tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post6645570145969113435..comments2024-02-16T15:14:36.719-06:00Comments on Wet Noodle Posse: Favorite Christmas SongsMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-89540447659520377332009-12-15T07:41:39.739-06:002009-12-15T07:41:39.739-06:00My all-time favorite is Silver Bells, by Bing Cros...My all-time favorite is Silver Bells, by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters. It's on my Bing Christmas CD. I'm a big fan of traditional Christmas songs, not so much modern takes on them.Trish Milburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812010789617982102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-24091183372942547882009-12-15T06:56:57.754-06:002009-12-15T06:56:57.754-06:00When it comes to Christmas carol favorites I'm...When it comes to Christmas carol favorites I'm kind of old-school- Bing Crosby and Perry Como (his version of 'Ave Maria' is my all-time favorite). I also love the Charlie Brown Christmas by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. <br /><br />My recent favorites are Enya's new one 'And Winter Came' and the Trans-Siberian Railroad's album. <br /><br />And on the totally irreverant-not-politically correct side: 'Cheech and Chong's Christmas' and the Mackenzie Brothers' 12 Days of Christmas.<br /><br />And when I was younger, I could sing 'Silent Night' in four languages (English, Spanish, French, and German)MicheleKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395738979569634630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-38404044383811103162009-12-14T18:44:48.782-06:002009-12-14T18:44:48.782-06:00I like Santa Baby. I know I'm in the minority ...I like Santa Baby. I know I'm in the minority ;)<br /><br />I've never heard The 12 Daze of Christmas!<br /><br />The kids don't like Springsteen or Jimmy Durante. I'm just tickled they have opinions, and this way they're LEARNING the songs. Last year I discovered most kids didn't!<br /><br />One of my students doesn't like any of the remakes. She thinks the originals are the best. (How she knows which are originals, I don't know.)MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-4700079885334227242009-12-14T18:32:09.585-06:002009-12-14T18:32:09.585-06:00And I know this is completely and utterly politica...And I know this is completely and utterly politically incorrect but I cannot stand to hear traditional Christmas carols like O Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night done in rap. PLEASE !!! Some things ARE sacred!Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-71168272973756608282009-12-14T18:30:46.674-06:002009-12-14T18:30:46.674-06:00Favorite O Holy Night
Followed closely by Silent...Favorite O Holy Night<br /><br />Followed closely by Silent Night (I'm always requested to sing it in the original German.)<br /><br />Ave Maria (the Bach-Gounod version)<br /><br />The Christmas portion of The Messiah<br /><br />Songs I would rather not hear ever again.<br /><br />The Hippopatumas Song and Santa BabyLouisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-4732051553501357012009-12-14T17:36:09.368-06:002009-12-14T17:36:09.368-06:00Love the interdisciplinary work, MJ! My kids have...Love the interdisciplinary work, MJ! My kids have been asking for Silent Night. I've been putting Enya's And Winter Came on during writing time. It keeps them working and I think helps to inspire creativity. Personally, I've been enjoying two songs off an old Steven Curtis Chapman CD - Christmas is All in the Heart and The Music of Christmas.Mary Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173540875518117671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-22513399262311864632009-12-14T14:59:55.307-06:002009-12-14T14:59:55.307-06:00When I was a kid in Southern Illinois, I was part ...When I was a kid in Southern Illinois, I was part of a group of carolers who went out for about 3 hours almost every night of the Christmas season, mostly walking and singing, but sometimes going to specific houses. One of our members was an extremely talented musician who had the ability to whistle harmony with himself by warbling very rapidly from one pitch to another. So I have many wonderful memories of Christmas music.<br /><br />Other than the original Santa Baby, the songs I love most are the traditional Christmas carols. O Holy Night, What Child Is This, Coventry Carol. Although I'm not Catholic, I love hearing or singing Gounod's Ave Maria. <br /><br />I used to sing O Holy Night as a contralto solo, because I had a very low and high range, from G below Middle C to C above High C. Not anymore, though!Delle Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551688823035092802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-67854850918567744942009-12-14T14:50:43.619-06:002009-12-14T14:50:43.619-06:00What a great teacher you are, MJ! Wonderful way to...What a great teacher you are, MJ! Wonderful way to teach the kids. I love creative learning! <br /><br />I LOVE Christmas songs...especially the one John Lennon sings. I also love to listen to The Boss's version of "Santa Claus is Comin' To Town"Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815320170046221853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-44243756651306544102009-12-14T11:44:24.423-06:002009-12-14T11:44:24.423-06:00I love Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, bec...I love Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, because it is rather melancholy, especially the version Judy Garland sang in Meet Me in St. Louis. <br /><br />I'm not too fond of I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus or Jingle Bell Rock.<br /><br />I also love Away in a Manger, which I used to sing to my babies as a lullabye. My baby son is now 6 ft tall and my baby daughter turned 29.<br /><br />MJ, you are a fun and creative teacher! What a great idea to use Christmas music that way.Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-75646758052785717222009-12-14T11:22:38.625-06:002009-12-14T11:22:38.625-06:00MJ,
A few of my favorites are on Amy Grant's C...MJ,<br />A few of my favorites are on Amy Grant's Christmas album: Grown Up Christmas List and Emmanuel, God with Us. I love the song in The Grinch, too, that Faith Hill recorded "Where Are You, Christmas."Mo Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644902211036445323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-62557556093494174202009-12-14T01:12:20.248-06:002009-12-14T01:12:20.248-06:00Starting with the worst: The one I'd prefer to...Starting with the worst: The one I'd prefer to never hear again is The Twelve Daze of Christmas, where every day is a different alcoholic beverage and before the song is half over, the "singer" is drunk. Experiences have colored my perceptions too keenly, and I fail to find any humor in such irresponsible behavior.<br /><br />Off-the-wall songs I enjoy hearing (once a year is enough) include the Hippopotamus song, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, The Pretty Little Dolly, and Santa Baby.<br /><br />Some of my favorites, and it's difficult to keep this list short: Mannheim Steamroller has some wonderful stuff. My favorite is their rendition of Silent Night. Gosh Groban's O Holy Night and Believe. Carpenter's Ave Maria and Merry Christmas Darling. One of my all time favorites is "The Gift" sung by Aselin Debison, about the first nightingale's song. Unfortunately, it is only played very rarely. So many songs; such a short season.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843239483061220089noreply@blogger.com