Burning a Christmas CD to play at the restaurant where I work and am looking for song suggestions

[FFH]

PLEASE NO SONGS CONTAINING ANY REFERENCES TO SANTA, REINDEER, ELVES, CHRISTMAS TREES, ETC.

I'm not anti-Christmas, but I am anti-Santa and the whole bit, Christmas trees included.

These things songs seem to detract me from the Christian intended "reason for the season". I realize this is a Pagan holiday/winter solstice celebration, which was later blended with the Christian celebration/recognition of Christ's birth (which actually occured the first week in September), so no need to fill me in on that or debate it, but if you do want to duscuss this feel free to start a new thread.

PLEASE ONLY SONGS REFERRING TO CHRIST, OR GENERIC CHRISTMAS SONGS NOT REFERING TO SANTA, ELVE'S, CHRISTMAS TREES, ETC. (EXAMPLE: OH TANENBAUM).

I'm burning a CD to play in one of the restaurants where I work, so I will hear these songs 6 to 12 hours a day repeated over and over and I won't spend another Christmas listening to junk that other's have burned.

I'm the night manager and am able to burn and play what I want, to a certain degree. The owners have left that up to me. (yeah !!! )

I finally purchased two new computers and have been burning CD's to play at work. It's great and was a great motivator to finally dump my eight year old computers and purchase new ones !!!

Here's my Christmas CD as it stands now, but I'm open to song suggestions.

Songs in green are some of my top picks.

Sleigh Ride ~ Amy Grant
Winter Wonderland ~ Jewel
Emmanuel God With Us ~ Amy Grant
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem ~ Jewel
Carol of the Bells ~ Vienna Boys Choir
Silent Night ~ Jewel
Hark the Harold Angels Sing ~ Mariah Carey
Christmas Time is Here ~ Vince Guaraldi Trio (Peanuts ~ A Charlie Brown Christmas)
Carol of the Bells ~ Celtic Woman
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem ~ Amy Grant
Do You Hear What I Hear ~ Destiny's Child (GREAT REMAKE, FIVE STARS)
Hark! The Herold Angels Sing ~ Point of Grace
Carol of the Bells/What Child is This ~ Point of Grace
Skating ~ Vince Guaraldi Trio (Peanuts ~ A Charlie Brown Christmas)
Do You Hear What I Hear ~ Whitney Houston
What Child is This ~ The Judds
Carol of the Bells ~ (Home Alone Soundtrack)
Joy to the World ~ Whitney Houston (FIVE STAR RATING FROM MYSELF ON THIS ONE AS WELL)
Christmas Time is Here (Vocal) ~ Vince Guaraldi Trio (Peanuts ~ A Charlie Brown Christmas)
Joy to the World ~ Mariah Carey
Do You Hear What I Hear ~ Perry Como

 

[Nanda]

I notice you've got nothing from John Denver and the Muppets on there. That's a good album. "The Peace Carol" is really beautiful, as is "Noel Christmas Eve, 1913."

 

[FFH]

I notice you've got nothing from John Denver and the Muppets on there. That's a good album. "The Peace Carol" is really beautiful, as is "Noel Christmas Eve, 1913."

Thanks for the great suggestions, will look into those, listened to a friend's Muppet Chrstmas tape years ago and I also love the oldie's suggestions, such as Perry Como's version of "Do You Hear What I Hear".

I really like your new festive avatar, pretty cool !!

 

[Buttercup]

FFH.........where are you going to get the songs people suggest to you? Are you going to buy them?

 

[Gentoo]

The album A Winter Solstice IV. Don't let the name misguide you, it has a lot of instrumental Christmas Carols and is by far my favorite album to play during the holidays. I mean, it has Carol of the Bells with a steel drum AND sounds fantastic!

 

[CaptainXeroid]

Lemme recommend 2 of my favorite Christmas arrangements:

Little Drummer Boy by the Harry Simeone chorale
Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth by David Bowie and Bing Crosby

I don't know if they're on bittorrent, but I'm certain you can buy them on iTunes.

 

[Buttercup]

Do Christian folks on RF get songs off of Limewire? You do realize that's copyright infringement and is against the law, right?

 

[Katzpur]

On the Carpenters' Christmas album called "Christmas Portrait" there is an absolutely beautiful song called "Christ is Born." You might want to consider including it.

 

[nutshell]

Do Christian folks on RF get songs off of Limewire? You do realize that's copyright infringement and is against the law, right?

That may be true regardless of one's religion, Butters.

 

[Buttercup]

That may be true regardless of one's religion, Butters.

I realize that, Nutty. But, the author of the OP is a Christian and I'm wondering if he downloads music online without paying. Every adult on earth knows that's illegal. Do you take pirate movies and take songs off online, Nutshell?

 

[Zeno]

We Three Kings of Orient Are - The Beach Boys
White Christmas - The Beach Boys
Christmas Day - The Beach Boys
What Child Is This Anyway - Sufjan Stevens
Happy Christmas - John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!- Dean Martin
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - U2
It's Christmas Time - Yo La Tengo

 

[FFH]

On the Carpenters' Christmas album called "Christmas Portrait" there is an absolutely beautiful song called "Christ is Born." You might want to consider including it.

Wow, thanks, great suggestion...

 

[Kungfuzed]

Don't forget Twisted Sister's Twisted Christmas unk:

 

[Nanda]

On the Carpenters' Christmas album called "Christmas Portrait" there is an absolutely beautiful song called "Christ is Born." You might want to consider including it.

I adore that album. Karen's "Ave Maria" makes me immeasurably happy.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

In the Uk we have to have a public performance licence to play music in a restaurant etc.
You can not play compilations or any other music with out one.
Is that true in the states???

 

[Guitar's Cry]

"Christmas" by Blues Traveler.

 

[Fluffy]

In the Uk we have to have a public performance licence to play music in a restaurant etc.
You can not play compilations or any other music with out one.
Is that true in the states???

Yes they do have an equivalent. Is this thread therefore in violation of RF policy on discussing illegal activity?