Songs for this time of year. . .

[Charlie Jefferson]

Songs for this time of year, some obvious ones and some less so; all of these somehow capture the existential gloom and joy of the festive season. At least they do in my atheist world. 1) Xmas Time Is Here Again - My Morning Jacket 2) Waiting For Superman - The Flaming Lips. 3) Christmas Is A Joyful Day - Lord Executor 4) Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra 5) Fairytale - Pogues & Kirsty 6) Just Like Christmas - Low

 

[Clare Newsome]

Today's playlist (helping me run in a new seasonal system) has included:

Nat and Dean at Christmas

The Rat Pack Christmas Album

A Christmas Gift for you from Phil Spector

and, not forgetting, of course

Christmas Peace by Elvis Presley (the remastered version: stunning production).

 

[Anonymous]

Chris Cornell does a great version of Ave Maria. My wife can't stop playing it this time of year.

 

[Charlie Jefferson]

[quote user="Clare Newsome"]Nat and Dean at Christmas[/quote]

I've got a great album on vinyl of Nat King Cole singing in spanish, and although they aren't festive songs his voice is quintessentially Christmassy. It beats The Frog Chorus anyway.

 

[Thaiman]

[quote user="Clare Newsome"]Christmas Peace by Elvis Presley (the remastered version: stunning production).[/quote]

Snap!

Slade is next 🙂

 

[Anonymous]

Jim Reeves on vinyl. It was a Christmas tradition at my parents home to play this on our Thorens turntable. Will never forget it- always when I hear Jim Reeves singing I get that Christmas feeling (not sentimental!)

 

[Andrew Everard]

 

[Charlie Jefferson]

Ahh, yes. The image of little Rufus in green and red crushed velvet shorts comes inexplicably to mind when I play this. Is that so wrong of me?

 

[Andrew Everard]

[quote user="Charlie Jefferson"]Ahh, yes. The image of little Rufus in green and red crushed velvet shorts comes inexplicably to mind when I play this. Is that so wrong of me?[/quote]

No, just deeply weird!

 

[JoelSim]

Well I've just taken a blind punt on The Bairns from Amazon. Not Christmassy but hey!