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Favorite Christmas Music and Movie 2010

I figured I'd beat Wal-Mart at getting the holidays rolling!

Your choices do not have to be new (and probably are not).

My favorite is Vince Guaraldi- A Charlie Brown Christmas

Got it on my iPod, SACD, and 45RPM Vinyl. Crazy, I know.

Movies I like are Christmas Vacation and Home Alone (great soundtrack too!).

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Ho Ho Ho!!!
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Carpenters. Karen never sounded better, rest her soul.
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The McGarrigle Christmas Hour - includes McGarrgile and Wainwright family, along with Emmylou Harris
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Movie: A Christmas Story (1983)

Music: Elvis' first Christmas Abbum
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John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album
martykl
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I absolutely LOVE the Guaraldi record, but my two favorite Christmas songs are very sharp lyrical observations of family bonds and tensions at holiday time:

"The Christians and The Pagans" by Dar Williams
"Merry Christmas From The Family" by Robert Earl Keen

Neither is "in the holiday spirit" in the tradional sense, but both -IMHO- are fabulous examples of the lyricist's craft.

Disclaimer: These are the musical Christmass preferences of a Jewish listener who never celebrated the holiday in any meaningful way. I do love this stuff because holiday family gatherings are a commonly held experience for most people, but my perspective may be somewhat different than most.

Marty

PS I find the Dar Williams song really moving and the RE Keen song absolutely hilarious.
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