What's on your holiday playlist?
 

As always, I have my personlized 2-disc set, which consists of:

Disc One- Standard Christmas

1. Holly Jolly Christmas- Burl Ives
2. O Tannenbaum- Marian McPartland with Brad Mehldau
3. The Christmas Song- Nat King Cole
4. Jingle Bell Rock- Bobby Helms
5. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas- John Denver and Rowlf the Dog
6. Blue Christmas- Elvis Presley
7. White Christmas- Bing Crosby
8. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree- Brenda Lee
9. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer- Burl Ives
10. Please Come Home For Christmas- Charles Brown
11. Feliz Navidad- José Felciano
12. The Chipmunk Song- The Chipmunks
13. Santa Baby- Eartha Kitt
14. Little Saint Nick- The Beach Boys
15. Merry Christmas Baby- Charles Brown
16. Run Run Rudolph- Chuck Berry
17. Christmas Time is Here- Diana Krall
18. When The River Meets the Sea- John Denver and Robin

Disc Two- Contemporary Christmas

1. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live)- Bruce Springsteen
2. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)- U2
3. Christmas Eve in Sarajevo- Trans-Siberian Orchestra
4. Do They Know It's Christmas- Band Aid
5. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen- Barenaked Ladies and Sarah McLachlan
6. Last Christmas- Wham!
7. Wonderful Christmastime- Paul McCartney
8. Christmas in Hollis- Run DMC
9. Winter Wonderland- Harry Connick, Jr
10. Little Drummer Boy- David Bowie and Bing Crosby
11. Merry Christmas Baby- Bruce Springsteen
12. The Chanukah Song- Adam Sandler
13. What Child Is This- Vanessa Williams
14. Christmas Wrapping- The Waitresses
15. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town- Barenaked Ladies and Anne Murray
16. River- Robert Downey, Jr.
17. Happy Christmas (War Is Over)- John Lennon
18. Silent Night- Jewel

Then, I always have John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together as well.

This year, I've added:

Barenaked For The Holidays
Christmas With The Rat Pack
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

I also threw in "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" by Andy Williams, the version of "White Christmas" by The Drifters, and "Donde esta Santa Claus" and "Carol of the Meows" by Guster.

What are you playing this holiday season?

Anything by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, or Mannheim Steamroller
and occasionally, just whatever random stuff is around.

I don't usually listen to Christmas music during the holidays but my mother does and of the ones she likes to listen to I love Perry Como...Brilliant voice...I listen to him singing Ave Maria and O' Holy Night. Two of my favorite Christmas songs.

Asta!!

I just picked up the new TSO disc, The Lost Christmas Eve.

Some great christmass-y tunes on that

Mamacita...Donde esta Santa Claus? I look for him because..it's Christmas time.

Asta!!

i have been listening to alot of der blutarsch

I love the last three songs on the Love Actually soundtrack: Otis Redding's version of "White Christmas," Bill Nighy singing "Christmas Is All Around" and "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Olivia Olson. Good stuff.

some christmas music is hard to bear. i can't make any sort of conclusion regarding kwanzaa music. but here are some selections:

vince guaraldi trio - charlie brown christmas

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apparently amazon is having a sale. music is good though, fairly unobtrusive.


john waters christmas

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haven't really heard this, but somehow it is currently ranked #17 on amazon.




let's forget about amazon for a second, here's some more seasonal songs:

dandy warhols - every day should be a holiday
air - new star in the sky
interpol - say hello to the angels
beck - little drum machine boy
massive attack - angel
amon tobin - toys
nick drake - hanging on a star
beck - halo of gold
spiritualized - lord can you hear me
my morning jacket - xmas curtain
curtis mayfield - little child running wild
modest mouse - jesus christ was an only child
shins - young pilgrims

Exhumed - No Presents For Christmas

That's it - working in retail has ruined Christmas, the Christmas spirit, and Christmas music for me.

I feel for you. I hate going into Macy's or another retail store and hearing Christmas songs at the end of October.

I worked in a small mom-and-pop toy store growing up, and I lived for Christmastime because I got to choose all the music - so it kept it lively for me.

to echo the above:

i was sitting in a retail outlet this weekend.
i had to listen to house versions of various xmas carols.
a house o little town of bethlehem, a house o holy night...
it was really foul.
i dislike most xmas music--the effects of saturation are not pretty, and i have long since reached that point.
whence der blutarsch, which for some reason has crept into my general life playlist this xmas season.

As much as I complain about how much I detest Christmas, I actually do love Christmas music... but with a few exceptions, I like the standards

A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Brenda Lee -- Rockin' around the christmas tree
Perry Como, Dean-o Martin, Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole's Chestnuts...

And it's not christmas unless Luciano Pavarotti is serenading me with O Holy Night and Ave Maria... two of my most favorite songs --- ever...

I absolutely cannot stand christmas songs... I've always hated them. They're cheesy.

Right now I'm listening to Nirvana, Pantera, and Tool. That's my christmas music.

Oh...I forgot my perennial favorite: the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky...of course I listen to it year-round, so Christmas makes little or no difference to me.

Steve Vai - Christmas Time Is Here.


thats it. nothing else.