I just heard a recognizable piece of music at a Christmas event, but can't name it.
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posted by dhartung
on Dec 25, 2012 -
3 answers
Show me a link to your favorite, male, solo (as in, no groups) rendition of "O Holy Night". Acapella is good too.
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posted by brownrd
on Dec 18, 2012 -
21 answers
I'm putting together a holiday play list for the office pot luck and, trying to make it fun and all inclusive. I've got tunes from Peanuts to Springsteen to the Arrogant Worms. I'm in need of more Hanukkah (got the Adam Sandler one, thx.) and desperately in need of some music for the woman organizing as she's Islamic (and for the record has a wicked sense of humor). Ideas?
posted by rooster416
on Dec 16, 2012 -
12 answers
Music filter: Putting together a little surprise for a wonderful someone. Seeking metal, rock, goth, punk, or other loud covers of holiday music to brighten her day.
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posted by chrisinseoul
on Nov 28, 2012 -
21 answers
Christmas carols for pagans? Mentions of Yuletide, Solstice and winter are excellent, Santa is fine, Christmas is fine, but I'm looking for beautiful music (choral and orchestral) that has no mention of Jesus Christ, Israel or saints.
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posted by ninazer0
on Dec 23, 2011 -
36 answers
Next Saturday, I've got three hours of radio time to do whatever I want, as long as it's holiday related - it's my holiday special! Please help me put together an awesome playlist.
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posted by jbickers
on Dec 17, 2011 -
32 answers
I recently saw a video that makes me want to create a playlist of unusual/surreal Christmas music. That is to say, odd pairings or covers of classic Christmas songs. I have a small set of criteria inside. What do you got?
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posted by mrzer0
on Nov 18, 2011 -
45 answers
We are having some visiting Serbian friends over for a late (by our standards) Christmas meal in a few days. They will literally be on the other side of the world in New Zealand at this time. I'd like to play some Serbian Christmas music that they would enjoy, music that says "Christmas" to them, especially so far from home. I understand that the actual Serbian Christmas is not until January 7th, but I'd like to play music that lets them know we have gone to some trouble to help them enjoy Christmas. Any recommendations, especially those accessible via iTunes or YouTube, would be most welcome.
posted by vac2003
on Dec 28, 2010 -
5 answers
Can you help me find a recording of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with the ORIGINAL original lyrics?
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posted by foursentences
on Dec 25, 2010 -
6 answers
Can you recommend a portable music/media player that has a built in sound recorder as well? Must be really easy to use.
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posted by bluefly
on Dec 13, 2010 -
8 answers
What's a holiday party without WHISTLE POPs!??!! Are these the dinosaurs of great candies? Are they available in no small corner of the earth? Please say it ain't so! I've Googled these fun treats till exhausted so many times and they seem to have truly been discontinued. (frowny face). I've found a couple of singles on eBAY but that's not gonna do it. I need the old 48 count boxes. Please Help! How can we carry on the rag-tag Christmas Caroling without them?!
posted by mickeefynn
on Dec 12, 2010 -
10 answers
[Christmas music filter, instrumental] I'm in search of non-schmaltzy, non overwrought instrumental Christmas music.
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posted by jlkr
on Dec 4, 2010 -
12 answers
[Christmas Gift Filter] Help me get my boyfriend some nice speakers that he can use with his Mac Book Pro.
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posted by wansac
on Nov 24, 2010 -
10 answers
I am looking for Christmas music that is mostly melancholy, and often about loss or abandonment. Think Joni Mitchell's the River or Tom Waite's Christmas Card from A Hooker in Minneapolis. Any suggestions?
posted by PinkMoose
on Nov 18, 2010 -
66 answers
Flying back home on Thursday, and I want to bring a mixed CD with me that's full of, well, we'll love each other no matter what. I like Robert Earl Keen's
Merry Christmas From the Family. What else should I include?
posted by halogen
on Dec 21, 2009 -
7 answers
Looking for recommendations for good alternative Christmas music from the last 10-15 years, either original or by way of cover.
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posted by moviehawk
on Dec 14, 2009 -
40 answers
I used to send out a Christmas CD with holiday songs and clips from Movies and TV shows. It took a month to master and rip the CDs and 100 bucks in postage. What's a way to do this online instead? Is there somewhere I can POST a Christmas CD so people can listen online and download it if they want?
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posted by rileyray3000
on Dec 7, 2009 -
5 answers
Pop rock meets little sisters filter: I would like to buy my two teenage sisters tickets to a pop concert for Christmas. Ticketmaster is not being helpful and I can't seem to find anything useful in too-much-info alt-weekly.
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posted by timpanogos
on Dec 2, 2009 -
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Some time ago either on MeFi or BoingBoing there was a link to a bunch of songs that I *swear* were Christmas songs played in the wrong key or one half-tone down or something... Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about and where I could find this (again)?
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posted by mrzer0
on Dec 24, 2008 -
8 answers
A friend has spent over ten years trying to locate a version of the song "The Little Drummer Boy" that he listened to as a child. What he remembers is that it was performed by a young boy (or, possibly, a girl) and that while there may have been other singers on the track, it definitely wasn't a choir version. This ring a bell for anyone?
posted by djaevle
on Nov 26, 2008 -
8 answers
Where can I procure a copy of the rendition of Carol of the Bells that Saks Fifth Ave (NYC) has used at their flagship store over the past few years?
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posted by OTA
on Nov 21, 2008 -
2 answers
ChristmasMusicFilter: More music like George Winston's "December" or Al Di Meola's "Winter Nights"?
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posted by jeffderek
on Nov 18, 2008 -
8 answers
I am looking for a specific Christmas album on Capitol Records, called "Christmas in the Phillipines" or "Pasko Sa Pilipinas", which is understandably a very generic title. The record I'm thinking of has the song "Pasko Sa Manila" by the Roque Sisters.
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posted by 23skidoo
on Dec 8, 2007 -
1 answer
What's the best Christmas gift I could buy for my young nephew, who has shown an early interest in music?
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posted by mrkinla
on Nov 27, 2007 -
13 answers
My aunt's family has been listening to the same Christmas tape (as in, the same physical tape) repeatedly for about 25 years. The tape was originally made by dubbing from vinyl. I'd like, as a gift, to remaster the whole thing, but I need help identifying all the song versions.
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posted by dmd
on Nov 20, 2007 -
25 answers
I've fallen in love with
this rendition of "O Holy Night"[MP3] from last week's episode of
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Now I want a whole Christmas album in that style - either already made or individual songs to make a mix. Any recommendations? I particularly like how the song is still totally recognizable and pleasant, despite having lots of soul to it and cool improvisations. Thanks!
posted by rorycberger
on Dec 15, 2006 -
10 answers
It has come to my attention that my five year-old cousins do not have any Christmas music. Recommendations for fantastic albums, please!
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posted by Soliloquy
on Dec 5, 2006 -
25 answers
Elvis Costello fans, does anyone know the name of the following song? All I can remember (very vaguely) is that it's by Elvis & that the lyrics reference a closet upstairs where it's always Christmas, or something very similar to that.
posted by jonson
on Dec 4, 2006 -
6 answers
