That list covers just about every popular  song related to Christmas.   Two missing that I can do without . . . "All
I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth, and the dreaded, "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer".   

Quote from: Marilyne on December 18, 2022, 01:46:48 PMTwo missing that I can do without . . . "All
I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth, and the dreaded, "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"

Some of us actually like those songs 

Following up on my mambo Rudolph post from Yesterday, here's a cha cha version of "Jingle Bells" by actress/singer Pearl Bailey from 1959.

Michael - Not what I would call a Christmas Classic, but a cut above the other two I just mentioned.   

IMHO - Not the best copy of this, but---

One that I like, though the video here is not very good.  I was an usher in a local theater in 51 when this played. It sounded so much better with the theaters much better sound system.

Same song from a few years earlier (1936)

Another Musical. So many, - so good. They all bring back good old memories.

Back to sounds of the season

Sounds of the season from a musical by the late great Angela Lansbury with Frankie Michaels, Jane Connell and Sab Shimono. This is probably the most famous song from the musical and has been recorded by numerous artists, most notably by The New Christy Minstrels, who released the first version (the cast album from this wasn't released until 3 years after the musical debuted) and Percy Faith, whose version is probably the best known.

More great sounds of the season. From the 1984 album of the same name.

Probably the "bluest" version of "Blue Christmas" you'll ever hear, courtesy of Ann Wilson (vocals) and her sister Nancy (guitar) from the rock band Heart (not sure how many of you are familiar with them - they were quite popular from the mid 70s through the early 90s).

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Quote from: Oldiesmann on December 19, 2022, 11:42:33 PMProbably the "bluest" version of "Blue Christmas" you'll ever hear, courtesy of Ann Wilson (vocals) and her sister Nancy (guitar) from the rock band Heart (not sure how many of you are familiar with them - they were quite popular from the mid 70s through the early 90s).

Heart was my youngest daughter's favorite, back in the day!

A funny one from the 1940s. The Korn Kobblers were an American comedy dance band popular in the 40s and early 50s.

Here's a pretty Christmas song that doesn't get played much, although just about every vocalist recorded it.
"Silver Bells", from the 1951 movie, The Lemon Drop Kid, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell

8 years before "Jingle Bell Rock" became a staple, Freddie Mitchell and His Orchestra released this great boogie woogie version of "Jingle Bells". The label credits someone named Rip Harrigan on piano but I haven't been able to find any more info on him.

Michael - Doesn't sound like anything even resembling "Jingle Bells"?   Also nothing at all Christmasy about it.  I did like the piano player.   I haven't heard boogie-woogie piano in a long time.

It sounded more like "Star Dust" To me.  At one point I thought it was Johnny One Note.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A99sZ0ngd_U

Here's one of many musical adaptations of the classic American poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas". The music for this was written by Johnny Marks, who also wrote "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".

A rare vocal track from American trumpet virtuoso Al Hirt.

Interesting to watch the woodwinds being played, up close.  Looks like the oboe and the bassoon would be two of the most difficult instruments to play?

Probably the most famous holiday tune done by Mannheim Steamroller. A great instrumental rendition of "Silent Night". This is from their first Christmas album, released in 1984.