xmas hits

[lozzylou]

hi all, i am trying to get quite a few xmas songs together for xmas day but my mind is blank can anyone give me some names of good xmas tunes old and new thanks

[Bathsheba]

There's only one decent Xmas song in my opinion, and that's Fairy Tale of New York- The Pogues + Kirsty McColl x

[weeal]

hi bath

http://www.amazon.co.uk/101-Christmas-Songs-Va rious-Artists/dp/B000WD66G2

read the listing on this CD and have a look at some more, that will help

[Bathsheba]

Hi little un- just sent you a fab email ;-) xx

[paddywak]

Try this site lozzy lou
http://www.nevada.edu/~blake/Christmas.songs.h tml
must agree with you Bathsheba I don't know what it is but there's there's something special about that song

[weeal]

for me its not xmas until I hear SLADE lol

[Bathsheba]

Yes paddywak- even more so now she's gone.
Also have to admit to quite liking that Spaceman one by Chris de Burgh ;-)

[Jafi]

I love Bing Crosby's white christmas.

[paddywak]

this is a site with more traditional carols lozzylou
http://www.nevada.edu/~blake/Christmas.carols. html
Never been a big fan of Chris de burgh, Bathsheba but there are that many really good christmas songs about (both old & new) that really we're spoilt for choice. one of my personal favorites is When a child is born by Johnny Mathis

[lozzylou]

wow thanks everyone will have a look through ome of them links

[Philtaz]

This is fairly broad spectrum but it's what I've got as the Xmas playlist on my iPod:

All I Want For Christmas - Mariah Carey
Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
Fairytale Of New York - Pogues feat. Kirsty McColl
Gaudete - Steeleye Span
Happy New Year - ABBA
I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake
I Have A Dream - Westlife
I'll Be Home For Christmas - Sarah McLachlan
Keeping The Dream Alive - Freiheit
Last Christmas - Wham!
Merry Christmas - Slade
O Holy Night - Andrea Bocelli
Our First Christmas - Alexander O'Neal
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Mel and Kim
Silent Night (in Gaelic) - Enya
Stay Another Day - East 17
Stop The Cavalry - Jona Lewie
The Prayer - Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli
The Snowman(Walking In The Air) - Aled Jones
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Winter Sleigh Ride - Troika

[lozzylou]

thanks for that philtaz

[Parsfan]

Still think the best one was Rock 'n Roll Christmas by Gary Glitter. You don't hear it much now.

[alipan]

Fab choice of songs Philtaz:):)