To get us in the mood....

[ChrisH]

Here's a bit of fun to get usin the Christmas mood.....

What's your favourite Christmas song?

Mine has to be "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

Love Chris

[angelina]

Hi

Mine has to be Chris Rea - Driving home for Christmas.

Angie xx

[Hidden]

I have to agree with chris,mine is also,Fairy of New York. P x

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

oops! that was meant to be Fairytale

[Hidden]

Mine has got to be the "Hallelujah Chorus" flash mob sung on you tube in a food hall in Canada and commissioned by Alphabet Photography Christmas 2010 the look of surprise on people's faces is fab and the singing is great so uplifting I love it....when I want to be uplifted I watch and listen to it on YouTube.....great lovely blog... thanks love x G x

[Whippit in reply to Hidden]

I absolutely agree with your choice Gwyn, but as you got in first I'll post up my other favourite which has to be In Dulce Jubilo.

[Whippit in reply to Whippit]

Good idea Linda to paste in the URL to YouTube. I'm posting in the one by Flash Mob that Gwyn mentioned- the professional opera group that takes opera to shopping malls. The look on people's faces is beyond imagination. It really does unite us all.

youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9...(Not working as expected?)

[Hidden in reply to Whippit]

Wonderful!

[Hidden in reply to Whippit]

Hi Annie Actually,

Thank you so much for posting this I love it, I have only just seen it is up, Great!!!! as you know I have limited my time online, my eyes are taking forever to get better though, but I soooo appreciate this cheers love x G x

[Archiebanana in reply to Hidden]

Oh Gwyn

I thought I was seeing a lot less of you....miss you! Hope you are okay.

Love Linda xx

[Hidden in reply to Archiebanana]

Awww thanks Linda I am ok....but my eyes are bad at the moment swollen, red, streaming not sure what it is but trying to rest them, at the moment I am taking two steps forward and one step back haha I have got drops for them so here's hoping that they will be better for Christmas... love x G x

[wendydee in reply to Hidden]

I am so sorry to hear that, Gwyn. I hope your eyes get better soon.

Love n hugs, Wendy xx

[Archiebanana in reply to Hidden]

I'm so sorry to hear that Gwyn, just make sure you rest as much as possible and I do hope they're better befor Christmas.

Take care Love Linda xx

[Hidden]

Total traditionalist - White Christmas by Bing, gets me in mood every time. I may as well have it on a loop as I play it repeatedly all Christmas!

Sue

xxx

[Hidden]

Have to admit I love Emerson, Lake and Palmer's I Believe in Father Christmas.

youtube.com/watch?v=RXCEdrn...(Not working as expected?)

And here's another beauty, The Wexford Carol, performed by Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma and Natalie MacMaster. Enjoy. youtube.com/watch?v=yxDZjg_...(Not working as expected?)

[wendydee in reply to Hidden]

This one is really lovely. I haven't heard this version. Thanks for posting it.

W xx

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Hi Linda,

It won't click to play on mine ???? But I will check it out on YouTube later cheers love x G x

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Don't know why that would be. Hope you're able to get it as its really nice.

L xx

[Whippit]

I'm also going to indulge by posting my favourite version of In Dulce Jubilo - it was a tough choice but I've come down in favour of Kings Choir, Cambridge.

youtube.com/watch?v=iXze_TL...(Not working as expected?)

[Hidden in reply to Whippit]

Sublime!

[Hidden in reply to Whippit]

Ditto to Linda's comment x G x

[Hidden]

Am I allowed a most-hated? Bloody piped "So here it is, Merry Christmas..." by Slade makes me want to scream!!! X

[wendydee in reply to Hidden]

NOOOOOOOO!

[Hidden in reply to wendydee]

Nooooo as well haha x G x but done now teehee

[citrine]

I like to listen to the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on the radio on Christmas Eve. As soon as the young boy doing the solo starts to sing "Once in Royal David's City", it signals the end of the shopping and the real start of Christmas.

Mary xx

[Hidden in reply to citrine]

Lovely thought... I'll hold on to that... thank you... love x G x

[citrine in reply to Hidden]

Hope your eyes start to get better soon Gwyn.

Love Mary xx

[Hidden in reply to citrine]

Thank you Mary I can't think what is wrong with them I thought I had conjunctivitis but now I'm not sure love x G x

[Archiebanana]

Mine is the same as Chris's...Fairytale of New York. I absolutely love it...always gives me goose bumps!

Love Linda xx

[Madz]

I'm with Sue and Bing but am loving all the links - thanks Annie

[BJ_UK]

My favourite is Il est ne le divin enfant - the e in ne should have an accent aigu but I can't seem to type one in here! It was rather difficult find ing a YouTube version that wasn't an English-speaking choir murdering the French pronunciation, but here's one sung by a French singer - always assuming I can work out how to paste it in!

youtube.com/watch?v=piHKuxK...(Not working as expected?)

[Hidden in reply to BJ_UK]

The people around look really miserable !!!!! Haha x G x

[BJ_UK]

And here's another favourite - Noel Nouvelet. (You might guess I grew up in Montreal!)

youtube.com/watch?v=xolN0xg...(Not working as expected?)

[Hidden in reply to BJ_UK]

Lovely thank you love x G x

[wendydee]

My favourite is the Fairytale of New York too, but I've just been listening (and singing very badly!) to some carols on my CD and I reckon you can't beat a full choir singing 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' Love those old traditional carols

You are clever, some of you, I can't work out how to past onto here, maybe it's cos I'm on the iPod?

Love Wendy xx