It must be time for the Friday night Christmas song thread 2023.

[classic33]

Bells Over Belfast - The Irish Rovers

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sr4K3J9JnhM

 

[classic33]

A Yorkshire Christmas - Stephen Young

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qik7hdAAoVQ

 

[classic33]

U2 - Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mmZBC92pgrE

 

[Dave 123]

View: https://youtu.be/cxqQtUQErhQ?si=tezf-gmITgU6mdF4

 

[mistyoptic]

Remember Bethlehem - Jake Thackray

View: https://youtu.be/Eeo6c1uzbME?si=JBqdLDZExne0UHO4

 

[craigwend]

View: https://youtu.be/mBPXLmg-j5Q?si=yl4WVjs2v9__PzHk


Driving Home...

 

[Blue]

View: https://youtu.be/a8qE6WQmNus

 

[craigwend]

View: https://youtu.be/3LLl4IqXi6w?si=G-b1NDQFb8A35ZTD

 

[Jenkins]

View: https://youtu.be/nud2TQNahaU?si=VrMRhd5DS2KigYvx

Xmas Rapping

Or a cover version by the unlikely combination of Kylie Minogue and Iggy Pop

 

[craigwend]

View: https://youtu.be/AEyGZlBdkaA?si=_QQyBa2sPzsLf9NH

 

[mistyoptic]

River - Joni Mitchell

View: https://youtu.be/OLHxxBTl71I?si=lHq6tl4m4EFeRUud

 

[kynikos]

Has to be Darlene

 

[steverob]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOMmQT1G4pk

Well worth tracking down the whole of this album - lots of interesting takes/reworkings of classic Christmas songs. This one's my personal favourite, but hearing Jingle Bells in a spooky minor key, a steel pedal guitar version of Silent Night and a lounge singer/Hammond organ combo doing White Christmas are amongst the highlights.

 

[classic33]

Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DDt3u2Ev1cI

 

[C R]

Savatage - Christmas Eve, Sarajevo. This song is part of the Dead Winter Dead concept album about the siege of Sarajevo and based on the Carol of the Bells. It was inspired by the story of Vedran Smailović, who played the cello in bombed out places during the siege.

View: https://youtu.be/6UfRqJjeLsQ