Favorite Christmas tune?

[JimK]

Love 'em all...

Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas".
IIRC, this was tracked live. Hathaway singing & groovin' on a Fender Piano Bass.
Puts lead in my pencil every time.

 

[JimK]

FYI-
A well-played/well-produced Christmas album is James Taylor At Christmas.
IIRC, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Carpenter, Jimmy Johnson, Dave Grusin, etc in the backing band.

Chicago also...

 

[john_g]

 

[FatStringer52]

Here's a couple from one of my very favorite bands. And the a cappella "Oh Holy Night" perhaps my fav.

 

[steamthief]

This one.

I also love these...

 

[FilterFunk]

Sooooo many...from Bing to Bootsy, from the Carpenters to the Waitresses, from Motown to the Boston Pops, the list is endless. But if I have to narrow it down to one tune - it's "Silent Night" by the Temptations:

 

[L Anthony]

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" soundtrack was mentioned earlier, which is one of my favorites (especially "Christmas Time Is Here", both vocal and instrumental).

"A GRP Christmas" is also a favorite of mine, particularly this song:

 

[L Anthony]

I also forgot:

My brother has an album (by I don't remember who) that has a harpsichord version of "The Wassail Song" from the 70's that I just love.

 

[yodedude2]

vince giuraldi and robert earl keen were previously mentioned, so...weird al.

 

[two fingers]

It's a tie for me.

The Waitresses. That song is so cool in every way.

Please Come Home for Christmas by The Eagles. Say what you want Don Henly is killing some blues vocals on that one. And the band is, well, perfect.

 

[CaseyJ]

Billy Squier playing a Christmas song on MTV, back in the early/mid 80's, always reminds me of being a kid.

 

[frpax]

Pretenders: 2000 Miles
Greg Lake (RIP): Father Christmas

 

[Basshappi]

Carol of the Bells

 

[Bassman822]

For me its the Nat King Cole version of Mel Torme's The Christmas Song!

 

[postalflunkie]

 

[mikeyjm2]

Corny / cheesy / pick your adjective, but I love playing along with this one:

 

[farace]

This. Really anything from this whole soundtrack, but this is the standout for me.

Same here; we usually have it on heavy rotation. We even have the special edition that had there disks in a tin box (though the third disk, with other artists doing their renditions, is best off ignored). We love Guaraldi anyway and have a few albums of his non-Peanuts music.

I'd be doing a disservice if I didn't post one from our local heroes.

 

[alack]

"The Christmas Song" by Mel Torme and "Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi

 

[pbassjbass]

I love to sing the carols. But my favorite to play is Merry Christmas Baby. The Chuck Brown version. Fun to get low.

 

[bassstrangler]

Pretty Paper written and performed by Willie Nelson.