special this year...I don't think they'll be making the same mistake again this time.
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I like hete it is merry Xmas and rocking around the Xmas tree and last Xmas I live them all ha ha I xant pick0
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Good choices @lisathomas50, will you be throwing those songs on a lot this Xmas?
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My fave Christmas song is Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
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i like mariah,,and one more sleep, i love most christmas songs if i'm being honest
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Can we do Halloween first? 😆
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