# Favorite Holiday Songs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-holiday-songs/218275>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 11, 2003, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-holiday-songs/218275 "2003-12-11T04:54:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-holiday-songs/218275/21 "2003-12-14T21:35:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Antonius Block \*  
> The original version is a Ukrainian street carol called **“Shchedrick”**. Oddly enough, the lyrics have _nothing whatsoever_ to do with bells!

Nevermind recordings, I’d love to know where to find the sheet music in the original Ukrainian! Any ideas? (Pref. SATB\* a cappella \*arrangement, but I realize I can’t be too fussy here.)

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-holiday-songs/218275/22 "2003-12-14T21:40:20Z")

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Religious-Schubert’s _Ave Maria_, “Night of Silence”, “Oh Holy Night”  
Secular-“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” (I LOVE this song!)  
“Marshmallow World”  
“Santa Baby” (the older version, NOT the Madonna one)  
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”  
“Holly and the Ivy”  
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”  
“Count Your Blessings” from _White Christmas_

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**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-holiday-songs/218275/23 "2003-12-15T00:22:02Z")

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My favorite Xmas song is the Ave Maria written by Frans Biebl.

Until then, I didn’t realize it could have more then one meody attached to it.

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-holiday-songs/218275/24 "2003-12-15T05:55:47Z")

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Religious-Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light  
Messiah

Secular-Christmas at Ground Zero  
Tom Lehrer’s Christmas Carol  
Fatty Claus  
The McKenzie Brothers 12 days-Take OFF!  
Deck Us All With Boston Charlie

Hey **Guin** -did you hear that there’s a version of ‘I Want a Hippopotamus’ that starts ‘I Want a keg of Murphy’s Stout for Christmas’?

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**Author:** ![HDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bb73d2/32.png) [@HDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HDS)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-holiday-songs/218275/25 "2003-12-15T11:22:12Z")

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> I believe it’s called The Closing of the Year - it’s my wife’s fave Christmas song.

Ooooo, thanks! I’ve just known it as “that Christmas song from Toys, the one at the beginning and the end.” I love it too.

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