What are your favorite Christmas CD's?

"People who possess great qualities, do not need to show off".

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"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

"People who possess great qualities, do not need to show off".

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"I cannot live without books." - Thomas Jefferson

Date: 11/23/2007 12:06:05 PM
Author: HollyS

Date: 11/23/2007 11:18:25 AM
Author: canuk-gal
HI:

Diana Krall: Christmas Songs (sings the 'Charlie Brown' song, Christmas Time Is Here, beautifully....)

Christmas Songs: Various artisits (Barenaked Ladies singing God Rest ye Merry Gentleman is wonderful, Sarah McLaughlan, Dido singing CHristmas Day is particularily beauitful....)

Barbara Streisand's A Christmas Album: this early 60's recording is superb, I listened to it while growing up....I love her rendition of Gounod's Ava Maria....

cheers--Sharon

Oh, yes! I don't love Babs as a person, but her early Christmas stuff was the best! Her Ave Maria is sublime!

Nat King Cole - the icon by which all other Christmas crooners are judged. I have more than one CD of holiday music from him. The Christmas Song is the definitive song of the season. I'll have to throw down I have some great quiet jazz Christmas CDs; some classical guitar CDs; I like a very Zen holiday, thank you.

My parents got in the 60's (and I purchased recently from an antique store!) a Firestone album with some great stuff on it like Babs, Andy Williams, Perry Como, Mahaila Jackson, Steve and Eyde Gorme, etc. I wish I had this in CD form, 'cause it is my idea of the Christmas music collection. Nothing compares to the classics in their original recordings.

I really am starting to sound like an old fart. Not yet cranky, but maybe heading that direction. SAVE ME!

"People who possess great qualities, do not need to show off".

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
Mae West

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"I cannot live without books." - Thomas Jefferson

Date: 11/23/2007 11:50:32 AM
Author: canuk-gal
HI:

Ellen, that song is on this CD.......now I must go and listen to it......

cheers--Sharon

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"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

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"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

-Albert Einstein

Skippy

"The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos

Date: 11/23/2007 1:06:05 PM
Author: Skippy123
I love Dean Martin, Eartha Kitt, Julie London, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennet and Nat King Cole for holiday music!!!!! I pretty much like it all except the Chipmunks

Ellen, how was your Thanksgiving??? I love the new avie (any chance we can get one w/your gorgeous rock mixed in w/balls)?

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And, I can't believe you no likey ze Chipmunks!



Mara, thanks for that link. Everyone keeps mentioning Diana Krall, WHY have I never heard of her??

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"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

Date: 11/23/2007 12:59:22 PM
Author: Ellen

Date: 11/23/2007 11:50:32 AM
Author: canuk-gal
HI:

Ellen, that song is on this CD.......now I must go and listen to it......

cheers--Sharon

Holly, lmao. I'm right there with you on Nat. I've got a couple Jazz too. They're different, more for like wrapping presents and stuff, but I like them. And uh, I think my last 3 selections showed my age quite nicely.


OU, Mariah's version of All I Want For Christmas is another of my top tier faves.


Ebree, Single Cats? *looking up*


ETA Um, that's Jingle, not Single.....

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"I cannot live without books." - Thomas Jefferson

no chipmunks for me either though i do listen to the song when it comes on the radio.

ellen i had never heard of diana krall either, but she was on amazon's top 10 when i went to check it out in hearing about her in that thread in 2005. it's not my absolute fave xmas cd but i like it.

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"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

-Albert Einstein

Date: 11/23/2007 1:14:52 PM
Author: HollyS

Okay, I can forgive the Harry Connick 'When My Heart Finds Christmas' if you're Nat lover! The HC song is right up there with Perry's 'Toyland' as my least favs! They might even be more annoying than the barking dogs 'Jingle Bells'.

Really. I'm not criticizing. I promise.

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"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

Date: 11/23/2007 1:15:45 PM
Author: Mara
no chipmunks for me either though i do listen to the song when it comes on the radio.

ellen i had never heard of diana krall either, but she was on amazon's top 10 when i went to check it out in hearing about her in that thread in 2005. it's not my absolute fave xmas cd but i like it.

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"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

Date: 11/23/2007 1:18:49 PM
Author: Ellen

Date: 11/23/2007 1:15:45 PM
Author: Mara
no chipmunks for me either though i do listen to the song when it comes on the radio.

ellen i had never heard of diana krall either, but she was on amazon's top 10 when i went to check it out in hearing about her in that thread in 2005. it's not my absolute fave xmas cd but i like it.

Hmm, I'll have to check her out....


And for the record, I hate the Chipmunks too.

Skippy

"The only things that stand between a person and what they want in life are the will to try it, and the faith to believe it's possible" Rich Devos

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Date: 11/23/2007 1:17:20 PM
Author: Ellen

Date: 11/23/2007 1:14:52 PM
Author: HollyS

Okay, I can forgive the Harry Connick 'When My Heart Finds Christmas' if you're Nat lover! The HC song is right up there with Perry's 'Toyland' as my least favs! They might even be more annoying than the barking dogs 'Jingle Bells'.

Really. I'm not criticizing. I promise.

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"I cannot live without books." - Thomas Jefferson

Date: 11/23/2007 1:24:59 PM
Author: Skippy123

Date: 11/23/2007 1:18:49 PM
Author: Ellen



Hmm, I'll have to check her out....


And for the record, I hate the Chipmunks too.

LOL, LOL, I was beginning to worry bout your music taste there for a sec.

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"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

Date: 11/23/2007 1:27:50 PM
Author: HollyS

No, seriously, I think it sounds like Paul Anka's idea of a great Christmas song. Bleh.

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"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."

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"It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds."

-Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State



John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880

"There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things....

The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."