On a more serious note, I have a few favorites. I used to be heavily involved in music and am greatly influenced by musical composition and in the way my brain perceives the harmony of whatever instruments or voices are being used in a musical piece.

As a first soprano, my favorite Christmas song to sing was "Patapan", a traditional Burgundian carol. In an instrumental piece, flutes are usually used for the high first soprano notes. I LOVE this!

A favorite as well from a soprano viewpoint was Carol of the Bells

I think my favorite from childhood was Away in a Manger.

I also really like God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.

Then there's the cutesy wutsey ones like "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth." "I want a Hippopatumus for Christmas."

And my overall favorite in this category, "I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas".

I broke my bat on Johnny's head;
Somebody snitched on me.
I hid a frog in sister's bed;
Somebody snitched on me.
I spilled some ink on Mommy's rug;
I made Tommy eat a bug;
Bought some gum with a penny slug;
Somebody snitched on me.

Oh, I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas
Mommy and Daddy are mad.
I'm getting nuttin' for Christmas
'Cause I ain't been nuttin' but bad.

I put a tack on teacher's chair
somebody snitched on me.
I tied a knot in Susie's hair
somebody snitched on me.
I did a dance on Mommy's plants
climbed a tree and tore my pants
Filled the sugar bowl with ants
somebody snitched on me.

So, I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas
Mommy and Daddy are mad.
I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas
'Cause I ain't been nuttin' but bad.

I won't be seeing Santa Claus;
Somebody snitched on me.
He won't come visit me because
Somebody snitched on me.
Next year I'll be going straight;
Next year I'll be good, just wait
I'd start now, but it's too late;
Somebody snitched on me.

So you better be good whatever you do
'Cause if you're bad, I'm warning you,
You'll get nuttin' for Christmas.

Of course, I ain't been nuttin' but GOOD! :D

sarah

ROFL I might have known SOMEBODY would have posted "I'm gettin' nuttin for Christmas" here sooner or later. "I hate nosy tattle-tales" :D

In high school, I was part of a show choir that sang a Christmas concert every year. It was always the boys who belted out a deep tenor-bass version of this song. Go figure. ;)