Author Topic: Tunes for the holiday season?? (Read 143 times)

811952 · « **on:** December 03, 2007, 12:18:12 PM »

What tunes are you people working up for the holiday season? The classic rock band I play in has a few corporate Christmas parties booked, and we'd like to work up (i.e. throw together) stuff people will recognize and enjoy, but won't necessarily expect...

John

eligilam · « **Reply #1 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:17:47 PM »

Try I Believe in Father Christmas by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Maybe not that widely recognized, but it will be enjoyed nonetheless...

kimberly · « **Reply #2 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:01:04 PM »

My singular 'holiday tune' is White Christmas as a stand alone bass piece. It actually works quite well when I break it into a swing after the first time through. Relatively easy and certainly recognizable. Not exactly classic rock, but a classic.

Best Regards,

Kimberly

bigredbass · « **Reply #3 on:** December 03, 2007, 06:18:01 PM »

After thrashing through most of the usual suspects over the years, the only one that's still fun to play and goes over well is Brenda Lee's 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree'. Uptempo but not too fast, easy to dance to, everybody in the band can solo and fill, plus if your guitar player's any good and smart, he'll drop in that little sliding double-stop lick from the record, one of my favorite guitar accents of all time. Plus, your sax guy can really blow on it !

J o e y

811952 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 03, 2007, 06:36:44 PM »

Excellent suggestions, all!

John

richbass939 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 03, 2007, 07:49:58 PM »

Edit: Sorry, my original post here totally missed the point.
Rich

(Message edited by richbass939 on December 03, 2007)

olieoliver · « **Reply #6 on:** December 04, 2007, 06:25:53 AM »

You might try Linus and Lucy from the Charlie Brown Christmas TV special.
We used to do it and rock it up a bit. It always went over great.

Olie

terryc · « **Reply #7 on:** December 04, 2007, 08:10:15 AM »

Try UK band Slade's Merry Christmas but you have to have a gravelly voice like Noddy Holder!!!
They are all so cheesy but very apt at all the Xmas gigs..not my bag but we do get paid for those gigs so what the hell!

terryc · « **Reply #8 on:** December 04, 2007, 08:15:35 AM »

Try UK band Slade's Merry Christmas but you have to have a gravelly voice like Noddy Holder!!!
They are all so cheesy but very apt at all the Xmas gigs..not my bag but we do get paid for those gigs so what the hell!

danny_bryant · « **Reply #9 on:** December 04, 2007, 10:47:02 AM »

Well, I think everyone has pretty good ideas on the holiday tunes. What about a flashy version of Here Comes Santa Claus. The Elvis version wasnt bad but maybe incorporate more bass and a guitar solo?