[78-L] Christmas Songs

[Tom]

<< And the one I heard many times and never got tired of was Bobby Helms' "Jingle 
<< Bell Rock". But we need to search out and destroy every copy of the Neil 
<< Diamond CD.

<< dl >>


That's the problem with not only Christmas music, but with so many other
forms of music as well. It seems as if the first, breakthrough version of a
song is often the best, and the standard by which other versions are judged,
e.g.,
 
Jingle Bell Rock, by Bobby Helms
White Christmas, by Bing Crosby
The Chrismas Song, by Nat King Cole
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, by Brenda Lee
Here Comes Santa Claus, by Gene Autry
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, by Andy Williams
 
Two notable exceptions being Mele Kalikimaka by Jimmy Buffett,
whose version is superior to Bing's, and O Holy Night (Cantique de
Noel) where the version recently recorded by Josh Groban is
better than the one recorded 100 years or so ago by Caruso,
imho.
 
As always, ymmv.
 
Tom


--- On Tue, 1/12/10, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:


From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: [78-L] Christmas Songs
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 12:06 AM


Randy Watts wrote:
> --- On Mon, 1/11/10, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
>> Incidentally, this past Christmas season is the
>> first where I never heard The Chipmunk Song
>> ONCE. Anywhere.
> 
> Can't say I was that lucky. It came on the radio while I was in the car of a friend, who said, "Oh, I LOVE this," and turned up the volume. If you like Alvin and friends, that's fine, but personally I'd just as soon make it through the holidays-or any days, for that matter-without them.
> 
> The song I got really tired of hearing this season and couldn't seem to escape was Burl Ives' "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas." For a friend it was "Santa Baby." She said it seemed like it turned up half a dozen times a day in the holiday music her office played. At least when it's on the radio you have the option of changing stations or turning it off.
> 
> Randy 
> 
> 
And the one I heard many times and never got tired of was Bobby Helms' "Jingle 
Bell Rock". But we need to search out and destroy every copy of the Neil 
Diamond CD.

dl

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