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Originally posted by burning man:
Three words:
1.River
2.Blue
3.Joni

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Nicely played, burning man!

I've always loved that song, and there are a bunch of good cover versions floating around, including one by Travis.

Great song.

Volume 8 (2002)

1. Intro
2. Snowflake's Falling: Cherry Orchard
3. My Christmas Card to You: Partridge Family
4. Donna and Blitzen: Badly Drawn Boy
5. Santa Claus: The Sonics
6. Christmas Comes But Once a Year: Charles Brown
7. Merry Xmas Everybody: Oasis
8. Last Christmas: Erland Oye
9. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: Coldplay
10. Lincoln Square: Valve
11. Peace: Three Hour Tour
12. We'll Be Together: Jellybricks
13. Christmas Song: Stevie Wonder and India Arie
14. Christmas is Here: Donna Summer
15. On A Day Like Christmas: Cliff Hillis
16. Fuselage (It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas Once Again): Centro-Matic
17. (Gimme a) Kiss for Christmas: John McMullen
18. How to Make Gravy: Paul Kelly
19. Christmas Time All Over the World: Sammy Davis Jr.
20. This Time of Year: Steve Tyrell
21. It Looks Like Christmas: Royal 7
22. Kiss This Christmas Goodbye: Sara Hickman
23. What A Year for a New Year: Dan Wilson

I dont really have favorite christmas songs, but i would like to know some suggestions about the best christmas/new year's eve songs. ...and you dont need to mention surjan stevens!

I loved reading this story in EW last year about the history of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." I think the Judy Garland lyrics are beautiful and bittersweet, and I wish they were recorded more often. This ending has so much emotional power:
"Someday soon we all will be together
If the fates allow
Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow
So have yourself a merry little Christmas now"
One of my favorite Christmas songs for sure.

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Also, has anyone heard the Over the Rhine Christmas albums? If so, would you recommend them?

i dont have favorite christmas songs but i can tell you for sure that my favorite christmas album is Mercury Rev's "Deserter' s Songs"!
tthat album has nothing to do of course with christmas except track 3 ("Endlessly" with the "silent night" theme)but every time i hear it that season , i v always have a "christmas feeling"!!!