Christmas Music

[ashinae]

Okay. This is going to be a difficult request to state, but I'm looking for Christmas music. If I have to be inundated with Christmas at work, I'm going to do it MY way. What I'm looking for, are non-traditional type versions of Christmas carols and songs. F'rinstantce, Metallica's "Carol of the Bells" (which I have), or even NON-DIRTY parody type songs. Anybody? I want to make this CD by Saturday night. Recommend... anything!

12 days.

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[thalassatx.livejournal.com]

Trans_siberian Orchestra's Sarajevo is incredible.

[ashinae.livejournal.com]

Am still working on downloading this one :) Thanks for the rec!

[ashinae.livejournal.com]

This would appear to be one of those cases where one song ends up with several different titles and artists! It's the same as the Metallica/TSO "Carol of the Bells" and I ADORE this song. :)

[lannamichaels]

Arrogant Worms - Santa Got Arrested
Weird Al Yankovic - Christmas at ground zero
Trans-siberian Orchestra - Carol of the Bells (don't know if this is the same as Metallica version)
Bob Rivers - I am Santa Claus (iron man parody)

[ashinae.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! :) The Trans-siberian Orchestra version does indeed appear to be the same as the Metallica version. My assumption is that they did it together.

[notarysojac.livejournal.com]

The Bobs - album: Too Many Santas - includes Mrs Claus Needs Some Lovin' (not as sordid as it sounds) and Christmas in Jail

unknown artist but we suspect some of the loons from Big Daddy - Blame it on Christmas - traditional stuff in untraditional ways: Silent Night Spangled Banner by a marching band, That Swingin Manger by the Rat Pack (or a fair approximation thereof), The Lil' Endless Summer Boy, We Three Bings, etc...

various artists - Caroling In Left Field - Michael Hall, 5 Chinese Brothers, Bite The Wax Godhead, doing mostly traditional songs.
Also, Tiny Tim's Christmas Album has some fine (if odd) cuts, O Santa Where Art Thou for a bluegrass take on things.

Canada's Jaymes Bee also has a fine twisted cocktail rock Yule album.

[ashinae.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you SO much for the list! :)

Love your icon. Is adorable. At first I thought it was a chocobo *g* but I realise now, it's a griffin, right?

[notarysojac.livejournal.com]

Had to look up what a Chocobo is first...
cute, but you are correct - it is a gryphon (archaic-style spelling.) They have been my avatars for many years - hence the Gryphonsmith Graphyx moniker, as I like to make gryphons.

[themerovingian.livejournal.com]

"Amazing Grace" by Tori Amos and Tool. You can probably find it easily enough on KaZaa where I got it from, or WinMX. :D

[ashinae.livejournal.com]

I downloaded, and it is great, but unfortunately I have this problem with Amazing Grace -- it always, always makes me cry. *g*

[themerovingian.livejournal.com]

It's a beautiful song, especially when sung well. Doesn't matter who sings it. :D

Others you could try:
Do They know It's Xmas - Band Aid
The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Coventry Carol, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Snow, Seeds of Love - Loreena McKennit, which you can d/l here: http://www.quinlanroad.com/winter_garden.html by clicking on the notes. She's got a gorgeous voice.

[perkypaduan.livejournal.com]

Some of these get so much play that they may be considered traditional now, but I thought I'd send 'em to you just in case. Here goes:

Chrismas in Hollis - Run DMC
Santa and His Old Lady - Cheech and Chong
12 Days of Christmas - The Mackenzie Brothers
Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie and Bing Crosby
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
Merry Christmas (I don't want to fight tonight) - The Ramones
Is That You, Santy Claus? - Buster Poindexter
And anything off of Jimmy Buffet's Christmas Album

12 days! *bounces*

[ashinae.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! :) The Bob & Doug MacKenzie one made me HOWL. I'm such a bad Canadian for never having heard that before!

And I love the Bowie-Crosby duet. I'd forgotten all about it. Sigh :)

[perkypaduan.livejournal.com]

I'm such a bad Canadian

I won't tell anyone. *g* In fact, my roommie's b-f is Canadian, and he knows more words to "12 Days" than he does to his national anthem.

The Bowie/Crosby duet is a particular favorite of mine. Hope your CD-burning goes well!

[undonne.livejournal.com]

My absolute favorite is a song on a Celtic CD called "The Bells of Dublin" (the Chieftans, I think). It is Elvis Costello singing a song called "The Saint Stephen Day Murders." I still laugh everytime I hear it.

[ashinae.livejournal.com]

I can't find it! :(

[undonne.livejournal.com]

Probably not available for download, but here are the lyrics anyhow.

Murders