Ranting Eva is a twenty-something whose ever observant eye hopes to share the daily trials and tribulations of the 21st century, through some downright opinionated rambling on different facets of pop culture.« To crop or not to crop... | Main | New Year, New Meaning? »
December 22, 2005
Songs of the moment : Sounds of the Season.
I have bemoaned the sounds of the holidays, namely the canonical nature of Christmas carols. However, as the festivities approach, I, the hardened cynic, become a softie, and revel in the sounds of the season. These are a couple of my favorites. Enjoy! Seasons Greetings!
Traditional Category:
1- Let It Snow
2- Winter Wonderland
3- The Christmas Song
4- Jingle Bells (This one brings back memories of my mom yelling at me as I kept singing the Simpsons version ...Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg, the Batmobile broke a wheel, the Joker got away! Yay!)
5- Have Yourself a Merry Christmas
Modern/Non-Traditional Category:
1- Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
2- Fairytale of New York - The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl (Nothing like a drunken Christmas carol)
3- All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (I channel the inner diva and lipsync away in front of the mirror)
4- Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid (This one brings warm tingles to my heart.)
5- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - U2 (I really like the original version by Darlene Love, but this version balances hopefulness and longing beautifully. Reminds me of Elvis.)
Wild Card:
Christmas Is All Around - Bill Nighy - This is a reworking of the Troggs' classic "Love Is All Around" done for Richard Curtis' film, Love Actually. To me, Bill Nighy played the washed out rocker seeking UK Christmas single redemption exquisitely, and I can't help singing along with it.
Posted by eva on December 22, 2005 9:06 PM
