Christmas/Holiday Songs

[Dion]

No list would be complete without a Carol from Albertas Corb Lund

[troutman]

Thanks for your help everyone.

I put together a good show for Monday December 19th on Primary Colours on CJSW from 4 - 6 pm. At least half the music will be seasonal songs.

[calgarygeologist]

Last Christmas, any version, is a favorite of mine.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Canada 02

[station]

Three pages in and no mention of Hawksley Workman's classic Christmas album 'Almost a Full Moon'?!?!

https://itun.es/ca/Ff6Zb

[The Goon]

Earlier today I heard Slade's "Merry Christmas Everybody" and it was the first time this season I felt any Christmas spirit.

[bc-chris]

[troutman]

My Xmas show, listen here:

http://cjsw.com/program/primary-colo...isode/20161219

• Christmas Message
  Lou Reed • Winter Warnerland
• Thanks For Christmas
  The Three Wise Men (XTC) • Rag & Bone Buffet
• Joseph, Who Understood
  The New Pornographers • The Spirit of Giving EP
• Come On Santa
  The Raveonettes • Wishing You A Rave Christmas
• Alien Eyes (Jay Arner)
  Various • Quarter Life Crisis
• Oldest Oak at Brookside
  John K Samson • Winter Wheat
• Swing Set
  Gord Downie • Secret Path
• Who Are You?
  The Evaporators • It's A Team Mint Xmas, Vol. 2
• The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
  Tegan and Sara • A Moose In A Maple Tree
• Christmas Was Better In The 80s
  The Futureheads • Single
• Top Of The World
  Shonen Knife • If I Were A Carpenter
• Cry (Faith Healer)
  Various • Quarter Life Crisis
• Heroes
  TV On The Radio • War Child - Heroes, Vol. 1
• No Home Left In The Head
  Astral Swans • Ho Ho Ho Canada 7
• Don't Fear The Reindeer
  The Ramblin' Ambassadors • A Moose In A Maple Tree
• Jeg er sa glad hver julekveld
  Kris Ellestad • Ho Ho Ho Canada 2
• Jolakotturinn (Christmas Cat)
  Bjork • 1987 Xmas Compilation
• Seen Everything
  Terry Malts • Lost at the Party
• These Words
  Lemon Twigs • Do Hollywood
• 2soft2chew
  Ian Sweet • Shapeshifter
• Santa Claus, Go Straight To The Ghetto
  Belle & Sebastian • The Xmas Album
• Merry X'Mas Everybody
  Sloan • Single
• Another Lonely Christmas
  Prince • B-Side I Would Die 4 U
• Birthday
  Jesus & Mary Chain • Munki
• River
  Joni Mitchell • Hits
• It's Christmas Time
  Yo La Tengo • Merry Xmas From Yo La Tengo
• Got Something For You
  Best Coast and Wavves • The Xmas Gig (Target Compilation)
• Love Theme From Leather Jacuzzi
  Leather Jacuzzi • Monsters, Narcs and Idiots
• Reasonable World
  Blind Shake • Celebrate Your Worth
• Satellite
  Jackie Zealous • Psychic Data
• You Will Find It Here
  Thee Oh Sees • An Odd Entrances
• Winter Wonderland
  Chris Mastheim • Ho Ho Ho Canada 5
• All Season Tired
  Carolyn Mark • Ho Ho Canada 5
• Green Trees Red Hearts
  Nat Jay • Ho Ho Ho Canada 2
• Christmas All Over Again
  The Wooden Sky • Ho Ho Ho Canada 3

[CroFlames]

Little Drummer Boy by Josh Groban.

Any version of Silent Night in the German language. Vienna Boys Choir does a good job of that. Sounds like angels.

[CliffFletcher]

This is a classic:




My kids ask for it to be played frequently over the holidays.

[CroFlames]

Celtic Thunder has a few great Christmas albums too. Those Irish lads are good singers.

[northcrunk]

How has nobody mentioned Metro?

[DeluxeMoustache]

James Brown - Santa Claus go straight to the ghetto

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2rtikd

"Hitch up your reindeer ... unnnhh"
"Tell 'em James Brown sent you"

Gold.

Edit: saw Belle and Sebastian version buried in your playlist. Still recommend the JB version!

Also Los Straitjackets surf instrumental of Sleigh Ride

[Kybosh]

Hands down the best bass line on any Christmas song. Smoother than me after 3 drinks.

[Puppet Guy]

[Ashartus]

Nothing says Christmas like a banjo and Tuvan throat singers.


Follow that up with over-the-top prog rock excesses


And then you can finish with local metal band Scythia's take on Christmas.

[KTrain]

[spetch]

No mention of this christmas classic?

NSFW!

[Manhattanboy]

Snoopy and the Red Baron by The Royal Guardsmen