I've given the matter a lot of thought... (page 2)

teejay

Saint,

A thread in last year's The West Wing Christmas show (or was it the year before) was about one of the characters (Toby) doing something to help a homeless man remember his deceased brother, a veteran of the Vietnam War. Toby went way out on a limb to help the stranger, but was compelled to go forward regardless of the consequences. It was a very touching thread on the program, which concluded with a playing of The Little Drummer Boy.

"I did my best for him..."

I came very near to bawling like a baby. I've always LOVED that song. I think IT'S the best one. Sorry for being so wishy-washy, y'all.

sunscapes

I like the Pops rendition of "O Holy Night" (98 degrees has nice version too with good harmony!)

Feliz Navidad from where the only real white Christmas is down on the white sandy beach!

TR

Oh man! There's so many I love. Nutcracker Suite. Ever hear "NutRocker" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer? Love that one. Also, Father Christmas by ELP. DAMN I love the Brits for their musicians!

TR

I'm gonna make mince meat outta that Osama!

waiting

*sigh* - even as a rebellious Irish Catholic teenager - and continuing to this day - I don't like the vast majority of xmas music.

Manheim Steamroller is cool though.

waiting

teejay

My thoughts exactly, detective.

It's a sad song. It makes one think of Christmases of long time ago, better in memory than they actually were in fact; and hopes of seeing people we love that are no longer around but wish they were, facing the painful reality of not seeing them at all.

Still, the final line says it...

"Have a Merry Christmas NOW."

Seize the moment. That's all we can ever hope to do.

sweetone2377

Make the Yule-tide gay,

Does this mean that, according to the JW and their teletubbie homophobia, the yule-tide is purple??

Shelly
Former victim and recovering wonderfully from a broken spirit
Smile, because we all have been freed from slavery!!

kevin221

sweetone2377,
The whole world is purple baby, take my word for it.

lol,
Kevin

funkyderek

This is my favourite Christmas song ever:

Fairytale Of New York
By Shane MacGowan / Jem Finer (1987)

It was Christmas Eve babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me, won't see another one
And then he sang a song
The Rare Old Mountain Dew
And I turned my face away
And dreamed about you

Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
I've got a feeling
This year's for me and you
So happy Christmas
I love you baby
I can see a better time
When all our dreams come true

They've got cars
Big as bars
They've got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you
It's no place for the old

When you first took my hand
On a cold Christmas Eve
You promised me
Broadway was waiting for me

You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on the corner
Then danced through the night

The boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing 'Galway Bay'
And the bells were ringing
Out for Christmas day

You're a bum
You're a punk
You're an old slut on junk
Living there almost dead on a drip
In that bed

You scum bag
You maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy Christmas your arse
I pray God
It's our last

I could have been someone
So could anyone
You took my dreams
From me when I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Can't make it all alone
I've built my dreams around you

--
"The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion." - Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason, 1794.

Cassiline

My favorite is, Silent Night..............

C

When the pain of being where we are, becomes greater than our fear of letting go...we will risk and heal and grow.

Angharad

You beat me to it Derek, love that song too, I'll have to go and play it now

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