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Modern Xmas Songs You Actually Like And Not Just Tolerate To Keep The Peace

Discussion in 'Bad Dog Cafe' started by Whatizitman, Dec 6, 2020.

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    Whatizitman

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    Bah Humbug? With very few exceptions, I just don’t like any postwar Christmas songs. I like traditional hymns and folk songs tastefully done (that means no Nashville or pop-punk versions). My favorites, however, all pretty much came about prior to the 50s, from the big band jazz eras. The songwriting and arrangements and recorded performances were incredible. After that, new original songs had far less complexity, trite lyrics, and formulaic chordal arrangements and melodies (to sound like bells, etc...).

    I love classics like:

    White Christmas
    I’ll Be Home for Christmas
    The Christmas Song
    etc...

    There are a few exceptions. Instead of making a very long list of songs I hate, I will post a few postwar songs I like. Notice that most of them are jazz arrangements and productions. OK I will list a few I hate. Wonderful Christmastime. All I Want For Christmas Is You. Last Christmas. Enough of that. Here’s the good.

    These I can hear over and over again, and never get tired of.

    Not a holiday song. But it has become one. And only Tony Bennet should be allowed anywhere near it.





    And the cream of the crop...


     
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    cenz

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    Alan Mann Band “Christmas on the Block” 1984. You’d have to be from Philly to get the meaning.
     
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    FenderLover

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    I like that Charlie Brown one the Eagles did.
     
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    DavidP

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    I have a special fondness for this one (and the whole Stink album):

    ... and the live version:
     
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    I dig that pogues song “fairytale of New York”

    It’s dang catchy, although not traditional styled

    When I saw modern I thought that meant the last 30 years or so

    I still like some of those older Xmas songs too
     
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    Cali Dude

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    As embarrassing as it is to admit, I really enjoy the song "Last Christmas" by Wham from back in the mid 80s.
     
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    fjblair

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    I really don't think I know any "modern" Christmas songs.
     
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    Fuelish

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    Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) ..... los Ramones
     
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    Charles Brown - an artist's artist


    Eagles -

    Neville -

    don't miss this one
    Johnny Winter -
     
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    Jakedog

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    Father Christmas- The Kinks
    Fairytale of New York- The Pogues
    Merry Christmas From the Family- Robert Earl Keen
    The Christmas Song- Mel Torme
    Linus and Lucy- Vince Guaraldi
    Last Christmas- Wham
    If We Make It Through December- Merle
    Christmas in Hollis- Run DMC
    The River- Joni Mitchell

    Pretty sure everything else can go kick rocks.
     
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    Get Offa My Snow-Covered Lawn by Father Time and the Old Man Christmas Band

    :cool:
     
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    MarkieMark

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    Regrettably must say-
    When that Paul McCartney bit comes on, it gets about two synth hits in and its all I can do not to go all Hulk Smash! o_O
     
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    Mike SS

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    John Lennon penned a nice one. Happy Xmas(War is Over)
     
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    This would be my favourite, I think it just about qualifies as a Christmas song. I love the 12 string chord riff, it's got to be a Ricky surely.
    Anything Chrissie does is all right with me, although I'm really not sure about the video but hey!

     
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    black_doug

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    Speaking of Chrissie. With Richard Thompson on guitar.

     
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    Love that Johnny and Edgar Winter duet, bought the cd when it came out, I was in HK at the time
     
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    Christmas from the point of view of a prison inmate

    Where have I seen that guitar played by the singer before?
     
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