I dug out my Christmas CD's and tapes (remember those?) last nite -

The first CD I put on was the Chieftains 'Bells of Dublin'

What do you listen to for the holidays?

Chuck....I have 2 Christmas albums to highly recommend. James Taylor put one out a couple years ago (I will check the name) and Ray Charles had one out a couple years before he passed (I will check that name also) but they are grade "A" Christmas albums and must haves!

We listen to Trans Siberian Orchestra. A holiday show I recommend highly.In fact,it was Habs who first told me to check them out.This year will be the first year of the last 4 that we won't be going to see them.They won't be playing the Mohegan Sun this year.We live so close to the Sun and were not into going to Hartford or Providence.

Thanks BF - I heard a bit of that last nite while I was on the Google looking for new Christmas stuff - sounded good -

Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas gets a lot of play around here - the missus likes it and I'm a BIG Neville Bros. fan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD4g0gmQSLk

:btu: :cool: Roomful-a-Blues Christmas Album :cheers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD4g0gmQSLk

BRAVO!! BRAVO!!

Not my wife:grins:

LOL.

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

John Fahey's Christmas Album is always a winner.

Christmas with the Canadian Brass as well.

Nat King Cole is my favorite for Christmas music.

While we were setting up the tree Sunday I actually listened to a big-band tape I got quite a while ago in a bargain bin by the Glenn Miller Orchestra - turned out to be excellent, then read the liner notes to realize it had been recorded in 1992 - you may see it for 3.99 as a CD somewhere on the Laserlight label - it's pretty good if you occasionally like big band stuff for a change of pace.

Cash Registers Cha-Chinging, Kids Screaming, Wife Nagging, Mother-in-law Complaining, Crappy Pop Stars Butchering Age Old Classics, Cat Hissing, Stuff Breaking, Smoke Detector Blaring, Me Yelling.......

Lets see Norman Rockwell capture that on Canvas....

'cause i don't hafta listen to any of it :)

I agree 100%.

I'm burned out on it already! :hidin:
I hate Christmas music.

Yuck.
:faga:

This always brings a different look to Xmas. worth the listen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSH9ryRzHQ4

Not a big fan of christmas music myself, but I do listen to songs that certain bands I like do their own versions of the songs.

Omigod...:laughs:...Karl, c'mon, fess up are you gonna play this for the family on the holidays?

I can hear it now...

Aaaaacooodeeesh - what the hell is that godthammed t'ing with the punlay - aaaaa Zazoosh...:hihi:

I've been hearing this one on the radio quite a bit.
Pretty funny !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40qTXlNJj9s&feature=related

Karl, I usually got called a Wop-a-Gee - although there's also Swedish in me too.

My surname is Italian but I'm only 1/4 - the other 1/2 is Porkacheese - then 1/4 Swede...:spin:

Having the Itralian last name I always thought of myself as an undercover greenhorn...:hihi:

Boy, when I was a kid you shoulda seen my family gatherings with all three of those nationalities around at one time.

Aaaa cooodeeesh :eek5:

OMG... ya know stereo types... Thick Headed Swedes, (squarehead), Stubborn Frenchman, (my main mix) Hot Headed Italian, and God Bless the Stubborn Portugeese (her main mix)...


I got the stubborn gene from all 3, I think...:doh:

Occasionally, a bit of the emotional (yeah, hot-headed, I guess at times) Italian, which is never a good mix with the Portuguese - if you've ever seen a Gee get PO'd - definitely a good time to clear the area...:eek5:..they take a lot of crap up to a point and then they'll go absolutely medeval on ya...I try to keep that in check, though...:doh:

The Swedes are a good damned group - fun-loving, sociable - but not real flexible on their opinions, if ya get my drift...my Dad was addicted to creamed herring...we held a 60th anniversary party here at our house for my Swedish aunt and uncle (actually dad's 1st cousins) - nine - count 'em - different dishes all of which had herring in them. Janssen's potatoes, fresh creamed herring, etc etc - wish dad had been there, he would have gone crazy, Swedish soul food for fish-heads -

And the highlight for me at the party - and Uncle Gus - was the salt, sugar and fennel cured salmon (Swedish cerviche) - damn, I've never done it myself, takes a week to do it right in the fridge, may try to do some for the holidays. That stuff will make ya horny, I'm tellin' ya...:humpty:

Boy, talk about epic threadjacking...maybe we can talk the Cap into an Ethnic Forum...

Nahhhhh, on second thought, maybe not in the winter...:doh:

Holy #### - Karl, I can't believe I found this on Youtube - don't know if you remember this Christmas classic - well, if you hang around Swedes ya might...:hihi:

For the younger S-B'ers - that thing is a 45, that's how we used to listen to music in the olden days...:hihi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4PP_PqIbJU

Hey, Karl - I'll put one more on the Victrola for ya...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSF8vGO2Dvs&feature=related

Here's another one from Yogi Yorgesson's Greatest Hits

For some reason I always enjoy them a little more after a coupla cups of warm Yul Glogg from the stove followed by a nice cold shot of Aquavit...:spin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvKocmJk4Q

yeah that Crafty Angler is from the way Olden days alright... :uhuh:

yeah that Crafty Angler is from the way Olden days alright... :uhuh:

The days before they had "Talkies" on the Radio......you just looked at the radio while a guy in your living room played the piano :hee:

i'll be listening to ice cubes clink in my glass
the sssfft of beer bottles being opened
the occasional pop of the fire in the wood stove
and the other sound cannot be heard

The days before they had "Talkies" on the Radio......you just looked at the radio while a guy in your living room played the piano :hee:

Yup, we were happy then, though we were poor...:hihi:

I just found this old classic redone :tooth:.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1EvZPPx_Es

yumpin' yimminy!
Crafty, ya dug out some oldie there, ya sure!
pass the gafflbeiters and the vort limpa!

Karl, I'm decided I'm gonna do gravlox for Christmas...:drool:

My bride corrected me, tho, it's fresh dill not fennel - :doh:

Stop and Shop has fresh salmon on sale this week - it takes 3 or 4 days to do it right in the fridge - I'm gonna get some akvavit too - with a fresh dill dipping sauce and some good Wasabrod - yup, gonna go all Swede on 'em this year for Christmas day - :bounce:

I'll burn some Yogi Yorgesson to a CD too - just to make it complete :)

can't help it....:laughs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4baSntmh4w