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I recently noticed that there really aren't any bad Christmas songs. They all have good melodies and decent lyrics. Not really a bad song in the bunch. Some better than others. Some quite cleverly written. There are a whole lot of bad songs, but not bad x-mas songs. One is left wondering if all the bad x-mas songs have weeded themeselves out over time or what. Anyone got any feedback on this topic?
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"Christmas Island", Leon Redbone
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
That's a pretty bad song.
couldn't get through the season without it....Close runner up is Johnny Mathis/ Winter Wonderland
She really was a cutie.I'll go with the Charlie Brown disc, the David Benoit disc and the Sinatra for 3.99 wasn't a bad deal.
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It is truly a toss up as to which is better...I love both Doris and Johnny's holiday CD's...Oprah certainly thinks so too as she always has Johnny as a guest during the Holidays....NOBODY sings Winter Wonderland better than Mathis and Day's Silver Bells is a classic.....
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" The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole, Ill always cherish his recordings.Happy Holidays to all...
It is hilariously bad.
on National Lampoon's "Radio Dinner" The only lyrics that I can remember (unfortunately):Santa's making the Soul Train scene
Slicking down his beard with afrosheen
"eatin' paint off the wall
(How's he gonna grow tall?)..."
I flat love that song, have been ISO a vinyl copy of Goodbye Pop for the last several years.
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No Left Turn Unstoned
is a remix disc with the art of noise doing excerpts from 'the santa clause' soundtrack. otherwise i look for xmas jazz all year and endure the groans of my daughter when i play xmas music in july!
...regards...tr
"Ella Wishes You a Swingin' Christmas""A Christmas Song" --Nat King Cole
Both are excellent antidotes to the piped-in holiday drek you hear in the stores. It ain't Christmas without 'em!
(Honorable mention goes to John Marks' three String Quartet Christmas records.)
the "Christmas Song" by its writer - Mel Torme?
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
Nat's whole album "The Christmas Song" is the real gem: hokey arrangements, white-bread chorus, and that voice . . .Even better, he sings Adeste Fidelis in Latin and O Tannenbaum in German.
"Christmas in Hollis" by Run DMC makes me smile once a year.
Blue X-mas - Miles Davis w/Bob Dorough on vocals. Makes a mockery of the modern American X-mas. A must listen. Seek it out!
....is fantastic...some great jazz arrangements, all done at the behest of Teo Macero over a two-year span of time, while he was recording the groups for other LP's. Just some wonderfully enjoyable jazz..one of my favorite albums...it goes on the TT every Thanksgiving day.
Harry
I have it! A favorite for sure. Along with God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen....
at a yard sale in the middle of July. Nary a scratch. Worth anything? (on vinyl)
and keeping. the bobby dorough song was commissioned by miles and can also be found on the mosaic miles/gil set. he updated the song a couple of years ago but i am not sure where to find that version.
...regards...tr
the memories these songs bring to me of my family and friends and connect them with me today.
"The Little Drummer Boy".
I generally find all Christmas music insipid, uninteresting and irritating. That is compounded by the nauseating efforts of pop rock celebrity crap that hits the fan these days.However, some Christmas songs that are so awful that the recording artists and companies that made them should be exiled to the North Pole and required to listen to each others' songs as punishment.
Some are here
Some more are here
Oh, and yes, more are here
And here are The most hideous holiday LPs of all time
We should have a special category of awfulness for Rap Christmas music like "Christmas on Death Row"
My unrelenting hatred and unbridled wrath, though, is bestowed on all Christmas music that involves singing chipmunks, barking dogs, squealing pigs, farting, and other assorted "novelty" music.
Baaahhhh, humbug!
Are right here....
Amphissa,Your moniker reminds me of the name I've forgotten for those large Ancient Grecian pottery shipping jars - out of curiosity, to what does it refer?
Enough pleasantries! There is nothing so important to overall year-end retail revenues than Christmas music. Consequently, when making such anti-Christams comments, it's important to remember that "Santa Claus" is always watching:
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm tellin' ya why
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN !He knows when you've been sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows when you've been bad or good
SO BE GOOD FOR GOODNESS SAKE !-And he's makin' a "LIST" and checkin' it TWICE! And, Santa is far from immune from a few black marks himself. Because he gives away everything for nothing, to cut costs he uses some kind of forced labour of the vertically challenged. Further, Santa apparently continues to tolerate nose discrimination among the the reindeer- who apparently have no retirement plan. Almost 99.9% of all Marzipan north of the Arctic Circle is made by Santa Inc. and what are the Elves' pay and benefits?- Two candycanes and two weeks per year in Miami!
Are you on that "list"? Yes- I mean YOU! -Absolutely you are, and according to information, your individual listing and all those black marks were checked- according to standard- twice!
There's a rumour that Homeland Security is using warrantless Santa's list tapping!
Personally, for Christmas music, I prefer Thomas Tallis and Bach Cantatas.
Now, I remember- they're called "Amphora."
Cheers,
Yes, amphora are the jars that were used to store wine and other valuable foodstuffs.Amphissa (sometimes spelled Amfissa) is a city in Greece. It was the gateway city to Mount Parnassus, where the temples of Dionysus (the god of wine and the stage arts) and the Delphi oracle were located.
When I lived in San Francisco, I worked at UCSF, which is located on Parnassus Heights. I liked the regional wines and classical music, so a connection with Dionysus. So when I registered my domain, I chose Amphissa as my domain. I've used Amphissa as my moniker on assorted wine boards and music boards since that time, although I don't do wine reviews any longer, so now it is mostly just a few music boards.
Many people assume that, because my moniker ends with an "a" I am female. I think assumptions are always worth questionning, don't you? Even if valid, they should be questioned, don't you agree?
By the way, Bambi, search out black olives from Amphissa region of Greece. Amphissa olives are much different from the typical Kalamata, with a more subtle, mild, fruity flavor.
> Many people assume that, because my moniker ends with an "a" I am female <I don't know what other people assume, but, personally, I think you're a female since (unless some dysfunction is present) a male would be very unlikely to take a female name (in this case a moniker). Amfissa was a woman, and her name is an eponym, to the best of my knowledge.
According to myths, Apollo loved Amphissa. There has been some speculation that the city/region of Amphissa may have been named for her in some distant past. However, if you look at Wikipedia, Britannica, or Google "Amfissa", you would have to do some serious digging to even find mention of her.If someone uses as their nickname the city name Corona or Sedona or Atlanta? Or Fedora (a hat)? What about Minnesota, Alabama, Louisiana, Arizona, Georgia? Do you automatially assume the person is female?
Then again, perhaps I am one of the Women of Amphissa, worshipping at the Temple of Dionysus, depicted in this painting by Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema.
> However, if you look at Wikipedia, Britannica, or Google "Amfissa", you would have to do some serious digging to even find mention of her <That's the problem with modern society - people think they don't have to read real books, conduct academic research, etc., just do some "googling." Thankfully, sometimes I still am able to use my trusty, old brain :)
> If someone uses as their nickname the city name Corona or Sedona or Atlanta? Or Fedora (a hat)? What about Minnesota, Alabama, Louisiana, Arizona, Georgia? Do you automatially assume the person is female? <
No, darling, I don't assume. I don't have to. I do research, analyze it, and draw conclusions. Basically, that's what I do for a living.
BTW, which of the women are you in the painting :)?
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It's about the commercialization of Christmas taken to it's logical conclusion, and is called "Santa's Just An Anagram For Satan". Kind of in a Tom Lehrer bag.
dh
Got an MP3 to share?Would LOVE to hear it!!!
Unfortunately, it's never really been performed, let alone recorded. In fact, the only thing I've ever even bothered to write down was the lyrics. No biggie, I've got that one safely tucked away in my head, I'll get around to writing it down properly one day. Until then...I'll see if I can dig up the lyrics--I DON'T have those memorized--and if I find them, I'll put them up here. I must have written that some 4 or 5 years ago.
by the Kinks of course, captures the true spirit of Chri$tma$
It was christmas eve babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me, wont see another one
And then he sang a song
The rare old mountain dew
I turned my face away
And dreamed about youGot on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
Ive got a feeling
This years for me and you
So happy christmas
I love you baby
I can see a better time
When all our dreams come trueTheyve got cars big as bars
Theyve got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you
Its no place for the old
When you first took my hand
On a cold christmas eve
You promised me
Broadway was waiting for meYou were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of new york city
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the nightThe boys of the nypd choir
Were singing galway bay
And the bells were ringing out
For christmas dayYoure a bum
Youre a punk
Youre an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy christmas your arse
I pray God its our lastI could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Cant make it all alone
Ive built my dreams around you
Unfortunately the time I saw them do it Shane was a few too many pints past level and forgot some of the lyrics. But if you knew the lyrics you understood the slurred mumbles. Or it could have been I was drunk and my hearing was slurred.
NT
Last Saturday night at Royce Hall.FUN!
It's a masterpiece!Actually, it's the 12 Days of Christmas that drives me nuts. Not crazy about Little Drummer Boy either.
How about Yogi Yorgesson's I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas?
Christmas is about celebrating Christ (Jesus), Who came to save His people from their sins (meaning of His name)!The hymns called "Christmas songs" are composed by gifted people who were/are inspired by the Spirit of God to exalt and lift up Christ and celebrate His first Advent. The lyrics are composed primarily by theologians and ministers/pastors as well as classical and church composers (Handel/Bach/etc.) who wrote music to exalt and worship Jesus Christ.
I also love the popular songs of Christmas, because they usually reflect traditional celebration and the spirit of the season. I know that many collect Christmas material, me included. I have fun this time of year and share music with people at work, in the car, etc.
I do get tired of incessant repetition, though, so I vary it with my usual fare and might play Christmas songs during other times of the year.
...but what about for us who don't believe even remotely in the divinity of Jesus? Are we allowed a wider berth for appreciation of holiday songs?Anyway, "Christmas" has many meanings. There are many variants of its traditional meaning; your perspective appears an instance of a more or less traditional example. But over many years "Christmas" also has taken on familial, social and other meanings that have more or less to do with religion. Some even have to do with what some people call the "civic religion."
For you it is about the saving divinity of Christ. But that's not the only thing it is for everyone.
Elliot Berlin
from my post--
"I also love the popular songs of Christmas, because they usually reflect traditional celebration and the spirit of the season. I know that many collect Christmas material, me included. I have fun this time of year and share music with people at work, in the car, etc.I do get tired of incessant repetition, though, so I vary it with my usual fare and might play Christmas songs during other times of the year."
I do agree with you, esp. since we live in a relativistic and free country and society. History, secular writing and religious writing and Bible itself confirms what I wrote.
You're absolutely free to choose. I love the secular traditional and even modern Christmas or holiday season songs as well. It's just a time of the year people are more tolerant of musicophiles.
Something tells me you haven't heard THIS!
I bet that's friggin' CLASSIC. I can only imagine....
dh
I swear, you can't. I mean, I guess you can imagine Tiny Tim doing Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, that's one thing. But 'Santa Claus Is A Black Man'? That's a different story.Honestly, at first this was just a joke-y novelty, I've had it since it came out, but two years later, it occupies a fitting & welcome place in my Christmas music rotation now that I have it properly organized in ITunes. It's grown on us & I am happy to recommend it even though I never thought I could really do that as there was a novelty factor that did wear off.
Last year and so far this year I have not heard The Little Drummer Boy even one time. I hope and pray this will be the case forever.
Check out the Pink Martini version on the latest Starbucks compilation. It's in a similar vein to their Bolero cover.
cannot do that...honest...
That Sir Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmas Time" does not support your thesis.:-)
Otherwise, and in general, I am in agreement with you... but then again, I love Christmas music of all kinds: sacred and secular; instrumental, chorale, chant, and orchestral; superb and schmalzy.
"Simply ruining everyone's Christmas time!"The repetition and saturation factor have ruined a lot of Christmas music for me. If I hear Burl Ives' Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer one more time, I swear I'm gonna go postal.
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