music for the masses!

[fahye]

Oh the weather outside is frightful fucking ridiculous. With a heigh ho, the wind and the rain, etc. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE CHRISTMAS WEATHER. Humph.

Anyway, to combat the totally unseasonal weather, I am posting a CD's worth of awesome seasonal music. There are two versions of Carol of the Bells, yes, but considering that I currently have 17 versions of this song*, it could have been a lot worse. I think it's got a good balance of religious & secular stuff, and it's all lovely; this is the pick of my rather epic collection. Oh, and the version of 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' is the one off the Love Actually soundtrack -- much as I normally hate that kind of song, this one is impossible not to dance to.



1) Angels of Venice - Carol of the Bells

2) Spoken - Mary Did You Know

3) Josh Groban - Angels We Have Heard On High

4) Sarah McLachlan - The First Noel/Mary Mary

5) Jack's Mannequin - The Lights And Buzz

6) Mary Hitch & the Choir & Orchestra of Clare College Cambridge - Gabriel's Message

7) Dar Williams - The Christians and the Pagans

8) Copeland - Do You Hear What I Hear

9) The Weepies - All That I Want

10) Sufjan Stevens - I Saw Three Ships

11) Sarah McLachlan - What Child Is This?

12) Dido - Christmas Day

13) Josh Groban & the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - O Come All Ye Faithful

14) The Bird & The Bee - Carol of the Bells

15) Whiffenpoofs - O Holy Night

16) Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLachlan - O Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings

17) Joyeux Noël OST - I'm Dreaming Of Home

18) Olivia Olsen - All I Want For Christmas Is You

19) Handel's Messiah - Hallelujah!

~

*ETA: If anyone can give me the Barenaked Ladies version of this, I will MARRY YOU. Or any other versions you think I might not have!

Comments

[sophistry]

COVERS OF CAROL OF THE BELLS I DON'T HAVE!!!!!

*crosses out '26', writes '28'*

[sophistry]

Also, 'I'm Dreaming Of Home' is the worst festive music ever, what with how it makes me cry like a baby every damn time. :O

[fahye.livejournal.com]

SOPHIE. GIVE ME YOUR LIST. I may have some more that you don't! & the reverse is certainly true.

[unravels.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, if I had my own computer and could download I would be ALL OVER this. *eyes brother's computer speculatively*

[lilyfarfalla.livejournal.com]

Yay, interesting Christmas music! I actually downloaded the Barenaked Ladies Christmas album if you're still looking for any of those songs, I'd be happy to media-share 'em.

*contemplates Sufjan Steven's Christmas tunes*

[fahye.livejournal.com]

I would LOVE the BNL Christmas album!

[lilyfarfalla.livejournal.com]

Ok, give this a try. I did just realize that since I downloaded them from iTunes, they are probably locked. Duh, me. If you can't get around that, let me know.

http://www.mediafire.com/?bctmjwtgjnv

[fahye.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they are locked :(

[minkhollow]

(...Perhaps when I am back in the same state as the CD, we can talk? I could either rip it or burn you a copy.)

[fahye.livejournal.com]

(That would be awesome! Ta.)