I'm not a fan of x-mas particularly. I especially hate being aurally assaulted over and over by Jose Feliciano's version of "Feliz Navidad" which seems to be the most popular x-mas song played in NYC. I'm not even sure I had ever heard his version before moving here. There is one x-mas song that I never tire of though. I just spent a few minutes thinking about why I love Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), aside from the fact that it's just fantastic, of course. Rather predictably I've come to the conclusion that I love it because it's sad. X-mas makes me sad so it's unsurprising that I like melancholy x-mas songs.
I will say that if you live in NYC I cannot recommend enough taking the M7 up from 6th Ave and 15th Street up to 72nd and Amsterdam. Even the scroogiest of scrooges (yours truly) felt in the x-mas spirit while doing so last weekend. You go by Macy's at Herald Square (Miracle on 34th Street, people) and Rockefeller Center. Trees on the street are lighted. Many businesses have big decorated trees out. Even I can recognize that x-mas time here is a pretty magical affair.
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I was just talking to somebody about how this is one of the best Xmas songs ever... and neither of us are big on holiday music...
mostly i like songs that reference x-mas without being about x-mas such as bishop allen's "flight 180" or "have you forgotten" by the red house painters. this may be the only truly specific x-mas song i love!
Without a doubt, the very best Christmas song ever recorded. And her performance on Letterman each year is a holiday staple for me.
i nearly mentioned the yearly letterman appearance with the song taking for in the style of different genres!
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Hi there,
I don't seem to be able to get any of the files on fileden. I signed up for an account, thinking that might work, but for every link I just end up on their homepage with account options--no music file.
Am I missing something embarrassingly obvious?
i remove the songs usually within a week after posting. gotta act fast around here!
Ah. Gotcha. I'll be quicker on the draw next time.
ian
well, you've recently given me another fabulous x-mas song. But this has to be one of my all time faves too.
i should find more time for this thing! next year i'm gonna post that song i sent you! so good!
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