(I can't promise that the links work since youtube is blocked at work)
The Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Billy Squier - Christmas is a Time to Say I love You
Adam Sandler - The Hanukkah Song (Not Christmas obviously but still a great tune)
Josh Groban - O Holy Night
and my favorite:
Barenaked Ladies w/ Sarah McLachlan - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
So tell me what are your favorite rock or more contemporary Christmas songs? Lets make a list!
-Doc
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21 comments:
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Just heard the Bruce Springstein Santa Claus is Coming to Town yesterday...love that one. I know this is hokey, but the Christmas song that came out in the late 80s about there is no snow in Africa...can't think of the title, but it reminds me of high school or maybe Freshman in college.
Oh yeah... Do They know it's Christmas time at all ?
Good one Tammy, I really like that one too!
I like the Do They Know It's Christmas song too
all your mentions are great doc although I think Gladys Knight's version of O Holy Night is amazing
Bruce's song came on the car radio the other day and as I was singing along I realized I was speeding - wonder if Highway Patrol would have bought my excuse
Hope sends hugs to Patrick
I like U2's Christmas song from back before Bono realized how cool he was:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IyWX94knJU
And I'm such a sucker for the movie "Love Actually" that I love "All I want for Christmas is You" even though they let Mariah Carey sing it. But I like the version actually in the film best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z1lWgVJXOk
I'm still going with Erasure She won't be Home. It's my favorite.
I'm not embarrassed to admit that I actually like Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You."
I also like Trans Siberian Orchestra and Mannheim Steamroller.
Alright, So we add Gladys Knight, Erasure, and Mariah Carey to the list for sure.
Manheim Steamroller counts too... they kind of do their own thing.
I will have to check out U2's Christmas song... not familar with that one. But sure why not!
The Trans Siberian Orchestra "Christmas Eve Sarajevo 2000" is my favorite, which is really their version of "Carol of the Bells". And it is awesome.
Twisted Sister's Twisted Christmas jams! You gotta love 'Heavy Metal Christmas'....
On my heavy metal Christmas my true love gave to me,
Twelve silver crosses
Eleven black mascaras
Ten pairs of platforms
Nine tattered t-shirts
Eight pentagrams
Seven leather jackets
Six cans of hairspray
Five skull earrings
Four quarts of Jack
Three studded belts
Two pairs of spandex pants
And a tattoo of Ozzy!
I can't wait to play it every Christmas morning.
Ok I am with the Trans-Sibeian orchestra...but
Absolut are you sure that you play that every Christmas?
Sleighride by Brian Setzer. It rocks the house!
My all time favorite is Jethro Tull, "A Christmass Song"
Here it is with the lyrics too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yibz4xAejos&feature=fvw
Hey Joker I am not familiar with that one but I like Brian Setzer from the stray Cats so that goes on the list too.
I will have to check yours out at home Mic... I think I may have heard that one before....
Keep them coming folks!
Harry Conick Jr. - (Must Have Been Ol') Santa Claus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb1_OeH07PQ&feature=PlayList&p=A80638F04E784E0C&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=37
Jessica Simpson - Baby It's Cold Outside
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfvOgEEsaO8
I totally LOVE the Hanukkah Song. It cracks me up every time. Hmm, I am going now to search i tunes for it. :-)
I like Taylor Swift's "Santa Baby", Vanessa Williams "Do You Hear What I Hear" and anyone singing "Mary Did You Know" one of my new faves...
I also really like "Do They Know it's Christmas" but they play it all the time here!
This one. The Drifters, I believe. :)
Great list Doc. I like most of those you listed. I read your Bowl picks as well. You and I are on the same page on nearly all of them. Cheers!!
Doc, I know its only been out for 2 years, but it has been played the last 2 Christmas mornings and will be again this year.
I love The Eagles song and the Billy Squier song especially.
When I taught dance (many years and 30 pounds ago), I would play "Run run Rudolph" during the holidays. I would put a red nose on the little ballerinas and get them to do leaps across the floor. That is one of my favorite Christmas song related memories.
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