Santa Claus (St. Nick), as drawn by Thomas Nast for Harper’s Weekly in 1881.

 

As a German my Christmas Holiday Season traditionally kicks off on St. Nicholas Day, Dec. 6th.  That was the day on which our family would officially adorn our house with the customary Christmas trimmings and decorate our Christmas tree.  All while the air was filled with the sounds of Christmas music.  So, to start . . . 

 

One of my most beloved contemporary Christmas songs is Emerson, Lake & Palmer's I Believe In Father Christmas, which was released in 1975 as an EP.
 

 

That EP also contained Greg Lake's version.
 

 

"The Little Drummer Boy" (originally known as "Carol of the Drum") is a popular Christmas song written by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis in 1941.

 

While many have covered this Christmas classic perhaps the most well known and often played version is The Harry Simeone Chorale's of 1958.  This entire album was amongst our family collection when I was a child.
 

 

Jinger bells , Jinger bells is not my favourite , coming to a mall near you   ????.....

regards worgeordie

Christmas for me is incomplete without The Harry Simeone Chorale's 1958 Christmas album.  The album is comprised of so many of the most well known and beloved traditional carols arranged as medleys.  Enjoy the entire album.
 

 

We all have different roots.  For traditional Christmas choirs the Vienna Boy's Choir is arguably one of the best in the world.  Stille Nacht best captures the Christmas spirit for me.

 

 

King's College Choir in Cambridge is a neck and neck rival.

 

 

It doesn't get much better than this.  Good King Wenceslas by Kings College Choir.
 

 

15 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Jinger bells , Jinger bells is not my favourite , coming to a mall near you   ????.....

regards worgeordie

Until Easter? 

I never did ,like Christmas, so coming to live in a Buddhist country seemed a good idea at the time,  to avoid all that over done hype  and especially all those annoying carols; big mistake, huge.  

It would be difficult to find a better version of Carol Of The Bells, by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych from 1914 with lyrics by Peter J. Wilhousky.  Performed by St. Georges Choir at Windsor in 2018.
 

 

Down south U.S.-ways Reba McEntire's foot tapping, knee slapping I'll Be Home For Christmas is a must.
 

 

But this is Thailand.
Namo tassa Bagavato Arahato Samma Sambuttasa.

I don't miss "Christmas" and the economic abortion it had become.
The religiosity of Christmas as dies out long ago.  I continued to celebrate it until it became obvious that Black Friday was more important than the birth of Jesus. 

"God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember, Christ, our Saviour Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy."

Yes, but nowadays with all the New Normal and SJW and Marxists, you can't mention 'gentlemen'  (triggered!) or 'Christmas' (triggered!) or 'Christ' (triggered!) or 'you' (triggered!), or 'us' (triggered!).  You can probably mention Satan if you're deferential. 

At pushing 70 years old I reflect in this 'Christmas' (triggered!) season:
What a screwed up world!

I like LUDOL LED NO LANE DEE.

 

And as some of elders here are hard rockers then Bruce Springsteen's '75 live performance of Santa Claus Is Coming To Town is indispensable.
 

 

38 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Jinger bells , Jinger bells is not my favourite , coming to a mall near you   ????.....

regards worgeordie

Oh Dingen Ben , yep getting near that time .  Every time I go to Lotus and see santa outside I say Get Ph.... santa.  Al Bundy said many years ago ' Hark the hairy angels stink '.

I like the one about telling the German nutters to go to sleep!   LOL

6 minutes ago, connda said:

But this is Thailand.
Namo tassa Bagavato Arahato Samma Sambuttasa.

I don't miss "Christmas" and the economic abortion it had become.
The religiosity of Christmas as dies out long ago.  I continued to celebrate it until it became obvious that Black Friday was more important than the birth of Jesus. 

"God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember, Christ, our Saviour Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy."

Yes, but nowadays with all the New Normal and SJW and Marxists, you can't mention 'gentlemen'  (triggered!) or 'Christmas' (triggered!) or 'Christ' (triggered!) or 'you' (triggered!), or 'us' (triggered!).  You can probably mention Satan if you're deferential. 

At pushing 70 years old I reflect in this 'Christmas' (triggered!) season:
What a screwed up world!

We all get to choose how we keep Christmas.  Choose well.

Eartha Kitt with her classic Santa Baby recorded in '53.

 

 

The Eagles lyrically pleading to Please Come Home For Christmas back in '78.

 

 

Sometimes I like to lay back listen to this by the lights of the Christmas tree....A few candles & a cold one - on a good system...

 

This is the long instrumental/sax version.....

White Christmas by The Choir of Guildford Cathedral from 1999.
 

 

Santa's rocking on rails....

I never get tired of hearing this one ...

 

 

7 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

I never get tired of hearing this one ...

 

 

When I started this thread I kinda figured I wasn't going to be able to post all the real good ones.  I'm with ya, CL.  Put this one on loop.

Everybody's on the dance floor for this Slade classic.

"Does your granny always tell ya that the old songs are the best - then she's up and rock 'n' rollin' with the rest."

 

 

Does Achmed work?

My favorite version of Oh Come All Ye Faithful....