On the song topic...

There are so many different versions of various songs. 

For an example... Little drummer Boy.

There's the traditional, Jars of Clay did a version and For King and Country released a version. Jars of Clay was the version I tended to favorite until today when I saw a recorded version of For King and Country's version today. Now I'm leaning towards that one. 

Do you have a favorite version of a traditional Christmas song? 

I am now listening to A Christmas Carol read by Tom Baker as I have done every year for the past few years during the holiday season.  I think Tom Baker’s voice is perfect for reading the story. It is the best audio version of the story that I ever heard.  🙂

Do you have a favorite version of a traditional Christmas song? Ooh, @starkat, love that question, I actually heard a metal version of Little Drummer Boy recently, it's not a song I normally enjoy, but this version was super cool. And I really love Wolves At The Gate's version of Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.

Gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Most will be on Christmas Day in the morning starting with the stockings, but a few will be opened on Christmas Eve.
Real or artificial Christmas tree? Sadly, artificial. Would love to have a real tree again, it's been ages once we had one.
When do you decorate? The day after Thanksgiving with lots of Christmas music.
Favorite songs? The short list: What Child Is This?, O Holy Night, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Immanuel (by Michael Card), Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.
Favorite music album? Michael Card's The Promise, Fernando Ortega's Christmas Songs,  and Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas 1984.
Favorite movies? Keeping it simple this year, We're No Angels 1955.
Favorite books? A Cowboy Christmas by Audrey Wood, Pony Express Christmas by Sigmund Brouwer, and Immanuel: Reflections on the Life of Christ by Michael Card.
Favorite tradition? I have such a hard time with this one, I don't really thinking of the things my family does as individual traditions...it's just the whole Advent/Christmas season. It's how we celebrate: the Advent calendar, music (specifically the hymns), the food, doing puzzles together, drinking coffee, giving gifts (often wrapped to look like something totally different from what it is), family time, etc.  
Favorite foods or recipes? Sugar cookies with buttercream frosting, spritz cookies, peppernuts, fudge with walnuts, Christmas coffee.
Colored or white lights? Warm white on the Christmas tree, all the rest colored.
Do you celebrate Advent? Yes. We have a daily Advent calendar that is one of my favorite parts of the whole season. Sadly we haven't been able to find our Advent wreath since the last move and so we don't have any candles on the dining room table again, next year we have to find it.
What do you want for Christmas?  I already bought the Haunted Cosmos book and Snoopy playing cards, so more books on the Crusades, natural food coloring, and Brian Sauve's Catechism Songs are on my list of items I would like to have...wow, that looks funny together.   

Merry Christmas!