02-12-2003 14:12									#31
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o mangum mysterium

	02-12-2003 14:25									#32
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Forgot one category from my previous post:

Best Political Christmas Song/Recording: Simon & Garfunkel, "Silent Night/The Seven O'Clock News"

	02-12-2003 14:39									#33
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I stopped exploring christmas music after being totally gobsmacked by A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector. Although that still is the christmas album to end all christmas albums (with "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" being the best christmas song of all time and the Ronettes' version of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" being the best cover), I've recently been looking into other ones to buy, and have provisionally plumpecd out for the Trojan Christmas Reggae Box Set, with classic 60s compo Soul Christmas a pretty hot bet for next year.

	02-12-2003 17:04									#34
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quote: Originally posted by Stefu Joulupukki pökki muoriaan Korvatunturilla innoissaan Mutta muori katala Pukin poissa ollessa Käytti kynttilöitä! Joulupukki, joulupukki Parta katki, silmä puhki Käypä tämme, emme pelkää, isi antaa sulle selkään! Äiti ampuu haulikolla, pikkuveli ilmakolla, Anna lahjat, painu hiiteen, ennenkuin mä lasken viiteen!

Online Translation:

Santa push muoriaan
Korvatunturilla innoissaan
Only muori vile
Buckskin went averaging
Be kynttilöitä!

Santa , santa
Beard catechism, mesh through
Current tämme, emme pelkää,
pa pass bundle ridge!
Mammy plug haulikolla,
precocious ilmakolla,
Anna donation, permeate hiiteen,
ennenkuin mä calculus suggestion!

Well that certainly cleared things up.

	02-12-2003 17:55									#35
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Stefu, would you please correct your typos

	02-12-2003 18:22									#36
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"Buckskin went averaging"

Let's try an actual translation:

Santa Claus screwed Mrs. Claus
excitedly in Korvatunturi*
but while Santa was away
That devious old lady
used candles

Santa Claus, Santa claus
Beard ripped off, eyes poked through
Come here, we're not afraid
Daddy's going to kick your ass
Mommy will shoot you with a shotgun
Little brother with an air rifle
Give the presents, get the hell off
Before I count to five

Basically, they're parodies of traditional Finnish christmas songs. All good schoolboys know them by heart.

*Santa lives in Korvatunturi, Finland, NOT IN NORTH POLE OR ANYWHERE LIKE THAT GRRGRRGRR

	02-12-2003 18:47									#37
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Tass,

What's that song where the lyrics goes 'I'm dreaming of a white christmas..'? maybe it's called white christmas. I like that one a lot. I wonder who sang it so good.. it was some male singer and he sang like the oldschool style.

	02-12-2003 23:00									#38
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Yep, it's called "White Christmas," sung by Bing Crosby. Well into my lifetime, it held the title of best-selling single ever; I don't know if it still does, though.

	02-12-2003 23:08									#39
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O Come, O Come Emmanuel is simply the best Xmas song there is, especially in some of the spectacular arrangements done by the MTC.

I found out recently this was also my great-grandfather's favorite song, partly because he was the minister at a church named Emmanuel something or other.

	02-12-2003 23:44									#40
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Most christmas songs sang by Charles Aznavour... they are wonderful.

	03-12-2003 00:04									#41
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Carol of the Bells.

	03-12-2003 00:08									#42
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No Xmas for John Quays by The Fall.

	03-12-2003 00:21									#43
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quote: Originally posted by Rufus T. Firefly Yep, it's called "White Christmas," sung by Bing Crosby. Well into my lifetime, it held the title of best-selling single ever; I don't know if it still does, though.

Not since 1997.

	03-12-2003 00:53									#44
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self biased,

Which magnum mysterium do you mean? Basically, this is a quite old text. I know
- an excellent setting by Francis Poulenc which I would rate among the finest Christmas music ever written
- a very good setting by William Byrd,
- and a quite good setting by Tomas Luis Vitoria.

Other than that my favourites are
- Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen
- In dulci jubilo

I like perhaps even more the following ones, but you didn't ask for advent songs (for those nitpickers I count myself to)
- O come, o come Emmanuel
- O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf
- Die Nacht ist vorgedrungen (unfortunately nearly unknown even in Germany)

Except for the first, I tried to rate only the melody. There are quite some settings of "lesser" melodies which I really love. Also I avoided the huge realm of motets ...

Sorry to whoever mentioned it, but Greensleeves is a lovesong which is not exactly made for Christmas.

	03-12-2003 10:57									#45
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quote: Originally posted by Buck Birdseed Not since 1997.

Yeah, I thought it had fallen from that spot. What overtook it?

	03-12-2003 11:07									#46
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i really like the christmas song by dave matthews band.

it's not on any of their studio albums, but it's on one of their live albums. . . i forget which one exactly, but i think it's live at luthor college.

anyway, it's a GREAT song

although its not exactly full of christmas cheer and isn't a traditional christmasy happy song, it's got a great message and awesome lyrics

	04-12-2003 02:54									#47
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"Candle in the Wind" by Elton John is now the best selling single ever.

but who buys singles anymore besides DJ's? mightaswell get the full album.

	04-12-2003 03:20									#48
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Children. ****ers using iTunes. Old people. Completists. Collectors. Buyers of one of the numerous genres that are still primarily singles-based, like most dance music or Dancehall (both primarily sold as 7" or 12", Screw a couple of years ago used to be nearly exclusively casette singles for some reason). People who just like the one tune. People with more money than sense (I've bought singles before 'cause I couldn't wait for the album to arrive...).