White Christmas – Oh Holy Night – Jingle Bells --- Silent Night. Each one brings me to a part of the Christmas holiday.
Some make you smile; some bring back the happy part of the holiday – and some make me feel like a child again; and at my age that’s one hell-of-a-job. (smile)

All together they tell the story of Christmas; thank you Gary.
John C.

Here's what I include in our Christmas set, spaced out over the course of an hour:

Jingle Bell Rock
Santa Baby
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Mary's Boy Child
I Wanna Hippopotamus for Christmas
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Santa Claus is Coming To Town

Merry Yule, Y'all!

I love all the Christmas Carols and Hymns". Played them all, but oddly it is more of an Easter piece that gives me the "feel" or majesty of Christmas. Through the years I just love finding any local church or event that is presenting Handel's Messiah. I find it is mostly presented here locally at Christmas time, so I relate to it more during this season.

The "Hallelujah Chorus" is the ultimate piece for me. The bigger the better, full choir and orchestra. One of my favourite organ pieces to play. Funny, one of YouTube's first flash mobs was done in a local mall near me and I am acquainted with several members from that local Niagara Choir and heard several times in a professional setting. I would of loved to have been there to hear and witness it at the time, but it is understandable that it was orchestrated under secret. Check it out if you want. Still one of the finest on YouTube, and you more than likely ran into it over the past few years.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE

Have a happy and safe Holiday (Christmas) Season,
Marcus

That one tugs at me too, Marcus. Before the war, my dad was a first tenor with The London Welsh Male Voice Choir and he knew this piece by heart. How I wish they'd recorded it.

Mine is The Christmas Song written by Mel Tormé and Bob Wells ...I have a nice arrangement that works well with the Live!JazzBallad I have created on the trusty Tyros4.

Mel Tormé's rendition is still my favorite.

Ian

Was waiting, and Ian hit it out of the park. Torme was GREAT; in this case, both as a writer and performer.

My all-time favorite holiday song. No surprise that Ian is the member who identified this one as his favorite.

Class act for sure.


Russ

I'm with you Ian.
Eddie

OK, Ian, we're waiting for you to post a recording of The Christmas Song. At least I am.

BTW: It's among my favs also.

We're waiting,

Gary

Do it Ian! I think it's on everybody's favorite list.

Russ, while we have your jazz ear, could you put up a few tips on some of the gorgeous altered, passing, and alternate chords that go so well in classics like The Christmas Song? Would be highly appreciated. Cheers!