The Trans-Siberian orchestra version of Carol of the bells is one of the single greatest goddamn things ever made in the history of humanity and if you disagree I’ll punch your dad in the cock
I agree that it’s the best, but I put a very close second of Mr. Mackey’s Carol of the bells from the south Park Christmas special. Ding Dong Mkay
That is definitely up there
There’s a whole bunch of Star Trek versions by the same guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KvWwJ6sh5s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYUMmIBWm-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7s7X9LdNDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JDjkUswzvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmrMuwcpKkYAnything sung by Willie Nelson or Burl Ives. Just dig their voices and phrasing
O holy night is my favourite old Christmas song and this is a banging version of it.
Tommee Proffitt feat. Tauren Wells & SVRCINA https://youtu.be/OsfGJuugPUk
THANK YOU! You’re one of the very few in this thread who actually understood what I was looking for. I thought I explained it pretty well, but clearly I was mistaken. Sadly, I don’t care for O Holy Night myself. But I hope it brings you some joy this holiday season. Cheers!
The silent version of “Last christmas”. Way better than the original.
Maybe if I work in the mall again for another 10 years and listen to this version over and over again it’ll wipe the memory of the other version from my mind. That would be the real Christmas miracle.
Suzy Eddie Izzard - The Twelve Days of Christmas
twelve monkeys mating, eleven donkeys dancing, ten pygmies farming, nine socks a-swimming… FIIIIIIIIVE GOOOOLD RIIIIIINGS
Also, Murder City Devils - 364 Days
Oh, and Tom Waits - Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
I know the second two aren’t “classic” songs but they’re my favorite Christmas songs.
Izzard is great, don’t get me wrong, but this is the best version of 12 Days of Christmas and it’s not even close:
I like this version of Gaudete.
Feliz Bottom Jeans
Mannheim Steamroller’s Up Above the Northern Lights
It’s been my favorite Christmas time song forever.
Wonderful Christmastime 11 hours
No, but seriously, it’s really hard for me to pick a single favorite song (or even worse, single best version of a particular song). I do tend to gravitate to the upbeat/rock kinda ones, though: “Need a Little Christmas”, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”, " Carol of the Bells," “Sleigh Ride” – stuff like that.
I will say I recently discovered this song, which I was enjoying during November specifically:
Heavy Metal band Starkill made a cover of All I Want For Christmas and it’s the only Xmas song I listen unironically https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz8LpZglKfw
