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Like the title says...  I'm looking for Christmas music that more or less meets the following criteria

  1. Doesn't suck
  2. Not "pop" or modern
  3. Ideally instrumental, orchestral, and/or choral
  4. Doesn't have to be mainstream

Some of these are the vibe...

 

and maybe my only modernish.... Just sounds clean & lush

You get the idea...

PS Surly search is the Mariah of Christmas music

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14 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

December and Charlie Brown Christmas are my go to LPs this time of year. Looks like you're covered.

December is a great one, and I like the Charlie Brown album as well, but I'm  interested in other great recommendations too.  I have music on all the time (not just around Christmas), two albums aren't going to get it done.

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Over the last couple of decades I have done a lot of digging for seasonal songs that don't suck, because I really hate the 99.9 percent we always here that really are trash. Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but this is one of my faves.

 

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On 12/10/2023 at 8:07 AM, Stringer said:

I don’t know when it starts but KUTX goes wall to wall Christmas at some point and it is terrific. They do a great job of playing unique and eclectic music, including a lot of instrumental music. We stream it every Christmas whenever it starts.

FYI, this has begun.  Give it a listen.  

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On 12/12/2023 at 8:23 PM, horn4life said:

I was talking to the wife about this one earlier today.  1978 Sam Houston Coliseum, I got a late invite from a gal on the beach in Galveston.  Great song as part of a great show.

 

It was a great show, but are you sure about that venue?  I was at his show at The Summit on December 8, 1978.  Here is the playlist:

The Summit, Houston, TX

 

Set One

Badlands
 
Streets of Fire
 
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
 
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
 
Spirit In The Night
 
Independence Day
 
The Promised Land
 
Prove It All Night
 
Racing in the Street
 
Thunder Road
 
Jungleland
 
The Ties That Bind
 
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
 
The Fever
 
Fire
 
Candy's Room
 
Because the Night
 
Point Blank
 
She's the One
 
Backstreets
 
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
 
Born to Run
 
Detroit Medley
 
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
 
You Can't Sit Down
 
Quarter To Three

 

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1 hour ago, HouTex said:

It was a great show, but are you sure about that venue?  I was at his show at The Summit on December 8, 1978.  Here is the playlist:

The Summit, Houston, TX

 

Set One

Badlands
 
Streets of Fire
 
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
 
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
 
Spirit In The Night
 
Independence Day
 
The Promised Land
 
Prove It All Night
 
Racing in the Street
 
Thunder Road
 
Jungleland
 
The Ties That Bind
 
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
 
The Fever
 
Fire
 
Candy's Room
 
Because the Night
 
Point Blank
 
She's the One
 
Backstreets
 
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
 
Born to Run
 
Detroit Medley
 
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
 
You Can't Sit Down
 
Quarter To Three

 

Yep- I was thinking about that "invite from the beach" that Coliseum show was July 15th 1978.  You are correct on the Summit show.  I had 10 seats on the first row balcony for that one.  Good times...

Thanks again to whatever gal invited me to Springsteen for that first show.  It was awesome not having any expectations.  Now the expectations are so high for Springsteen live that it's damn near impossible to live up to the hyped expectations.  My BIL were talking about the 1980 show at the Erwin Center, he worked at Joske's here and got the ticket gal to pull the first tickets she could for him.  Third row Center at "the drum."   I was at that one too, but a lot farther back on the side.  

Regardless of all that, Springsteen's version of Santa Claus is coming to town always brings a smile to my face, for multiple reasons.

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3 hours ago, horn4life said:

Yep- I was thinking about that "invite from the beach" that Coliseum show was July 15th 1978.  You are correct on the Summit show.  I had 10 seats on the first row balcony for that one.  Good times...

Thanks again to whatever gal invited me to Springsteen for that first show.  It was awesome not having any expectations.  Now the expectations are so high for Springsteen live that it's damn near impossible to live up to the hyped expectations.  My BIL were talking about the 1980 show at the Erwin Center, he worked at Joske's here and got the ticket gal to pull the first tickets she could for him.  Third row Center at "the drum."   I was at that one too, but a lot farther back on the side.  

Regardless of all that, Springsteen's version of Santa Claus is coming to town always brings a smile to my face, for multiple reasons.

I was at the 1980 concert at the Erwin Center as well.  Second row from the stage.  A guy in the frat was on the events committee and didn’t know who Springsteen was.  It was amazing.  I saw him again at Moody Center this year.  The guy can still play.  

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