What are your favourite Christmas Songs?!

Marian · Post by **Marian** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:47 pm

Hi Mike, Nice of you to ask.
Her name is Esther Enoka. The middle name is Sri Lankan because her dad's Sri Lankan. Esther after a little girl that my daughter once taught.
NOT Esther Rantzen!!!

Marian

Marian · Post by **Marian** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:50 pm

Have you watched the new trailers yet Mike, that Michele put on yesterday? Well worth a look. There's a mini documentary for Matt Jnrs show too. Great items.

Marian.

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:30 pm

Hi Marian,

Have got the day off today (although half of it is over with already!) but will try and find the videos!

What a lovely name. Esther Enoka

Its so nice to here 'real' names making a comeback! And with lovely thoughts behind them! I am off to see my god-daughter Sophie tomorrow - she's 10 weeks old now

Marian · Post by **Marian** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:38 pm

Thank you for your nice comments on her name Mike. Sophie is lovely too, and I bet she is...enjoy your visit.

To see the trailers just click on NEWS then scroll down to MATT'S VIDEO EXPERIENCE and you're there!!

Marian.

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:28 pm

Thanks Marian - found them, along with the definitve track listing I'de been hearing so much about! Am still trying to get the Matt Jnr video to open, but the other clips are great. Can see my Xmas list growing again!

michduncg · Post by **michduncg** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:33 pm

Oh right - the thread -

Another great Xmas song

'Theres no place like home for the holidays' by Garth Brookes

Gray · Post by **Gray** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 9:43 pm

Hi All

I went to see my eldest daughter Holly in a Nativity play last night, the song that introduced the show was Matt singing 'Mary's Boy Child', which made the night extra special for me!

Just thought I'd share it with you all!

Gray

paul jh · Post by **paul jh** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:30 pm

Thanks for sharing that with us, Gray. I'm sure she was cute. It's great that they played Mary's Boy Child sung by Matt Monro and not by someone else.

This reminds me that I need to listen to Matt Monro's version, which I bought at HMV in November. I still haven't gotten around to playing it. I'm not sure he can top the Boney M version, which I've been listening to (along with the rest of their Christmas songs) since last Saturday. I love their versions of White Christmas, Feliz Navidad, and especially Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord, and Zion's Daughter.

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:33 pm

I love the song "Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas". It was sung by Johnny Mathis, and has the line-

"There's a tree in The Grand Hotel"

Which is where we always had our Mathis Christmas Lunches--at "The Grand Hotel" in Birmingham---it was always so special, and I have had many a good time there--plus lots of great parties!!

Unfortunately, it is not there now.

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:37 pm

So no more great parties Marian

A really excellent modern Christmas song "Last Christmas" by Wham, fantastic song

paul jh · Post by **paul jh** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:45 pm

Robert - I think you should have stopped with the sublime Phil Spector Christmas album.

Last Christmas may be fine for background music at Bhs, but I'm not sure it qualifies as an excellent, fantastic, modern Christmas song. Have you heard the Crazy Frog's version? It was released on Monday. I heard a snippet on Radio 1's Chart Show; it's not all that awful!

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:50 pm

No Paul, I haven't heard the "Crazy Frog" version, and I don't think I really want to

I stand by "Last Christmas" I love the melody, and the background music "lovely"

mariana44 · Post by **mariana44** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:03 am

I am with Robert on this---it is a modern "classic" Christmas song--I cannot imagin a "Crazy frog "version !!!

And yes, I am afraid the "Great Party Era" is over--lasted from 1980 until 1996---then everything changed. As it does !!

ROBERT M. · Post by **ROBERT M.** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:06 am

Yes Marian, everyone gets older

mark lawrence · Post by **mark lawrence** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:22 am

Hi all i dont write much on here as you can see by how many posts i have

but thought i would add to this thread about chrissy songs and whilst i am writing this i am listening to the late great luther vandross
every year every christmas such a velvet voice just like matt anyway merry xmas and happy new year to all the people on here and hope to be at a fans reunited next year