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Date Posted: 09:14:51 11/21/03 Fri
Author: Kuzibah
Author Host/IP: 12.175.117.195
Subject: Re: GG's Weird and Wacky Question of the Day...
In reply to: GG 's message, "GG's Weird and Wacky Question of the Day..." on 10:01:09 11/20/03 Thu

First, let me say the Christmas music wars are really getting out of hand. Two stations, full time, in a market that can't even manage a full-time Classical station. Sad.

I have to say, that while I like the traditional carols, I don't really seek them out when pulling out albums, so I'm going to list the ones that are less traditional. They seem fresher, to my thinking, when I'm looking for something to listen to. Anyway, my faves:

A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi

Ave Maria (either of the top two versions)- Because I grew up Protestant, I never heard this song until I was an adult.

The Holly Bears a Berry- An Irish folk-song, the Chieftains have it on their Christmas album.

The Boar's Head Carol- A truly joyful song, plus, it's all about food!

The Cherry-Tree Carol- An old medieval story-song. Peter, Paul, and Mary do a lovely version.

Children Go, Where I Send Thee- Peter, Paul, and Mary again.

The Snowman- From the Canadian animated short. Annie Haslam (former lead-singer of Prog-Rock group Renaissance) does a haunting version on her Christmas album.

O Come, Emmanuel- pretty much anything in a minor key, now that I think of it...

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[> [> I love Children Go, Where I Send Thee. -- SteffiG, 10:02:58 11/21/03 Fri (209.6.181.81)

I first heard it a couple of years ago at the Christmas Revels.

And that Chieftains album in its entirety is one of my Christmas favorites.


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