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Vibrationbaby View Drop Down

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Topic: Prog & X-mas Challenge
Posted: November 23 2004 at 22:27

I HATE CHRISTMAS

I HATE IT I HATE IT

Garion81

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Posted: November 23 2004 at 14:06

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra do some interesting Christams music. Don't care for all of it but some is really good.

gdub411

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Posted: November 23 2004 at 13:42

Oh the Fairytale of New York from the If I Should Fall From Grace With God ..LP...what an amazing album.......it's been years since I have heard that..thanks for the fond memories arcer

I saw the Pogues in concert with The Violent Femmes and Mojo Nixon...unbelievabably incredible experience...

arcer

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Posted: November 23 2004 at 13:26

Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas - just everything and the kitchen sink in there mega my favourite Chrimbo tune

non-prog...

David Bowie/Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy

Queen - Thank God it's Christmas

The Pretenders' sublime version of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (just has a gorgeous guitar tone)

funnily enough, Mull of Kintyre, which I still think of as Christmassy due to childhood memories.

And the AMAZING Fairytale of New York by the Pogues and Kirsty McColl

and old the old crooner tunes Frank, Nat, Bing etc.

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Posted: November 23 2004 at 08:21

Vibrationbaby wrote:

I hate Chistmas. To me it's just another day of the year. It disgusts me how commercialised it has become. Here in Montreal there were stores with Christmas decorations up before Halloween! I happen to really like Greg lake's Father Christmas and listen to it at any time of year.

Christmas. Bah! humbug!

how commercialised it has become? You may as well complain about it becoming too Christianised lately

read "Happy Brithday, Dear Jesus" by Frederic Pohl (written almost 50 years ago!!!) if you consider the consumer focus a recent phenomenon...

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Posted: November 23 2004 at 05:41

Christmas. Bah! humbug!

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Posted: November 23 2004 at 02:40

IQ - For Christ's Sake (from Seven Stories Into Ninety Eight).A medley of famous Christmas tunes given the full on prog treatment!

Greg Lake's Christmas record is wonderfull ,can't help but sing it whenever I hear it come on a juke box in a pub!

Also Steelye Span - Gaudette -LOVELY!

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 17:10

You guys would ADORE "Sounds Like Christmas" by The December People.

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 17:00

Cocteau Twins released versions of "Winter Wonderland" and "Frosty the Snowman". The first is marvelous, the second is at least better than the original.

Jethro Tull's Christmas album wins the prize for me; something about Tull's music makes it perfect for the holidays. Or it would, if only I wasn't living in the Land that Winter Forgot. South Park's "Christmas Time in Hell" suits the climate a little better.

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 14:34

Jon Anderson did a Christmas album called "Three ships", which is pleasant, if a bit dull.

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 14:14

Merry Axemass or something the album is called. No doubt Cert has a first press! Wink

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 14:09

Blacksword wrote:

Reed Lover wrote:

Alex Lifeson-Little Drummer Boy

Reed.....

?? Are you serious?? Where can I get hold of that??

I've got the Mp3. It is very straightforward and I think it was on a Christmas Project hosted by Steve vai.

If you Pm me your email address I'll mail it to ya!

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 14:06

it may not be a xmas song but dream theater have released 2 christmas fan club freebies. thats related i guess

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 14:04

I'm listening to Christmas music right this moment. I love most Christmas music.

I actually prefer the old singers like Bing Crosby over any proggers version.

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 13:51

radiohead - walking in a winter wonderland
smashing pumpkins did a xmas cover as well once

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frenchie

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 13:50

if anyone has the booklet to "aenima" by tool there are loadsa pisstake albums that they have supossedly made. i have no idea of they are real but i doubt it.

"the christmas album - by tool"
"bethlehem abortion clinic"
"iced pee"

and many more. they are really funny. never seen the humourous side of tool tho i guess there is always "maynards dick" and "hooker with a penis".

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 09:09

Marillion does a beautiful and haunting version of
"Gabriel's Message". Unfotunately it has only
appeared on two of their Christmas CDs, though the
live performance of it is on their "Christmas Live At
The Chapel" DVD from 2002.
As stated, It's very haunting and timeless. Also, it's
nice to hear a piece of music that reminds us of
Christmas' religious origins , rather than an
opportunity for commercialism. To be fair though,
the studio version has a slightly disturbing vibe to it,
which is largely absent from the more reverent live
version.

Oh yeah...as everyone else has mentioned, Tull has
produced a number of interesting holiday-related
pieces. And of course, "I Believe In Father
Christmas" by Greg Lake is a bonafide holiday
classic, though it's message is highly cynical. But
the orchestral version is high on this Christian's list
of favorite holiday songs because of it's evocative
feel for my own boyhood memories.

Pierre

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Posted: November 22 2004 at 08:50

My favourite rock christmas song (I don't know if it could be said 'prog', but i think it is) is 'Sarajevo 12/25" or something like that from Transiberian Orchestra. They are a metal group that released a couple of Christmas related records that sounded more like a stage musical than a metal CD.

This song, a version of a couple of christmas carols, is really amazing, with a great crescendo and climax.

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