Friday, December 5, 2014

Christmas Music


I have been listening to Christmas music. I have favorites just as I am sure you do. I like traditional carols. Jingle Bells and Silent Night are my favorites from school days. Not terribly imaginative I agree but there you are. O Holy Night as sung by the Vienna Boys Choir is about as pretty a song as you will ever hear. The Little Drummer Boy by Bob Seger is another classic.

The thing is I have an affinity for silly songs. Some are not necessarily meant to be silly but if they make me so much as chuckle they qualify. Sometimes they have to be sung by a particular artist to be a favorite. Others seem to pale by comparison.

So I am going to make a list for you. It might be boring to you but at least take a glance. You can always go to YouTube and see if you find them as entertaining as I do. If I mention the singer then try to get that one. It does make a difference.

Santa Baby and Santa Baby (This Year) by Eartha Kitt. Who else has that deliciously suggestive voice? Others sing this song but it belongs to her.

All of the (Someone) Got Runned Over By A (Something) songs:
                  Grandma                                          Reindeer
                  Grandpa                                           Beer Truck
                  Grandpa                                           John Deere
There are others but you get the idea.

Santa's Coming In A Whirlybird by Gene Autry. I have loved this since I was a child. There are other ways he will come too. Of course Rudolph (Gene Autry also sang the original of Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer) leads the sleigh reindeer. But Santa has a pick-up truck and a semi truck. There is a stagecoach too. They are all in songs.

Yogi Yorgesson was actually a comedian named Harry Stewart. Yogi had some especially funny Christmas songs. My favorites are The Hat I Got For Christmas Is Too Big, I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas, Yingle Bells, I Was Santa At The Schoolhouse, and The Christmas Party.

I Am Santa Clause by Bob Rivers is a parody of Iron Man by Black Sabbath. Nuff said.

Run, Run Rudolph by Chuck Berry is just fun old rock and roll for Christmas.

The Irish Rovers sing Merry Bloody Xmas (too funny) and Rock Along Christmas is another rock and roller. My favorite by The Irish Rovers is Mrs Fogarty's Christmas Cake.

The Chimney Song by Bob Rivers tells of something that has been stuck in the chimney since Christmas.

I Feel Like Christmas from Santa Clause 2. It is the movie in which Santa must get married or not be Santa anymore. It is a take-off of Shania Twain's Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

Gayla Peavy sings I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas and Angel In The Christmas Play.

I Farted On Santa's Lap by The Little Stinkers is just one of the many views of Christmas through a child's eyes.

The Man With All The Toys and Little St Nick are surfer Christmas songs by the Beach Boys.

I'm Gettin Nuttin For Christmas by Spike Jones and Bad Little Boy by Ray Stevens are about mischievous little boys who can expect Santa to leave them nothing. All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth again by Spike Jones tells about a poor child who just wants his teeth to grow in again so he can express himself.

Santa Bring Me A Dinosaur by Bob Brown is another child's Christmas wish.

Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano just makes me feel good.

The Marvelous Toy tells of a mysterious toy that brings joy. It is sung wonderfully by the Irish Rovers but I like it better by the Chad Mitchell Trio.

Blue Christmas is Porky Pig's version of the Elvis classic.

Snoopy's Christmas by The Royal Guardsmen is based on a true story from World War I when soldiers from both sides put aside their weapons and celebrated Christmas together before they resumed killing each other.

Santa Claus Is Watching You by Bruce Springsteen is fun just because he is having so much fun.

And Alice Cooper reminds us that Santa Claws Is Coming To Town. It's gruesome.

Rockin Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee Is just a song reminding us to have a good time.

Santa Claus Is Watching You by Ray Stevens is a warning. Santa; He's everywhere, He's everywhere!

Yellin' At The Christmas Tree by Billy Idol tells of a rather disfunctional time at Christmas.

Santa Got Lost In Texas by Michael Landon makes me think of my younger days.

The Hula Hoop Song is also known as The Chipmunk Song. It is sung by Alvin and the Chipmunks who were the alter-egos of Ross Bagdasarian.

Any of the Christmas songs sung with animal sounds. A lot of people do not like them but I love them. I play them for the dog at Christmas. She likes them too.

I know I have forgotten so many but these are the ones that came to mind. I am always listening for new ones too.

To finish Christmas songs I need to hear War Is Over by John Lennon (okay, yes, Yoko too). There is nothing funny about this song but it means a lot.


8 comments:

  1. Wow, that's a very long list of music for Christmas! Of course I know some (the Hamburgian radio plays all December long only Christmas songs - too much for me). Enjoy the time - do you have snow already?

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    1. The list is only partial. I love all music but I listed just a few favorites. We have had snow several times so far this year. At the moment there are traces in places that get little sun but otherwise the ground is free of snow. The temperature is warm. The forecast is for a few days of rain in the next week. The weather is strange right now. We have not gone through the normal cycle.

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  2. My vote goes for Santa Baby and no one does it better than the original perfomer, the incomparable Eartha Kitt. I also enjoy the more recent "All I awant for Christmas is You" and if yiu saw the film, Love Actually, then you might recall the song , "Love is All Around" performed by Bill Nighy. I am not familiar with many of the songs on your very comprehensive list, Emma.

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    1. I love Eartha Kitt's voice. It is so silkily sultry. I have no idea how any man could resist her... in fact many have not. My list is mostly silly songs. I have so many silly songs for any occasion. My weakness. I also like traditional Christmas carols. Both songs you mention are good ones. I guess I just like music. If you get the chance to look up Santa Baby(This Year) on YouTube I bet you will like it too.

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    2. Love Actually is one of my favorite holiday movies, and I like how the lil girl sang that "All Ibwant for Christmas is You" :)

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  3. Omg you have got a loong list of Christmas carols, especially the silly ones eh? :) great to hear. I know only some, like All I want got Christmas is my 2 front teeth ans Someone's got ran over by... they're fun. Classic catols, yeah I like them too, they always bring the spirit. Some of my favorites are : Have yourself a Merry little Christmas, Twelve days of Christmas, All I want for Christmas is you, O holy night, and I think a lot more. There's this one song I really like, I don't remember the title but the song starts with " Chesnuts roasted in an open fire..." I love it, so soothing.

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    1. The name of the song about chestnuts roasting on an open fire is the Christmas Song. Johnny Mathis does a great job with it. As you can tell I like music. It can set a mood or reflect a feeling. Perhaps that is why I like silly songs. I like to feel good.

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    2. I do like feeling good too and I get that from watching silly movies or cartoons :)

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