Christmas Tunes Tag.
I've been tagged by my fellow dLife columnist, Scott Johnson, to lay out my Top Five Favorite Christmas Tunes. Here they are, in no particular order:
It’s Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - When Bono and the boys start rallying about coming home for Christmas, it’s pure holiday magic. I love this song. LOVE IT. (YouTube clip here.)
Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms – The scene in Home Alone when the Culkin kid sticks a cardboard cutout of Michael Jordan on the train set so it looks like people dancing – undeniably classic.
O Holy Night – One of the prettiest Christmas songs I’ve ever heard. Quite possibly one of the prettiest songs ever, holiday or not.
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer – I know every word to this song. (Who sings this one?) Granted, it’s extremely macabre and not very seasonally charming, but the line “You should never give a license to a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves” makes my face ache from grinning.
And my top favorite Christmas tune:
The 12 Days of Christmas (The Muppets and John Denver) - When the Muppets sing the 12 Days of Christmas, I just about lose it. Best Christmas tune ever. And when Animal lurches in with “Twelve Drummers Drumming,” I laugh every time.
"Five golden rings! Ba dum dum dum!" Classic.
I'm not sure who hasn't been tagged, but feel free to tag yourself. Ba dum dum dum!
Comments
The Jingle Bell Rock rendition in "Home Alone" is my favorite! As is that movie :) My mom just bought it for us for Christmas, and know we're planning to pick up "Home Alone 2" so we can have Home Alone marathons! So great :)
Posted by: Kelsey | December 19, 2006 11:40 AM
O Holy Night is my all time favorite. I have it listed as #'s 1 AND 2.
Posted by: Shannon | December 19, 2006 11:59 AM
Rock on sister Kerri, rock on.
Posted by: Scott K. Johnson | December 19, 2006 01:14 PM
I love Home Alone and all its Christmas music--especially the shaving scene. "I'm (doop doop) dreamin (do-doop) of a white (doop doop) Christmas..."
Posted by: Nic | December 19, 2006 03:47 PM
I LOVE that MUPPETTS rendition OF the 12 days of Christmas! Seriously it's my favorite too! It is the bomb. I've seen it many times, and it always brings a smile to my face. I'd love a pump commercial with Miss Piggy. That would be awesome!
Posted by: Molly | December 19, 2006 08:24 PM
I'm with Nic. The Drifters version of White Christmas in the Home Alone soundtrack is a favorite with the elves up here.
Posted by: Secret Santa | December 19, 2006 08:54 PM
My 80-something-year-old great-grandmother ADORED "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" when it came out in the last years of her life. Silly, but true.
Posted by: Rachel | December 19, 2006 09:24 PM
I agree with your #1 - whenever I hear beaker singing - mi-mi- mimi - mi mi, I laugh uproariously! Even the thought of it brings a smile to my face.
I also love in 'Feliz Navidad' when the singer shours - "ahh-hah!" - don't know why - it cracks me up every time.
Merry, merry - kerri!
Posted by: mary ellen | December 21, 2006 08:21 AM
I love those muppets especially ANIMAL!!!! Merry Christmas Kerri!
Posted by: Courtney | December 22, 2006 04:31 PM