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With the holidays finally upon us, what are your Top 5 Christmas scores (musicals included)?
Mine are:
#05. Fitzwilly - John(ny) Williams
04. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (M) - Maury Laws/Johnny Marks
03. Gremlins - Jerry Goldsmith
02. Scrooge (M) - Leslie Bricusse
01. The Lion In Winter - John Barry
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The Lion in Winter
Babes in Toyland (1934 and 1961 versions)
Assorted Rankin-Bass specials
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Posted: |
Dec 7, 2019 - 1:34 AM
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Thor
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Mine are:
#05. Fitzwilly - John(ny) Williams
FITZWILLY? Never thought of that as a Christmas score, but it's been ages since I saw the film, so it might have some of those elements.
If I were to name five, I'd pick maybe:
John Williams: HOME ALONE 1 & 2 (I count these as one)
Danny Elfman: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Alan Silvestri: THE POLAR EXPRESS & A CHRISTMAS CAROL (I count these as the same side of a coin too)
Howard Blake: THE SNOWMAN
Franz Waxman: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Honourable mentions to FAMILY MAN (Elfman), JUL I FLÅKLYPA (Haugen), SCROOGED (Elfman), MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (Broughton), THE LION IN WINTER (Barry)
Then there are those scores with a "Christmassy" vibe that aren't necessarily Christmas scores, like EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, HARRY POTTER, GREMLINS, old Disney scores etc. Didn't include those in the evaluation.
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John Williams: Home Alone (like Thor, I just count 1&2 as one here)
John Williams: Hook
John Williams: Harry Potter
Danny Elfman: Edward Scissorhands (Nightmare before Christmas, on the other hand, is definitely a Halloween score in my book, not a Christmas score)
Jerry Goldsmith: Gremlins
John Barry: The Lion in Winter
Bruce Broughton: Miracle on 34th Street
Whoops, that's already more than 5 just off the top of my head.
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Dec 7, 2019 - 7:46 AM
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Solium
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Mine are:
#05. Fitzwilly - John(ny) Williams
FITZWILLY? Never thought of that as a Christmas score, but it's been ages since I saw the film, so it might have some of those elements.
If I were to name five, I'd pick maybe:
John Williams: HOME ALONE 1 & 2 (I count these as one)
Danny Elfman: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Alan Silvestri: THE POLAR EXPRESS & A CHRISTMAS CAROL (I count these as the same side of a coin too)
Howard Blake: THE SNOWMAN
Franz Waxman: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Honourable mentions to FAMILY MAN (Elfman), JUL I FLÅKLYPA (Haugen), SCROOGED (Elfman), MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (Broughton), THE LION IN WINTER (Barry)
Then there are those scores with a "Christmassy" vibe that aren't necessarily Christmas scores, like EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, HARRY POTTER, GREMLINS, old Disney scores etc. Didn't include those in the evaluation.
Top five dammit! Being charitable you listed seven. Less charitable 14! And this from the less is more guy. 
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I like many of those mentioned and would add SCROOGED to the list. (Edit: which I see has also been mentioned!)
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Star Trek IV!
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A Charlie Brown Christmas
Lion In Winter (It begs a late-night listen by a fire with a cup of wine)
A Miracle on 34th St. (Both Broughton and Mockridge)
I hate Santa Clause The Movie. That is just unlistenable.
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