A Very Kinley Christmas: Volumn 2

[twinflower]

It's time once more to create the Kin's Ultimate Christmas CD!!!  Last year our Elegant Eldest collected 24 of the Kin Member's favorite holiday songs..then burned them into a CD, sending them out to everyone who contributed to it!

 

Last year's CD included:

 

A Holly Jolly Christmas; Christmas Time; Deck the Halls; Sleigh Ride; Adult 12 Days of Christmas; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Winter Wonderland; White Christmas; Go Tell It on the Mountain; Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy; Pavarati; Elvis; Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer; Christmas Time; The Twelve Days of Christmas; Feliz Navidad; I'll Be Home for Christmas; Christmas in Kilarney; Things I Want; Santa Baby; Clark Griswald's Christmas Wish; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Winter Wonderland; and Title.

 

Ok..so I'm going to attempt to make them this year..but may be hollering for help!! LOL!  Be prepared!

 

Post your favorite songs here..with a link so we can have a listen ..from youtube etc..then I think if you email the song to me or can send it to me over msn..I will have it in my library and can then create the playlist and burn the CD'S!!

 

HELP?  Lor how did you get everyone's song last year?  ::) ??? :-\

 

LOL anyway..post your Holiday favorites here!  They can be repeats from last year..new things you've found or old favorites!!!

 

*bounces and waits to hear something*

[faerielin]

It may be hard to find, but one of my absolute favorites is "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas.

 

I'll try to track it down... and post it back up here.

 

edit: here's a video of it:

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[twinflower]

LOL did you know that it was originally recorded by some girl from Oklahoma? 

 

*giggles*  fun song!

[faerielin]

yep, the OKC zoo used it to raise money and buy a hippo that year. :D

 

I also love Blue Christmas. It has to be either Elvis or Porky Pig, though.

[faerielin]

I have so many that I love!

 

Brian Setzer and Ann-Margrett's Baby It's Cold Outside

 

And U2's Christmas Baby, Please Come Home

 

And one of the best ever... Bing and Bowie's Little Drummer Boy

 

Twinnie, I think I could make this CD. Do you want me to do it?

[twinflower]

oh i agree!  I love Bing and Bowie!  *laughs*  I remember seeing the original Bing Crosby Christmas special that they did that on!!! 

 

 

Fae..I would LOVE for you to do this!!!  If you have time and don't mind?  I really am not sure how to get each persons song to you....cause LOl everyone has thier own versions..like BLue christmas of porky or elvis..never heard the Porky Pig version!

 

I will check with Lor also on the cost of it all..and can send you the money to cover it!!  *bounces*  oh this is awesome!!!  *taps Fae's jingling point bag*  that's gonna get louder!!!!

[faerielin]

Well, if I like the songs, I would have no hesitation what-so-ever about getting them from itunes. And I make CDs off of itunes all the time. We play them on roadtrips and at work.

 

All the ones I've listed, I have, except maybe Blue Christmas.

[twinflower]

ok!  *hugs and bounces*

 

Depending on the response.think we let everyone contribute two songs...not sure on that!  May have been more!

 

Songs can also be sent over MSN...which is how I have gotten lots of them in my library!  Sharing files etc...

[KellySedai]

Oh I'm definitely in on this.  ;)

 

I'll be sending you some over MSN shortly Twinnie.  If I forget to, please post them on here so everyone will know.  :D

[Taymist]

O Little Town of Bethlehem

 

 

That's the only correct (traditional) version I could find lol.

[twinflower]

Thanks Tay!!  I love that song!!

 

YEAH Kelly!!  I'll try to catch you on MSN one evening then Kelly girl!! 

 

I have several that I am trying to decide on at the moment....although this collage is one of my favorites!

 

O Come!  O Come! Emmanuel!

 

ok folks!!  this is gonna be an awfully short CD!!  what's your favorite christmas tunes?  If you can't find them..name them someone may have a copy!

[MsDanya]

ooho Destiny's child: Do you hear what I hear..

 

its pretty  :D

[faerielin]

okay, I found the Kathy Mattea and the Destiny's Child.

 

Tay, the closest I found for yours on itunes was by the Cambridge King's College Choir. There's a sample here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Noel-Christmas-Kings-College-Carols/dp/samples/B00000427N/ref=dp_tracks_all_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1196995305&sr=1-1#disc_1

 

I don't have any of Kelly's requests, though.

[twinflower]

Fae..do you have MSN?  messenger?  When I get Kelly's I can send them to you..and I could have sent you mine as well...instead of you ahving to buy it!!

 

Come on folks!!  Surely y'all must listen and have a favorite!!!

 

Tay may have hers that we can send over msn too.....

[faerielin]

Haven't bought yet.

But was planning to make cd in itunes, so would need songs to be in itunes. don't know if itunes will include songs that come from MSN. We have a PC and run much MS product on it, but have avoided MSN stuff for the most part. Looking into setting up MSN account, just to see what happens.

 

I'll get back to you when it's up and running. ;)

 

And hey if no one adds anything else, well it just leave more room for all my crazy favorites!  ;D

 

Hey all you Kinsters! Come list some songs!

[faerielin]

ok. I have MSN. faerielin@live.com

 

Let me know if I have to do anything else to get these songs from you...

[U4ea]

I have a large Christmas CD collection, so let me know if there's anything you want me to check for before you spend money dl'ding stuff, fae! :D

 

I got them from MSN and e-mail, unless I already had them, Twinny. Just let me know what you need and stuff.

 

As for me... Santa Baby is still my favorite, but I like Alabama's Thistle Hair the Christmas Bear, too. I grew up on that one! :D I have that album, if you want me to send you the tunes, fae!

[UrsulaLV]

"I Believe in Father Christmas"  Emerson Lake & Palmer

http://www.links2love.com/lyrics_i_believe_in_father_christmas.htm

 

If I'm not too late?

[twinflower]

thats a great one Ursula!!

 

*giggles*  um no you're not late..never set a cutoff or get it in by date..*laughs*  was to worried figuring out how to do this!!

 

Fae is going to put this together for us!!  And thanks hon!  I got you on MSN..just havn't been on yet!!  If our Elegant Eldest and I ever synch to be on MSN at the same time I'll find out just what to do!!  *giggles*

 

oh we must have Alfie the Christmas tree by john Denver...I have it so can send it to you over MSN fae! 

 

Umm..Lor how many tunes can we have?  and do you remember how many each person could have?

[faerielin]

Most CDs hold 17 to 20 songs. Depending on the lengths of the songs.

[twinflower]

*chuckles*

 

You are now officially part of the Twinnie Computer Tutorial team..*nods*  Thanks hon..had no idea if you could get them in different sizes or lengths or what!!

 

ok you heard her folks..we need MUSIC!!!

[U4ea]

lol I needed music so much last year that I didn't care how many songs people sent me. I even added about 5 for myself, just to make the CD worth making!

 

So, c'mon, folks! Let's get this thing rolling! How do you want these, fae??

[faerielin]

Well, for starters, tell me what they are here. Song title and artist. That way if I have it, I can just add it to the list.

 

Otherwise, I just need a quicky explanation of how to get them through MSN, and I will gladly take them that way.

 

I'll make a list of suggestions so far so people can see what's already on the list.

 

 

[faerielin]

Ok, here's the list, so far. I think I want to put a deadline of this friday on it, just so I have time to make the CDs and send them to everyone in time to enjoy them for the Holidays.

But Twinnie and Lor are right, we're only half way there, and Christmas songs tend to be shorter than average, so we may need even more than 20 to fill it up. Send more songs folks!

 

1.I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas - Gayla Peevy

2.Blue Christmas - Elvis

3.Baby It's Cold Outside - Brian Setzer and Ann-Margrett

4.Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) - U2

5.Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing & Bowie

6.O Come!  O Come! Emmanuel! - Kathy Mattea

7.O Little Town of Bethlehem - Cambridge King's College Choir

8.Do You Hear What I Hear? - Destiny's Child

9.Thistle Hair the Christmas Bear - Alabama

10.I Believe in Father Christmas - Emerson Lake & Palmer

11.Alfie the Christmas Tree - John Denver

 

Did I miss any?

 

 

[UrsulaLV]

Jethro Tull's Christmas Song

 

All my stuff might sound not-Christmas-y, but you gotta listen to the lyrics. :)