Tell me your favourite carol/piece of Christmas music

[Greensleeves]

either to sing yourself, or a favourite version to listen to

I like Of The Father's Love Begotten (despite my atheism) because I just think it sounds beautiful

and I love all the carols I remember from my childhood, O Little Town of Bethlehem and The Angel Gabriel

and When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney, that's my children's favourite too

[MintyCane]

12 days of christmas because I like to make up my own silly lyrics.

[TheFallenMadonna]

I am a complete sap when it comes to Christmas music .

My favourite carol is Hark the Herald Angels Sing. And we always sing O Come All ye Faithful at the start of Midnight Mass, and I get all teary at 'Yea Lord we greet thee, born this happy morning'. And if that verse is sung at any time before Midnight Mass I get irrationally angry

O Holy Night reminds me of a chorister at my school who sang it just so beautifully, and 'fall on your knees' is just so fabulous.

I love 'Silver Bells' on my cheesy Christmas CD, and my children's favourite is Santa Claus is coming to town - the Four Tops' version...

[nickelbabe]

oh yes, the angel gabriel is my favourite too.
of advent ones i love O come o come emmannuel and Adam lay abounden (add your own rude lyrics to the last and the first; highly flavoured lady and adam lay in bondage.... )

i'm very sorry if i have lowered the tone.

[nickelbabe]

fallen madonnna (x-posts so i wanted to comment)
i totally agree with your yea lord verse!

[cocolepew]

Silent Night,I like it in German or Sinead O'Connors version

All I want for Christmas Is You, by Mariah Carey

Silver Bells by Jim Reeves

[Twit]

silent night and little donkey.

[MintyCane]

I also love Once in royal Davids City - makes me cry for some reason.

[Greensleeves]

lol at highly flavoured lady, takes me right back to my school days (getting shit-faced on brandy and mulled wine before the Christmas concert and sniggering through all the carols

I want to start listening to wall-to-wall Christmas music now, but dh says it's too early, grrr

[tiredemma]

'Oh Holy Night' makes me sob

[jennymac]

I find that the Pogues "Fairytale of New York" always makes me feel very Christmassy!

[mollyroger]

Carol - In the bleak Midwinter
and The Holly and the Ivy

Pop - I belive in Father Christmas - greg Lake

Other - Sweet Bells - Kate Rusby

[MintyCane]

I love this thread. I have been listening to them all on Youtube. Not getting any work done though [sigh]

[MaryAnnSingleton]

O Holy Night
and
Stop The Cavalry

[Marioandluigi]

O little town of Bethlehem, especially when sung by little ones

[EightiesChick]

Religious:
O Holy Night
O Little Town (esp. the Cliff version - love anything with brass in it)
Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Sinatra does a great version of this. And of anything, really)

Secular:
Stop the Calvary (way overdue for a release as a charity anti-war single. Could be the only thing to keep the X Factor winner from No. 1, I reckon)
Christmas Wrapping ('so on with the boots, back out in the snow...)
I Believe in Father Christmas
Little Drummer Boy (Peace on Earth) - Bing Crosby/David Bowie
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - preferably as sung by Sinatra, though his version doesn't have 'until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow', which is the line that brings a lump to my throat
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole. Such a rich, crisp vocal; it even sounds Christmassy.

Plus many, many more. I heart Christmas music in any shape or form.

[iwantapinkprincess]

Silent Night is my fav carol and Fairytale in New York is my favourite christmas song.

[ja9]

O Holy Night - it's magical. Goosebumps on arms every time.

[CantThinkofFunnyName]

Silent Night - hands down winner every time

[teameric]

Silent Night, Fairytale in New York, Stop the Calvary, and Last Christmas by Wham

[VinegarTits]

O holy night
Silent night

and

chestnuts roasting on an open fire