1 hour ago, scaleface said:

I hate Christmas music but I do like the Three stooges doing I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas .

 

 

and if you want to freak the kids out , let them watch this .

 

I don't remember the show but I do remember the song from when I was a kid

Garth Brooks did a Christmas album a while back and he recorded classics in Big Band style. Garth Brooks & the Magic of Christmas is one of my favorites.

 

For some off beat Christmas music, nothing beats songs covered by Bowling for Soup.

 

 

This is one of my recent favorites

 

 

 

 

One of the best Acapella groups ever.

 

 

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Also really like Trans Siberian Orchestra's stuff

I'd be happy to never hear another Xmas song for the rest of my life. I'm 53 and I've just heard enough. Reminds me of cash registers and annoying relatives.

 

 

11 hours ago, schplurg said:

I'd be happy to never hear another Xmas song for the rest of my life. I'm 53 and I've just heard enough. Reminds me of cash registers and annoying relatives.

 

 

Amen brother! 

     I like Christmas music.

Almost all of what is on the radio all season prior to actual Christmas Eve is the same secular musical dregs.  I can barely tolerate it.  Even the songs that relate specifically to the real meaning of Christmas when they are arranged for pop music...ugh.   I go through the entire season (Advent) tolerating family and officemates need to hear Christmas music for weeks on end and I am not in the mood (or Christmas spirit) for any of it.

However,  once I walk into the church for midnight Mass on Christmas Eve,  it is like someone flips a switch and there is no place I'd rather be. 

Luckily like most things seasonally secular,  the Christmas music magically disappears Dec 26th. 

30 minutes ago, dave said:

Almost all of what is on the radio all season prior to actual Christmas Eve is the same secular musical dregs.  I can barely tolerate it.  Even the songs that relate specifically to the real meaning of Christmas when they are arranged for pop music...ugh.   I go through the entire season (Advent) tolerating family and officemates need to hear Christmas music for weeks on end and I am not in the mood (or Christmas spirit) for any of it.

However,  once I walk into the church for midnight Mass on Christmas Eve,  it is like someone flips a switch and there is no place I'd rather be. 

Luckily like most things seasonally secular,  the Christmas music magically disappears Dec 26th. 

The hymns are FAR better than the commercial songs (with a few exceptions)