The best Christmas song every: Yellin at the Christmas Tree by Billy Idol

So what is your favorite Christmas song? Mine is Yellin At The Christmas Tree by Billy Idol.

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This is one of my favorites - I don’t know if it captures the “true meaning of Christmas”, but it definitely rings true to me. If you want to know about the white lower middle class {“redneck”} culture of East Texas, of which I am one generation removed {though sometimes not even that far removed}, this song will give you a quick 4 minute primer:

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I like the Christmas song “Oh, Tannenbaum” because I like trees.

And “Carol of the Bells” because I like the sound of bells and snowy landscapes.

Claudia

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Although its name is “First of May”, this song is nicely inspired by … a Christmas Tree.
I think it’s the best Bee Gees’ song and I love it:

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Any new proposals as to what the best Christmas song ever might be?

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Oh Christmas Tree.

According to the translation
baum = tree
Weihnachtszeit = Christmas ?

So tannen means what? The type of tree? Like pine, fir or spruce?

Tanning leather in the old days used tannin from tree bark.

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Yes, it literally means Christmas time.

I think the English equivalent might be “Fir tree” and it’s basically our Christmas tree. By the way, in recent years we decided to skip the whole Christmas tree business…

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