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This is my second year celebrating christmas. I've got my first full size tree up very early :) and I've been playing christmas songs via pandora often. Problem is, a lot of the classic christmas songs sound just like kingdom melodies!!! I feel haunted. It's driving me nuts. Anyone else have this problem?? I can't seem to get these songs I grew up with out of my head. They really creep me out now.
~fmw
Maybe it is just the style of music rather than notes. Rather than instrumental try those with singers such as Nat King Cole or contemporary or the Charlie Brown Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Of_mna-Rs
Stay away from religious songs.
Try songs like Up on the Housetop. I have heard kingdom songs back to the 1950's and none have reminded me of Xmas songs...and I am a musician and composer.
| White Christmas | Bing Crosby | |
| 2 | The Chipmunk Song | The Chipmunks |
| 3 | Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer | Gene Autry |
| 4 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | Jimmy Boyd |
| 5 | Jingle Bell Rock | Bobby Helms |
| 6 | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole |
| 7 | Snoopy's Christmas | The Royal Guardsmen |
| 8 | Here Comes Santa Claus | Gene Autry |
| 9 | Little Drummer Boy | Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 10 | Donde Esta Santa Claus | Augie Rios |
| 11 | Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree | Brenda Lee |
| 12 | You're All I Want For Christmas | Brook Benton |
| 13 | Baby's First Christmas | Connie Francis |
| 14 | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | Bruce Springsteen |
| 15 | Home For The Holidays | Perry Como |
| 16 | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | Four Seasons |
| 17 | Do They Know It's Christmas | Band Aid |
| 18 | Happy Christmas (War is Over) | John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| 19 | May You Always | Harry Harrison |
| 20 | Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer | Elmo and Patsy |
| 21 | Jingle Bell Rock | Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell |
| 22 | Jingle Bells | Singing Dogs |
| 23 | Frosty the Snowman | Gene Autry |
| 24 | Merry Christmas Darling | The Carpenters |
| 25 | Little St. Nick | The Beach Boys |
| 26 | Please Come Home For Christmas | Charles Brown |
| 27 | It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas | Perry Como & The Fontaine Sisters |
| 28 | Feliz Navidad | José Feliciano |
| 29 | Santa Baby | Eartha Kitt |
| 30 | Do You Hear What I Hear | Bing Crosby |
| 31 | Blue Christmas | Elvis Presley |
There are also lots of contemporary Christmas songs. Wilson Phillips and Mariah Carey just released brand new Christmas songs, and Mariah Carey's older album is still good. I can add songs like Hanson's Everybody needs a little love on Christmas Day, Gia Farrell's Christmas Everyday, and various renditions of We Need a Little Christmas and I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day. There are lots of Christmas songs done in the 1980s as well--Gary Glitter's Rock 'n Roll Christmas and The Waitresses' Christmas Wrapping come to mind. If you don't mind mixing Satan into the mix, Spinal Tap's Christmas With the Devil is recommended. You are probably not going to mistake that for a Kingdumb Malady.
More traditional songs include Bing Crosby's Christmas Is A-Coming, renditions of Silver Bells, and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. If you are a fan of late 1960s and early 1970s, I would suggest looking at Christmas music by The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, and The Jacksons. And check out The Surf Boys' Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney. And there are plenty of country songs that feature Christmas. Herb Alpert also released a Christmas album in 1968 that is highly recommended.
And, needless to say, whatever you get, keep listening to them. Whatever you do, do not ever listen to another Kingdumb malady again--the more you can go without listening to Kingdumb maladies while listening to Christmas songs, the less of a problem you will have with Kingdumb maladies. This goes as much for the religious Christmas songs as it does with secular Christmas songs. And, in the meantime, just remember the time when you thought Christmas songs were spoiling your Kingdumb maladies.
I doubt you've got any melodies like this:
Yay, Charlie Brown Christmas always gets me in the mood for the holiday. Love it.
Speaking of Christmas songs - it great being able sing to wholeheartedly to Slade's greatest song!
You've got to get into the holiday spirit. For example:
I'm dreaming of a While Christmas, just like the ones I used to know,
where the tree tops glisten
and children listen
to hear the sleigh bell in the snow .........
But as for me,
determined I shall be,
to walk eternally,
in my Integrity
Rub a Dub
Definitely, the more you listen to Christmas carols and the less you listen to Kingdumb sxxx, the less the Kingdumb sxxx is going to be able to spoil your Christmas songs. And, it pays to really listen to them--if you start with the classics, I recommend getting the real deal on them. Bing Crosby, Gene Autry, and Andy Williams all have excellent renditions. At first, you want to listen to songs that are actually sung, as the instrumentals will still be confusing. You can listen to the instrumentals once you learn the lyrics, since then you can pay attention to the lyrics of the songs you want. For a while, however, Kingdumb maladies might still pop up in your head--bear in mind that there was a time when you dreaded Christmas songs doing this.
I do recommend Trans Siberian Orchestra, since they have an aggressive style in playing Christmas songs. Yes, they are instrumental--but very unlikely to be similar to Kingdumb maladies. I also recommend the song Carol of the Bells, in addition to all the above--try to find a version that includes the lyrics so you can learn them. And, there is one song that was out in 1993, from Carnie and Wendy Wilson, called Hey Santa!. This is a contemporary Christmas song--and, if you can locate the whole album, it pays to get that.
Of course, the most important thing is to get rid of Kingdumb Maladies. The "good" news is that, if you are still required to go to boasting sessions, the Kingdumb maladies from years past are all gone. (The bad news is that the new Kingdumb maladies are even worse.) After several years of no Kingdumb maladies, and yes Christmas songs, your problem with Kingdumb maladies coming in and ruining your Christmas songs will get less. It goes faster the more you listen to Christmas songs with lyrics so you can actually learn them. Also, go online and hunt for the lyrics there--it will help you learn them that much faster.
Problem is, a lot of the classic christmas songs sound just like kingdom melodies!!! I feel haunted. It's driving me nuts.
Maybe THAT'S why I still hate x-mas? Hmmm...
V665
Sorry, I didn't log in for almost a month after posting this!! thank you everyone!! It seems this isn't a common issue, but all the advice is great. My "pagan" ;) grandma made me some mixed CD's (she's so cool) of some of her favorites and I've been trying my best to drown the Kingdom blah that comes through. I'm so happy Christmas is almost here. My daughter is 10 months old and I can't wait to let her tear through some paper. I'll be a bit sad when it's over but then there's next year.
p.s. Vampire, you scare me!!! LOL
