James Taylor - Jingle Bells

[susanehoffman]

I agree - I like this version a lot.\

[pallenallen]

Freakin fantastic!!!!!!!!!



[doggzma]

0:57

That "heh heh heh". Love it.

[CELESTIALARIUM]

I wouldn't say he murdered it. He certainly Sleighed it! ;O)

[JBtonequest]

Go James, thats a Christmas jam brother!

[murphyslaw1029]

Ok. So I found this version of Jingle Bells on some random Christmas cd I bought last year. I must say i have never heard anybody sing this song with so much soul. I listened to that song all year. It's incredible. That guy was right James Taylor does murder this song and nobody could do it better. James Taylor = Genius

[IcyHotSpicy]

This is fun, my #1! My #2 is Rudolph by Babyface. Funky Christmas soul.

[Visvaldis100]

Beautiful song

[13mypup]

Anybody who thinks anything J.T. does isn't freakin' awesome...well, I just worry about you!

[JamesDavisIV]

I totally get off to this.

[darkoanton5]

Wait and see my upcoming version of Sweet Baby James done as a Gregorian Chant. :)

[270Gmoney]

What does that guy mean James Taylor murdered this song he made this song bearable to listen to

[missinglowell]

thanks for posting !! ~ love, love, love this CD - play it at work, and play it in the frosty mornings to wake up with! SLY, GROOVY, and all around FUN ~ wish there were more Christmas videos of his with Arnold, Kate and David backing up ~ they are sooooooo sweeeet! ~ stay clear if you don't like your 'traditional' Christmas songs shaken & stirred! Glad tidings to all.............

[yellowsquaw]

he's singing like the original song. Why don't you read the history of the song?

[michaelmcgrath]

He adds his own flavor to it as well as the other musicians. Killer version imo.

[270Gmoney]

This is the only way I will listen to this song

[missinglowell]

@270Gmoney ~ lol. just saw a post by some unitiated fool saying he murders this song. what a hoot. Gotta groove, or Christmas wackiness will send me over the edge! JT & Co. always keep me sane (and smilin'!) .... love that MAN! ~~

[bhorschman]

This is the best rendition of this song...by far my favorite Christmas song ever. Love James Taylor

[Seaclam67]

A cool "take" on the song, although I much prefer the original. Actually, being a Taylor fan like so many, I find his Christmas stuff to be poor. I don't think his voice works or approach with these songs. Christmas songs require that very special voice and accompaniment that works, like the Burl Ives holiday stuff or Johnny Mathis's Sleigh ride. There's just nothing magical in Taylor's renditions and that's at the very heart of a holiday song. Those old, classic versions simply the best.

[missinglowell]

@Seaclam67 check out JT's "In the Bleak Midwinter" and "River" on his "At Christmast" CD (well suited to his 'sparse' folk style)+ arrngmt on 'Go Tell it On the Mountain' ~just beautiful ~ people pidgeon hole him, but if you've followed his work or seen him live over the past 4 decades, u can only wonder at his extraordinary ability to meld folk, jazz, funk r&r & blues~ I love traditional Christmas arrangements too, but when I need a jump start, THIS is the Christmas CD I can't live without!

[utubuser10]

@missinglowell i agree. i believe that his christmas album is a work that represents, to me, one of his best efforts.

[rhetoricjams]

this is one of the best versions of jingles bells in existance

[StefaniaCastelli]

Of course my clumsy effort, on the video response, is a sign of devotion to James...

[LazzariJ]

Like a steaming urn of funk

** Merry Christmas **

[elevationnnnnn]

Wha Hooooh, funk eeeee. You go James. Love this!

[RolansMom]

This is great. He adds funk and soul to a kiddie tune.  Momma can jam to this one!

[fradry]

James Taylor genius!!

[GameArmada]

He sounds more alive on the cd my parents got then this. I just looked this up for them.

[coralprincess25]

I enjoy musicians taking a well known song and changing the arrangement but this is odd. "Oh, what fun?" Doesn't sound like fun. James is singing like Joe Cocker now. Is that Greg Allman backing up, too?

[InsaneComedy]

James Taylor murdered this song. XP

[fecela1]

i think the same, but i can't get why he did it :D

[missinglowell]

@InsaneComedy ~ WHY are you here?! insane, w/o the comedy, i fear ~ no .If you've ever witnessed JT and those crack musicians and SINGERS behind him, you'd understand the meaing of "you gotta lknow the rules before you can break 'em" ~ this whole team can take a song and groove it in a way that leaves you wondering when your goose bumps will ever go down ~ so you stick with Burl Ives and take it easy, ya hear? :)

[TpunktO]

@InsaneComedy Cuz it was a kickass-song already...? :))