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fsh
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Username: Fsh

Post Number: 61
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 12:33 pm:   

1. Fairytale of Compression - AS Lomax duet with Shane McGowan
2. Christmas morning - The last bandits (featuring Nikki Sudden).
3. Drummer boy - Bing Crosby

Can't think of any others off hand, but maybe someone else can?
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Randy Adams
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Username: Randy_adams

Post Number: 106
Registered: 03-2005
Posted on Friday, December 16, 2005 - 02:21 am:   

"Silent Night" by the Dickies. Quite rousing, that.
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Kurt Stephan
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Username: Slothbert

Post Number: 97
Registered: 04-2005
Posted on Friday, December 16, 2005 - 06:07 am:   

A bit dated now (early '80s white rapping a la Blondie) and more for women then men, but "Christmas Wrapping" by the Waitresses is a holiday classic. "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" by the Ramones is fun too.
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Adrian P
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Username: Adp

Post Number: 8
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Friday, December 16, 2005 - 07:35 am:   

1. It's Cliched to be Cynical at Christmas - Half Man Half Biscuit
2. Teenage Christmas - The Jacobites
3. The Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby
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Donat
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Username: Donat

Post Number: 102
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Friday, December 16, 2005 - 11:03 am:   

Anything from the Phil Spector or the Beach Boys Christmas albums.
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Michelle M
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Username: Michelle

Post Number: 6
Registered: 09-2004
Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 08:44 pm:   

'Last Christmas' by Yorgos Kyriatou Panayioutou

This really grows on you after repeatedly hearing it whilst Christmas shopping.
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Randy Adams
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Username: Randy_adams

Post Number: 113
Registered: 03-2005
Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 05:29 am:   

Rooting through my CD closet for my latest Top 5 list uncovered a gem for this category I'd totally forgotten:

Last Train to Christmas -- April March & Los Cincos
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M. Mark Burgess
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Username: Fortysomething

Post Number: 53
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 10:49 pm:   

Steeleye Span--Winter. A whole album's worth of electric Christmas tunes.
The Three Wise Men-- Thanks for Christmas/Countdown to Christmas Party Time
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Michael Bachman
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Username: Michael_bachman

Post Number: 21
Registered: 01-2005
Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 05:03 pm:   

1.Fairy Tale of New York - The Pogues with Kirsty
MacColl
2. December - Kate Bush
3. Jingle Bell Rock -
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Matthew Bradbury
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Username: Bradders

Post Number: 4
Registered: 09-2005
Posted on Friday, December 23, 2005 - 11:48 am:   

'Christmas in New Zealand' by the Long Ryders !!!
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simon o toole
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Username: Simon

Post Number: 4
Registered: 10-2005
Posted on Monday, January 02, 2006 - 04:47 am:   

'Santa Claus' by the Sonics
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kevin
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Username: Kevin

Post Number: 52
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2006 - 05:22 pm:   

"it was just like christmas", and "long way round the sea" from the Christmas EP by Low

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