Comments on: Gird yourself for bad Christmas music

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:17:11 +0000

I like Randy Travis’ Christmas album from 1989 “An Old Time Christmas”. I bought his newer Christmas album from 2007 but the older one is much better. It’s not Christmas until I’ve listened to it at least a hundred times. I can’t get enough! He has original songs mixed with traditional. Of course it helps that Randy is one of my all-time favorite singers.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:50:30 +0000

I love Faith Hill’s A Baby Changes Everything, Hope has Hands (Phil Cross Wrote), How Do you Welcome a King (via the Ruppes), and My Son or My Savior (done on a a Daywind recording a few years back). Still love A Strange Way to Save The World (Janet Paschal’s version)

By: Dale Steenhoven

Dale Steenhoven — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:41:12 +0000

Does anyone know of a good background track for “Unspeakable Joy?”

By: E Ammerman

E Ammerman — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:53:22 +0000

If you want to hear a very good Christms project with mostly original Christmas tunes that most of you have never heard check out the Manuel Family Band’s Christmas project. You can find it at www.mikemanuel.com Check it out, it’s the best Christmas project i’ve ever heard.

By: Jim E. Davis

Jim E. Davis — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:50:05 +0000

Don’t listen to much secular artists except at Christmas. Funny you mentioned Carey’s ” Miss You Most”, which ranks among the top three songs that I’ve enjoyed lately. The other two are Josh Groban’s “Thankful” and Brad Paisley’s “364 Days to Go”. Never get tired of hearing them.

Favorite Southern gospel Christmas is still the Martin’s “Light of the World”.
Good stuff.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:24:36 +0000

For the right blend of New and Old Christmas material I really enjoy Newsongs latest Christmas CD 2006?(The Christmas Hope)

By: dmp

dmp — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:48:17 +0000

I bought Fernando Ortega’s Christmas album and love it.

By: RF

RF — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:43:36 +0000

Two of the most unnoticed songs ever recorded were Jimmy Webb’s “Whatever Happened to Christmas,” first recorded by Frank Sinatra in the late sixties–just a wonderful song. and Webb’s cantada which he called “The Animal’s Christmas.”

The first is a basic secular love song about lost love at Christmas and the second an amazing potpouri of old unusual hymns and original songs that only Webb could do (I still say he is the most amazing secular songwriter of the last 40 years) and is simply wonderful.

Of course, no one even noticed either of these gems which only proves that tradition is Christmas music. Unfortunately.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:44:37 +0000

I just hate it when you bitch about Ray Conniff–but I must say, this very post says “by god, it’s Christmas.” It’s the yearly rite of passage that I’ve come to adore…

I depend on the appearance of this diatribe just like I depend on the yearly broadcast of the Sound of Music or the Wizard of Oz.

By: sgnsider

sgnsider — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:09:02 +0000

#1-

The most recognized version of “Feliz Navidad” is by Jose Feliciano

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:12:17 +0000

I am with you Doug. Miss You Most is a great song from her. My 5 worst/sick of Christmas Music on are Adult Contemporary

War Is Over - Celine Dion
Feliz Navidad - whoever
Winter Wonderland - Annie Lenox
Silent Night - Stevie Nicks
Let peace begin with me - Vince Gill