Oooooh, boy, do I love Christmas music! It is not unheard of for me to spin a holiday tune {or pop Elf into the DVD player} in the middle of summer. Christmas music makes me happy, and I tend to know all the words to all the songs, so that's an added bonus. I decided to compile my "ultimate" Christmas playlist to share with you all ~ maybe remind you of some songs you'd forgotten about, or give you inspiration for your own Christmas-season soundtrack this year.
That may sound like a fairly easy task for someone like me, who loves all things Christmas. However, when I pulled up my Itunes Christmas playlist, I discovered that I have well over five hours of Christmas music on there! Of course, there are duplicate versions of some songs, but still ~ I truly love every song that's on there {which is why I downloaded them, of course}.
So, after some serious thinking {really ~ this just took me forever} and the weeding through of every Christmas song I have, I came up with my playlist...well, two playlists. One is my bare-bones, gotta-hear-it-or-Christmas-just-isn't-the-same playlist {yes, that's the official name}. The second is my really-love-it-and-it's-on-my-playlist-but-Christmas-wouldn't-be-ruined-if-I-couldn't-hear-it playlist. I should probably rethink these names.
And these songs don't even include everything that is on my Itunes Christmas playlist. Most are here, but not all. My favorite holiday songs include a lot of classics and oldies-but-goodies {and a whole lot of Bing Crosby, which I hadn't noticed until today} mixed with some more contemporary songs, like the Deck the Halls/Up on the Rooftop hybrid from the cast of Glee. I also like some plain-old silly ones like The Twelve Pains of Christmas and I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. I also decided this year to throw on songs from the scores of some of my favorite Christmas movies {Home Alone, Elf, etc} ~ take a listen to any of John William's Home Alone numbers and see if you aren't instantly transported to a snowy Chicago Christmas in your mind!
Certain songs are on practically every Christmas album ever recorded, so I've picked my very favorite versions of the songs to share with you {on a couple of occasions, an artist isn't listed, so I wrote the name of the movie or album it's from}. There a couple duplicates, when I really couldn't pick my favorite or thought both versions were great in their own way.
I present to you my Ultimate Christmas Playlist{s}!
My Ultimate Christmas Playlist
A Holly, Jolly Christmas Burl Ives {Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer}
All I Want for Christmas Mariah Carey
Away in a Manger Martina McBride
Baby, It's Cold Outside Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton
Believe Josh Groban {The Polar Express}
The Chipmunk Song {Christmas Don't Be Late} Alvin and the Chipmunks
Christmas Eve {Sarajevo 12/24} Trans-Siberian Orchestra
The Christmas Song Nat King Cole
Do You Hear What I Hear? Whitney Houston
Feliz Navidad Jose Feliciano
The First Noel Josh Groban and Faith Hill
Frosty the Snowman Jackson 5
{There's No Place Like} Home for the Holidays Perry Como
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Jackson 5
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Bing Crosby
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Johnny Mathis
Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms
Jingle Jingle Jingle {Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer}
Jolly Old St. Nicholas Christmas Classics
Last Christmas Wham!
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays NSYNC
O Holy Night NSYNC
The Polar Express Tom Hanks {The Polar Express}
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer Burl Ives {Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer}
Santa Claus is Coming to Town Jackson 5
Sleigh Ride Boston Pops Orchestra
This Christmas Donny Hathaway
The Twelve Pains of Christmas Bob Rivers
We Need a Little Christmas Glee Cast
We Wish You a Merry Christmas John Denver and the Muppets
Welcome Christmas Boris Karloff {Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas}
What Child Is This? Josh Groban
What Christmas Means to Me Stevie Wonder
When Christmas Comes to Town Matthew Hall & {The Polar Express}
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch Boris Karloff {Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas}
'Zat You, Santa Claus? Louis Armstrong
More of My Christmas Favorites
Blue Christmas Elvis Presley
Carol of the Bells Destiny's Child
Carol of the Bells John Williams {Home Alone}
Christmastime is Here Vince Guaraldi Trio {A Charlie Brown Christmas}
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy Tchaikovsky {The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 14c Pas De Deux Variation II}
Deck the Rooftop Glee Cast
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Elmo & Patsy
Happy Holiday Bing Crosby
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Martina McBride
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Nat King Cole
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Christina Aguilera
The House John Williams {Home Alone}
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas Gayla Peevey
I'll Be Home for Christmas Bing Crosby
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Michael Buble
Jingle Bells Kimberley Locke
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Dean Martin
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow Michael Buble
Little Drummer Boy Faith Hill
Main Title John Debney {Elf}
Main Title/Somewhere in My Memory John Williams {Home Alone}
Mele Kalikimaka Bing Crosby
Merry Christmas, Baby B.B. King
My Only Wish Britney Spears
March of the Toy Soldiers Tchaikovsky {The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 2 March}
O Christmas Tree Aretha Franklin
O Come, All Ye Faithful Faith Hill
O Tannenbaum Vince Guaraldi Trio {A Charlie Brown Christmas}
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer Gene Autry
Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry
Santa Baby Madonna
Silent Night Charlotte Church
Silent Night Michael Buble
Silver and Gold/Most Wonderful Day of the Year Burl Ives {Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer}
Silver Bells Johnny Mathis
Sleigh Ride Ella Fitzgerald
Somewhere in My Memory John Williams {Home Alone}
Step Into Christmas Elton John
Up on the Housetop Kimberley Locke
Welcome Christmas Glee Cast
White Christmas Bing Crosby
xoxo
Bean
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