Christmas Music

[momoffduty]

Christmas is over, but thought everyone is busy putting together their videos/pics and a thread on music would be good. Just finished my Christmas DVD and used songs:

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Nutcracker - 101 Strings Orchestra (daughter's suggestion) for titles and DVD template
Christmas Song, Raveonettes (thnx ed) for a special section
All I Want for Christmas is You, Mariah Carey for the rolling credits

Would like to hear suggestions on what others are using.

[Rockdoc]

I used the Jingle Bells theme in the Products section here at Muvipix for both my video Christmas Card to family and friends and the "Christmas Messages from Home" video I sent to my husband's deployed squadron.

[Chuck Engels]

There is some really nice stuff on the Home Alone soundtrack.
I really like anything from Gloria Estefan's Christmas album, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, and the Carpenters Christmas.
I will use something from all of those at some point in the next month or so.

Take a listen to some of the tracks from Denver's album, great horns and some of the renditions are very unique
http://www.amazon.com/Timeless-Christmas/dp/B000QQZRE2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_and ... _Orchestra

[Doreen L.]

The Gloria Estefan (I have the cassette. ) and Home Alone albums are two of my most, most, favorites.

[Rockdoc]

Since I have 1 and 3 year olds, I will probably be using the John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album when I get going. I want to edit this one soon and send it out to my husband.

[jassnaround]

I have been collecting very old Christmas songs for several years now. I have been putting them on CDs for my family and friends, but this year I have decided to move onto the internet and also to put some old 78's out there that are not currently available anywhere else. I am in the process of recording some 78s now and already have Christmas songs from old cylinders and 78s on my blog, available for download. I have worked on the songs to remove the noise and make them more enjoyable (at least, to me) to listen to. My blog is at http://AntiqueChristmasMusic.blogspot.com. Come visit.

[Chuck Engels]

Thanks for sharing Jassn

Very nice blog you have there!
One of my favorite older Christmas songs, although only from the 50's is Joe Ward's 'I'm Gettin' Nothin' For Christmas'.

[cdeemer]

Well, the Three Big Xmas Songs in my book are: Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters' version of White Xmas ... and Chuck Berry's Run Run Rudolph, ... Christmas Tears by Freddy King ("I hear sleigh bells ringing but I haven't heard a word from you in years"). Not too sentimental I guess ha ha.