Christmas!

[mstakenidentity]

Ok people, recommendations for good, traditional carols? I would prefer the non-religious Christian type.

Thanks!

Comments

[dukesnorre.livejournal.com]

I'd just go with Ultra-Lounge Christmas and maybe the 8bitpeoples.

[dukesnorre.livejournal.com]

ooh and we sang and went around the christmas tree today and there was this one song that had something about jesus and light from his face sort of thing and I just thought it was about Laser Jesus. :-D

[delphaeus.livejournal.com]

Good King Wencelas? 12 Days of Christmas? Deck the Halls?

[deathbyshinies.livejournal.com]

Good King Wenceslas is my mostest favourite carol of all time. It is quite tricky to think of traditional carols that are also non-religious, though. For a few that are not so religious as to trip my 'annoyed' switches, at least, you could try In Dulce Jubilio (there's a really pretty Mediaeval Baebes version of that), Gaudete (OK, that *is* really religious, but it's less irritating in Latin!), In The Bleak Midwinter, or The Holly and the Ivy.

Also, do you like Dar Williams? The Christians and the Pagans is definitely not traditional, but I think it makes a great Christmas song anyway!

[drjon.livejournal.com]

http://www.cthulhulives.org/Solstice/

[seagoon.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Stuff about eating and drinking is good.

Boar's Head Carol? Past Three O'Clock?

Good King Wenceslas, sung to "Estuans Interius" a la MUFS?

Um.

Even "we wishoo merrycrismuss" if you can stomach the tune? I have the newly-learnt bass part stuck in my head atm

[joee-girl.livejournal.com]

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.

I discovered yesterday that the 16-yo ballet girls learned a completely different version to me
"They never let poor Rudolph, join in any reindeer games (like Monopoly)"

... Monopoly?

[saikogrrl.livejournal.com]

Good King Wencaslas always reminds me of that poor tiny little bunny in the muppet Christmas carol XD

[clappamungus.livejournal.com]

For a Kris Kringle one year, some smart-arse gave me this

The music actually isn't bad. ;)

[vass]

Do you mind if I ask what you're trying to do?

[naturalredhead.livejournal.com]

I quite like this version of Twelve Days of Christmas

[asmodel.livejournal.com]

I believe some of the commenters are a little confused about what is religious:) "Holly and the Ivy" and "Deck the Halls" are decidedly Pagan, as the Holly King is an important part of the Pagan Yule myths. Most winter related songs also nod to winter aspects of Yule.

Of course if you all mean 'Non-Christian', then perhaps you should use that instead of non-religious:) If you want a funny non-Christian song, I recommend Santa Claus is Pagan, Too

[pearl]

Carol of the Bells.

Not too traditional, since it's a 20th century invention, the most non-religions 'traditional' traditional hymn I can come up with is Tempus Adest Floridum (tune of Good King Wenceslas). But it's a song about springtime and not Christmas, which could be seen as being a bit more appropriate for those in the Antipodes. :)