Favourite Carol

[filsgreen]

Now that Christmas is nearly here I'm finally feeling festive , so I decided to download a load of Christmas tunes from itunes. I was wondering what other members favorite carol's or christmas tunes are?

I'll start the ball rolling with

traditional: God rest ye merry gentlemen

Modern: Winter wonderland

Phil

Edited to add what I finally downloaded

Merry Christmas Sing-Along 6:31 Philharmonic Symphony Chorus, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hayman A Classic Christmas for Your Family Classical 1 10/12/2008 10:30
Walking In the Air 3:27 Aled Jones A Christmas Collection Holiday 2 10/12/2008 10:33
All I Want for Christmas Is You 4:01 Mariah Carey Merry Christmas Holiday
Hark the Herald Angels Sing 3:13 The Choir Of Exeter Cathedral Christmas Carols Holiday 1 10/12/2008 10:36
Driving Home for Christmas 4:01 Chris Rea Driving Home for Christmas - EP Rock 2 10/12/2008 10:40
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 3:24 The Choir Of Guildford Cathedral/Barry Rose Christmas Carols Holiday
I Believe In Father Christmas 3:33 Greg Lake Christmas Album - Let It Snow Jazz
Ding Dong Merrily On High 2:08 The Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral Christmas Carols Holiday
Away in a Manger 3:15 Donald Hunt & Worcester Cathedral Choir Christmas Carols Classical
Fairytale of New York 4:35 The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl If I Should Fall from Grace With God Alternative 1 10/12/2008 10:21
In the Bleak Midwinter 3:42 Donald Hunt & Worcester Cathedral Choir Christmas Carols Classical 80
When a Child Is Born 3:43 Johnny Mathis The Essential Johnny Mathis Pop
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing By (Arr. Rutter) 2:03 Clare College Orchestra, Cambridge, Clare College Singers, Cambridge, Jeremy Blandford & John Rutter 100 Best Carols Classical
Good King Wenceslas (Tune from Piae Cantiones, Wrds. J. M. Neale, Arr. John Stainer) 2:28 Brian Kay, David Bell, Huddersfield Choral Society & Owain Arwel Hughes 100 Best Carols Classical 1 10/12/2008 10:17
Winter Wonderland 4:05 The Spectorettes Christmas Spector Holiday 2 10/12/2008 11:22
Merry Christmas Sing-Along 6:31 Philharmonic Symphony Chorus, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra & Richard Hayman A Classic Christmas for Your Family Classical 1 10/12/2008 10:30
Silent Night 3:20 Carpenters The Carpenters: Christmas Collection Holiday

 

[woodbloke]

Hark the Herald (descant version)...gotta be sung by Kings College, Cambridge though, nothing else quite cuts the mustard :wink: - Rob

 

[Maia28]

God rest ye merry gentlemen would be my first choice Phil but I'm also rather partial to In the bleak mid winter which is sort of modern! My girls sing in the choir so I'm getting lots carol rehersals at present giving a nice festive feel.
Andy

 

[danmcl]

Oh Holy Night

Makes me well up every time

 

[Paul Chapman]

While Shepherds washed their socks by night,
All seated round a tub,
A bar of Sunlight soap came down,
And they began to scrub.

My Dad sang that to me when I was a young kid - still makes me laugh :lol:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Saintsman]

Vorderman

 

[StevieB]

Nah, Smilie beats Vorderman hands down :wink:

 

[RogerS]

You forgot A Sussex Carol.

 

[dunbarhamlin]

Not a humanist, so can admit to liking God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
But for modern stuff it has to be Bing's White Christmas
Cocteau Twins' Winter Wonderland is, well, Christmassy in a very commercial way.

 

[wizer]

Fairytale of New York

 

[SketchUp Guru]

Burnett.

Always makes me smile.

Veni Emmanuel as performed by Anne Dudley
God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings - Bare Nake Ladies & Sarah McLachlan
Winter Wonderland - Tara MacLean

 

[Smudger]

Vorderman

Damn! You got to it before I did!

Not Thatcher!

 

[Digit]

Silent night. The tune, the words and the history behind it.

Roy.

 

[John McM]

Not a carol, but the most beautiful hymn

Amazing Grace

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HfGytXRpf ... re=related