RSSMerry mix: Christmas playlists
Yay! It's time to break out the Christmas playlists
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QUICKREAD
CLASSIC CHRISTMAS
“All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” Andy Williams
“White Christmas,” Bing Crosby
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Gene Autry
“The Christmas Song,” Nat King Cole
“Feliz Navidad,” Jose Feliciano
“Ave Maria,” Luciano Pavarotti
“Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” Brenda Lee
“Blue Christmas,” Elvis Presley
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” John Lennon
DECORATING THE HOUSE INSIDE AND OUT
“Silent Night,” Michael Buble
“Angels We Have Heard On High,” Josh Groban featuring Brian McKnight
“Carol of the Bells,” BarlowGirl
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” Enya
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Whitney Houston
“A Holly Jolly Christmas,” Burl Ives
“What Child Is This,” Andrea Bocelli with Mary J. Blige
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” Dean Martin
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas (If Only In My Dreams),” Frank Sinatra
“Christmas Song,” Dave Matthews Band
‘O HOLY NIGHT’ ONLY
“O Holy Night,” Faith Hill
“O Holy Night,” Three Tenors
“O Holy Night,” Weezer
“O Holy Night,” The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
“O Holy Night,” The Drifters
“O Holy Night,” Celine Dion
“O Holy Night,” Mannheim Steamroller
“O Holy Night,” Harry Connick, Jr.
“O Holy Night,” Glee: The Music – The Christmas Album
“O Holy Night,” Celtic Woman
WARM AND FUZZY CHRISTMAS EVE
“O Come O Come Emmanuel,” The Civil Wars
“Little Drummer Boy,” The Temptations
“Silent Night,” Il Divo
“Carol of the Bells,” Mannheim Steamroller
“The Lord’s Prayer,” Andrea Bocelli with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
“Christmas Eve Montage,” Danny Elfman
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” Leon Redbone and Zooey Deschanel
“We Three Kings of Orient Are,” Roberta Flack
“Christmas Lullaby,” Amy Grant
“Away In a Manger,” Celtic Woman
GET UP NOW! IT’S CHRISTMAS MORNING
“Where Are You Christmas,” Faith Hill
“Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” Chris Isaak featuring Stevie Nicks
“Christmas Canon,” Trans-Siberian Orchestra
“The First Noel,” David Archuleta
“The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late),” The Chipmunks
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” Tony Bennett
“Merry Christmas, Baby,” Otis Redding
“Jingle Bells,” Ella Fitzgerald
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” Johnny Mathis
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” Martina McBride
WORK OFF THE EXCESS FUDGE AND EGGNOG
“Joy To The World,” Aretha Franklin
“Christmas/Sarajevo 12/24,” Trans-Siberian Orchestra
“Deck The Halls,” Mannheim Steamroller
“Sleigh Ride,” Ella Fitzgerald
“Little Saint Nick,” The Beach Boys
“Jingle Bell Rock,” Blake Shelton featuring Miranda Lambert
“Christmas Paradise,” Carole King
“The Cowboys’ Christmas Ball,” The Killers
“Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” Wilson Phillips
“The First Noel,” tobyMac featuring Owl City
BAH HUMBUG
“In the Bleak Midwinter,” James Taylor
“You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch,” Thurl Ravenscroft
“Last Christmas,” Wham!
“Naughty Naughty Children (Better Start Actin’ Nice),” Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
“Nuttin’ for Christmas,” Sugarland
“Don’t Shoot Me Santa,” The Killers
“Fairytale of New York,” The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
“Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight),” Ramones
“Blue Holiday,” The Shirelles
“Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home),” U2
Quintessential island beach bum Jimmy Buffet has one. So does country supergroup Alabama. Even 18-year-old pop star Justin Bieber has a Christmas album.
The popularity of Christmas music has prompted countless musicians from all genres to put out Christmas albums for decades. It doesn’t matter that the songs get played five or so weeks every year.
Now that Thanksgiving is over, attention shifts to the next holiday on many people’s calendars. In other words, permission to pull out your Christmas albums — if you haven’t already — is granted.
To help you mix up your Christmas music for various occasions or moods, and perhaps introduce you to new tunes, here are several playlists of Christmas songs that I put together with the help of features writer Rachel Sauer.
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