I tend to spontaneously break into renditions of “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” without warning. Often in April. In highschool concert plan I got to play the melody (which was a rarity, playing french horn and all) and it’s just stuck with me.
“Carol of the Bells” is hauntingly beautiful.
And who can deny the transcendent emotional resonance of Bob & Doug MacKenzie’s version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”?
Oh, that should be “concert band,” by the way. I have no idea where “plan” came from. If it’s Freudian, I guess I have a fairly mundane subconscious.
“On the first day of Christmas/
My true love gave to me… a beer”.
Thanks, Treviathan. I’m working in retail right now, so I hate almost all Christmas music, but particularly “Santa Honey”, and “Jingle Bell Rock”.
Is anyone else familiar with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and their great pieces “Christmas Eve in Sarajevo” and “Revenge of the Sugar Plum Fairy”? I love those. I’m listening to “Christmas…” right now.
For traditional pieces, the only ones I really still like are the Huron Carol and “O Come Emmanuel”, although they played some wonderful medieval ones at church on Sunday- all unfamiliar and cool. Okay, “Silent Night”, too.
Yup. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Wicked cool! 
I personally thought that the rendition of O Holy Night in the church in Home Alone was surprisingly well done, and really transcended the dumb-movie genre.
I also happen to love The Twelve Days of Christmas, perhaps because I’m enough of a kid at heart to enjoy the challenge of trying to sing it all in one breath…
I have a new worst. They played an adaptation of “Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream” that was “Mr. Santa, don’t forget me” and it was horrible. They never announced who was singing it and I’m not sure I want to find out.
:cringe:
The best novelty song is “Little Davey Dinkle” by the cast of Urinetown (guess what rhymes with Dinkle) on the Carols for a Cure 2001 CD.
The absolute worst is “That’s What I Want for Christmas.” Your teeth fall out listening to this one.
I’ve heard that one! It’s on a tape at work!
Yesterday I heard “Love Shack” turned into a Christmas song. Yuck.
Christmas Time (Is Here Again) - The Beatles
Always makes me think of better days.
Holy smokes. I found a link to download that “I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek” song. That is just…it’s so…it…oy. Listen to it yourselves. The download link is at the end of this Stomp Tokyo review of Don’t Open Till Christmas