Twelve Days of Christmas

[ashbury]

Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays cheer to all!

 

Here's a conclusion I reached during this season of beloved holiday music, which a little googling revealed was not an original notion after all:

 

http://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldlax3anje1qa2ojyo1_400.jpg

 

From now on I'm calling it 99 Bottles of Cheer on the Wall.

[Squirrel]

I'm calling it the Twelve Days of Christmas Beer.

[Mike Sixel]

 

I'm calling it the Twelve Days of Christmas Beer.

 

Paste magazine (on line) has a review of the best Xmas beers they recently published......you should be able to find quite a few in Chicago.

[drjim]

Anyone else do a beer advent? 24 beers, 24 days of advent (+/- a couple if you want to be technical).

[gunnarthor]

Here I am thinking this was going to be a thread of the best Christmas songs ...

[Craig Arko]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADtLy7M7BeM

 

[Mike Sixel]

They seem to do about 5-8 tastings a year....

 

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/12/103-of-the-best-christmaswinter-beers-blind-tasted.html

 

As for the song that started this, I have come to grips with the fact that these songs are part of the time of year, and that I should try harder to embrace them....

[Squirrel]

 

Anyone else do a beer advent? 24 beers, 24 days of advent (+/- a couple if you want to be technical).

Hmmm ... a beer Advent calendar ... could be fun ... bet it would sell well!

[Squirrel]

There's this version of '12 Days of Christmas' ...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32CwrOZVobo

[Craig Arko]

For an extremely politically non-correct version, look up the Chad Mitchell Trio rendition from 1963.

 

Will not post it here.

[Squirrel]

 

Here I am thinking this was going to be a thread of the best Christmas songs ...

And what do you think is the best Christmas song?

 

I, personally, have always really liked this one:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADbJLo4x-tk

[ashbury]

And what do you think is the best Christmas song?

O Holy Night always gets me - that's my #1. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear rates pretty highly. Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Silent Night. Joy To The World. Any of these done well will please me.

 

Lately I can't get Holiday Road out of my head. Pretty lowbrow, but it's just so *happy* and catches the mood of the season for me.

[Craig Arko]

I’m kinda old school.

 

[ashbury]

I forgot to add the "new favorite" song I was introduced to, this year:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8MEX1XnD-I

[Squirrel]

I like this one, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y__tczZDkTo

 

And this, too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLjVcHG4B1U