Favorite "Song of the Season"? - The Firearms Forum

mrkirker · 12-18-2008, 01:11 PM

Just curious, which song if any, and why? Might be an association; might be that it captures exactly what you think this season 'is', or maybe 'should' be! Might be sacred or secular; humorous or holy.

My favorite is "Christmas in the Trenches", written by John McCutcheon, becasue of what it depicts, and what it represents.

USMC-03 · 12-18-2008, 01:14 PM

"Chipmunks roasting on an open fire...."

Pistolenschutze · 12-18-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mrkirker

My favorite is "Christmas in the Trenches", written by John McCutcheon, becasue of what it depicts, and what it represents.

A beautiful song indeed, Kirker. I have it in my music collection.

I guess I would have to say my favorite is "Do You Hear What I Hear" sung by Bing Crosby. Another I am very fond of is "O Come, O Come Immanuel."

pinecone70 · 12-18-2008, 02:26 PM

Although it's not technically holiday music, I like Pachelbel's Canon in D major. The first time I heard it was the Christmas we visited the grandparents in Canada and I attended a beautiful mass at the C of E. Such fantastic memories, those attached to music!

pkcgbifaid · 12-18-2008, 03:22 PM

Pistolenschutze,

The duet Bing did with David Bowie "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" is one of my favorites, but a gentleman from my church does an AMAZING version of "Oh Holy Night"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9KpNznVLlY

USMC-03 · 12-18-2008, 03:47 PM

Handel's Messiah is one of my all time favorite pieces. I really enjoy it this time of the year, very little chance to do so though.

Lori Mick · 12-18-2008, 06:09 PM

Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie and Bing Crosby
I Need a Silent Night - Amy Grant
Mary Did you know - Kenny Rogers
and anything by the Transiberian Orchestra

RunningOnMT · 12-18-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by USMC-03

"Chipmunks roasting on an open fire...."

ROFLMAO

pinecone70, Canon in D is my favorite classical piece. To me it is about the prettiest melody I've ever heard....but prefer the violin(3) version over any other arrangement.

"Oh Holy Night" is probably my favorite Christmas song.

Mosin_Nagant_Fan · 12-18-2008, 06:34 PM

Wizards In Winter - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Greensleeves - Mannheim Steamroller

Lori Mick · 12-18-2008, 06:35 PM

I never heard "Chimpmunks Roasting on an Open Fire!"

Pistolenschutze · 12-18-2008, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lori Mick

I never heard "Chimpmunks Roasting on an Open Fire!"

It's a Marine thing, Lori. They learn to sing it in boot camp. In the Army we learned to sing "Hark the Herald Sergeants Sing" and "Privates Roasting on an Open Fire."

vytoland · 12-18-2008, 07:52 PM

these two always get the blood flowing:

handel's messiah hallelujah chrous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnHksDFHTQI

o holy night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jr-2eyRtV4

RunningOnMT · 12-18-2008, 09:38 PM

Don't suppose anyone remembers:

Jingle bells, mortar shells, VC in the grass,
Christmastime in Vietnam, really is a gas,
Hay

Thomas_1 · 12-18-2008, 09:43 PM

I have to agree, "Chimpmunks Roasting on an Open Fire!" is my favorite also. Along with "White Trash Christmas and Little Hooter Girls.

Mosin_Nagant_Fan · 12-18-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RunningOnMT

Don't suppose anyone remembers:

Jingle bells, mortar shells, VC in the grass,
Christmastime in Vietnam, really is a gas,
Hay

No, but I do remember:
Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid and egg,
the Batmobile lost its wheel and Joker got away
HAY!

Lori Mick · 12-19-2008, 05:24 AM

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It's a Marine thing, Lori. They learn to sing it in boot camp. In the Army we learned to sing "Hark the Herald Sergeants Sing" and "Privates Roasting on an Open Fire."

Thanks for clearing that up, Pistol! I got curious and found this ....Is this the original "Chimpmunks roasting on an open fire?" - It's hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyu9jppjIAA

Mrs. DCD · 12-19-2008, 11:03 AM

Call me crazy, but when I go out to take care of the chickens, I sing to them. Really gets the Tom turkey going! They all really start cackling, and running around. Perhaps my screeching isn't pleasant to them, can you imagine that?!?!

They are still laying over 70 eggs a day in spite of temps in the single digits and below. They really get going over Jingle Bell Rock. Maybe it is the dancing.

My favorite Christmas song is and has always been O Holy Night sung slow and quietly like a lull-a-by.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

RunningOnMT · 12-19-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. DCD

Call me crazy, but when I go out to take care of the chickens, I sing to them. Really gets the Tom turkey going! They all really start cackling, and running around. Perhaps my screeching isn't pleasant to them, can you imagine that?!?!

They are still laying over 70 eggs a day in spite of temps in the single digits and below. They really get going over Jingle Bell Rock. Maybe it is the dancing.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Remember the way the crowds went wild whenever Elvis or the Beatles performed? Those chickens are probably just swooning in ecstacy

raveneap · 12-19-2008, 03:46 PM

White Christmas by "Der Bingle."

ponycar17 · 12-19-2008, 05:51 PM

Robert Earl Keen - Merry Christmas from the Family

Marlin T · 12-19-2008, 08:24 PM

Anything from Mannheim Steamroller is touching to my soul.

Good stuff for sure.

artabr · 12-20-2008, 01:23 AM

While not my favorite, I had to post this one. I just ran across it.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6f9_1229624796

Art

PPK 32 · 12-21-2008, 04:47 AM

On the lighter side--"Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer", serious-- Bing Crosby's--- "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" don't know why, never enjoyed his singing, not from that era, but it just brings out the spirit.

doug66 · 12-21-2008, 07:08 AM

"Robert Earl Keene's "Merry Christmas from the family" reminds me of my ex-inlaws, but still my favorite.

pinecone70 · 12-21-2008, 07:17 AM

Ha! doug66, that was great!

12-18-2008, 01:11 PM	#1
mrkirker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,067	Favorite "Song of the Season"? Just curious, which song if any, and why? Might be an association; might be that it captures exactly what you think this season 'is', or maybe 'should' be! Might be sacred or secular; humorous or holy. My favorite is "Christmas in the Trenches", written by John McCutcheon, becasue of what it depicts, and what it represents. __________________ *I don't know if dogs have a heaven, but there will be dogs in mine.* -->

12-18-2008, 01:14 PM	#2
USMC-03 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of the Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,825	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? "Chipmunks roasting on an open fire...." __________________ Let not the rifles of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots. - Fortes Fortuna Javat -

12-18-2008, 02:26 PM	#4
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? Although it's not technically holiday music, I like Pachelbel's Canon in D major. The first time I heard it was the Christmas we visited the grandparents in Canada and I attended a beautiful mass at the C of E. Such fantastic memories, those attached to music!

12-18-2008, 03:22 PM	#5
pkcgbifaid V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charleston, WV Contributor Posts: 491	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? Pistolenschutze, The duet Bing did with David Bowie "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" is one of my favorites, but a gentleman from my church does an AMAZING version of "Oh Holy Night" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9KpNznVLlY __________________ "...As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body, and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks." Thomas Jefferson

12-18-2008, 03:47 PM	#6
USMC-03 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of the Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,825	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? Handel's Messiah is one of my all time favorite pieces. I really enjoy it this time of the year, very little chance to do so though. __________________ Let not the rifles of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots. - Fortes Fortuna Javat -

12-18-2008, 06:09 PM	#7
Lori Mick Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stuck in Upstate NY for a while Posts: 2,374	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie and Bing Crosby I Need a Silent Night - Amy Grant Mary Did you know - Kenny Rogers and anything by the Transiberian Orchestra __________________ It's a Brand New Day! Make it an awesome one! "No one outside myself can rule me inwardly. Knowing this I become wholly free."

12-18-2008, 06:34 PM	#9
Mosin_Nagant_Fan Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 1,833	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? Wizards In Winter - Trans-Siberian Orchestra Wish Liszt (Toy Shop Madness) - Trans-Siberian Orchestra Greensleeves - Mannheim Steamroller __________________ Long Gun Collection: M38 Mosin-Nagant Carbine Russian 1950 SKS Winchester 1300 20Ga Western Field Single-Shot 16Ga Sears Ranger .22S-L-LR Bolt-Action Rifle Marlin 795 Semi-Auto (Brother's) Handgun Collection: Springfield Armory XD9 Service

12-18-2008, 06:35 PM	#10
Lori Mick Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stuck in Upstate NY for a while Posts: 2,374	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? I never heard "Chimpmunks Roasting on an Open Fire!" __________________ It's a Brand New Day! Make it an awesome one! "No one outside myself can rule me inwardly. Knowing this I become wholly free."

12-18-2008, 07:52 PM	#12
vytoland Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 608	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? these two always get the blood flowing: handel's messiah hallelujah chrous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnHksDFHTQI o holy night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jr-2eyRtV4

12-18-2008, 09:38 PM	#13
RunningOnMT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Contributor Posts: 4,720	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? Don't suppose anyone remembers: Jingle bells, mortar shells, VC in the grass, Christmastime in Vietnam, really is a gas, Hay

12-18-2008, 09:43 PM	#14
Thomas_1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fenton, Missouri Posts: 271	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? I have to agree, "Chimpmunks Roasting on an Open Fire!" is my favorite also. Along with "White Trash Christmas and Little Hooter Girls.

12-19-2008, 11:03 AM	#17
Mrs. DCD V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: On a beautiful little farm high up on a hill. Posts: 206	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? Call me crazy, but when I go out to take care of the chickens, I sing to them. Really gets the Tom turkey going! They all really start cackling, and running around. Perhaps my screeching isn't pleasant to them, can you imagine that?!?! They are still laying over 70 eggs a day in spite of temps in the single digits and below. They really get going over Jingle Bell Rock. Maybe it is the dancing. My favorite Christmas song is and has always been O Holy Night sung slow and quietly like a lull-a-by. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! __________________ I have not yet begun to fight! -- John Paul Jones The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. -- George S. Patton Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable. -- George S. Patton Where you have no religion, you are sure to have no government, for as religion disappears, anarchy takes place and fixes a compleat Hell on earth till religion returns. -- Daniel Morgan

12-19-2008, 03:46 PM	#19
raveneap V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 216	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? White Christmas by "Der Bingle." __________________ ... ed ... MAINE - The Way Life Should be ... NRA/C&R

12-19-2008, 05:51 PM	#20
ponycar17 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Contributor Posts: 4,884	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? Robert Earl Keen - Merry Christmas from the Family

12-19-2008, 08:24 PM	#21
Marlin T Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,857	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? Anything from Mannheim Steamroller is touching to my soul. Good stuff for sure. __________________ "But the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people." Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. - Thomas Paine Did you read todays GOOD shooting? >>>KEEPANDBEARARMS.COM <<<

12-20-2008, 01:23 AM	#22
artabr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Iberia, Louisiana Contributor Posts: 7,859	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? While not my favorite, I had to post this one. I just ran across it. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6f9_1229624796 Art __________________ God and the soldier we like adore, In times of trouble, not before. When troubles ended and all things righted, God is forgotten and the soldier is slighted. Francis Quarles 1592 - 1644 __________________ When asked for my race, I answer CauCajun. Hope is not a plan, and not all change is good. The resistance is here; the resistance is now. RESIST! These hands are neither cold nor are they dead!!

12-21-2008, 04:47 AM	#23
PPK 32 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Frickin, Illinois Posts: 1,170	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? On the lighter side--"Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer", serious-- Bing Crosby's--- "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas" don't know why, never enjoyed his singing, not from that era, but it just brings out the spirit.

12-21-2008, 07:08 AM	#24
doug66 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 538	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? "Robert Earl Keene's "Merry Christmas from the family" reminds me of my ex-inlaws, but still my favorite. Last edited by doug66; 12-21-2008 at 07:24 AM..

12-21-2008, 07:17 AM	#25
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	Re: Favorite "Song of the Season"? Ha! doug66, that was great!