I'm not sure if a lot of you out there are big fans of Christmas music.  However, I am, and it's pretty much all I listen to this time of year. :)  Let me know what you think of these songs (by the listed artist's version, of course):


1.  Deck the Halls--Mannheim Steamroller
2.  Silent Night--Stevie Nicks
3.  Here Comes Santa Claus--Gene Autry
4.  Happy Xmas (War is Over)--John Lennon and Yoko Ono
5.  Feliz Navidad--Jose Feliciano
6.  Santa Baby--Madonna
7.  It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year--Andy Williams
8.  Mary's Boy Child--All-4-One
9.  Step Into Christmas--Elton John
10.  The Man With All The Toys--The Beach Boys
11.  Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth--Bing Crosby and David Bowie
12.  Wonderful Christmastime--Paul McCartney
13.  Little Drummer Boy--Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
14.  Someday at Christmas--Stevie Wonder
15.  Home For the Holidays--Carpenters
16.  Hark!  The Herald Angels Sing--Amy Grant
17.  Sleigh Ride--Debbie Gibson
18.  Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree--Brenda Lee
19.  We Wish You A Merry Christmas--Peter Paul and Mary
20.  Little Drummer Boy--Mannheim Streamroller
21.  Pretty Paper--Roy Orbison
22.  Heirlooms--Amy Grant
23.  My Favorite Things--Julie Andrews
24.  Winter Wonderland--The Eurythmics
25.  Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)--Cher

Can it just be the song titles or does it have to be the artists as well 'cause when it comes to Christmas music, I don't really pay attention to who sings what?

1. 3.25 (don't know the artist but going by the traditional piece)

2. 3.25 (ditto)

3. 3 (" ")

4. 3.25 (heard this)

5. 3 (refer to #1 comment)

6. 1.25 (I find this song so aggravating. Is Madonna trying to be cute!? If so, it's not working!)

7. 3 (refer to #1 comment)

12. 4.25 (love this piece! and yes, i've heard it from Sir Paul McCartney)

13. 3.25

17. 3.75 (haven't heard it from her, but I like the piece)

18. 3.5 (heard this)

19. 3 (refer to #1's comment)

21. 3.25 (heard this)

23. 3.75

1.  Deck the Halls--Mannheim Steamroller  3.5
3.  Here Comes Santa Claus--Gene Autry  3.5
4.  Happy Xmas (War is Over)--John Lennon and Yoko Ono  3
5.  Feliz Navidad--Jose Feliciano  5
6.  Santa Baby--Madonna  2
7.  It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year--Andy Williams  5
11.  Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth--Bing Crosby and David Bowie  4
12.  Wonderful Christmastime--Paul McCartney  3.5
15.  Home For the Holidays--Carpenters  5
23.  My Favorite Things--Julie Andrews  This is a Christmas song?  Oh well, I'll still give it a 4.5. :)

Good Lord! Already?

Well, suppose it had to come sometime! I would like to rate more of these, but don't really know the listed versions...

3. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry 3, perilously veering towards 'twee'...never as big here as in the US, where it's almost a Christmas staple...

4. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John & Yoko 4, suprisingly good stuff...may well be re-released here this year due to a threatened cover by the 'Popstar' nonentities...I still have this knocking around on green vinyl somewheres...

9. Step Into Christmas - Elton John 3, somewhat cluttered and over-produced...still makes an appearance here and there over the holidays (oddly over the 'piped music' in DIY stores...don't ask me why!)

11. Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby 2, possibly one of the most odd pairings ever, and doesn't it show? Very weak effort with (as I remember) Bing looking as bored as hell on the clip...

12. Wonderful Christmastime - Wings 1, just when you thought Macca couldn't plumb the depths...

18. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee 4, Ah! More like it! 'Cutesy' it is, but does have a fair old kick to it...

21. Pretty Paper - Roy Orbison 3, ho-hum affair, but okay...did Willie Nelson write this?

Yes, rather sparse rating there - as I've said, know a lot of the tunes, but not these versions...humbug!

1.  Deck the Halls--Mannheim Steamroller 1; I hate Mannheim Steamroller.
3.  Here Comes Santa Claus--Gene Autry 3.5
4.  Happy Xmas (War is Over)--John Lennon and Yoko Ono 2
5.  Feliz Navidad--Jose Feliciano 3
7.  It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year--Andy Williams 4
9.  Step Into Christmas--Elton John 4; I'm listening to it right now!
11.  Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth--Bing Crosby and David Bowie 3.5
12.  Wonderful Christmastime--Paul McCartney 2.5
15.  Home For the Holidays--Carpenters 3
16.  Hark!  The Herald Angels Sing--Amy Grant 5
18.  Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree--Brenda Lee 5; I love this song because it reminds me of Home Alone, one of my favorite Christmas movies.
22.  Heirlooms--Amy Grant 3.5
23.  My Favorite Things--Julie Andrews 3
24.  Winter Wonderland--The Eurythmics 1; the version of this song makes my ears bleed.

5.  Feliz Navidad--Jose Feliciano

That is a really cool song, it gets stuck in my head way too easily though, a couple months ago I sang it for a whole day and eventually my mom got really mad and she yelled at me.  It probably was annoying, I only know two words of it anyway!    :)

Christmas Rocks all 5's except for Santa Baby which gets a 1.

1.  Deck the Halls--Mannheim Steamroller 4.5
2.  Silent Night--Stevie Nicks 3
3.  Here Comes Santa Claus--Gene Autry 3.5
4.  Happy Xmas (War is Over)--John Lennon and Yoko Ono 5
5.  Feliz Navidad--Jose Feliciano 3.5
6.  Santa Baby--Madonna Ehh... 2.5
7.  It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year--Andy Williams 4.5
8.  Mary's Boy Child--All-4-One 4
9.  Step Into Christmas--Elton John 2
10.  The Man With All The Toys--The Beach Boys 5
11.  Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth--Bing Crosby and David Bowie 5
12.  Wonderful Christmastime--Paul McCartney 4
13.  Little Drummer Boy--Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 4
14.  Someday at Christmas--Stevie Wonder 5
15.  Home For the Holidays--Carpenters 3, overplayed though
16.  Hark!  The Herald Angels Sing--Amy Grant 5
17.  Sleigh Ride--Debbie Gibson 3
18.  Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree--Brenda Lee 4
19.  We Wish You A Merry Christmas--Peter Paul and Mary 4.5
20.  Little Drummer Boy--Mannheim Streamroller 4.5
21.  Pretty Paper--Roy Orbison 3.5
22.  Heirlooms--Amy Grant 3.5
23.  My Favorite Things--Julie Andrews 4
24.  Winter Wonderland--The Eurythmics 3.5
25.  Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)--Cher 1... terrible... U2 did it, Bon Jovi did it... a million other people did it, and they all did it better than Cher... don't listen to it!

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