The season is upon us and so I decided to share my favourite Christmas songs and recordings. I say recordings because I have a bunch of comedy stuff that I also like to listen to around this time since it has a Christmas theme. I have put two stars beside the ones that would be in my top 10.
Here they are, not in any particular order:
- Cheech and Chong – Santa Claus and His Old Lady**
- Vince Guaraldi – O Tannenbaum**
- Vince Guaraldi – What Child Is This?
- Vince Guaraldi – Christmas Time Is Here [Instrumental]**
- Vince Guaraldi – Skating
- Vince Guaraldi – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Vince Guaraldi – The Christmas Song
- Adam Sandlar – The Chanukah Song**
- Allan Sherman – The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas**
- Augie Rios – Donde Esta Santa Claus
- Death Row Records Artists – Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto**
- Badly Drawn Boy – Donna & Blitzen
- Barry Gordon – Nuttin’ for Christmas
- Boney M. – Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord**
- The Chipmunks – The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)**
- Chuck Berry – Run Rudolf Run
- Dread Zeppelin – Blue Christmas
- Ella Fitzgerald – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Ella Fitzgerald – Jingle Bells, Sleigh Ride
- Ella Fitzgerald – Frosty the Snowman
- Elmo & Patsy – Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
- Elvis Presley – Take My Hand, Precious Lord
- Southpark Cast – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Southpark Cast – O Holy Night, Carol of the Bells
- Southpark Cast – I Saw Three Ships
- Southpark Cast – O Tannenbaum
- Southpark Cast – Christmas Time In Hell**
- Southpark Cast – Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel**
- Southpark Cast – The Most Offensive Song Ever
- Southpark Cast – We Three Kings
- Exultate Chamber Sings – Away In a Manger**
- Exultate Chamber Sings – We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Exultate Chamber Sings – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Fats Domino – I’ll Be Home for Christmas**
- Harry Connick Jr. – (It Must’ve Been Ol’)Santa Claus
- Harry Connick Jr. – I Pray on Christmas
- Kinks – Father Christmas**
- Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song
- Nat King Cole – Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas to You)
- Nat King Cole – I Saw Three Ships
- The Pretenders – 2000 Miles
- Ray Charles – The Little Drummer Boy
- Ray Charles – Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- Ray Charles – All I Want for Christmas**
- Roy Clark – Christmas Time’s A Comin’**
- RUN-D.M.C. – Christmas in Hollis**
- Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody**
- Stevie Wonder – What Christmas Means to Me**
- Straight No Chaser – The 12 Days of Christmas[Live]**
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra – An Angel Came Down
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra – The Silent Nutcracker**
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra – The First Noel**
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra – Christmas Jazz[Instrumental]**
- Unknown Choir – Carol of the Bells (From Christmas Around The World CD)
- The Ventures – Sleigh Ride**
If you want more of an explanation on some of the songs in the list, please watch the video: