Holiday Music Suitable for Work Party - Not religious

Someone put me in charge of decorating and setting up the overall ambiance for the office Christmas party. Yeah, I don't know who thought that was a good idea.

Anyway, along with Muppet snowflakes I was thinking of having some music. Festive holiday music would be nice as long as it's not about Jesus or Dreidlels.

Here's this list I have come up with so far:

Jingle Bells
Sleigh Ride
Silver Bells
Let it Snow
Baby It's Cold Outside (the date-rape drug song)
Carol of the Bells
Winter Wonderland
Most Wonderful Time of the Year

That won't cover the 2 hours that the party is supposed to last?

Any more ideas? Otherwise, I'll be slipping in some random instrumental/jazzy music.

THANKS!

 

Do you want to stick to traditional songs, or are you open to pop trash? 'Cause the first two I thought of were "Last Christmas" by Wham! and "All I Want For Christmas is You" by Mariah.

There's also Jingle Bell Rock, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, just about anything by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Blue Christmas, Carol of the Bells (I like the instrumental versions better), Dominick the Donkey...

I also love Please Come Home For Christmas, River, and Fairytale of New York, but those aren't really, um, festive.
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Oh! And Holly Jolly Christmas. And Mele Kalikimaka.

 

Run, Run Rudolph if you want something uptempo
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Also: Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney, by Ella Fitzgerald, if you want something jazzy.
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The entire soundtrack to Charlie Brown Christmas, by Vince Guaraldi. It's jazzy and nostalgic.

Mannheim Steamroller has a bunch of Christmas albums

 

The Waitresses.
Christmas Wrapping.
I would play it for the entire party.

 

more serious suggestion

one of my all time favourites in this genre and one of the few I actually enjoy hearing this time of year (but all of these songs are still better in June/July by far)

 

I have to go through the songs I have listed as I don't know all the lyrics, but I'm trying to stay away from the words Christmas.

 

Eek. That eliminates Silver Bells, Most Wonderful Time..., Carol of the Bells, and my entire list except the instrumental stuff.

 

Yeah... "not offending" anyone is hard.

 

Hmmm...well, if it's called a "Christmas" party, I would think secular songs that only mention Christmas as the holiday name would be okay. If not, I'm thinking straight-up jazzy instrumental stuff would be the way to go.

 

It's not a Christmas party...it's a holiday party. I goofed in my original post. When i tried to fix it, it wouldn't let me.

 

Walking in a Winter Wonderland - various

View: http://youtu.be/gcXSm51UI5M


Snow - The Zolas

View: http://youtu.be/G8w5RtZpirk


Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (sometimes) - Harvey Danger (mentions Christmas but in a way that works)

View: http://youtu.be/H3ogxQsMxO8


The Jingle Hop - various

View: http://youtu.be/fCYmeLbMy1E


Santa Baby - various

View: http://youtu.be/jFMyF9fDKzE


Sleigh Ride - Squirrel Nut Zippers
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Carolina Christmas - YouTube

Rudoph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Various
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Song | Christmas Songs for Children - YouTube

Last Christmas - any cover
Ohbijou Live on CBC Radio One's GO - Last Christmas - YouTube

Run Run Rudolph - Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry Run Rudolph Run - YouTube

Let it Snow - various
Dean Martin - Let it Snow! - YouTube

Baby it's Cold Outside
Baby it's cold outside - YouTube

Greedy Kids Can't Sleep - Bell Analog Service
Greedy Kids Can't Sleep by Analog Bell Service | Song | Free Music, Listen Now on Myspace

Fairytale of New York - Pogues
The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York - YouTube

Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Christmas All Over Again" - YouTube

I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas without You - Maylee Todd
Maylee Todd - I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You by The Line Of Best Fit on SoundCloud - Hear the world’s sounds
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The Snow Miser Song - original or cover
Mall Santa - By Divine Right
My Favourite Sweater - The Mountain and the Trees
Snow - Zolas
Material Xmas - Boxer the Horse
Green Trees Red Hearts - Nat Jay
PowerPop Santa - The Pointed Sticks
A Beguiled Christmas in Sales - Jason Collett
I wanna Kiss You This Christmas - David Carswell and Megan Barnes
Don't Fear the Reindeer - The Ramblin' Ambassadors
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Also... if you like mashups, try this site for some pretty fun Christmas stuff.

Santastic: 6 Years of Exploded Holiday Versions! for example: http://www.vjbrewski.com/santastic5/3%20Rudolph%20(You%20Dont%20Have%20To%20Put%20On%20The%20Red%20Light).mp3

 

There's always Trans-Siberian Orchestra..

Also, I love these two versions of "Winter Song"


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkOKCWDJ4iA



View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuTWA6SBupY

 

Wait, ZS needs some Holiday Music Not Safe for Work? I've got that down:



/sorry

 

Well the major holiday is christmas, but I think if you cut out all the religious themes you should be fine. A favorite song of mine is the kinks father Christmas.

 

For the past couple of years, the Something Awful forums have put together albums of Awful Christmas Music. They're all available for free here

If nothing else, put "Ho Ho Ho It's Christmastime" in your mix. It's entirely inoffensive, but hilarious the first time and infuriating on repeat playthroughs.

 

Not about uncluttering your house for the holidays...


View: http://youtu.be/C2Uu5eBlfjM