Songs That Remind You Of Christmas That Are Not Christmas Songs

**Frownland** · 12-04-2012, 12:22 PM

My parents suffer from a severe lack of variety and year by year we always listen to the same stuff when we decorated for Christmas and when we're hanging out with the family on Christmas day.

The O Brother Where Art Thou Soundtrack always came up.

As did Presence, Led Zeppelin, and IV.

Blarobbarg · 12-04-2012, 01:42 PM

Man, I feel left out. My family only listens to the Alvin & The Chipmunks Christmas CD, and the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack. And sometimes a blues/country Christmas comp.

FRED HALE SR. · 12-04-2012, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Blarobbarg

Man, I feel left out. My family only listens to the Alvin & The Chipmunks Christmas CD, and the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack. And sometimes a blues/country Christmas comp.

I used to bump the Charlie Brown, but in recent years i've been bumping this. I love this album.

http://oldies.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=...reggaexmas.jpg

Blarobbarg · 12-04-2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

I used to bump the Charlie Brown, but in recent years i've been bumping this. I love this album.

http://oldies.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=...reggaexmas.jpg

I might have to get this and play it on Christmas... I think my parents would actually accept it and it sounds a million times better than Alvin and the Chipmunks!

Alfred · 12-04-2012, 06:32 PM

These two are the most obvious ones to me. It's the vocal harmonies and gentle melodic acoustic instruments, as well as the lyrics about nature, winter, snow and the like.

Fleet Foxes - Sun It Rises - YouTube

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube

Kelli · 12-04-2012, 06:45 PM

^ White Winter Hymnal came to mind for me, too.

Mine would be this one. I first heard it over Christmas break one year while I was driving and it was snowing, the title is Winter, and the one line that always sticks in my head is "And I wish I was out in California when the lights on all the Christmas trees went out.." I was never a big Rolling Stones fan but I do really like this song. When I hear it I think of winter break and driving home for Christmas.

THE ROLLING STONES WINTER - YouTube

FrigginParadox · 12-04-2012, 07:13 PM

bone enterprise - Bless Da 40 oz. - Faces Of Death - YouTube

Bizzy Bone- Sit Back Relax - YouTube

Bizzy Bone- Mercy Mary - YouTube

and quite a few more, Bone tracks because on the best Christmas i ever had in my life I was into bone thugs so much. On chirstmas eve i stayed up all night playing games i had listening to the new bonethug affiliated albums i just got which was Faces of death, Alpha and Omega and A Song for you and theos were the tracks that stuck out to me on that specific day that i didnt hear until then. They just give me a nostolgic feeling

katsy · 12-05-2012, 08:48 AM

The Beach Boys always remind me of Christmas. My mother loved the Beach Boys and played them frequently. I'm sure the association comes from the numerous Beach Boys Christmas songs she played. Regardless, any of their songs remind me of childhood holidays.

Plankton · 12-05-2012, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger ?

I was kinda hoping for explanations & stories as to why rather than people just blindly posting videos.

A thousand pardons.

A few days ago my daughter and me were discussing the tune I posted, she said it reminded her of Christmas when it came on the radio in the car. I agreed. I had to call her and ask who it was when I saw this thread.

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Youngblood Hawke - We Come Running - YouTube

Zebras · 12-05-2012, 11:11 AM

BT's Dynamic Symmetry always reminds me of christmas - with it's offbeat bell melodies, and Vince Giraldi esque piano.

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Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	These two are the most obvious ones to me. It's the vocal harmonies and gentle melodic acoustic instruments, as well as the lyrics about nature, winter, snow and the like. Fleet Foxes - Sun It Rises - YouTube Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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katsy Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 286	The Beach Boys always remind me of Christmas. My mother loved the Beach Boys and played them frequently. I'm sure the association comes from the numerous Beach Boys Christmas songs she played. Regardless, any of their songs remind me of childhood holidays. __________________ Split the Lark-- and you'll find the Music - Emily Dickinson

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Kelli custom user title Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 304	^ White Winter Hymnal came to mind for me, too. Mine would be this one. I first heard it over Christmas break one year while I was driving and it was snowing, the title is Winter, and the one line that always sticks in my head is "And I wish I was out in California when the lights on all the Christmas trees went out.." I was never a big Rolling Stones fan but I do really like this song. When I hear it I think of winter break and driving home for Christmas. THE ROLLING STONES WINTER - YouTube

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FrigginParadox Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NY/LA Posts: 293	bone enterprise - Bless Da 40 oz. - Faces Of Death - YouTube Bizzy Bone- Sit Back Relax - YouTube Bizzy Bone- Mercy Mary - YouTube and quite a few more, Bone tracks because on the best Christmas i ever had in my life I was into bone thugs so much. On chirstmas eve i stayed up all night playing games i had listening to the new bonethug affiliated albums i just got which was Faces of death, Alpha and Omega and A Song for you and theos were the tracks that stuck out to me on that specific day that i didnt hear until then. They just give me a nostolgic feeling

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Zebras Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Good ol' Minnesota Posts: 101	BT's Dynamic Symmetry always reminds me of christmas - with it's offbeat bell melodies, and Vince Giraldi esque piano.