Wishing all my readers and blogging friends a Merry Christmas! Below are a few tunes to get you in the festive mood. From classics to contemporary Christmas music
Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Perry Como (1951)
White Christmas by Bing Crosby (From White Christmas soundtrack) (1954)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra (1957)
Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms (1957)
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee (1958)
Let It Snow! sung by Dean Martin (1959)
Winter Wonderland sung by Dean Martin (1959)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) sung by Darlene Love (1963)
An Old Christmas Card sung by Jim Reeves (1963)
Someday at Christmas by Stevie Wonder (1967)
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon (1971)
Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade (1973)
Step into Christmas by Elton John (1973)
I Believe In Father Christmas by Greg Lake (1975)
Christmas Must Be Tonight by The Band (1977)
Father Christmas by The Kinks (1977)
December Will Be Magic Again by Kate Bush (1980)
A Winter's Tale by David Essex (1982)
2000 Miles by The Pretenders (1983)
Christmas Countdown (12 days to Christmas) by Frank Kelly (1983)
Do they Know it's Christmas by Band Aid (1984)
Thank God It's Christmas by Queen (1984)
Another Lonely Christmas by Prince (1984)
Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens (1985)
It's Christmas All Over The World sung by Sheena Easton (From 1985's Santa Clause The Movie)
Last Christmas by Wham! (1986)
Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea (1986)
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (cover) by Johnny Mathis (1986)
Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl) by The Pogues (1988)
Put A Little Love In Your Heart by Annie Lennox & Al Green (From 1988's Scrooged)
Christmas Must Be Tonight by Robbie Robertson (From 1988's Scrooged)
Mistletoe And Wine by Cliff Richard (1988)
We Should Be Together by Cliff Richard (1991)
All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey (1994)
Stupid Bells by The Handsome Family (2002)
Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) by The Darkness (2003)
Somewhere Only We Know (Keane cover) by Lily Allen (2013)
On Christmas by Dum Dum Girls (2014)
Alone on Christmas Day by Phoenix (2015)
Love is Everything by Jon Anderson (2018)
Those are my favorites. Now it's your turn, which tunes get you in the Chrismas spirit? Any of the above, or others?
