The Songfactors' Choice Holiday Edition ~ Best Original Christmas Song

[_Laurie_]

[Farin]

and here are the:

NOMINATIONS

Another Christmas Song - Jethro Tull

Believe - Josh Groban

Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

Christmas - The Who

Christmas At Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic

Christmas in Hollies - Run D.M.C.

Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

Do Tjhey Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

Elf's Lament - Barenaked Ladies

Everybody Knows The Claus - Hanson

F**k Christmas - Eric Idle

Father Christmas - The Kinks

Five Pound of Money - Pearl Bailey

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland

How To Make Gravy - Paul Kelly

I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - Roy Wood

It's Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) - U2

Last Christmas - Wham!

Let Me Sleep - Pearl Jam

Merry Christmas Baby - Bruce Springsteen

Merry Christmas Baby (I don't want to fight tonight) - Ramones

Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade

My D*ck In A Box - Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake

Player's Ball - Outkast

Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles

Reggae Christmas - Bryan Adams

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

Santa Baby - Earha Kitt

Snoopy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen

Step Into Christmas - Elton John

This Is Christmas - Plus One

What's This? - Michael Franti, Gabriel Rios & Flip Kowlier

Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney

You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch - Thurl Ravenscroft

VOTE AWAY NOW!!

PS, please keep in mind that we're doing this one a bit faster than usually, so it would be good if we could have your votes by friday

[TheLizard]

1. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" - John Lennon

2. "Christmas" - The Who

3. "F**k Christmas" - Eric Idle

4. "My D**k In A Box" - Samberg and Timberlake

5. "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" - Thurl Ravenscroft

6. "Christmas At Ground Zero" - Weird Al Yankovic

7. "Merry Christmas Baby (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)" - The Ramones

8."Blue Christmas" - Elvis Presley

9. "Christmas In Hollis" - Run-DMC

10. "Wonderful Christmas Time" - Paul McCartney

"What's This" would have been my number two if it had been the original Danny Elfman version...

Edited December 9, 2008 by Guest
Oops! Thought this was a fiver. Also missed Mr. Lennon.

[Farin]

^ 10, please

[TheLizard]

Fixed.

[Shawna]

it appears, judging from this list of noms, that we Songfactors enjoy a funny Christmas tune.

[edna]

1- Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

2- I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - Roy Wood

3- Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade

4- Santa Baby - Earha Kitt

5- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

6- Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles

7- Merry Christmas Baby (I don't want to fight tonight) - Ramones

8- It's Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) - U2

9- Christmas - The Who

10- Father Christmas - The Kinks

[skybluesky]

1-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-Judy Garland

2-Happy Xmas (War Is Over)-John Lennon

3-Please Come Home For Christmas-Eagles

4-Father Christmas-The Kinks

5-Santa Baby-Eartha Kitt

6-Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree-Brenda Lee

7-Blue Christmas-Elvis Presley

8-Christmas in Hollis-Run D.M.C.

9-Last Christmas-Wham!

10-Merry Christmas Baby (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)-The Ramones

[_Laurie_]

Shannon, I love your festive colors!

[The Seeker]

Somehow your list seems shorter that way

[Levis]

Could be that's an optical illusion owing to the gap between list and signature?

[_Laurie_]

1. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

2. Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles

3. Merry Christmas Baby - Bruce Springsteen

4. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

5. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland

6. Father Christmas - The Kinks

7. Christmas in Hollis - Run D.M.C.

8. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

9. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

10 My D*ck In A Box - Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake

[The Seeker]

Could be that's an optical illusion owing to the gap between list and signature?

I was wondering about that too, but I still feel the list is shorter even if I hide the gap. It might add to it though.

[Crazy Don]

1. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

2. Please Come Home for Christmas - Eagles

3. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

4. Last Christmas - Wham!

5. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

6. Snoopy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen

7. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

8. Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt

9. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy

10. Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic

[Lucky]

1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland

2. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

3. Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt

4. It's Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) - U2

5. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

6. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

7. Merry Christmas Baby - Bruce Springsteen

8. Snoopy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen

9. Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles

10. Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney

[DBrown]

1. Bruce Springsteen - Merry Christmas Baby

2. John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

3. Thurl Ravenscroft - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch

4. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

5. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time

6. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland

7. Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas

8. The Kinks - Father Christmas

9. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy

10. Christmas in Hollis - Run D.M.C.

Edited December 10, 2008 by Guest

[cyberjudge]

1. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

2. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy

3. You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch - Thurl Ravenscroft

4. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

5. Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney

6. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

7. Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt

8. Step Into Christmas - Elton John

9. Last Christmas - Wham!

10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland

And an honorable mention holiday song (although not an eligible X-mas song):

The Hanukkah Song-Adam Sandler

[Shawna]

Can I change one of my nominations to something by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra? (Unless somebody else know who they are and would like to nominate them)

should Christmas Eve Sarajevo be on the list? that's one of my favorites... and I was thinking it would be there...

[MindCrime]

should Christmas Eve Sarajevo be on the list? that's one of my favorites... and I was thinking it would be there...

I forgot to specifically change which nomination to it, so it got left off the list. It's a variation of Carol of the Bells which is a traditional song and thus isn't eligible.

[Farin]

I forgot to specifically change which nomination to it, so it got left off the list. It's a variation of Carol of the Bells which is a traditional song and thus isn't eligible.

exactly , sorry about that, I should have asked again

[Dappled]

1. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

2. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

3. Another Christmas Song - Jethro Tull

4. Father Christmas - The Kinks

5. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

6. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day - Roy Wood

7. Santa Baby - Earha Kitt

8. Step Into Christmas - Elton John

9. Merry Christmas Everybody – Slade

10. Believe - Josh Groban

[Lea]

1.Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

2.Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

3.I Believe In Father Christmas - Greg Lake

4.Another Christmas Song - Jethro Tull

5.Let Me Sleep - Pearl Jam

6.Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney

7.Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

8.It's Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) ~ U2

9.Merry Christmas Baby - Bruce Springsteen

10.Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses

[smallest]I didn't vote for the Lennon song because of who he is. I put it at #1 because it truly is IMHO one of the most beautiful non-traditional Christmas songs there is. I love that song even when it isn't Christmas. If only Yoko hadn't felt the need to wail/screech/open her mouth at all/sing? Sorry but I just can't stand that woman's voice. It's like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.[/smallest]

[_Laurie_]

I totally agree with you Lea......It's a beautiful song...and very sad....Knowing that we lost John in December, and every year when I hear that song, it gets to me everytime....

[miamisammy29]

1. Father Christmas - The Kinks (This song is great ALL YEAR 'ROUND!!)

2. Christmas - The Who (Same comment as #1)

3. You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Thurls Ravenscroft (When I grow up, I want to be just like the Grinch...well, before he grew that big frickin' heart, of course.)

4. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley (This is my favorite tune by the King, except maybe for "Jailhouse Rock" and "In The Ghetto".)

5. Reggae Christmas - Bryan Adams (This is my FLAT-OUT favorite tune by Bryan Adams.)

6. My D*ck In A Box - Samberg/Timberlake (When I originally wrote this song, it was titled, "My D*ck On The Back Of A Flatbed Truck"....but the title (and my d*ck), evidently, was too long for late-night television, so Samberg and Timberlake shortened it to fit their own "sizes" and took full credit for MY song. D*cks!

7. F**k Christmas - Eric Idle (This is quickly becoming my new favorite saying.)

8. Snoopy's Christmas - The Royal Guardsmen (There was a band playing at a little bar near my house last week; they were called The Invisible Swordsmen. That is such a cool name! It's an even cooler name than The Singing Bush. I have to go see them the next time they're around.)

9. Another Christmas Song - Jethro Tull (I saw Ian Anderson do this one solo (along with a 20-piece orchestra) a couple/three years ago. He opened with an instrumental version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". I had front row seats. It was very cool.)

10. Merry Christmas Baby (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) - Ramones (Cool tune.)

My #10 came down to the Ramones, the Band-Aid, and the Elton John. The Ramones won out by virtue of getting less airplay, thereby not making everyone sick every time he/she hears it. Had yesterday been the first time I heard "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" (AND NOT THE SIX MILLIONTH FRICKIN' TIME), it may have placed somewhere in the middle of my list.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

[_Laurie_]

6. My D*ck In A Box - Samberg/Timberlake (When I originally wrote this song, it was titled, "My D*ck On The Back Of A Flatbed Truck"....but the title (and my d*ck), evidently, was too long for late-night television, so Samberg and Timberlake shortened it to fit their own "sizes" and took full credit for MY song. D*cks!