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15th December 2004, 02:12 AM
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| Jr. Gear Slut 2nd class  Join Date: Jun 2002
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| Your favorite all time HOLIDAY recordings? A couple of mine are Nat King Cole's and the Phil Spector album (no not both together!  )So... What do you guys like, including any "funny" novelties? Chris |
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15th December 2004, 03:03 AM
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| The Spongetones- "The Little Wiped-Out Drummer Boy" James Brown- "Santa Claus is Comin' To The Ghetto" "Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year" (just because the "Thank you" speech in the middle is so damn funny) Chris Garges Charlotte, NC |
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15th December 2004, 03:24 AM
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| Nat King Cole: Christmas Song Berl Ives: Silver and Gold |
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15th December 2004, 03:33 AM
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 | Vince Guaraldi Trio - Peanuts Christmas or Charlie Brown Christmas or whatever it's called.
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15th December 2004, 03:34 AM
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| Leon Redbone - Christmas Island  One of my favorite tracks is Frosty the Snowman with Dr. John.
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15th December 2004, 03:53 AM
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| "Little Drummer Boy/ Peace on Earth" Bing Crosby and David Bowie duet... From Bing's last Christmas show taped on Sept. 11 1977 one month before he died...
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15th December 2004, 05:11 AM
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| The Gene Autry stuff and The Beach Boys Christmas stuff. Awesome. DD.
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15th December 2004, 05:18 AM
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| I've been diggin' the Ray Charles Christmas album this year. michael
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15th December 2004, 06:04 AM
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| There's a ton of stuff I like, but it's all probably due to nostalgia... And speaking of nostalgia, here's a great link for Beatles fans http://www.scifihifi.com/beatles/ - all the Christmas records they sent to their fan club in the 60s (courtesy of Lee Flier, who posted it on another forum). |
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15th December 2004, 06:20 AM
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| Okay, maybe I shouldn't admit it here but I actually have a HUGE collection of Christmas music. There's just something about the weird blend of kitsch, sentimentality, heartfelt sentiment and goofiness that I find irresistible. Faves? Dang, that's a tough one. Sure, Vince Guaraldi's a classic. Nat King Cole and Bing, of course. But what about... 1) ELVIS! His first early Christmas CD really swings, and his much later one is very Vegas... 2) Gotta give it to Ray Charles. Hip arrangements, and Rays' usual vocal fabulousness. 3) Rock n' Roll Christmas - Dr. John, Huey Piano Smith and the Clowns.. (I think) 4) James Brown Fave jazz Xmas - Jimmy McGriff, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Miles Davis' "Blue Xmas", Jimmy Smith, Santa Claus is Smokin' Reefer (Slam Stewart) Blues Xmas - Lightin Hopkins, Detroit Junior, The Ravens "White Christmas", Christmas in Heaven Novelties - Here Comes Fatty & His Sack of Sh*t, The Yobs (FILTHY), Little Johnny Snowflake, Santa Claus is a Black Man, & SO MANY MORE!! Okay, it's a sickness. Anyone looking for good weird compilations, check out Eddie G's on Sony I think (we used to work together - first guy I ever met who had more Xmas stuff than me). Maybe if I get around to it, I'll post my friend's "Santa Oddity" parody of Bowie's Space Oddity... Oh yeah, and if you like country, check out The Tractors, Johnny Cash (of course) and Emmy Lou Harris (ditto)...  
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15th December 2004, 10:15 AM
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| yeahbut.... what gear did/would you use to record these yuletide tidbits??? was Santa mixed itb or otb? did Rudolph's nose glow brighter with UAD or Hardware??? and what was your Mommy doing with Mr. Claus anyhow - comping him????? |
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15th December 2004, 03:14 PM
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| Randy Stonehill - Christmas at Dennys. sad, sad, sad, but great song.
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15th December 2004, 03:44 PM
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| That's my choice too...
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15th December 2004, 03:58 PM
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| Low - Christmas I know Low probably represent the antithesis of what many people round these parts (GS that is) are trying to achieve but I think they are an incredible band and that is a great record. One of my all time favourite pieces of music is Pearsall's double choir arrangement of In Dulci Jubilo (about a million miles away from Mike Oldfield's travesty) but I have never heard a good recording of it yet. The BBC singers recorded it two years ago but the recording was pretty poor, it displayed all of the common aesthetic problems with the "accepted normal procedure" for recording choral music imvho. I will record one day. Oh yes, then the world will see... 
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15th December 2004, 06:40 PM
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 | some of my fav.'s have to be the steve vai compiled Merry Axemas series, and of course any of the Transiberian Orchestra CD's. good timeS!  |
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15th December 2004, 06:48 PM
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| reign in blood by slayer ha ha (don't kill me) in truth, yule swing by the brad scott trio |
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15th December 2004, 07:57 PM
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| Got the LPs out this year. I forget which one, but there was a Roger Wagner Chorale disk that was really good..... -tINY |
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15th December 2004, 08:00 PM
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| If I may brag a bit, I recorded a cd a while back that still stands up pretty well. As always, another jew producing a Christmas album. I felt like Barbara Striesand or Kenny G.Angeles Bending Near the Earth - David Maloney
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15th December 2004, 10:22 PM
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| Anything by Frank Sinatra or Nat King Cole. BTW, I just heard this jazzy version of "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" on the radio last night - it's a female singer - anyone know who did this wonderful piece? |
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15th December 2004, 10:59 PM
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| Bing Crosby rules for Christmas songs. Happy Xmas, war is over by John Lennon. One of his best vocal performances. Yoko's lame voice cheezes it up at the end. But it's still a great song. |
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15th December 2004, 11:07 PM
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| dynamix ii - merry bass xmas crass - merry crassmas
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15th December 2004, 11:25 PM
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| Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" is about it for me. But few things put me more in that mood than Nast King Cole's rendition of that Mel Torme classic "The Christmas Song". I covered this old little known Louis Armstrong tune, "Zat You Santa Claus?" that's pretty cool, last year. "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt shouldn't be denied.
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16th December 2004, 12:20 AM
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| "The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot", told/sung by Nat King Cole is a classic X-MAS weepie. And how about that song about Grandma getting run over by some reindeer?... Chris |
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5th January 2006, 08:13 AM
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| Odd Anyone know where I can get that "Santa Oddity" song? (It's a parody of a Bowie song... im sure you can figure out the one) Let me know! mrayoung@gmail.com |
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5th January 2006, 03:47 PM
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| The Beatles Christmas messages... I play those every year. |
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5th January 2006, 03:53 PM
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| Christmas time is here by The Vince Guaraldi Trio is my all time favorite
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5th January 2006, 05:01 PM
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| My favorite holiday recording My three year old son singing "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" (the Springsteen version)  |
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5th January 2006, 05:51 PM
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| A few personal faves that haven't been mentioned yet.... -the Pretenders' "2000 Miles" (only incidentally a Christmas song, but a great little record) -Jethro Tull's "Christmas Song" (yes, it's a self-righteous kiss-off, but such a good one) -the Everly Brothers' "Christmas Eve Can Kill You" .... an early-70's Nashville tearjerker with a quirky arrangement and gloriously over-the-top vocals. Worth a listen if you can find it. Thumbs up on the Bing/Bowie "Drummer Boy" and "Santa Baby." Always fun. Speaking of fun, somebody mentioned Trans-Siberian Orchestra--one of the co-founders is an old college buddy of mine and we catch them on tour when our schedules match up. If you're not too cool to enjoy a good old-fashioned arena rock spectacle done with maximum professionalism and a bit of self-deprecating humor, you will definitely have a good time. |
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