Find your diamond
Find your jewelry
shape
carat
color
clarity

Holiday Music Thread 2021

AGBF

AGBF

Super_Ideal_Rock
Premium
Joined
Jan 26, 2003
Messages
22,185
This is the annual holiday music thread. Feel free to post a new piece of music or your old favorite in the 2021 version of our traditional thread. I am posting a new song to start us out this year.


Deb/AGBF
 
"Perfect Gift"
Natalie Hemby


Every year someone posts this song. I think we all learned about it here on Pricescope one year and many of us fell in love with it. I own a 45 rpm record of the song.
 
"Ma'oz Tzur"
Canadian Reform Cantors


Hanukkah begins Sunday evening, November 28, 2021 and continues through Monday, December 6, 2021. Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime "festival of lights," celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods.
 
lilmosun said:
Prior to Covid, I would try to catch Darlene Love's Christmas tour.

Click to expand...

have you read Darlene's autobiography ?
and have you seen the doco 20 feet from stardom about backup singers featuring Ms Love
both very good
 
AGBF said:
"Perfect Gift"
Natalie Hemby


Every year someone posts this song. I think we all learned about it here on Pricescope one year and many of us fell in love with it. I own a 45 rpm record of the song.
Click to expand...

I think I was the one who introduced PS to this wonderful song.
Our dear friend Mark S introduced this song to Greg and me.
Every year Mark used to create an alternative Christmas CD and send it to his friends as a holiday gift.
Unfortunately he stopped a few years ago but I will always cherish his CDs and this song was on one of the first Christmas holiday CDs he sent to us.
Thanks Mark and I am so glad I shared this song with PSers. It is a special song and embodies the true spirit of the holidays.

Happy listening and happy holidays to all.
XOXO.
 
One of my favorite Ave Maria versions. I adore adore adore this piece.

 
A holiday tradition.
We used to attend this performance every holiday season.
Not since Covid but hopefully one year soon we can restart one of our favorite holiday traditions.

 
And no holiday season is complete, IMO, without this piece.
Sigh. So beautiful.

 
One more.
A Christmas favorite.

Vince Guaraldi's O Tanenbaum

 
OMG sorry I cannot believe I forgot this one.
Another of my holiday favorites. Makes me cry every time.


Poignant, beautiful, bittersweet.
 
Yup, I introduced the song "Perfect Gift" in 2011 to PS.
Wow 10 years ago. Time flies.

*~*~*Christmas Music 2011*~*~*

I thought that since there has been a Christmas and holiday movie thread in Hangout for a while now, it was time to get the Christmas music thread for this year started! I looked up new Christmas music releases for 2011 and was taken by the the album: "Libera: The Christmas Album". I have to...
www.pricescope.com
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
have you read Darlene's autobiography ?
and have you seen the doco 20 feet from stardom about backup singers featuring Ms Love
both very good
Click to expand...

I actually first learned of her story when she spoke at a work conference. A fan of her music, her story and positive outlook made me a fan of her as a person. (Of course there was SVZ, and Bruce content in her comeback). There was a book signing after and yes, 20 Feet from Stardom is a great documentary about her and other uncredited singers of Phil Spector era).

Not to derail, here is some new Christmas music to share:

 
lilmosun said:
I actually first learned of her story when she spoke at a work conference. A fan of her music, her story and positive outlook made me a fan of her as a person. (Of course there was SVZ, and Bruce content in her comeback). There was a book signing after and yes, 20 Feet from Stardom is a great documentary about her and other uncredited singers of Phil Spector era).

Not to derail, here is some new Christmas music to share:

Click to expand...

i am super impressed she spoke at your work conference
that doco was very sad in places
i saw it on the big screen
had to wait about 18 months for it to arrive via a doco film festivle
the only time ive ever seen Bruce on the big screen at the actual pictures
but all those older male stars that spoke in that doco i have renewed respect for because of how they respect the work of those girls (and guys) singing back up for them
boo hiss the music of the era that tried to make backup singers obsolite

i particullay enjoyed Darlens's story from her book about her Elvis encounter

and to stay on topic
not the King, but The Boss
 
AM i allowed to post a rude (ish) one ? or should i wait till boxing day ?
I could use a spoiler
Im thinking pilgrim in the temple of love ? @lilmosun
its my kind fo Christmas music
not because its rude, but because its more melincoly
less jolly
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
AM i allowed to post a rude (ish) one ? or should i wait till boxing day ?
I could use a spoiler
Im thinking pilgrim in the temple of love ? @lilmosun
its my kind fo Christmas music
not because its rude, but because its more melincoly
less jolly
Click to expand...

On the same thread as Ave Maria? :eek2::lol:

This thread had me reminiscing about his Christmas shows in AP...they were so much fun.

(Yes, Darlenes story was sad -- cleaning houses for a living and hearing her song playing on the radio - but one a triumph in the end)
 
lilmosun said:
On the same thread as Ave Maria? :eek2::lol:

This thread had me reminiscing about his Christmas shows in AP...they were so much fun.

(Yes, Darlenes story was sad -- cleaning houses for a living and hearing her song playing on the radio - but one a triumph in the end)
Click to expand...

...so the boxing day shocker it will be !
(with a spoiler if i can work out how to do one :lol-2:)

i always feel a bit sad you guys dont have a holiday on the 26th
 
ive always enjoyed this
so much so i dont even complain when Gary plays it in March or May or June or August or October
 
I learnt a new Crimbo song this year with the group of choirs that I sing with, called Glorious Kingdom, and the version we sing is very upbeat and jolly.

Below is probably my second favourite song after Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas, which is Kelly Clarkson's Underneath The Tree:


DK :))
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
AM i allowed to post a rude (ish) one ? or should i wait till boxing day ?
I could use a spoiler
Im thinking pilgrim in the temple of love ? @lilmosun
its my kind fo Christmas music
not because its rude, but because its more melincoly
less jolly
Click to expand...

I am not sure what you meant by "rude", Daisys and Diamonds. I do not think it would be courteous ever to mock someone else's religion (or desire not to have a religion). But between reverential and "rude" there is a lot of ground. I post both traditional music and a song called "The Season's Upon Us" by The Dropkick Murphys about how Christmas is celebrated by their family most years. It is hardly reverent, but it bears a certain resemblance to the reality of some Christmases.

 
HI:

Oh I have the usuals--many posted here.

Far from traditional, but I love this song.


cheers--Sharon
 
canuk-gal said:
HI:

Oh I have the usuals--many posted here.

Far from traditional, but I love this song.


cheers--Sharon
Click to expand...

OMG! I was about to post this. I LOVE this song. It’s on my December 2021 music holiday list on Pandora. We listen to it cycling. It’s an amazing song ❤️
 
Also Carol of the Bells



I wish it was Christmas Today
Cheap Trick




Christmastime
Smashing Pumpkins




And KT Tunstall does a great version IMO of Fairytale in NY

 
Last edited:
AGBF said:
I am not sure what you meant by "rude", Daisys and Diamonds. I do not think it would be courteous ever to mock someone else's religion (or desire not to have a religion). But between reverential and "rude" there is a lot of ground. I post both traditional music and a song called "The Season's Upon Us" by The Dropkick Murphys about how Christmas is celebrated by their family most years. It is hardly reverent, but it bears a certain resemblance to the reality of some Christmases.

Click to expand...

Nothing like that. It's a song full of ribald lyrics. at times graphic.

(Behind the story is a pensive message about conflicting private side of public personas...something Springsteen fans will get but some will just hear a dirty ditty)
 
Last edited:
Daisys and Diamonds said:
i am super impressed she spoke at your work conference
that doco was very sad in places
i saw it on the big screen
had to wait about 18 months for it to arrive via a doco film festivle
the only time ive ever seen Bruce on the big screen at the actual pictures
but all those older male stars that spoke in that doco i have renewed respect for because of how they respect the work of those girls (and guys) singing back up for them
boo hiss the music of the era that tried to make backup singers obsolite

i particullay enjoyed Darlens's story from her book about her Elvis encounter

and to stay on topic
not the King, but The Boss
Click to expand...

I just flew home (from my mom's) today and saw her show from last week was rescheduled for tomorrow night!

I'll get my Darlene Love Christmas show fix after all :dance:
 
"White Christmas"
Michael Bublé and Kelly Pickler

 
GET 3 FREE HCA RESULTS JOIN THE FORUM. ASK FOR HELP
Jewelry Blog
PriceScope-Concierge-Ad
Find prime cuts.
Top