CDs you always break out around Christmas time...

Usually I just grab something pretty randomly to play. Most of it is by Springsteen, Aerosmith, and Zeppelin.

blackieboy wrote:

I do love Christmas time though (but I HATE the commercialization and selfishness of it).

100% agreed. The ads seem worse than this year. I got tired of Christmas this after during Thanksgiving.

Hopefuly, I can tolerate the relentless advertising/shovng overpriced crap down my throat some more, now that it's December.

I think I'm gonna pick up a Trans-Siberian Orchestra cd today. We need some cool Christmas music in our house as we decorate.

My wife love Amy Grant Christmas and puts it on every year for as long
as I can remember. It's a nice CD. Not really my thing musically, but
Amy has a nice voice and the traditional Christmas songs are fun during
the holidays.

ultmetal wrote:

My wife love Amy Grant Christmas and puts it on every year for as long
as I can remember. It's a nice CD. Not really my thing musically, but
Amy has a nice voice and the traditional Christmas songs are fun during
the holidays.

I grew up with that album! My mom would play that every year at Christmas time.

I love my Christmas music!!

Trans-Siberian
Merry Axemas Vol 1 & 2 (hey Ult, did you get those cdr's I sent?)
Big Bad VooDoo Daddy
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Rev. Horton Heat
Chipmunk's Christmas
Johnny Cash
Elvis
Frank Sinatra
Gary Hoey's Ho Ho Hoey Vol. 1, 2 & 3

Chistmas morning, I pop in my dvd of the cracklin' fireplace and go to town on presents!

I also like Sixpence none the richers 'Mr Grinch'. My wife also spins the Amy Grant Christmas cds a lot too. They are ok but i prefer more orchestral christmas arrangements myself.

Alex

stepcousin wrote:

Charlie Brown Christmas cd

That one gets alot of play in my house

I am so darn nostalgic it isnt funny. As far as the holiday
goes, this is embarrassing.

Enya - all her CD's
Crash test Dummies - Jingle all the way
Any basic compilation of good Christmas songs song and done over by many
artist. Springsteen, Mariah Carey,Tony bennet, Bing Crosby, Burl Ives...you get
the picture.

However, on the nostalgic side of things. I gravitate to certain bands around this time of year, not so much for the season, as much as I just recall listening to these bands heavily in my influential days. I recall jamming to them in late fall or early winter, seeing snow falling and whatnot, or the christmas decorations even recalling the music I jammed to around this time half my life ago. Some more specific albums some just the band in general.

Bang Tango - Psycho Hotel
Pink Floyd - any album
Maiden - mostly Somewhere in Time, SSOASS, NPFTD
Metallica - MOP, AJFA
GNR - AFD, Lies



I could go on, but these albums really played a large part in my early teens.
back when Christmas Eve I had friends with me. I recall my girlfriend buying me
the Bang Tango tape on Christmas Eve..... She was a hot one to, looked like a young
version of Cindy Crawford. Hmmmmmm I hope my wife doesn’t read this LOL!!!!

Like I said I reminisce way to much, but it is all good memories of a time past, and all chalk up to great music. hope I didnt stroll to far off subject.

Here's a side note that is somewhat related. I have listened to "Sons of Satan" by the mighty Venom at midnite on New Years Night every year since 1989. Does that count?

spectrefate wrote:

Here's a side note that is somewhat related. I have listened to "Sons of Satan" by the mighty Venom at midnite on New Years Night every year since 1989. Does that count?

Metal! I should do that with another song too.

Two things I always listen to around Christmastime:

1. Trans-Siberian Orchestra

2. Gary Hoey performing the holiday songs we all know and love, ON GUITAR! I love his version of "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch".



OOC: I'm back, Sorry for the absence. Long story...

All TSO

Excelsis - A Dark Noel

And that parady of Iron Man...."I Am Santa Claus"!

One other I forgot to mention

Nox Arcana - Winters Knight

Oh yea, Savatage - Dead Winter Dead

2 more for the compilation

KING DIAMOND - No Presents for the Christmas
TANKARD - Fu*k the Christmas

This is one I can't believe I forgot. Weird Al Yankovic-The Night Santa Wen't Crazy (an origional, not a parody):

Down in the workshop all the elves were makin' toys
For the good Gentile girls and the good Gentile boys
When the boss busted in, nearly scared 'em half to death
Had a rifle in his hands and cheap whiskey on his breath
From his beard to his boots he was covered with ammo
Like a big fat drunk disgruntled Yuletide Rambo
And he smiled as he said with a twinkle in his eye,
"Merry Christmas to all - now you're all gonna die!"

The night Santa went crazy
The night St. Nick went insane
Realized he'd been gettin' a raw deal
Something finally must have snapped in his brain

Well, the workshop is gone now, he decided to bomb it
Everywhere you'll find pieces of Cupid and Comet
And he tied up his helpers and he held the elves hostage
And he ground up poor Rudolph into reindeer sausage
He got Dancer and Prancer with an old German Luger
And he slashed up Dasher just like Freddy Krueger
And he picked up a flamethrower and he barbequed Blitzen
And he took a big bite and said, "It tastes just like chicken!"

The night Santa went crazy
The night Kris Kringle went nuts
Now you can't hardly walk around the North Pole
Without steppin' in reindeer guts

There's the National Guard and the F.B.I.
There's a van from the Eyewitness News
And helicopters circlin' 'round in the sky
And the bullets are flyin', the body count's risin'
And everyone's dyin' to know, oh Santa, why?
My my my my my my
You used to be such a jolly guy

Yes, Virginia, now Santa's doin' time
In a federal prison for his infamous crime
Hey, little friend, now don't you cry no more tears
He'll be out with good behavior in 700 more years
But now Vixen's in therapy and Donner's still nervous
And the elves all got jobs working for the postal service
And they say Mrs. Clause, she's on the phone every night
With her lawyer negotiating the movie rights

They're talkin' bout - the night Santa went crazy
The night St. Nicholas flipped
Broke his back for some milk and cookies
Sounds to me like he was tired of gettin' gypped

Wo, the night Santa went crazy
The night St. Nick went insane
Realized he's gettin' a raw deal
Something finally must have snapped in his brain
Wo, something finally must have snapped in his brain
Tell ya, something finally must have snapped... in his brain