who sings the best Christmas songs?

[pres2032]

[catbert836]

1. Definitely Frank

Don't talk to me, baby.

[Longgrain]

3. Me too...

I voted for ol' Blue Eyes...

[City Lights]

12. Me three.

The Chairman got my vote.

[HEyHEY]

2. Bing "the beater' Crosby

[HEyHEY]

4. Bing "the beater' Crosby

[Yuugal]

5. Karen Carpenter

My life loves her xmas record and even I don't despise it as much as a I should. ;)

[Chipper Chat]

13. Why would you despise it?

Karen has one of the best true alto voices in history. Both of the Carpenters Christmas albums are classics. (Her best is "Merry Christmas Darling - a staple on easy-listening stations)

[Comicstripper]

6. Bada BING

Ol' Blackeye, as I call him.

[Comicstripper]

7. Bada BING

Ol' Blackeye, as I call him.

[Wilber_Stool]

8. Bing Crosby/ Nat King Cole

Too close to call.

[Wilber_Stool]

9. Oops!.....n/t

[arwalden]

10. Of Those Listed: Bing Crosby. Of Those Not Listed: Karen Carpenter

[SidDithers]

11. Bing & David Bowie's Little Drummer Boy is playing right now nt

Sid

[Spider Jerusalem]

14. I prefer instrumental Xmas music, personally.

The sheer repetition with the vocal stuff gets old. I Get quite tired of hearing Elvis and Sinatra at this time of year.

As an antidote I've burned a few discs of instrumental jazz versions of Xmas songs and ones that have become ALMOST Xmas songs (Coltrane's "Greensleeves" and "My Favourite Things" are 2 especially good ones).

[bobbobbins]

15. I guess you've never heard Jimmy Buffetts Christmas Island

cuz hes suspiciously missing from the list

[pres2032]

16. yeah, haven't heard of that album

[Magrittes Pipe]

17. The Muppets.

[Left Is Write]

18. Frank first, but Bing is a mighty close second!

Their collaborations on "We Wish You The Merriest" and "Go Tell It On The Mountain" are fab-u-lous.

I love both of their versions of Adeste Fideles.

But Frank edges out a little bit for his swingier, jazzier versions of some of those great standards.

[HomerRamone]

19. Darlene Love, the Crystals, and the Ronettes!

On Phil Spector's Christmas Album (and, for Darlene, David Letterman's show every year)...