Christmas Nominations The most-recorded Christmas songs: Nominations/Votes/Results (merged)

[PsychoDrama]

It's been quite some time since we've done any Top Ten stuff around here so how about a one-off seasonal nomination/vote thingy throughout this month, based on....

For any newcomers: The idea is we all nominate songs we like based on the title/theme of the thread. We then check out each other's nominations and pick a favourite ten from their lists.

For this theme, we're limiting the song title ONLY to the 28 found in The Most Recorded Christmas Songs lists on this page (including the three extra songs in the "Unique artists" list). Although it's a fairly short list, there are thousands of versions of each song which should be enough for everyone's lists to look - and sound - different.


The songs are:


Silent Night

White Christmas

Jingle Bells

Winter Wonderland

Joy To The World

The First Noel

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

O Holy Night

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

Away In A Manger

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

I’ll Be Home For Christmas

O Come All Ye Faithful

Deck The Halls

Silver Bells

Ave Maria

What Child Is This?

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

It Came Upon The Midnight Clear

Sleigh Ride

Blue Christmas

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Angels We Have Heard On High

We Three Kings

Auld Lang Syne




Simply pick up to 20 of these titles, and nominate the version of each that you think is the best/most interesting/most Christmassy or that stands out in some way to make it special compared with the versions we know so well (but you can nominate those versions too, of course). Then post it below for our delectation.

Once nominations are all in, we'll then vote on our favourites from all the nominated songs.


Here's a recap (courtesy of our friendly neighbourhood @Ome) on how best to approach this and to help things run smoothly.

• Please list the nominated songs by title and then artist
• Please include a link to the video so others can listen to your nominated versions
• Please copy the list without the links and post it at bottom of your post
• Duplicates of other members' nominations are allowed, but won't be included when we take the vote
• 20 songs is the maximum, but less than 20 is fine


Once the nominations are complete, I will post the final list, and everyone can then check out all the nominated songs and vote for their favourite ten from other members' lists.


Everyone is welcome to join in and nominate 20 songs

The last day for nominations is:
WEDNESDAY 13TH DECEMBER

ENJOY


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[Angela’s Cauldron]

Great to have this back and I do love Christmas songs, so here are my 20 nominations:

EDIT: Sorry my nominations are spread over so many posts but I typed it all out before I realised I could only have 3 pieces of media per and it had already truncated all the YouTube video links so I couldn't just post the URLs.

SECOND EDIT: I misread the instructions and had nominated different versions of the same song on a few occasions. I now edited my list so it now contains 20 versions of different songs. It's been I while since I participated in the song nominations thread which is my excuse for my mistakes. Hopefully, all is correct now.

THIRD EDIT: I didn't read the instruction that stated nominations should be for alternatives to the best known versions, so I've edited my list again. I think I have now got everything right.

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Hem

Pere Noel Arrive Ce Soir (Santa Claus Is Coming To Town) - Melissa Bedard

What Child Is This - Fox + Hound

 

[Angela’s Cauldron]

Winter Wonderland - Peggy Lee

Deck The Halls - Tarja

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Annie Lennox

 

[Angela’s Cauldron]

O Holy Night - HomeTown

Silent Night - Sufjan Stevens

White Christmas - Human Nature

 

[Angela’s Cauldron]

The First Noel - Whitney Houston

Joy To The World - Aretha Franklin

Jingle Bells - Barbra Streisand

 

[Angela’s Cauldron]

Sleigh Ride - The New Christy Minstrels

Let It Snow - Christina Perri

We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Pentatonix

 

[Angela’s Cauldron]

O Come All Ye Faithful - Celine Dion

Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Vince Guaraldi Trio

Silver Bells - The Supremes

 

[Angela’s Cauldron]

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - The Carpenters

Ave Maria - Diana Ross

 

[Angela’s Cauldron]

Summary:

1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Hem
2. Pere Noel Arrive Ce Soir (Santa Claus Is Coming To Town) - Melissa Bedard
3. What Child Is This - Fox + Hound
4. Winter Wonderland - Peggy Lee
5. Deck The Halls - Tarja
6. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Annie Lennox
7. O Holy Night - HomeTown
8. Silent Night - Sufjan Stevens
9. White Christmas - Human Nature
10. The First Noel - Whitney Houston
11. Joy To The World - Aretha Franklin
12. Jingle Bells - Barbra Streisand
13. Sleigh Ride - The New Christy Minstrels
14. Let It Snow - Christina Perri
15. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Pentatonix
16. O Come All Ye Faithful - Celine Dion
17. Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Vince Guaraldi Trio
18. Silver Bells - The Supremes
19. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - The Carpenters
20. Ave Maria - Diana Ross

 

[PsychoDrama]

My twenty nominations. Click the red names to hear them...

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O Holy Night - Lea Michele
The prettiest version.


Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Troy Cassar-Daley
The most foot-tapping version.


I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Mandy Barnett
The most heartfelt version.


We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Matthew Margeson
The horror filmiest version.


What Child Is This? - Michael W. Smith feat. Martina McBride
The most majestic version.


Noche De Paz (Silent Night) - Mary J. Blige feat Marc Anthony
The most Spanglish version.


The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Harrison Craig
The crooniest version.


Deck The Halls - James Dooley
The Tim Burtoniest version.


Winter Wonderland - Emeli Sandé
The chilling-est version.


White Christmas - Idina Menzel feat. Kenny G.
The Disney-est version.


Sleigh Ride - Human Nature feat. Jessica Mauboy
The jolliest version.


Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Vanessa Williams
The bounciest version.


Jingle Bells - Reba McEntire
The simplest version.


Joy To The World - Patty Loveless, Jon Randall & Emmylou Harris
The countriest version.


We Three Kings - Rod Stewart with Mary J. Blige
The most harmonious version.


Silver Bells - Crystal Gayle
The happiest version.


The First Noel - Melissa Benoist
The most intimate version.


Blue Christmas - Kelly Clarkson
The classiest version.


Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Shelby Lynne
The homeliest version.


Ave Maria - Wynonna Judd
The most accessible version.










O Holy Night - Lea Michele
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Troy Cassar-Daley
I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Mandy Barnett
We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Matthew Margeson
What Child Is This? - Michael W. Smith feat. Martina McBride
Noche De Paz (Silent Night) - Mary J. Blige feat Marc Anthony
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Harrison Craig
Deck The Halls - James Dooley
Winter Wonderland - Emeli Sandé
White Christmas - Idina Menzel feat. Kenny G.
Sleigh Ride - Human Nature feat. Jessica Mauboy
Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Vanessa Williams
Jingle Bells - Reba McEntire
Joy To The World - Patty Loveless, Jon Randall & Emmylou Harris
We Three Kings - Rod Stewart with Mary J. Blige
Silver Bells - Crystal Gayle
The First Noel - Melissa Benoist
Blue Christmas - Kelly Clarkson
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Shelby Lynne
Ave Maria - Wynonna Judd

 

[Long Lashes]

I've had the time of my life doing this @Mel O'Kalikimaka

and I've gained a few new favourites for my Christmas playlist.


Silver Bells - Billie Eilish

Ave Maria - Josh Grogan

O Holy Night - Morissette

The First Noel - Pentatonix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u5UvnKlCTA

Auld Lang Syne - Lord Huron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMjMRp9I-uQ

Silent Night - Sinead O'Connor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWpXRk5f254
(makes me cry every time)

We Three Kings - Sufjan Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZcOD3UhYmU

Joy To The World - Phil Wickham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtrnuG5wZ-Y

Away In A Manger - Phil Wickham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXXpJeXCJ1w

We Wish You a Merry Christmas – Enya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I1rNuw8w9A

Deck The Halls - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRUGsCmOKXc

O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Chris Tomlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqwe97RJ-bg

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Celtic Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYDa4Kht6Eo

Angels We Have Heard On High - Andrea Bocelli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5iaV989_5M

What Child Is This? / Ave Maria - BYU Noteworthy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XY7iae0pgU

Hark The Herald Angels Sing – The Spirituals Choir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmtKlOB-0-I

O Come All Ye Faithful - Passion ft. Melodie Malone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wW4R4lfUQI

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Tracey Thorn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g271s-yUnOw

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Robbie Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgDlTCMhIak

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Rend Collective ft: We The Kingdom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADK3Z7mQ81c




Silver Bells - Billie Eilish
Ave Maria - Josh Grogan
O Holy Night - Morissette
The First Noel - Pentatonix
Auld Lang Syne - Lord Huron
Silent Night - Sinead O'Connor
We Three Kings - Sufjan Stevens
Joy To The World - Phil Wickham
Away In A Manger - Phil Wickham
We Wish You a Merry Christmas – Enya
Deck The Halls - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Chris Tomlin
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Celtic Woman
Angels We Have Heard On High - Andrea Bocelli
What Child Is This? / Ave Maria - BYU Noteworthy
Hark The Herald Angels Sing – The Spirituals Choir
O Come All Ye Faithful - Passion ft. Melodie Malone
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Tracey Thorn
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Robbie Williams
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Rend Collective ft: We The Kingdom

 

[tommie]

I mean, there's just one song I need for New Years:

I always, always have this on repeat since she released the video, and yes, you have to watch the video to realise the greatness of this. "Does anybody really know the words???", Mariah asks while she, very much pregnant with twins, squeezes into the skimpiest outfit to dance around to a grand ole' Almighty beat in front of what looks like a Windows 98 screensaver. It's absolutely glorious.

 

[Ome]

Sleigh Ride – TLC

Jingle Bells - Tarja Turunen

Silver Bells - Stevie Wonder

O Holy Night - Tarja Turunen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0v4OrbHtG4

Joy To the World - Bad Religion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6U487_qtMU

Away In A Manger – Pentatonix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjtYtBGrP6Y

Winter Wonderland – Billy Idol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qC5RNPF6Wg

The First Noel – Johnny Mathis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTEujORm_sg

Blue Christmas - The Lumineers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaMC3zsedm0

Auld Lang Syne - Fiddler's Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5jd3wjBJfQ

White Christmas – OneRepublic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EcRzEW27_w

Deck The Halls - Underline the Sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emfWluPjV6E

O Come All Ye Faithful - Twisted Sister
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV-SpT69IZ8

I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Gavin DeGraw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7vmytYMEGE

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Erasure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfyN8N5fk6k

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Rimozione
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLBgH-NMFzM

We Three Kings - Alexander Jean feat: Casey Abrams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQbqhL_d2xo

Little Town (O Little Town of Bethlehem) – Cliff Richard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqOmuVSCPyY

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – The Pretenders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFQy0VDrgA

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Sixpence None the Richer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9MH_EWNP9c









Sleigh Ride - TLC
Jingle Bells - Tarja Turunen
Silver Bells - Stevie Wonder
O Holy Night - Tarja Turunen
Joy To the World - Bad Religion
Away In a Manger - Pentatonix
Winter Wonderland – Billy Idol
The First Noel – Johnny Mathis
Blue Christmas - The Lumineers
Auld Lang Syne - Fiddler's Green
White Christmas – OneRepublic
Deck The Halls - Underline the Sky
O Come All Ye Faithful - Twisted Sister
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Erasure
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Rimozione
I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Gavin DeGraw
We Three Kings - Alexander Jean feat: Casey Abrams
Little Town (O Little Town of Bethlehem) – Cliff Richard
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – The Pretenders
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Sixpence None the Richer

 

[Angela’s Cauldron]

Sorry everyone, but it was only when I saw everyone else's nominations that I realised that I should have only included alternatives to the best known versions of the songs so I have had to edit my list again. I think I have now finally complied with the instructions.

 

[PsychoDrama]

I misread the instructions and had nominated different versions of the same song on a few occasions. I now edited my list so it now contains 20 versions of different songs.

it was only when I saw everyone else's nominations that I realised that I should have only included alternatives to the best known versions of the songs so I have had to edit my list again. I think I have now finally complied with the instructions.

Oh, don't worry at all @Angels Chanting. Not wishing to complicate things further but, while lesser-known versions are welcome, there's no obligation at all to exclude well-known versions. Likewise, it's not a hard and fast rule to only include each song once.

 

[LMLDallas78]

I'm really enjoying reading and listening to this thread. After seeing the list of amazing songs I've reached the conclusion my taste in Christmas songs is a bit weird.

Having only just grasped how to upload videos it would be next Christmas by the time my efforts reached this.

 

[Emelee]

Silent Night - Johnny Cash

White Christmas - Kadiatou

Jingle Bells - Basshunter

Winter Wonderland - Måns Zelmerlöw

Joy To The World - Chicago Mass Choir

The First Noel - Chet Baker

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Albin Lee Meldau

O Holy Night - Arvingarna

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Christer Sjögren

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Orphei Drängar

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Chris Isaak

I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Andreas Weise

O Come All Ye Faithful - Carola

Deck The Halls - Aly & AJ

Silver Bells - Weeping Willows

What Child Is This? - Jill Johnson

Sleigh Ride - Matt Belsante

Blue Christmas - Alejandro Fuentes

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Kurt Nilsen

Auld Lang Syne - Sarah Dawn Finer & Eric Bibb






Silent Night - Johnny Cash
White Christmas - Kadiatou
Jingle Bells - Basshunter
Winter Wonderland - Måns Zelmerlöw
Joy To The World - Chicago Mass Choir
The First Noel - Chet Baker
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Albin Lee Meldau
O Holy Night - Arvingarna
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Christer Sjögren
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Orphei Drängar
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Chris Isaak
I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Andreas Weise
O Come All Ye Faithful - Carola
Deck The Halls - Aly & AJ
Silver Bells - Weeping Willows
What Child Is This? - Jill Johnson
Sleigh Ride - Matt Belsante
Blue Christmas - Alejandro Fuentes
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Kurt Nilsen
Auld Lang Syne - Sarah Dawn Finer & Eric Bibb

 

[PsychoDrama]

It's your last chance to share your festive favourites with us. Nominations close tomorrow night, so be quick and be bold.

 

[PsychoDrama]

The nominations are in, and it's time for Telly Talk to vote for our top version of The Most-Recorded Christmas Songs.

Anyone can vote: you don't need to have nominated songs to take part in this round.

Please choose TEN tracks from the one hundred(!) in this post, and share your list below, with #1 being your favourite. If you could tag the poster who nominated each of your choices, that would be appreciated.

Links to listen to all the songs can be found here.


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@Angels Chanting

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Hem
Pere Noel Arrive Ce Soir (Santa Claus Is Coming To Town) - Melissa Bedard
What Child Is This - Fox + Hound
Winter Wonderland - Peggy Lee
Deck The Halls - Tarja
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Annie Lennox
O Holy Night - HomeTown
Silent Night - Sufjan Stevens
White Christmas - Human Nature
The First Noel - Whitney Houston
Joy To The World - Aretha Franklin
Jingle Bells - Barbra Streisand
Sleigh Ride - The New Christy Minstrels
Let It Snow - Christina Perri
We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Pentatonix
O Come All Ye Faithful - Celine Dion
Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Silver Bells - The Supremes
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - The Carpenters
Ave Maria - Diana Ross








@Mel O'Kalikimaka

O Holy Night - Lea Michele
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Troy Cassar-Daley
I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Mandy Barnett
We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Matthew Margeson
What Child Is This? - Michael W. Smith feat. Martina McBride
Noche De Paz (Silent Night) - Mary J. Blige feat Marc Anthony
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Harrison Craig
Deck The Halls - James Dooley
Winter Wonderland - Emeli Sandé
White Christmas - Idina Menzel feat. Kenny G.
Sleigh Ride - Human Nature feat. Jessica Mauboy
Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Vanessa Williams
Jingle Bells - Reba McEntire
Joy To The World - Patty Loveless, Jon Randall & Emmylou Harris
We Three Kings - Rod Stewart with Mary J. Blige
Silver Bells - Crystal Gayle
The First Noel - Melissa Benoist
Blue Christmas - Kelly Clarkson
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Shelby Lynne
Ave Maria - Wynonna Judd








@Santa's Lashes

Silver Bells - Billie Eilish
Ave Maria - Josh Groban
O Holy Night - Morissette
The First Noel - Pentatonix
Auld Lang Syne - Lord Huron
Silent Night - Sinead O'Connor
We Three Kings - Sufjan Stevens
Joy To The World - Phil Wickham
Away In A Manger - Phil Wickham
We Wish You a Merry Christmas – Enya
Deck The Halls - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Chris Tomlin
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Celtic Woman
Angels We Have Heard On High - Andrea Bocelli
What Child Is This? / Ave Maria - BYU Noteworthy
Hark The Herald Angels Sing – The Spirituals Choir
O Come All Ye Faithful - Passion ft. Melodie Malone
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Tracey Thorn
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Robbie Williams
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Rend Collective ft: We The Kingdom








@Ome for Christmas

Sleigh Ride - TLC
Jingle Bells - Tarja Turunen
Silver Bells - Stevie Wonder
O Holy Night - Tarja Turunen
Joy To the World - Bad Religion
Away In a Manger - Pentatonix
Winter Wonderland – Billy Idol
The First Noel – Johnny Mathis
Blue Christmas - The Lumineers
Auld Lang Syne - Fiddler's Green
White Christmas – OneRepublic
Deck The Halls - Underline the Sky
O Come All Ye Faithful - Twisted Sister
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Erasure
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Rimozione
I’ll Be Home for Christmas - Gavin DeGraw
We Three Kings - Alexander Jean feat: Casey Abrams
Little Town (O Little Town of Bethlehem) – Cliff Richard
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – The Pretenders
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Sixpence None the Richer








@Emelee

Silent Night - Johnny Cash
White Christmas - Kadiatou
Jingle Bells - Basshunter
Winter Wonderland - Måns Zelmerlöw
Joy To The World - Chicago Mass Choir
The First Noel - Chet Baker
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Albin Lee Meldau
O Holy Night - Arvingarna
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - Christer Sjögren
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Orphei Drängar
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Chris Isaak
I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Andreas Weise
O Come All Ye Faithful - Carola
Deck The Halls - Aly & AJ
Silver Bells - Weeping Willows
What Child Is This? - Jill Johnson
Sleigh Ride - Matt Belsante
Blue Christmas - Alejandro Fuentes
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Kurt Nilsen
Auld Lang Syne - Sarah Dawn Finer & Eric Bibb

Once voting closes, the winning song and number of votes will be announced, and I'll merge the threads.

Voting closes on Friday 22nd December.


Have fun one and all!

 

[Long Lashes]

I'm about half-way along with my listening and enjoying it very much.

I just wondered @Mel O'Kalikimaka if you would like ten different songs in our votes? or could we , for instance have two O Holy Nights or two Deck The Halls, etc.,? thanks.