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Killer Chirstmas Music (to help get folks in the Holiday Spirit?)

Hey Everyone!

I thought that I would share one of my all time favorite Christmas Songs with you all. I totally LOVE The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. In fact, I have two of their CD's. If you click on that link, and look under "Christmas Eve and Other Stories" (the name of their first CD) and then click on "Christmas Eve In Sarajevo", you will hear what I will have to say is one of my most favorite songs that they do....but then, I have always been partial to "The Carol of the Bells" (I know that it starts out sounding like a totally different song, but give it a little minute ;) ). If we weren't leaving on our trip to see my folks the day that we are, I would do everything in my power to go and see TSO in concert, but they are playing here (well..in Birmingham, LOL) the night that we leave :( . Probably a good thing, because I would probably get goosebumps and bawl my eyes out (that is what happens when I am around "BIG" music that really....well..."gets" me. :rolleyes: LOL).

Out of the other songs that they have up on their site to share with us (I was so surprised that these "Samples" were the ENTIRE songs, not just snips of them! :eek: :cool: How COOL is that??), I also would suggest another of my favorites of theirs "A Mad Russian's Christmas", from the same CD. Then, off of "The Lost Christmas Eve", "Faith Noel" is their version of "The First Noel", and one that I like a lot too (I have that CD along with the first. LOL. My Mom has the middle one:cool: ). Can't pass up "Wizards In Winter" which is the one that Condor put up the link to last year (I think it was?) to the house that had the KICK BUTT Christmas Decorations that were syncronized to go in time to this song! I will try to find a link to that too (unless You still have it Stephen? If you do...PLEASE put it up? Ok?? )...as they are still floating around the Internet, even though that guy got into trouble in his neighborhood and with his city (I think?) And got told he had to shut that down and not do it anymore. But, cool thing? The Trans- Siberian Orchestra folks hear about him and saw his video, and invited him to their show...and even gave him a JOB (if I am remembering correctly), because that type of show lighting stuff is what he had done for a living!

Anyway, I just thought that since this year has been a ruff one, and that it seems that folks are kinda having a hard time getting into the Spirit of things, maybe that we could share our favorite Christmas Music? And that I would kick things off with some Rocking Trans-Siberian Orchestra playing a very cool version of The Carol of the Bells, and a few others. (I really wish that they had their "O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night" (Track #2 on Christmas Eve and Other Stories), because O Holy Night is also one of my all time favorite Christmas Carols, and always has been :) .

LOL, actually, there are so many that they have done, that are some of my favorite Christmas Carols, that I could take all night listing them all, and raving about them! So, I guess that I won't. I will make a shameless plug, though. :o I found each of my two CD's at Walmart for $9.92 (or .90something). So, if you like these "samples" and/or if you have heard the Trans-Siberian Orchestra before....go and get you one of them! In my opinion, it is money well spent, because I will play them over and over and over again. I don't know...CAN you wear out CD's?? :confused: ROFL, if so, then I probably will. :D

So.....who's up next? Who else has got some "Killer Christmas Music" that is their Favorite? It doesn't have to be all Hard Rocky sounding, as I know that isn't everyone's cup of tea...and I for one love ALL KINDS of music! :D

Ok...I have blabbered on long enough. I just wanted to share, since I found out that they had these entire songs up on their web site, and I thought it was so cool that I could share them with you all! Hope you enjoy them!

Love and ((Hugs))
Jose <---who is not quite so Humbuggy now. :p LOL

PS: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!:)

okay, we all know that on the information superhighway, i'm a six car smash-up.......however, i did try to listen to this, and got about 30 seconds of what sounds like the intro to 'bells'.....what am i doing wrong?
i wish it had worked for me.......i liked the idea of listening to some gorgeous christmas music.....like u, i love BIG music ....the mormon tabernacle choir version of 'joy to the world' gives me chills every time i hear it......unfortunately, i have no idea how to provide a link to it, or even if a link exists.
'joy to the world' will always be my favorite because it was the very first thing i learned to play when i took music lessons.....and christmas is when i most miss being a musician, because the bell sounds of a xylophone really are wonderful with c'mas music and i loved playing all the old traditional things like 'silent night' and 'hark the herald angels' and 'angels we have heard on high', another song high on my favorites list even if it was tough to learn and play - it was well worth the effort.
guess i'd better dig out my tapes!

Jose,

Thank you so much for posting this link.. Girlfriend let me tell you, everday at work I have to find some type of music to listen too because I am the only one here and it gets so quiet I can't stand it, so you have really made my day, week, and Holiday..

When do you leave to go to your parents for Christmas? I sure hope you have a safe flight and I know you'll have a great time seeing the fam..

Love Ya,
Janet

For Liz....Merry Christmas

Just for you Liz...:)

Chistmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 Song & Video which is on UTube. This one should work for you(PLUS you get the added bonus of seeing the for real TSO Video for this song!;) ). I don't have a clue why the last one didn't? :confused: I thought at first that it might be because I had played the song(s) on my computer, and maybe that it made it want to play the whole thing(s) when I clicked on the link(s)....but, then I remembered that I don't have the 2nd CD listed, nor the Bethoveen (:o Spelled wrong, I know...so sorry...I am very wiped out....another day of Meghan Beauty-fying me:rolleyes: . Glad it is the last...at least until next semester! ROFL).

So, I don't know why it would play the whole somgs for you? I used the Windows Player...maybe that makes a difference?:confused:

Anyway...I am going to head off to bed now. :) Let me know if this one works..Ok?

Love and ((hugs))
Ebeneezery Jose. :p LOL

Christmas Light House!

Hey Everyone!

I found the Christmas Light House (on google video) that Condor introduced us to last year. I think that this is the coolest Christmas Light Display on a house...well..EVER!

Anyway..I promised that I would put it up here, so here it is! Enjoy!

Love, ((hugs)), and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Jose

did you see this one - it goes to the music-
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...60704209488365

wow there is a bunch of them!

Trans Siberian Orchestra was in Portland Dec 7th. I couldn't go, so I bought tickets for my wife and kids. They said it was the best concert they have ever been to. And we have been to alot of concerts in our time. Of course, no one can beat seeing the Beatles live in concert.

It's nice, the sort of stuff .c 1973/4 that largely followed on Led Zeppelin, thinking of bands like Yes and the Electric Light Orchestra. Sadly missing IMNO any tasts of the Incredible String Band or Pink Floyd, but I yield to the true Pinks on that one. That said, very good all the way around.

If there's something in particular I should be listening to for focus on these guys, I would appreciate the feedback.

Mike

....don't forget ELP!!!

seriously reminded me of them!!!

Rxxx

Hi,
I personally love music all kinds, well just about. But what about Sting? Hugs, Roz

Would that be the wrestler??

LOL

Merry Christmas!!

Love ya all

Allen ;)

hello everyone I had to stop in and say since I was at the other site also to say hello to some one. well here is a good song http://badaboo.free.fr/merryxmas.swf I'm sure you all have already been there. Merry Christmas!
flippnout :)

Well if Sting can be here *G* I want to add my all time fav:

BOSTON

Thank you,
DebbyV

Ermm...Ok? But what Christmas Music?

Ok, but what Christmas songs do The Emerson Lake and Palmer (ELP) Sting (or even the Police), or Boston sing? I mean, I like all of those groups too....but I don't believe that I have ever heard any Christmas music by them? If there is, put up a link so we can give it a listen. LOL

Since I think that I might have gotten folks confused because TSO is a rock group (basically...there is an actual term for what they do, but as usual, it is escaping me right now. So sorry...), and I think that made folks zone in more on the Rock Music factor than the Christmas Song factor...here is another of my ALL TIME Favorite Christmas songs. This one is sung by the Choir at Ashland University (or college..sorry, but I am not familiar with the school). I am putting up the link that I got in one of the groups that I belong to for you all to listen to too. Thing is, it is an ecard, and one that you have to do some clinking to get different things to go on in the card (Kinda cool, those types of cards :) ), but the last thing is to click to get to listen to the Choir sing "Silent Night"...and they do so a cappella. I have always loved this song, and used to even sing it to my kids as a lullaby.

Anyway..I am not so hot about the music going on during the card (and all of the clicking process), but getting to the Choir singing the first verse of Silent Night at the end makes the whole thing worth it.

Here is the Link..

( this is where it is taking you, for those that like to know that before clicking on a link, or incase it gives my link gives trouble, you can copy and paste this in: http://ecard.ashland.edu/2004admission/index.html )

I hope everyone has a Wonderful and Merry Christmas. :santa:

Love and ((hugs))
Jose

I'm confused...not your fault; my brain is mush right now. LOL

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Originally Posted by fmichael (Post 47864)

Mike,
I am not sure what you are asking here (Underlined part)? It is probably because my brain is all over used and sorta stressed right now (trying to get everything ready to leave on Weds, and rapidly running out of time, and STILL have so much to do! LOL). I only put up the link to them because I really like them, and my favorite song that they do is the "Christmas Eve/ Sarajevo 12/24" which is basically a rocked out version of "The Carol of the Bells". The other songs that I listed are very good too ("O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night", "Faith Noel", "Wizards in Winter" which is an original song of theirs, and so many others). Most of their CD's are only Christmas ones...I think that they have only one other that isn't, and it is Beethoven stuff. They are a large group of musicians that get together to make these albums that they have and be TSO...but they each do other things too.

I am not sure if that answered you or not? Like I said, I was kinda confused as to what you were asking? So, I thought maybe you were thinking that they had other albums that they did, and then did like so many other artists do and released a "Special" Christmas album every year or so. That isn't the case....like I said only one of their CD's isn't a Christmas one.

Hope that helps? If not, let me know. I am sorry for the leaky and rusty brain....it is a little worse than normal. So, just let me know if I got it TOTALLY wrong, Ok? No problem..I will try to do better then. LOL

Hope you have a VERY Merry Christmas! :santa:

((hugs))
Jose