# Sounds of the season **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [December 22, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639 "2020-12-22T13:43:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639/1 "2020-12-22T13:43:24Z")
I recently tried creating a poll where people could vote for as many as they liked, but I did something wrong. I hope to do better this time. Which do you like? I think I’m limited to 20. So yes, dozens are missing, which is why I gave a “Not Listed” at the end…add them in your comments. Add links to your favorites. A few links: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dnVAX_Mgzog/hqdefault.jpg "Pat-a-pan - Mark Burrows") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnVAX_Mgzog) Ukranian Bell Carol: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DpwbyFltv6g/maxresdefault.jpg "[SING-ALONG VIDEO] Carol of the Bells – Pentatonix") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpwbyFltv6g) (Instrumental) Christmas Time is Here [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YvI_FNrczzQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvI_FNrczzQ) _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639/2 "2020-12-23T02:28:57Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AxMtRaOkvXI/maxresdefault.jpg "Military musicians sing ‘Carol of the Bells’") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxMtRaOkvXI) Ran across this a few years ago and always enjoy it this time of year. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639/3 "2020-12-23T02:55:27Z")
Morgan James, “Winter Wonderland” on PBS. > **["Winter Wonderland" - Morgan James and APO](https://www.pbssocal.org/programs/ella-wishes-you-a-swinging-christmas-with-vanessa-williams/morgan-james-and-apo-perform-winter-wonderland-6bzkye/)** > > Morgan James and the American Pops Orchestra perform "Winter Wonderland." ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639/4 "2020-12-23T03:00:25Z")
Leon Redbone And Zooey Deschanel do that problematic song. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6d-4aOi3AzQ/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC8AKKAgwIABABGGYgZihmMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBiDg7msGlEFBo3dw44cJYi34jm4Q "Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschanel - Baby, It's Cold Outside") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d-4aOi3AzQ) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639/5 "2020-12-24T00:58:13Z")
I think Vince did a nice job on this one: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZMhFIXJOtFA/maxresdefault.jpg "Do You Hear What I Hear") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMhFIXJOtFA) And I haven’t heard any that I like better than Johnny on this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JHAFT2i5h5w/maxresdefault.jpg "Johnny Mathis - O Holy Night (from Home for Christmas)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHAFT2i5h5w) When “Winter Wonderland” comes on the radio or TV, it always makes me think of: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IbPy9zqWGcU/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob Rivers - Walkin' 'Round In Womens Underwear") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPy9zqWGcU) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639/6 "2020-12-24T03:05:28Z")
Not really a Christmas song, _per se_, but worming its way into the plethora. Karen’s voice brings me to tears. [Little Altar Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lt87fGKaSA&ab_channel=NedNickerson2010), Carpenters ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639/7 "2020-12-24T03:10:09Z")
Eva Cassidy and Chuck Brown https://www.youtube.com/embed/5PbvjAR_rgs?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDQM8e0ey3qFZd0 > **[The Spirit of Christmas (Chuck Brown album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit_of_Christmas_(Chuck_Brown_album))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Spirit of Christmas is a studio album by Washington, D.C.-based go-go musician Chuck Brown, released in 1999. This is Chuck Brown's first and only Christmas album, and features go-go renditions of nine traditional Christmas carols, including the remake of Johnny Moore's Three Blazers song "Merry Christmas, Baby". ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639/8 "2020-12-25T03:09:17Z")
Say what you will about my 'munks but they have some musician chops. Did you know that Meredith Willson who wrote this, also wrote “Till there was you”? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kno4sPAvMIU/maxresdefault.jpg "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kno4sPAvMIU) A retrofitted song: Hands. It touches on a lot of themes, like hope (If I could tell the world just one thing, it would be that we’re all ok), the divine (We are God’s hands) ; a guide to our own behavior (In the end only kindness matters). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cEBu6qBnX0w/maxresdefault.jpg "Jewel - Hands (Christmas Version) (from Joy: A Holiday Collection)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEBu6qBnX0w) Adding an unusual one…I never saw the film but I heard it on a Smash Mouth CD. Better Do It Right/Smash Mouth [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2vydXgEb0tA/maxresdefault.jpg "Better Do It Right (From "Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas" Soundtrack)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vydXgEb0tA) ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2020, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-of-the-season/928639/9 "2020-12-25T09:35:50Z")
Since I just listened to her updated version on Instragram, I voted for O Holy Night. [https://www.instagram.com/tv/CJNCSgipZ4f/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link](https://www.instagram.com/tv/CJNCSgipZ4f/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link) Here’s the same song, recorded a few years ago on a computer, in a hotel room. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7HCfLoKVVYk/hqdefault.jpg "Halestorm "O Holy Night" Vocal By Lzzy Hale") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HCfLoKVVYk)