Christmas Countdown [Archive] - The Border: An Eagles Message Board

tequila girl

12-03-2010, 08:23 PM

Ok, So i'm three days late in doing this but I thought we could have a 'Christmassy' song from now until the day (hope that's ok Nancy?).....So i'll start with
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8jw-ifqwkM

Freypower

12-03-2010, 08:26 PM

This is not for everybody, I guess, but I think it's magnificent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLb213lak5s&feature=related

tequila girl

12-03-2010, 08:27 PM

Hehe it's my second fav FP! :thumbsup:(well, the song I mean, I hadn't seen that vid before)

Freypower

12-03-2010, 08:30 PM

Americans probably don't know this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6YbLZf8i5I

It's Slade, not 'the Slade'.

UK TimFan

12-03-2010, 11:53 PM

Americans probably don't know this.
I shouldn't think anyone remembers this one. :hilarious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhOLJ1HiM9k

tequila girl

12-04-2010, 06:33 AM

I do!!! :hilarious:

sodascouts

12-04-2010, 06:37 PM

Great idea. You gotta love this one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI

Glennsallnighter

12-04-2010, 07:46 PM

This is not for everybody, I guess, but I think it's magnificent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLb213lak5s&feature=related

The song is may favourite alltime Christmas song too! I think either you LOVE it or you HATE it! By now it reminds me of so many different Christmas parties that I have attended all over the country!

UK TimFan

12-05-2010, 09:25 AM

A little more up-to-date than my previous one :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_rYo4lT-eM

tequila girl

12-05-2010, 09:29 AM

One for p47! :hilarious: :hilarious:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7xjjlUbpJ4

tequila girl

12-05-2010, 11:15 AM

I like that one! :hilarious:

tequila girl

12-06-2010, 06:14 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHpfRHjzM9g

TimothyBFan

12-06-2010, 09:02 AM

Americans probably don't know this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6YbLZf8i5I

It's Slade, not 'the Slade'.

Now FP, You know I know that one and love it!!!

Here's a great one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UewDlE4gbdA

MikeA

12-06-2010, 01:29 PM

If you don't get a chill when you watch and listen to this, you are probably dead already and just done realize it yet.

Turn it up LOUD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhcZ6b2FSsk&feature=player_embedded#!

tequila girl

12-06-2010, 01:44 PM

Wow Mike she's Goooooood!!!

Here's another

http://www.youtube.com/user/RhemaMarvanne#p/c/BCA8EB8A742EC860

MikeA

12-06-2010, 01:48 PM

My Sister-in-law got permission to use her version of "Amazing Grace" at my Brother's funeral earlier this year.

A voice WAY beyond her years.

Prettymaid

12-06-2010, 03:59 PM

Last Christmas season my clock radio woke me up to this song. I had never heard it before so I looked it up and quickly downloaded it. I just love it. Alison Krauss has a beautiful voice and it has a great sax solo so you know I would!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1nG1TZkauc

MikeA

12-06-2010, 09:56 PM

Can I put this one in here? It isn't finished. But I have the verses and most of the chorus. I am going to try to work in a register change and kick it up an octave or so for the sendoff and see what it sounds like there

http://mvabercrombie.net/O%20Holy%20Night.mp3

sodascouts

12-06-2010, 11:28 PM

O Holy Night is my favorite Christmas carol, a perfect blend of musical and lyrical beauty that has amazing power. If done right, it not only gives me chills, it moves me to tears. A thrill of hope- the weary world rejoices - for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn...

That girl is WOW! What an amazing voice! I think she must be listening to Celine Dion's version in her headphones because the arrangement is the same down to the "oohs", vocal runs, how long she holds notes, and the use of the French "Noel" at the end (and of course the choral part around 2:15). And here is that version, which is one of my favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jr-2eyRtV4

TimothyBFan

12-07-2010, 09:08 AM

It's beautiful Mike!!! :thumbsup:

Freypower

12-07-2010, 07:13 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O_fCs5Buwg

sodascouts

12-08-2010, 12:50 AM

This is cute:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfV0vF0RHeE

tequila girl

12-08-2010, 05:04 AM

Thanks FP Greg was gonna be my next one up! :thumbsup:

Very Good Soda! :laugh:

TimothyBFan

12-08-2010, 09:15 AM

Here's a couple more of my faves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsat4e8jgHA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnnj-N_Vc0I

tequila girl

12-08-2010, 09:53 AM

and one of mine :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uey6VktC5ms

tequila girl

12-08-2010, 04:45 PM

and another, just because....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stbbEB9O_nc

Troubadour

12-08-2010, 04:55 PM

Fairytale Of New York is probably my favourite Christmas song. "I could have been someone - well, so could anyone" is one of my favourite lyrics. Slade always gets me going, though!

This is apt, given the date.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8jw-ifqwkM

UK TimFan

12-08-2010, 10:01 PM

As Tequila girl has already posted Chris Rea, I'll have to chose this one instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUCjOpcK_LE&feature=related

Freypower

12-08-2010, 11:22 PM

Aren't you GLAD that as far as I know there is no Christmas song called 'Sultans of Christmas' or 'Money For Presents' or for that matter 'Why Aye Santa' or 'Sailing To Bethlehem'.

There is this though, one of my favourites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmx3QC7n6sk

sodascouts

12-08-2010, 11:27 PM

Love this one! BNL and Sarah McLachlan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGVNzgUxE-g

Koala

12-09-2010, 02:41 AM

Love all those Christmas Songs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMtuVP8Mj4o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA45TnJQxhU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFxxQnhT5XQ

tequila girl

12-09-2010, 05:47 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DINRR5H0VKc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vJp-lSv0S0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q54xEfWYN8

MikeA

12-09-2010, 09:04 AM

TG, that rendition of "Little Drummer Boy" by Bowie and Crosby really has stuck in my memory with fondness over the years! It was GREAT.

tequila girl

12-09-2010, 09:09 AM

TG, that rendition of "Little Drummer Boy" by Bowie and Crosby really has stuck in my memory with fondness over the years! It was GREAT.
I have to admit it's one of my favourite's too - always brings a lump to my throat for some reason.......

TimothyBFan

12-09-2010, 10:41 AM

TG-Chris Rea is one of my new found loves & I love that song!

Who doesn't love the Little Drummer Boy & that rendition of it?

Here's a few more from my Christmas playlist.

Brian Setzer has a bunch of Christmas songs, all that are great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGirb_wgkcw

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSJMSnj6UUM

This one's for Lou.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjV-0DzPeCM

And no Christmas is complete without...:hilarious:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbw9-uq9sMU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2oPio60mK4

MikeA

12-09-2010, 11:29 AM

Willie, I love Cheech and Chong, but you sort of got to be in the "right frame of mind" to get off on them.

tequila girl

12-09-2010, 11:39 AM

Willie, I love Cheech and Chong, but you sort of got to be in the "right frame of mind" to get off on them.
I agree Mike....I used to think they were hysterical in the 70's :hilarious: :hilarious: but it's just not the same anymore :yawn: :headscratch:

MikeA

12-09-2010, 01:11 PM

Yeah, Right....something like that P47 <LOL>

UK TimFan

12-10-2010, 08:43 AM

Another of my favourite songs (though I'm no Chris fan!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGsD6Q2v0xg

TimothyBFan

12-10-2010, 10:50 AM

Love this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaPXihbORk

I adore Christina Aguilera's voice and have many of her Christmas songs downloaded but here's she's doing my all time favorite Christmas song EVER. Beautiful!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jTmesk6wVU

Brooke

12-10-2010, 11:26 AM

I'm enjoying this thread, but having a hard time keeping up! There's a few I've never hear before, but am enjoying trying them out!

I always love to hear Elvis' Blue Christmas this time of year. I hope this works! He's so good looking here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llxSoKLG-i4

Brooke

12-10-2010, 04:27 PM

Another fave. It used to be cool to smoke! lol

It's a Marshmellow World by Dean Martin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFcXimZ-9gc&feature=related

jdubfan

12-10-2010, 07:53 PM

Here's one of my favorites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiXjbI3kRus

UK TimFan

12-11-2010, 12:24 AM

The 'serious' version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHYZiTlplFY&feature=related

And the funny version.
I have a feeling that the dummy was used because around this time there was a lot of fuss being made about acts miming instead of singing live. Can't find any reference to it though, so perhaps I'm misremembering. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5VrvdOizUc&feature=related

Midnight_Flyer

12-11-2010, 09:16 AM

Americans probably don't know this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6YbLZf8i5I

It's Slade, not 'the Slade'.

a local band :D Noddy Holder is from my home town :D and he lived on our estate :)

tequila girl

12-13-2010, 09:05 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up1t5siifEw

Brooke

12-13-2010, 04:20 PM

Love Karen Carpenter's Christmas songs, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGncMN3AWdo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR1ujXx2p-I&feature=related

Prettymaid

12-13-2010, 08:16 PM

Luv Karen Carpenter!

Midnight_Flyer

12-13-2010, 10:23 PM

Luv Karen Carpenter!

so do i :D i was listening to them tonight :D

Koala

12-14-2010, 09:31 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_omqRgdhoxM

TimothyBFan

12-14-2010, 09:39 AM

I'm starting to lose track so I hope I'm not repeating anyone elses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ljkkvxGsU

Love this song and thought it was done very well in the movie Elf.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp3UoqOkFJo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXCEdrnaFlY

tequila girl

12-14-2010, 03:47 PM

Another of my favourites :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pVndbiNs-A

Prettymaid

12-14-2010, 10:06 PM

When I was a little girl my Mom had a Glen Campbell Christmas album and this was my favorite song on it. So pretty!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAUheEHtOyQ

Midnight_Flyer

12-14-2010, 10:11 PM

sodascouts

12-14-2010, 11:03 PM

My family had this song on an 8-track back in the late 70s. I remember loving it as a child but our 8-track player gave up the ghost in 1987 and by then, the album was out of print. Twenty years later, I found the song on a CD and snapped it up right away. Now, in 2010, it can be found on YouTube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAF3m-cdXaY

TimothyBFan

12-15-2010, 09:47 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_RStwfTAmE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w055lgDGVXo

Prettymaid

12-15-2010, 09:53 AM

Prettymaid

12-15-2010, 10:00 AM

Nancy, you gave me the idea to look on Youtube for a song from an album I remember listening to all the time as a little girl. I found the whole album! Mom probably bought it for a dollar or less back then, but it holds such fond memories for me! Here's the song I went looking for...
There's A Hole In My Christmas Stocking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW6wM6oZNkg

Corny? Maybe. But the message of keeping a tradition is priceless.

Brooke

12-15-2010, 11:18 AM

Isn't it funny how Christmas songs you heard in your home while growing up made such a lasting impression? I think it's wonderful!

Yes it is. My Mom had a Dean Martin Christmas album when I was a kid and I always loved the songs on it. That's why I posted Marshmellow World a couple days ago. Thanks to the internet and Amazon I found the cd a couple years ago.

When my kids were little I bought a John Denver Christmas album and they love to hear it to this day, so traditions go on. :-)

Here's their favorite from that album, Please Daddy ( Don't Get Drunk This Christmas). They would sing along and roll with laughter. Memories! This is a live version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXpYIbkO7ZA

Freypower

12-16-2010, 05:47 PM

One of my favourite bits of 'Christmas' related stuff ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzkm-kbx2T4

And the nativity sequence from the same episode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDOO3FvGsZ4&feature=related

Prettymaid

12-16-2010, 06:55 PM

FP, those were hilarious!

Troubadour

12-16-2010, 07:04 PM

Thanks for those, FP - I used to love Mr. Bean!

Ive always been a dreamer

12-17-2010, 12:02 AM

Well check this out. Imagine sitting in a foodcourt at your favorite mall and this happening ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE&feature=player_embedded

tequila girl

12-17-2010, 04:43 AM

That's amazing Dreamer! :thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xEopHCtEUo

Glennsallnighter

12-17-2010, 05:37 AM

My goodness this thread has really filled up over the last few days or so. I've really enjoyed skimming through all those wonderful songs and carols. I must say, I tend to break Christmas music down into 'Carols' which have a religious theme and 'Songs' which are the more secular ones, though I suppose 'Mary's Boychild' would fit both categories!
For the record, my favourite Christmas Carol, like Soda's is 'Oh Holy Night' and my favourite song is 'Fairytale of New York'

I'm not going to have much Border time over the next few weeks as Hubby is now off until after Christmas and the kiddies will be off from midweek! So in case I don't get a chance again, I hope everybody here has a very happy, joyful, safe and peaceful Christmas.

Midnight_Flyer

12-17-2010, 06:15 AM

So in case I don't get a chance again, I hope everybody here has a very happy, joyful, safe and peaceful Christmas.

and same to you :) :cheers:

TimothyBFan

12-17-2010, 10:20 AM

Dreamer-that made my morning!! Just beautiful and amazing!!

Who can't hear this without thinking of watching Rudolph as a child.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyCGrMcx7HY

Prettymaid

12-17-2010, 01:35 PM

Loved that video Dreamer!

That is something I would have loved to have been a part of!

tequila girl

12-18-2010, 06:28 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKrx-4Awe70

Midnight_Flyer

12-18-2010, 08:24 PM

i love this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-eslNwGXrI

jdubfan

12-18-2010, 09:02 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb2YSAVHmIE

sodascouts

12-18-2010, 10:04 PM

Speaking of childhood memories...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzTG0fTLAlU

(I still want a hula hoop!)

whitcap

12-18-2010, 10:20 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9BZDpni56Y

Koala

12-19-2010, 03:25 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMF8KZ5Woyw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRtCN0vR_94

tequila girl

12-20-2010, 03:17 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4lY8Y3eoo

sodascouts

12-22-2010, 07:13 PM

Troubadour

12-22-2010, 08:02 PM

OMG - I love it! Great job, Soda. That song, and Don's vocals, give me goosebumps... so gorgeous. Love the humorous parts of the video, too. When Don came on with those antlers, I literally LOL'd. :thumbsup:

Freypower

12-22-2010, 08:20 PM

Rolling Stone has a nice gallery of Rock Star Santas - the one of Hendrix at the start is the best.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/photos-rockers-dressed-as-santa-claus-20101221

Troubadour

12-22-2010, 08:46 PM

That was cool, FP!

Koala

12-23-2010, 02:48 AM

Cool!

sodascouts

12-23-2010, 02:53 AM

I was planning on saving this video that I made until Christmas day but in honor of their recent performance of it, I figured I'd put it up now. Just follow the link!

Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas (http://www.vimeo.com/14134047)OMG - I love it! Great job, Soda. That song, and Don's vocals, give me goosebumps... so gorgeous. Love the humorous parts of the video, too. When Don came on with those antlers, I literally LOL'd. :thumbsup:

Thanks!

Koala

12-23-2010, 03:01 AM

Saw the link to the video just now, as usual, great work! Love it!

Prettymaid

12-23-2010, 08:21 AM

Great job once again Soda. I'm with Troub - the shot panning to Don wearing antlers is my favorite part!

sodascouts

12-23-2010, 04:33 PM

lol thanks. It's 'cause he's happy - Christmas - once again! ;)

tequila girl

12-24-2010, 07:02 AM

Great video Soda........I think you should put it up again tomorrow anyway....:thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4M0UNUYTTw&NR=1

Brooke

12-24-2010, 12:21 PM

Love it Soda! Thanks!

ticky

12-25-2010, 04:01 AM

I would have posted this earlier but I just discovered it *G* I hope you all like it as much as I do. just listen.. the song is awesome. *G* It makes me cry..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q

Freypower

12-27-2010, 05:09 PM

We will be seeing Tim Minchin next March. He's Australian.

UK TimFan

12-25-2011, 01:33 AM

The usual way is to say 'from the sublime to the ridiculous', but in this case it's better to say it the other way round else you'll probably be singing the ridiculous all day. :laugh:
I'd not heard either of these songs prior to yesterday, though they both seem to have been around for ages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQrdxtWgHbE

And the sublime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOic7t1kZog