# What Christmas songs do you look forward to?/Your favorite renditions of Christmas songs \[merged\]

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**Created:** [November 21, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-songs-do-you-look-forward-to-your-favorite-renditions-of-christmas-songs-merged/603667 "2011-11-21T18:13:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-songs-do-you-look-forward-to-your-favorite-renditions-of-christmas-songs-merged/603667/82 "2011-12-04T06:59:04Z")

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[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zHx6Idga4ww/hqdefault.jpg "Come And I Will Sing You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHx6Idga4ww)

Not a proper carol, really, but still fun to sing among a group at xmas-time.

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**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-songs-do-you-look-forward-to-your-favorite-renditions-of-christmas-songs-merged/603667/83 "2011-12-04T14:55:13Z")

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“This Christmas” by Donny Hathaway. No one else’s version, please.

“Santa Claus is Coming to Town” by the Jackson Five.

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-songs-do-you-look-forward-to-your-favorite-renditions-of-christmas-songs-merged/603667/84 "2011-12-07T00:57:12Z")

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For pagans, Wiccans, tree-huggers, and other assorted filthy hippies weary of shopping n’ Santa - happy Solstice! [http://contactmusic.com/video/annie-lennox-god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen](http://contactmusic.com/video/annie-lennox-god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen)

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-songs-do-you-look-forward-to-your-favorite-renditions-of-christmas-songs-merged/603667/85 "2011-12-09T15:34:07Z")

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I like “O Holy Night” by Mr. Michael Crawford. When he hits the second high note at the end, well, it just makes me all tingly feeling.

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**Author:** ![Inthewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Inthewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inthewater)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-songs-do-you-look-forward-to-your-favorite-renditions-of-christmas-songs-merged/603667/86 "2011-12-09T17:59:46Z")

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I think all of these have been mentioned already, but they are my favorites:

Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg

The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole

Any Christmas Song by them, but “The Christmas Song” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Merry Christmas Darling” top the list - The Carpenters

All of those really make me feel like it is the holiday season.

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