Prog Rock Christmas Album
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Topics not related to music
Forum Name: Just for Fun
Forum Description: Participate in trivia and knowledge games, share jokes, etc.
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53837
Printed Date: December 15 2024 at 14:44
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Prog Rock Christmas Album
Posted By: glasshouse27
Subject: Prog Rock Christmas Album
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 08:45
|
Well its that time of year again when you can't go anywhere without hearing christmas music. I was thinking about making a prog christmas album but so far have only stumbled upon some Tull, ELP, and Mike oldfield Christmas songs. Does anyone else have any suggestions? |
Replies:
Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 08:48
|
Trans-Siberian Orchestra get right into the Christmas theme. ------------- "Without prog, life would be a mistake." ...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 08:51
|
Jon Anderson's Three Ships.
The December People (I believe that they include Steve Walsh from Kansas and John Berry of ELP-3 fame.
Chris Squire's Swiss Choir
The Moody Blues - December ------------- 
|
Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 08:53
|
Another thought: Ringo Starr's Pax Um Biscum (Peace Be With You) is a sitar-based song that would not go astray on a proggy Xmas compilation. ------------- "Without prog, life would be a mistake." ...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 08:53
|
The only suggestions I have are really on the fringes of prog, but still a good alternative to the standard fare: Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack Kitaro - Peace On Earth and the not prog at all: South Park - Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
|
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 08:54
|
I always listen to Mannheim Steamroller (mainly Fresh Aire series though) and the Jethro Tull Christmas Album when I want Christmas music. Other than that, there are albums I hear more so in the winter, but not necessarily appropriate for Christmas (Tangerine Dream, etc.) ------------- 
|
Posted By: Single Coil
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 08:56
|
Al DiMeola has a Christmas album. I'm not sure how Prog it is, but he did make Elegant Gypsy, so who knows? ------------- If it's worth playing, it's worth playing loud! |
Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 09:02
|
Blackmore's Night with Winter Carols is another album you can check out
http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=14037 - http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=14037 ------------- "Without prog, life would be a mistake." ...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 09:08
It seems Jethro Tull already made the best possible Chrismas album. 
 ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: mickstafa
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 12:55
|
Jon Anderson - 3 Ships Jethro Tull - Christmas Album Rick Wakeman - Christmas Variations Chris Squire - Swiss Choir Annie Haslam - It Snows in Heaven Too California Guitar Trio - A Christmas album
|
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 13:23
|
There's Greg Lake "hit" single of course... that usually gets a perenial dusting of snow.
And the album that gave birth to the TSO, Savatage's Dead Winter Dead is set on Christmas Eve...
...but speaking of the TSO, it's never too early to break out the Wizzards In Winter video...
 ------------- What? |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 13:35
|
An air strike should be called in on that location. I posted a similar video in my October Christmas thread which I think I`m going to revive.
------------- |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 13:50
|
I'd make something like Larks' Tongues Pt. 1 Knife Edge All Time, All Time (Keith Tippet) Gog/Magog (In Bromine Chambers) to ward off the depressing power of Christmas songs. edited because quoted post removed. |
Posted By: mickstafa
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 14:37
|
This has that video beat: http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-157278 - http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-157278 It's to JETHRO TULL's Holly and the Ivy from the Christmas album!
|
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 14:50
|
Scratch the bottom of a wizzard record,it sounds quite avant.The best i can say is Bing Crosby & David Bowie possibly prog related? lol ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
|
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 15:11
IMHO, this has no relationship whatsoever with being a progger.
|
TealFoxes wrote:Posted By: mickstafa
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 15:26
|
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 15:30
|
Which reminds me that Neal Morse has also released a fan club Christmas album. I guess he has been writing 1 Christmas song per year for a number of years and he decided to release them all as an album. -------------
|
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 15:32
|
There`s a rather obscure German acid band I wrote the bio for here on PA called Dies Irae who only released one album in 1971. If you go to their section and click on their official website ( which is really their myspace ) and you`ll find a sample of several of their tracks played live during a reunion in `95. You`ll hear the most tripped out version of Silent Night Holy Night ever played. Go here. blow your Christmas mind. The only Christmas song with explosions and ant-aircraft fire.
http://www.myspace.com/DiesIrae48 - www.myspace.com/DiesIrae48 ------------- |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 18:22
|
Sorry it's not a Christmas album...
A few weeks ago I got the Moon Safari's album Blomljud and enjoyed again and again.
Then my wife said, "Is it a Christmas song?"
Wooo...she felt the beautiful chorus like as Christmas songs, I guess.
I think certainly the brilliant songs will serve my family well on our Christmas.  ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
|
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: December 04 2008 at 23:33
|
Hmm, I think Jordan Rudess has a Christmas album, but it's more or less just your standard Christmas songs on piano record.
I was shockingly surprised when I found that TSO was on PA. Prog? I don't know, but I don't care because after all it lets me know what other people think of their albums. And I enjoy their music as well. ------------- 
|
Posted By: Jaja Macca
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 00:02
|
I like the Jethro Tull's Xmas Album.
Loreenna Mckennitt has 2 releases about the theme (one released this year)
If you know hte Brazilian band SAGRADO CORAÇÃO DA TERRA, his leader MARCUS VIANA has one christmas record called FANTASIA DE NATAL. ------------- 
|
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 05:52
|
This is a killer... A related to Prog Related Christmas Album featuring the voice of Paul Di'Anno
http://www.imeem.com/groups/s8YQORia,christmas//music/fyssqUFc/ - http://www.imeem.com/groups/s8YQORia,christmas//music/fyssqUFc/
...and let that be a lesson to ya!  ------------- What? |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 09:09
There's this one: Not much prog though, plus it contains the horrifying Run With the Fox. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 09:14
Great, now I have to spend the rest of the day trying to clean the stains of partially digested eggnog from my shirt.  ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 05 2008 at 09:15
 ------------- What? |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: December 06 2008 at 02:40
|
Not prog but one of the best loved Christmas albums of all time :
Vince Guaraldi Trio : A Charlie Brown Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8rcD7ziRN4 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8rcD7ziRN4 ------------- |
Posted By: jbyfriend
Date Posted: December 10 2008 at 13:23
|
I vote that you put my progressive rock Christmas song, " http://www.myspace.com/johnnyunicorn - Christmastime is Now ," on the album. In fact, I think a progressive rock Christmas album for next year would be great if we got a bunch of newer artists to record original songs for it. I would like to hear Christmas songs by Dr. Zoltan Obelisk and Phideaux. Listen to Johnny Unicorn's "Christmastime is Now!" http://www.myspace.com/johnnyunicorn - myspace http://www.archive.org/details/ChristmastimeIsNow - archive.org Thanks, http://www.johnnyunicorn.com - Johnny Unicorn |
Posted By: visitor2035
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 18:41
|
Is there an actual prog christmas album, or is it just a christmas album done by prog rockers?
My opinion is that all christmas albums are not prog....what would be the reason for them to be??? |
Posted By: Calvin Celsius
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 03:04
|
1225 by a Christian Rock band called Ten Point Ten is a progressive rock Xmas album that I can heartily recommend.
Comes off the shelf every December.
|
Posted By: visitor2035
Date Posted: January 18 2009 at 19:48
| Christian rock prog?....holy christ. |
Posted By: Drumolator
Date Posted: January 19 2009 at 15:49
|
There are Christian prog bands. ------------- Mark Wellman "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." |
Posted By: Nexus_6
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 06:25
|
Do You hear about Progressive Rock Christmas by LynxMusic?? http://www.rockserwis.pl:8080/serwis.do?menu=main&l=1&pid=110513 |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 11:49
|
Cool thread, if there's going to be Christmas music on, best be prog. She's not officially prog here, but I've just given this a spin:
If you want to have something unconventional on hand, it's really good. Of course nothing can ever top this:
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
|
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 12:06
|
I believe the free Little Tragedies album Magic Shop is a Christmas album. Free download at http://%20www.littletragedies.com/magic_shop.htm - http:// www.littletragedies.com/magic_shop.htm |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 16:15
| Well... Trans-Siberian Orchestra is apparently 'prog' and they revolve almost wholly around christmas.. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: November 13 2009 at 22:26
|
I say you haven't heard proggy Christmas rock until you've heard Bob Dylan sing Hark the Herald Angels Sing or O Little Town of Bethlehem.
http://www.bobdylan.com/music/christmas-in-the-heart">  ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: November 14 2009 at 02:47
|
Keith Emerson's Christmas album ain't bad, although even he stoops to using a kiddies choir on one of the tracks. One of the best Christmas(y) songs of all time was Chris Squire's Run With the Fox, which died on it's arse unfortunately. I would however walk over red hot coals to hear Peter Hamill tackle something like Silent Night or Ding Dong Merrily on High (perhaps Jon Anderson might be a better bet for the latter ?)
------------- 
|
Posted By: Nexus_6
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 02:31
|
http://rapidshare.com/files/172668368/4-b246a-TSO-XMASEVE-001.zip http://rapidshare.com/files/172667477/5-d811e-TSO-XMASEVE-002.zip Progressive Rock Christmas from Poland. Check it out. |
Posted By: Calvin Celsius
Date Posted: December 08 2009 at 06:14
|
Thanks to one of the contributors above I bought the Tori Amos disc 'Midwinter Graces'.
A very nice listen, thanks for that.
Also, you might like to listen to Vienna Circle christmas song on their myspace page and last.fm
Nice to hear a Christmas song with gilmouresque guitar.
http://www.myspace.com/viennacircle - www.myspace.com/viennacircle
|
Posted By: Agnostic21
Date Posted: December 23 2009 at 06:03
| Thanks Nexus. |
Posted By: Luca Pacchiarini
Date Posted: December 23 2009 at 10:26
|
I want to take "Silent Night", put it in 17/4, add electric violins and slide guitars and play it backwards.
I want to rape it and make it prog
 |