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Decent Christmas music!

cornbb · 2008-12-08 14:58:25

We all know that Christmas music is, by and large, cynical commercial rubbish designed to cash in. But there are some great exceptions! Here's some Mike Oldfield to start things off. This was not written about Christmas or for Christmas (its actually an arrangement of a very old folk tune) but has become associated with it…

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08-12-2008 3:58pm

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cornbb

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We all know that Christmas music is, by and large, cynical commercial rubbish designed to cash in. But there are some great exceptions! Here's some Mike Oldfield to start things off. This was not written about Christmas or for Christmas (its actually an arrangement of a very old folk tune) but has become associated with it for some reason or other. Thats the sort of thing I'm talking bout! The non-commercial side of Christmas music. Lets hear what yiz think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4uLZcaRXcU

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#2 08-12-2008 4:30pm
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One of my all time favourite carols 'oh tanenbaum'. This version is a little different.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9uC1lqGBXs

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