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Ive always been a dreamer
12-12-2011, 09:50 PM
I thought I'd put this in a thread of it's own since I didn't see one specifically for Christmas songs. One of our local rock'n'roll radio station dj's had a write-up in one of our local magazines this week about the "Rock'n'Roll 12 Songs of Christmas on the Radio". He said he comprised this list based on "sales and an unofficial survey of requests I have remembered over the years at Christmas". So here it is ...

12. Santa Claus and His Old Lady - Cheech and Chong
11. Snoppy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen
10. Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry
9. White Christmas - Drifters
8. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helmes
7. Phil Spector's Christmas Album - Darlene Love/Ronettes
6. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon
5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
4. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
3. Frosty the Snowman - Ronettes
2. Please Come Home for Christmas - Eagles*
1. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

* Here is what he wrote - "Oh my! Talk about fighting off those Christmas blues! In 1960, Charles Brown, along with a great guitar solo, put this song into the Christmas catalog forever. Unfortunately, after the Eagles covered it, most people never remember Charles Brown's version. Bon Jovi has a great cover version too, but it's the Eagles version that people know and love best."

Freypower
12-12-2011, 10:03 PM
I only have a couple:

Fairytale Of New York - the Pogues with Kirsty MacColl
2000 Miles - Pretenders
Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
Happy Xmas (War Is Over - John Lennon (with reservations)
I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake

I'm sorry, but PCHFC does precisely nothing for me. :???:

VAisForEagleLovers
12-12-2011, 10:17 PM
My mother just loves the Drifters version of White Christmas and complained that she never heard it any more. I got it on an anthology CD and so she listens to it alot when she visits. Not sure I would put it in the Rock and Roll category.

VAisForEagleLovers
12-12-2011, 10:18 PM
Oh, and Stevie Nicks 'Silent Night', Springteen's 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town', and Seger's 'Little Drummer Boy' is missing from this guy's list!

WalshFan88
12-12-2011, 10:32 PM
Here are some of my favorites. Now let me say these are NOT songs you want to sing caroling, they are somewhat naughty Christmas songs but are about Christmas. :hilarious:

Blue Christmas - Aerosmith
Mistress For Christmas - AC/DC
Run Rudolph Run - Keith Richards/Chuck Berry
Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles

sodascouts
12-12-2011, 10:38 PM
As I said in the Christmas Season thread, my personal fave rock'n'roll Christmas song is "Last Christmas" by Wham:

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

EagleLady
12-12-2011, 10:43 PM
Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon

Blue Christmas- Elvis

Koala
12-13-2011, 01:14 AM
Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea
Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles
Happy Xmas (War is Over) - John Lennon
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bruce Springsteen
Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
Thank God is Christmas - Queen

EaglesKiwi
12-13-2011, 04:01 AM
My favourites are:

Silent Night - Stevie Nicks
PCHFC - Eagles (it's fantastic live :cool: oh and :singer::inlove::spin:)
Do They Know Its Christmas - Band Aid
Coventry Carol - Alison Moyet
Last Christmas - Wham
Thank God It's Christmas - Queen
Fairytale of New York - Pogues & Kirsty MacColl
Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth - David Bowie & Bing Crosby

TimothyBFan
12-13-2011, 10:06 AM
I'm sure these are repeats but my faves are:

Please Come Home For Christmas-Eagles
Santa Claus Is Back In Town-Jonny Lang
Father Christmas-The Kinks
Twelve Days Of Christmas-Bob & Doug McKenzie
Little Drummer Boy-Bob Segar
Run Rudolph Run-Brian Setzer
Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You-Billy Squier
War Is Over-John Lennon
Rock And Roll Christmas-George Thorogood
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-The Pretenders
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-John Mellencamp
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)-U2

Here's Jonny Lang---This one is so cool!!

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

Freypower
12-13-2011, 04:41 PM
Out of interest I found this old thread:

https://www.eaglesonlinecentral.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2868

sodascouts
12-14-2011, 03:20 AM
Here's a new one I like a lot - Michael Buble's "Cold December Night."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BS53sw4fzM

The Disco Strangler
12-14-2011, 05:39 PM
I enjoy listening to .38 Special's A Wild-Eyed Christmas.

Freypower
12-14-2011, 06:41 PM
Rolling Stone's take on 'best Christmas songs' is unsurprisingly heavy on Phil Spector & even more unsurprsingly includes Bruce Springsteen.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/the-greatest-rock-and-roll-christmas-songs-20101216

Windeagle
12-16-2011, 11:27 PM
It's just not Christmas until I hear John Lennon's "Happy Christmas (War is Over)" and The Pretenders' "2000 Miles". If I can also catch The Waitresses' "Christmas Wrapping", it's a bonus.

tjrrockandrollmaster
02-21-2013, 08:36 PM
Here is mine :

1) Pink Floyd - Merry Christmas Song (1975, rare lead vocal from drummer Nick Mason and was not released commercially and only heard on BBC)
2) The Eagles - Please Come Home For Christmas
3) Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas
4) Bob and Doug McKenzie - 12 Days of Christmas
5) Holly and the Ivys featuring David Gilmour - Christmas on 45 (never released in the US but Gilmour playing on it drew me and his guitar is all over the place and to hear him solo "The Last Noel" on the intro and rock out ala outro to "Sheep" made it worthwhile)
6) Queen - Thank God It's Christmas
7) AC/DC - Mistress For Christmas
8 ) Eric Cartman - O Holy Night (1997 Version where he gets cattle prodded for goofing lyrics)
9) Monty Python - Christmas in Heaven
10) The Kinks - Father Christmas
11) Jethro Tull - Jack Frost and the Hooded Crow
12) Cheech and Chong - Santa Claus and His Old Lady

I can go on.