Christmas music you enjoy

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:06 pm

Fun fact, the lead singer provided the vocals for most of the songs in the 2G1 Josie & the Pussycats film that I'm always banging on about. They're a 90's punk/alt rock band that took an almost 20 year hiatus.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:58 pm

Then came back for Christmas 2G19?

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:08 pm

An EP in 2G16, then that.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:22 pm

Listening to it now. Not paying much attention but it is pretty enjoyable.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:43 pm

Much prefer something original to generic covers of the same classics.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:49 pm

I like the gigantic Sufjan Stevens Christmas collections I’m sure I posted here years ago. Good mix of originals and classics.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:56 pm

Kate Bush - 50 Words For Snow (2011)

This isn’t a Christmas album per se so I listen to it well into winter, but Christmas season is still when I usually start listening to it. Also it’s great.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 9:34 pm

Japanese group SEKAI NO OWARI's rendition of Silent Night, from a few years back.

And their latest single, which is also a Christmas single. it's called "silent" (no night here).

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:28 pm

Oh hey I forgot you posted the above, I’ll check it out soon. I also came back here to post a Japanese one.

I’ve been listening to a few albums by Quruli lately, who I discovered because they contributed a song to the amazing “Rilakkuma and Kaoru” Netflix series. Anyway, turns out they have a decent Christmas single from a few years back called “Saigo no Merry Christmas”.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:54 am

Got a link to the song?

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:39 am

Despite them probably being the band I've seen live the most times, I was only this week made aware that Reel Big Fish made a festive EP in 2G14

Reel Big Fish - Happy Skalidays (2014)

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:26 pm

Damien wrote:Got a link to the song?

Here it is on YouTube.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:30 pm

I mentioned the Sufjan Stevens “Songs for Christmas” collection on page 1, and mentioned its followup, “Silver and Gold”. Since together they form 100 songs I wouldn’t blame anyone for not having jumped in (you should tho), but check out the very last track of the second one, Christmas Unicorn. It’s a 12 and a half minute Christmas epic that among other things integrates a Joy Division cover into the song towards the end.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:27 am

New Found Glory have a Christmas album out this month

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:11 pm

wtf I forgot all about them

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:16 pm

They're still putting out albums practically every year.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:55 pm

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Thu Nov 11, 2021 4:40 pm

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Fri Nov 12, 2021 5:00 pm

Non-Fungible Glory
New Found Token

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Dec 15, 2021 9:13 am

This thread isn't taking off this year

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 2:47 am

I don't knkw about you, but I usually don't hear new Christmas music most years.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Thu Dec 16, 2021 8:10 am

I do but I go out of my way to find weird Japanese and Swedish Christmas songs etc. It’s just that nobody wants to enjoy Christmas music anymore!

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:24 pm

For better or worse, I’m just starting Neil Diamond’s 2G16 Acoustic Christmas, which I’ve never heard before.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 3:51 pm

Can Neil Diamond sing in 2G16? Not sure how he was ever so popular?

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 5:09 pm

This album (which I paused for a while so I’m still listening to) is nothing amazing, but a decent Christmas album.

I don’t quite know why Neil Diamond became so mega-popular, but to his credit, he wrote some very classic songs, including Sweet Caroline, I’m a Believer, Red Red Wine, Girl You’ll Be a Woman Soon, and a bunch of others I’m forgetting or still don’t realize are by him.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 5:21 pm

Apparently Neil Diamond has Parkinson’s now

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:26 pm

Damien wrote:Are we talking entire albums or songs? Britain has a very specific set of Christmas songs that do the rounds every year form the start of November (most from the early 70's to mid 90's). I'll chime in with what those are when I have my computer up and running

This is a lesser known slightly strange Christmas album from a few years back.

Erasure: Snow Globe (2013)

It's partially covered Christmas classics, partially new songs that are loosely winter related.

This album gets better with age. Probably my favourite Christmas album now.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:09 pm

I haven’t been in the mood for Christmas music as much as usual.

That said I’ve still been listening to a decent amount.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:17 pm

Christmas no longer feels like Christmas because I'm just at home. I think it's all the outside influence that did it in the past.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:31 pm

Don’t think I’ve mentioned it, but Harry Belafonte’s Christmas output is excellent.

Cybernetic Empire · Post by **Cybernetic Empire** » Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:42 am

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:53 pm

Time to res this thread again

WaWard · Post by **WaWard** » Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:20 am

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Fri Dec 02, 2022 4:49 pm

Wolf Alice released a pretty good version of "In The Bleak Midwinter" today

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Wed Dec 21, 2022 5:27 pm

Nobody wants too enjoy Christmas music anymore.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:49 am

Anything this year?

Lord Golbez · Post by **Lord Golbez** » Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:35 pm

Simply having a wonderful Christmastime
We're simply having a wonderful Christmastime

Also, Harry Belafonte died this year, which I mention because Fei posted his album a couple years back.

Fei Ayanami · Post by **Fei Ayanami** » Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:53 pm

R.E.P.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:31 am

Probably seems cringe and cheugy but I'm actually really enjoying the new Cher Christmas album this year. There are some bangers on there!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV77q27 ... Cher-Topic