I've been swamped lately with finals week which has thankfully passed, so I am officially on my Christmas break, which has consisted of nothing but sleep, Ramen noodles, and MTV's "True Life." Yep.
With that being said, I have decided to compose a list edition of Songbird Mishaps. This concept was inspired by a marvelous and addictive, time-consuming, life-ruining site called Listverse.
PLEASE go visit it----> www.listverse.com
I owe them a lot! They've helped me in papers, projects, and boredom, and haven't helped with my insomnia. But that is beside the point. Lists are a great way to communicate something if one does not quite know how to go about presenting an idea, project, presentation, etc. So, being inspired by lists and my total unproductiveness (is that even a word?), I have composed a list of good holiday music. I hate linking things because it is quite time-consuming, but all of these songs are easily available on Youtube and iTunes.
My mother and I burned a Holiday Family Mixed Tape and it's pretty rad. Just saying..but music is a prominent part in every aspect of my life and my family's. We rely on music to help inspire us at Christmas, so here are some of my favorite Christmas songs, and what I consider the best/at least really good versions of them. Oh and these aren't in any sort of order. The numbers are for organizational purposes.
1) "The Little Drummer Boy" by the Harry Simeone Chorale
2) "O Holy Night" by Nat King Cole (His voice is like God's. For real.)
3) "Do You Hear What I Hear" by Carrie Underwood (Not a normal country fan, but this version is very powerful and her voice is really something.)
4)"Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt (Forget Madonna and Taylor Swift. Eartha knows how to make this song provocative without sounding hoe-ish or like a little girl singing in the shower. I don't mean to be hating but I'm just being honest here.)
5) "Marshmallow World" by Dean Martin
6) "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" by Death Cab for Cutie (For all you hipsters out there.)
7) "The First Nowell" by Chanticleer (The ultimate gods of choral music. And they're all men.)
8) "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" by Oxford St. Peter's Choir (The tenor solo in the middle is to die for.)
9) "Winter Wonderland" by Michael Buble (With a little mark over the "e." How could I not put him on here?)
10) "Twelve Days of Christmas" by Straight No Chaser (It is crucial you look up their specific version because it isn't the traditional song. It has some awesome twists in it. A group of boys from my choir performed this song several times during our string of shows this month and they got yells and standing ovations left and right. It is phenomenal.)
So there it is. I hope you enjoy it and the rest of your Christmas because I may (but maybe?) not get around to blogging before Christmas. I would like to, however, so I can put up some pics from some charity work I was involved in. However, if I don't, have a GREAT Christmas!!
