Friday, December 25, 2009
Want to HEar/DON'T Want to EVER Hear Again
Been putting together my dream CD of Christmas music. The base would be Mannheim Steamroller for fill, but the top ten would be the #1 Christmas song of all time, which recently outsold Bing Crosby's recording of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," Elvis' "BLUE Christmas."
The next eight are kind of tied in my mind for number two: "Same Ole Lang Syne" by Dan Fogelberg, "Please Come Home for Christmas" by the Eagles (too many poor covers of this. Leave it alone, especially hick versions)"Wonderful Christmas Time" by Paul McCartney, "Happy Christmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon, "Jingle Bells" by the singing Dogs, Elvis' version of "White Christmas" ala Clyde McPhatter, "Santa Claus is Back in Town" by Elvis, "Santa Claus and His Old Lady" by Cheech and Chong (not a song, I know) and "If Every Day was Like Christmas" which hit #2 for the entire year of 1966 on Billboard's Christmas chart and has appeared evry year since.
Hovering below the top ten are, "Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me" by Elvis, and the rest of Elvis' first Christmas album for that matter, and "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" from his second. I don't really care for the rest of his second Christmas album.
There's "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey, and Amy Grant's "Tennessee Christmas." The Trans Syberians have some nice stuff I like to hear. And I LOVE the California Raisins' version of "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer"
What I DON'T want to hear are Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" or any more Bing stuff. Sorry, it's worn the flip out! And besides, they're going to air the movie two dozen times every year, anyway. I don't want to hear "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives until someone finds the original hit mix. What everyone plays is a re-mix that stinks!
Don't want to hear Gene Autry's "Rudolf" or any Andy Williams mess.
Why don't writers write some good new stuff? Everyone has to cover everyone else's crap and it's exactly that...crapola!
The last really GOOD piece I heard that's probably ten years old was "Mary, Did You Know?" and that's only because the song was great. Kenny Rogers was excellent, but he teamed up with that Judd woman.
Anyway, that's just me. Christmas music seems to be like beer...you either hate it or LOVE it/
So Merry Christmas to all and let's try to remember Jesus in all this, okay?
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