Christmas Carol -It's a Knockout (Finished --> Hark the Herald Angels Sing wins)

[Corki]

Over the next 15 days in the lead up to Christmas, the Band of the Red Hand, DM's travel and music ORG, will be hosting a knock out competition to find out what DM's favourite Christmas Carol is. Each day, 2 carols will be posted, along with a link so you can listen to the carol if you do not know it, and all you have to do is post which is your favourite carol of the two. After a day, the votes will be counted, and the winning carol will progress to the next round, until we only have 1 carol left as the winner at the end of the 15 days.

 

It's very simple, so I look forward to seeing you getting involved!

[Corki]

RESULTS

 

 

Round 1

 

1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen beat The Holly and the Ivy (3-1)

2. While Shepherds Watched lost to O Little Town of Bethlehem (0-7)

3. I Saw Three Ships lost to Good King Wenceslas (2-4)

4. Once in a Royal David's City beat Joy to the World (5-4)

5. O Come All Ye Faithful beat Ave Maria (4-3)

6. We Three Kings of Orient Are beat Silent Night (5-3)

7. Hark the Herald Angels Sing beat It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (4-0)

8. Away in a Manger beat In a Bleak Midwinter (4-1)

 

Round 2

 

1. O Come All Ye Faithful beat Good Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (4-1)

2. Good King Wenceslas lost to Once in a Royal David's City (1-2)

3. Away in a Manger lost to O Little Town of Bethlehem (1-3)

4. Hark the Herald Angels Sing beat We Three Kings of Orient Are (4-1)

 

Semi-Final

 

1. O Come All Ye Faithful beat O Little Town of Bethlehem (5-0)

2. Once in a Royal David's City lost to Hark the Herald Angels Sing (1-4)

 

3rd/4th Play-off

 

1. Once in a Royal David's City lost to O Little Town of Bethlehem (1-5)

 

Final

 

1. O Come All Ye Faithful lost to Hark the Herald Angels Sing (2-4)

[Corki]

Round 1, Tie 1

 

 

 

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DVcOBjzFuwk

 

 

vs.

 

 

The Holly and the Ivy

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kTZUPh17CFc

 

Voting ends Friday 5th December 2008 at 9pm (GMT)

[Corki]

The M-G's vote goes to God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

[Loreina]

"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"

[Samuraiflip05]

God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen.

[Kara_J]

Holly and the Ivy :P

[Corki]

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen won 3-1 over The Holly and the Ivy.

[Corki]

Round 1, Tie 2

 

 

 

While Shepherds Watched

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms3LuSTySsU

 

 

vs.

 

 

O Little Town of Bethlehem

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n94bkmOa5to

 

Voting ends Saturday 6th December 2008 at 9pm (GMT)

[Corki]

The M-G's vote goes to O Little Town of Bethlehem.

[twinflower]

Twinnie votes for, O Little town of  Bethlehem!

[Auld Manriva]

Yeah.. So far as Pennsylvania towns goes, I'm a fan of Bethlehem.. Nice steel mill carcasses :-\

[Loreina]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jyzl9PDAQns&feature=related

 

There are two versions of "While Shepherds Watched their Flocks By Night". This is the one I know. I'd never heard the other before.  :)  I like it better than "O Little Town of Bethlehem".  But if you insist on the other version of "Shepherds", I'll have to vote for "Bethlehem".   ;) 

This performance of "Shepherds", on ancient organ, is interesting, too.  :)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ds6TCe-TiJY&feature=related

 

(Sorry I forgot to put in that last link.)  :-[

[DeathDealer]

I'm from PA.  Gotta go with Riva on this one.  O li'l town and all.

[Samuraiflip05]

Bethlehem

[Corki]

Please note that the next challenge will go up when I get home shortly, as that is where my list is, and I've been down at Northie's (my girlfriend, for those that don't know) all weekend.

[Lanette]

 

O li'l town is a classic! I love the Jim Reeves version!

 

[Corki]

A resounding 7-0 victory to O Little Town of Bethlehem.

[Corki]

Round 1, Tie 3

 

 

 

I Saw Three Ships

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ulQgAV3CVZM

 

 

vs.

 

 

Good King Wenceslas

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l4MWOpEXe5w

 

 

Voting ends Tuesday 9th December 2008 at 9pm (GMT)

[Corki]

A tough one here as I like both, but the M-G votes for I Saw Three Ships.

[Daetirion]

Not a fan of either

Good King Wenceslas

[Talya]

Love Good King Wenceslas ;D

[DeathDealer]

I prefer to see three ships, even though I only ever saw two.  There was this really tall guy in front of me, and he rather blocked the view of that third ship.  It sucks, because everybody around me started doing that grossed out, groaning laughing thing, and I was, like, "What happened?"  And this lady next to me said that some guy on the third ship had hurled over the side from the top deck and that this poor b@stard on the deck below and been leaning out to wave goodbye, and had gotten covered by puke!  I think there are a couple of lessons to be learned here:  Don't stand behind tall people, and take your Dramamine before boarding the third ship.

[Corki]

Please can someone end the tie!!!

[Loreina]

Good King Wenceslas! ;D