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Some of my favorite songs, and I thought I'd share with y'all :)

Little Drummer Boy - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band (originally done on the Very Special Christmas compilation.)

I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake

Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Prince of Peace) - The Trans Siberian Orchestra

First, oh, my god, THANK YOU to everyone who's given me a snowflake cookie! My Userpage looks so pretty with all those yummy cookies on there :) *hugs friends tight*

I love 'The Little Drummer Boy'. I love the lyrics, I love the message, I love the song, period. When the Christmas season rolled around every year, and the holiday shows were aired, the original claymation version of The Little Drummer Boy was my absolute favorite of all the shows.

Of all the song versions I've heard over the years, though, the one I love the most is Bob Seger's version, originally done for the first volume of A Very Special Christmas.

Here's a clip of Bob talking about how he ended up doing that particular song:




And here's the original, animated clip:




( And a couple more youtube vids under the cut :) )

And finally, a couple of mp3 links (right-click, save as):

Little Drummer Boy - John Denver

Little Drummer Boy - Neil Diamond

Enjoy :)

I'm always kind of surprised when I run across a music file I don't remember dling, and this one is absolutely gorgeous. It's off the Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack, but it fits Sam and Dean perfectly, too, imo.

( Lyrics for It Doesn't Matter )

It Doesn't Matter - Alison Krauss - ~5MB, .mp3 file - right-click and save as. Enjoy :)

A lot of you who've been around my journal for a while know this, but I have a lot of new folks who've friended me since last year, so. The thing you should know about me:

I adore this time of year. I'm not a religious person (though I was raised Christian, so there's the whole baby-in-a-manger thing), so that's not the draw for me. Instead, I like giving. I love to bake, and do cards, and give presents to people. I thrive on the 'happy holidays!' that so many people say during this time. I love telling people to have a happy holiday season -- regardless of what their holiday is.

I have a very special place in my heart for Band-Aid, and Do They Know It's Christmas. My senior year in high school, so many things changing all around the world, and the pop/music world beginning to get (actively, collectively) involved in things like world aid.

Twenty-three years ago ON THIS DAY, a group of musicians and singers and artists gathered together to record Do They Know It's Christmas. The mp3 I've uploaded has Bob Geldoff saying, "This record was recorded on the 25th of November, 1984. It's now 8a.m. on the morning of the 26th and we've been here for 24 hours. I think it's time we all went home."

I dunno why, but that just gets me.

Anyway! I share this song every year, along with the .mpg vid file...because Dude. It's Christmas, it's pop, it's tradition :) And it's the ORIGINAL. Enjoy :)

[ Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (mp3) ] - .mp3 format, ~6MB

[ Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas (video) ] - .mpg format, ~42MB

Happy holidays :)

So a couple weeks ago I was taken by the idea of doing a fanmix -- I thought of it (and still do) as a soundtrack for the boys, as they love, fight, and go through life. It's definitely geared toward the Wincest, since that's where my interests lie.

Many, many thanks to tvm for the awesome graphics she did for this. *smooches Gin* You're the best, honey :)

So here, I give you:



( Track listing and link for downloading. )

Please comment if you dl it, and I would love to know what you think of the tracks, if you get a chance :)

Enjoy!