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I don't usually seek out Christmas music, because you're inundated with it most places anyway. I have played it at home on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and during other holiday family get togethers.

I'm also a "You can't put the tree up until after Thanksgiving" kind of guy.
 
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For the last few years I've tried to stay with actual hymns - Joy to the World, the First Noel, etc. Not that there aren't secular Christmas songs I like - "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is one of my all-time favorites - but I prefer to think more along the lines of what Christmas is really for. (Sorry if I'm sermonizing, just adding my two cents.)
 
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Here are a few on my play list.
Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby and David Bowie
Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Springsteen
Happy Xmas - John Lennon (the version featuring Yoko, Julian Lennon and Jeff Tweedy is good too)
The First Noel - Crash Test Dummies
Father Christmas - the Kinks
Holly Jolly Christmas - Martin Sexton
Deck the Halls - REM
Feliz Navidad - Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - the Pretenders
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home ) U2 or DeathCab For Cutie
Hey Parker, It's Christmas - Ryan Adams
Do they Know its Christmas - Band Aid
Little Drummer Boy - Hoodoo Gurus (it is just funny)
 
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It used to be the day after thanksgiving. Since the lady moved in, it starts at the beginning of November (and that's a compromise).
 
cyhiphopp said:
@Angie

I have a new one to add to your playlist.

Rudolph's gone give it to ya!

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Dude, that is now on the list. How was I never aware of this previously?!

SCyclone said:
Go download Mannheim Steamroller's version of "Silent Night". It's gorgeous.
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I'm on it - thank you!!

drlove said:
Here are a few on my play list.
Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby and David Bowie
Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Springsteen
Happy Xmas - John Lennon (the version featuring Yoko, Julian Lennon and Jeff Tweedy is good too)
The First Noel - Crash Test Dummies
Father Christmas - the Kinks
Holly Jolly Christmas - Martin Sexton
Deck the Halls - REM
Feliz Navidad - Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - the Pretenders
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home ) U2 or DeathCab For Cutie
Hey Parker, It's Christmas - Ryan Adams
Do they Know its Christmas - Band Aid
Little Drummer Boy - Hoodoo Gurus (it is just funny)
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Oh my gosh, I've got so many of these on my list. And I wasn't aware Martin Sexton had any Christmas music, I'll go add that one now! I have the Bing/Bowie "Little Drummer Boy," but not the Hoodoo Gurus one, I'll hunt that down!

The show Aqua Teen Hunger Force (which went downhill dramatically with the movie) has a whole album of Christmas music that's hilarious. "Santa Put A Booger In My Stocking" just kills my kids.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have an entire album that is just beautiful. I think you'd like that.
 
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November 1st..no later. :jimlad:

In all honesty, the day after Thanksgiving.
 
Angie said:
Dude, that is now on the list. How was I never aware of this previously?!



I'm on it - thank you!!



Oh my gosh, I've got so many of these on my list. And I wasn't aware Martin Sexton had any Christmas music, I'll go add that one now! I have the Bing/Bowie "Little Drummer Boy," but not the Hoodoo Gurus one, I'll hunt that down!

The show Aqua Teen Hunger Force (which went downhill dramatically with the movie) has a whole album of Christmas music that's hilarious. "Santa Put A Booger In My Stocking" just kills my kids.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have an entire album that is just beautiful. I think you'd like that.
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I just heard about the DMX song yesterday. They played it on KXNO as well. It's actually kind of cool, but mostly just hilarious.

There was a thread on reddit for it, and there are so many good DMX related X-Mas puns and jokes.




Caution: NSFW language in the comments
 
Contrary to my previous quip, I'm not truly anti-Christmas-music. Like cyhiphop, it isn't something I actively seek, and I don't feel compelled to play it at home in and around the holiday season.

For the most part, as long as I can avoid hearing "Santa Baby" more than once each year, the rest is fair game. With another exception, "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

And several others. But beyond THAT ... :)
 
Tonight when the tree goes up! My wife and I went into Bath and Body Works the other day Christmas shopping, and they had the best playlist going. They were killing it with the good smells and upbeat Christmas jams.
 
Angie said:
We usually do our tree the weekend after Thanksgiving and start listening to some then.

I can't link my Spotify list without sharing personal deets, so here's just a screenshot of a few songs on it.

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I admire your organization. That's what I need to do, compile a playlist. Somehow, I tend to get caught unawares, even though I know Christmas tends to fall on the same date, most years. From a calendrical standpoint, it's as reliable as Easter.

We have the same basic meal/gift routine for family Xmas-eve annually, but I'm rarely prepared, music-wise. In anticipation of everyone's arrival, I pull up a personal Spotify list, something like "Top 50 Songs of All Time Nobody But Me Has Ever Heard." At some point soon after, my spousal says, "Put on some Christmas music." Then, I'm in scramble-mode.

Around that juncture, I realize I have over- or under-cooked the lasagna, and didn't buy enough garlic bread to accommodate those in attendance.
 
cyhiphopp said:
I just heard about the DMX song yesterday. They played it on KXNO as well. It's actually kind of cool, but mostly just hilarious.

There was a thread on reddit for it, and there are so many good DMX related X-Mas puns and jokes.




Caution: NSFW language in the comments
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I'm currently loving the digression on whether or not Jonah Hill is swole or dad bod.
 
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cyclones500 said:
I admire your organization. That's what I need to do, compile a playlist. Somehow, I tend to get caught unawares, even though I know Christmas tends to fall on the same date, most years. From a calendrical standpoint, it's as reliable as Easter.

We have the same basic meal/gift routine for family Xmas-eve annually, but I'm rarely prepared, music-wise. In anticipation of everyone's arrival, I pull up a personal Spotify list, something like "Top 50 Songs of All Time Nobody But Me Has Ever Heard." At some point soon after, my spousal says, "Put on some Christmas music." Then, I'm in scramble-mode.

Around that juncture, I realize I have over- or under-cooked the lasagna, and didn't buy enough garlic bread to accommodate those in attendance.
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I totally get it! I basically am trying to force my children to have interesting and good music tastes, so I try and get fun play lists for Halloween and Christmas together for them. The downside of this is that the eldest asked for "Thanksgiving music" while we were traveling on T-Day. Janny was pumping gas, so I started to play Adam Sandler's Thanksgiving song because other than that, "Thanksgiving music" isn't really a thing. He came in and immediately made me turn it off, reminding me of what his brother does with baby oil in the song.
 
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