I Still Love "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Here it is, folks. My favorite Christmas video of all time: Vince Vance and the Valiants' "All I Want for Christmas Is You." I know it's corny, and oh those '80s hairstyles, but this shoulder-padded gal can really belt it out. I still love how she sings "foun-dah." Can you tell I've been listening to this tune since the 1990s? If you've never heard it, take a few minutes to enjoy a holiday classic. It's the one video I have to watch every single year.
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Swilly says:
Hey? Is that Larry Fine in a commercial for Hair Club for Men?
TxAGG says:
Wow! Everything about this video is the epitome of 80s style and I admit this is the first time I’ve seen the video for it. Anyone know if the lady in the video is the actual singer? Just curious. And with a voice like that, how come we never heard from her again? Or maybe we did? Feel free to CONSTRUCTIVELY educate me on this one. Thanks!
Big Bully says:
?…so. you couldn’t take a few minutes, do some research and find this info out on your own? Granted it was totally disrepectful to leave Lisa Layne’s name out of this blog, but try a little self initative once in a while.
Constructive enough?
Big Bully says:
Hey good comeback Potsie. That’s right up there with, “sit on it Ritchie”
Peacock Queen says:
I agree with TxAGG. The lady is doing the singing, but the credit is given to the guy, Vince Vance? Does that make sense to anyone? Any why haven’t we heard more from her? She has a phenomenal voice. I love the growl in her voice. So her name is Lisa Layne? Thanks for that info, Big Bully.
moopowerx says:
Before I got into Country, my Mom and Dad just loved this song every time Christmas came around. I finally made a Christmas CD for them of their favorites and always agreed that this song is the one you have to hear each Christmas along side Nat King Cole’s “The Christmas Song”
Illinoiscountrygirl says:
Big Bully- you sure live up to your name, I sure hope you like what you see when you look in the mirror!
countryiscool says:
My fave (non-traditional) Christmas video- love the song AND video!
Traditional says:
Lisa Layne is still around she travels a little and plays mostly in Branson, MO. She was suppose to sing it with the other valiants…but the two other valiants were out shopping and she took a take on the song, Vince Vance liked it so much he decided she should be solo on the track. By the time the two other valiants came back the track was finalized. If anyone here listened to real country on Willie’s Place on XM or DirecTV they would here her talk to Bill Mack on The Bill Mack Show every once in a while.
D says:
Love the song also along with the following ones
Christmas is Dixie-Alabama
Hard Candy Christmas-Dolly Parton
Christmas to Remember-Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
White Christmas Makes me Blue-Randy Travis
All these songs make my Christmas
D says:
And of Course
Rockin Little Christmas-Deborah Allen
Peacock Queen says:
D,
I agree with you. Great list! I also love Roger Miller’s “Old Toy Trains” and Kenny Rogers’ “When A Child Is Born.” Both of those songs are OLD. I guess I am old. Got to laugh about it, though. I also love Alabama’s “Thistlehair the Christmas Bear.” I heard that on the radio today and it made me grin from ear to ear. I also really love Kenny Rogers and Wynonna’s “Mary Did You Know.” Very beautiful. Merry Christmas!
D says:
Peacock Queen, Those are great as well. I know Kathy Mattea also did a version on Mary Did you know. Question for you with that song from Roger Miller, Isnt the title of that song Little Toy Trains? I forgot Kenny Rogers has a good one out also Another Homemade Christmas in Kentucky or something like that . Happy Holidays to you as well
Peacock Queen says:
D-
Nope, it’s “Old Toy Trains.” Roger Miller wrote the song for his son, Dean, who was two years old in 1967. I don’t know why he began with “Old toy trains, little toy tracks, little boy toys, falling from a sack . . .” There is an assumption that the legend of Santa Claus is based upon the true story of a kind, elderly gentleman who collected old, broken toys, repaired them, and then gave the newly repaired and painted toys to needy children. Perhaps Roger was thinking about that legend, therefore he wrote the “old toy trains” line, but I don’t know that for certain. I’m just guessing! Someone re-recorded that song not too long ago, I believe it may have been Clint Black, and that artist changed the wording to “Little Toy Trains” but that is not how Roger Miller wrote the song.
Rich Schulz says:
Of Lisa Layne I once heard it said, “There’s no finer voice in all of country music.” I had to agree then, and I must say I agree to this day.
Ed Palinurus says:
Just one clarification. As Bully says, the voice is Lisa Layne, and she’s fantastic, but it isn’t Lisa Layne shown in the video, I do not believe, even though it is her voice. I believe that is Lori Nunn of the band Hearsay.