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4~Clint Black - Til' Santa's Gone (Milk and Cookies) vs. 7~Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Merry Christmas Baby
"Merry Christmas Baby" was a song I was going to nominate if it wasn't already taken, so the other song would have to be pretty good to get my vote over it. I really don't like country music, so that song was really difficult to sit through.
4~Neil Diamond - You Make It Feel Like Christmas vs. 5~Silent Night - Taylor Davies (feat. Home Free)
I didn't like the background melody in that version of Silent Night. Wasn't really into the vocalists either, so I'm voting for Neil Diamond even though I'm not really a fan of that song either.
5~The spirit of christmas past - Enya vs. 6~The Darkness-Christmas Time
Neither of these are songs I'd really listen to, but the Darkness' song was different, and the video was a little entertaining.
7~Frank Sinatra - I'll Be Home For Christmas vs. 2~Siouxsie & The Banshees - Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant
"Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant" was quite nice, but I have a lot of nostalgia for the other song.
3~Brandi Carlisle - The Heartache Can Wait vs. 2~The Kingston Trio - The First Snows Of Winter
Again, I wasn't really feeling either of these songs.
3~Frosty the Snowman - Jackson 5 vs. 2~Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
Slade's "Merry Xmas Everybody" was one of the first songs I thought of for this...but it was already taken. I don't think I've ever heard the Jackson 5's version of "Frosty". It was interesting.
1~José Feliciano ~ Feliz Navidad vs. 2~Good Shepherd Band - Gabriel's Message (My Gift To You)
This was actually a tough decision."Feliz Navidad" is one of those songs that really gets me into the Christmas mood ("Sleigh Ride" is definitely #1 at that though), and I actually really liked the other song here as well. The main vocalist has a really nice voice, and violins are always great.
1~Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ~ Little Drummer Boy vs. 6~Alf Prøysen-Julepresangen
I'm not a huge fan of any version of "Little Drummer Boy", but this one wasn't bad. Even though I don't speak Norwegian, that Julepresangen was fun as well.