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caithreamI love, looooove Christmas music, so I thought I'd share a handful of versions of my favorite Christmas song.
Angels of Venice - Carol of the Bells A beautiful, traditional, instrumental version.
The Bird and the Bee - Carol of the Bells - Ugh, I ADORE The Bird and the Bee; their music is quirky and upbeat and gorgeous. This cover is no exception. I almost flailed a little when I heard it played at Starbucks a few days ago.
The Calling - Carol of the Bells - A little too pop-y for my tastes, but still pretty nice.
Celtic Women - Carol of the Bells - Not my favorite, but I'm a sucker for a gorgeous violin, ngh!
Claymation Christmas Celebration - Carol of the Bells - Heeee, oh man, watching this Christmas special - recorded on video tape sometime before 1990, what we still watch it on - is something we do every year. I KNOW other people had to have heard of it or seen it, right? It's seriously amazing. I even dug it up on youtube! This cover is awesome and one of my absolute greatest Christmas memories from growing up.
John Williams - Carol of the Bells - The ultimate, most traditional version of this song. From Home Alone. Come on! You know you've seen that movie like, 2039843 times.
Mae - Carol of the Bells - This is one of my all-time favorite covers. Mae has such a lovely, unique sound (or, had... their newest CD, not so much :(), and this version is just so, so fantastic.
Mannheim Steamroller - Carol of the Bells Oh MAN. Mannheim Steamroller. My dad is a huge fan, so I kind of grew up on them. Analog synthesizers from the 80's! You know you love it. Think of it as the Depeche Mode of the Christmas music genre, ahaha. I have such intense memories of this playing from when I was a kid and yeah, I still just, love it.
Thrice - Carol of the Bells - Again, not my favorite (not being a big fan of Thrice has something to do with it, I think) but I figure someone might appreciate it!
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darth_snuggles threatened me if I didn't put this up too! Trans-Siberian Orchestra feat. Metallica - Carol of the Bells SO CHRISTMAS CAN ROCK YOUR FUCKING FACE OFF.
And there you have it! If anyone has any good Carol of the Bell covers they'd like to share, that would be aaaawesome, THANKS.
Oh, and HA, I have to upload this one too: Coldplay - A Ghost. A studio recording that's not very Christmas-y at first, but the end is just, augh, AUGH. I'm not gonna lie, this song makes me cry more often than not, especially now, not living at home anymore. But. It's beautiful.
Also, two years ago Damien Rice's 9 came out, which was my first Christmas at Starbucks, and it was one of the CDs featured during this time of year. That whole CD not only reminds me achingly of my old store and my old coworkers, but is also quite possibly one of the most beautiful, and one of my most top played CDs. "The Animals Were Gone," I mean. Just. Really.
So I pretty much sound and feel awful. My voice is almost completely gone (which made for an interesting 8 hour work day calling out drinks, let me tell you) and I've had coughing fits so hard I gagged and had tears running down my face. AWESOME, RIGHT. Fortunately I have tomorrow off, but I have to open again on Thursday. Hngg I really hope I feel better by then. :\
Dammit, all I wanna do is sit down with some Dark Angel fic, but all the good ones have been read. UGHH, WHY, WHY WITH THE SUCK. :(
Angels of Venice - Carol of the Bells A beautiful, traditional, instrumental version.
The Bird and the Bee - Carol of the Bells - Ugh, I ADORE The Bird and the Bee; their music is quirky and upbeat and gorgeous. This cover is no exception. I almost flailed a little when I heard it played at Starbucks a few days ago.
The Calling - Carol of the Bells - A little too pop-y for my tastes, but still pretty nice.
Celtic Women - Carol of the Bells - Not my favorite, but I'm a sucker for a gorgeous violin, ngh!
Claymation Christmas Celebration - Carol of the Bells - Heeee, oh man, watching this Christmas special - recorded on video tape sometime before 1990, what we still watch it on - is something we do every year. I KNOW other people had to have heard of it or seen it, right? It's seriously amazing. I even dug it up on youtube! This cover is awesome and one of my absolute greatest Christmas memories from growing up.
John Williams - Carol of the Bells - The ultimate, most traditional version of this song. From Home Alone. Come on! You know you've seen that movie like, 2039843 times.
Mae - Carol of the Bells - This is one of my all-time favorite covers. Mae has such a lovely, unique sound (or, had... their newest CD, not so much :(), and this version is just so, so fantastic.
Mannheim Steamroller - Carol of the Bells Oh MAN. Mannheim Steamroller. My dad is a huge fan, so I kind of grew up on them. Analog synthesizers from the 80's! You know you love it. Think of it as the Depeche Mode of the Christmas music genre, ahaha. I have such intense memories of this playing from when I was a kid and yeah, I still just, love it.
Thrice - Carol of the Bells - Again, not my favorite (not being a big fan of Thrice has something to do with it, I think) but I figure someone might appreciate it!
ETA:
darth_snuggles threatened me if I didn't put this up too! Trans-Siberian Orchestra feat. Metallica - Carol of the Bells SO CHRISTMAS CAN ROCK YOUR FUCKING FACE OFF.And there you have it! If anyone has any good Carol of the Bell covers they'd like to share, that would be aaaawesome, THANKS.
Oh, and HA, I have to upload this one too: Coldplay - A Ghost. A studio recording that's not very Christmas-y at first, but the end is just, augh, AUGH. I'm not gonna lie, this song makes me cry more often than not, especially now, not living at home anymore. But. It's beautiful.
Also, two years ago Damien Rice's 9 came out, which was my first Christmas at Starbucks, and it was one of the CDs featured during this time of year. That whole CD not only reminds me achingly of my old store and my old coworkers, but is also quite possibly one of the most beautiful, and one of my most top played CDs. "The Animals Were Gone," I mean. Just. Really.
So I pretty much sound and feel awful. My voice is almost completely gone (which made for an interesting 8 hour work day calling out drinks, let me tell you) and I've had coughing fits so hard I gagged and had tears running down my face. AWESOME, RIGHT. Fortunately I have tomorrow off, but I have to open again on Thursday. Hngg I really hope I feel better by then. :\
Dammit, all I wanna do is sit down with some Dark Angel fic, but all the good ones have been read. UGHH, WHY, WHY WITH THE SUCK. :(
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Date: 2008-12-03 01:56 am (UTC)But I will still do it because I have some things I need to share.
xo
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Date: 2008-12-03 01:59 am (UTC)carol of the bells is my favorite christmas song, too :D
and thrice is one of my favorite bands and i don't even like their cover that much, haha.
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Date: 2008-12-03 02:11 am (UTC)No problem! :D
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Date: 2008-12-03 02:47 am (UTC)much better.
Also, get well soon. :(((
Re: much better.
Date: 2008-12-03 02:23 am (UTC)Bawww THANKS. I really hope I don't get you guys sick again, it'll be just one big vicious circle of HORRIBLE. D:
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Date: 2008-12-03 02:14 am (UTC)(I have a few versions - lemme upload them for you.)
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Date: 2008-12-03 02:23 am (UTC)Yaaaay! I CAN'T WAIT! :D
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Date: 2008-12-03 02:22 am (UTC)I was totally going to ask how you could possibly fail to put TSO's version on the list, but it looks like I was beaten to the punch. :DDD
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Date: 2008-12-03 02:25 am (UTC)HAHA, I KNOW, that would have just been MADE of fail! Good thing my roomies are always there to keep me on the straight and narrow. ;D
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Date: 2008-12-03 05:00 am (UTC)OH DAMIEN RICE'S 9? I play it all the fucking time, too! A truly amazing album as I love all the songs. 9 crimes is one of my most favorite songs. SO FUCKING PRETTY. The Animals Were Gone is so haronious. Grey Room, Elephant, Accidental Babies. UGH. LOVE THAT ALBUM.
Feel better! ;)
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Date: 2008-12-04 12:38 am (UTC)HAHA that card. Thanks! :D
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Date: 2008-12-03 05:25 am (UTC)I'm so sorry for my part in spreading the
plagueflu. D:A constant cocktail of cold meds, anti-inflammatory and vitamins (and a box of Puffs) were my remedy. Oh! And you can borrow my humidifier if you think it will help. Feel better! ♥
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Date: 2008-12-04 12:57 am (UTC)Aww, no worries! I knew it was gonna happen eventually 'cause some people at work are sick too. I sort of feel like I've hit the peak of it and now I'm coming down the other end, I HOPE.
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Date: 2008-12-03 07:14 am (UTC)YAY CHRISTMAAAAAAS.
And feel better, baby! There is nothing quite as sucky as having to be nice to customers when you feel like your eyeballs are leaking out of your head. :(
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Date: 2008-12-04 12:59 am (UTC)Blaaah, thanks! Gotta open again tomorrow, so hopefully I can get through it without snot dripping out of my nose, ahaaaah. :(
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Date: 2008-12-04 09:09 pm (UTC)But ugh, feel better eh?
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Date: 2008-12-05 02:43 am (UTC)Blaaah, working on it, I think, but very slowly! Thanks!
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