What's your favourite Christmas song?

[scentednappyhag]

Every shop I go in is playing Fairytale of New York, and it seems to be everyone's favourite?

This is what I will mainly be listening to in the run up to Christmas, what's your festive favourite?

Warning- lyrics not suitable if DCs are in earshot

Also, on my phone, and don't know how to make links all pretty and blue

Sorry, my fav is Fairytale of New York. It is the lines:

You took my dreams from me.

I kept them with my own.

Can't do it all alone.

I build my dreams around yours.

They get me every time.

We have got ds (7) the Twisted Christmas cd though

Shakin' Stevens, Merry Christmas Everyone. Who doesn't love the Welsh Elvis??

I'll admit to Mariah Carey all I want for christmas is youuuuuuu! Love it, know its cheesier than a ripe stilton but still, the opening notes make me tingle with christmas joy

Also really like O holy night and

I love Carol of the Bells too! Celtic woman do the best version though

I'm partial to a bit of by Chris Rea, and (never really got why that was a Christmas song, though)

I could also listen to Bing and Bowie doing all day every day!

I adore this version of O come Emmanual, Jim Moray rocks!

Also love Dean Martins "Let it snow"- its so cheery!

I get unreasonably distressed by the songs that are in NO WAY christmassy, but everyone pretends they are eg Stay Another Day- East 17. Bah.

Santa claus is coming to town

'The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear' :D

Christmasrose I'm listening to the celtic woman version now and agree its beautiful!

scentednappyhag Totally agree about songs like the east 17 one, I always feel a bit conned when they put them on christmas albums.

Darlene Love- All alone on Christmas, from Home alone 2
And Mariah Carey
and anything from that Phil Spector album
and Bon Jovi, please come home for Xmas

Hate, hate hate fairytale of NY, sorry

Another Carol of Bells here - took years of me searching to find out what it was actually called - found it eventually in a film credit, think it was National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

As of today, it's I Want A Hippopotamus for Christmas!
Have a look on YouTube for it, you won't be disappointed .

Thanks oreocrumbs!

Love the Carol of the bells but hate the Celtic women version. They are so up tight - all shoulders backs, tight smiles , wow we're so... whatever. Apart from the violin lady who actually gives it some. Love Coventry Carol and Time Traveller by CDB. Emotive is the way forward.

oh kikkik I have eaten nearly a full box of after eights and now I'm on to my third playing of this song and I'm getting a bit delerious! DP actually came down to see whats wrong as I have uncontrolable giggles!

Thats the best song I've heard in ages!!

Has anyone said Dominick the Donkey yet?

Fairly crap song but we love it in this house at Christmas. Well, the dc and I do, DP hates it - it's his name - hence why the children and his workmates love singing it at him.

It's fab, isn't it?! I'm going to go and listen to it again now! I can't believe I had never heard it until today.

weird one but mine is mudd - lonely this christmas! Has been for years and I am never lonely at christmas! I used to work in pc world and it was played all the time, I just ended up adoring it. :)

oh God befuzzled I can't take any more I've just snorted coke (the sugary drink variety) listening to this!

I like In The Bleak Mid Winter...The Holly and the Ivy and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen....so ye olde figgy pudding that I want a muff and a bonnet to go carol singing in!

NoWay your link to David Bowie and Bing just got me feeling the FIRST bit of Christmas spirit that I have felt this year! Thanks so much! I have been looking for it everywhere!

I do wish shops would play the nicer and more peaceful traditonal stuff.

All that "bopping around the Christmas tree" get right on me nerves!