Tis’ The Season for A New Playlist

I thought I would compile some of my all time favorite holiday songs with Christmas around the corner.

1. “A Song and a Christmas Tree (The Twelve Days of Christmas)” by Andy Williams

2. “Ho Ho Hopefully” by The Maine

3. “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” by Bruce Springsteen

4. “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon and Yoko Ono

5. “December” by Neck Deep

6. “What Christmas Means To Me” by Stevie Wonder

7. “Silent Night” by Josh Groban

8. “My Only Wish (This Year)” by Britney Spears

9. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by My Chemical Romance

10. “Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney

11. “Feliz Navidad” by Jose Feliciano

12. “Yule Shoot Your Eye Out” by Fall Out Boy

13. “Joy To The World” by Nat King Cole

14. “I’m With You” by Mayday Parade

15. “8 Days of Christmas” by Destiny’s Child

16. “I Won’t Be Home For Christmas” by Blink-182

17. “Jingle Bell Rock” by Daryl Hall & John Oates

18. “Making Christmas” by Rise Against

19. “River” by Sam Smith

20. “Father Xmas” by Bad Religion

21. “Mary Did You Know?” by Pentatonix

22. “The Lights and Buzz” by Jack’s Mannequin

23. “Sleigh Ride” by TLC

24. “Santa Baby” by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

25. “The First Noel” by Gabby Barrett

26. “Christmas Lights” by Coldplay

27. “Last Christmas” by Wham!

28. “Christmas Every Day” by Simple Plan

29. “O Holy Night” by Carrie Underwood

30. “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” by The Offspring

31. “Wishlist” by Jojo and PJ Morton

32. “Blue Christmas” by Dashboard Confessional

33. “Please Come Home For Christmas” by Eagles

34. “Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass” by All Time Low

35. “Underneath The Tree” by Kelly Clarkson

36. “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24” by Trans Siberian Orchestra

37. “Christmas In The Ghetto” by Jim Jones, Skull Gang, Rab and Juelz Santana

38. “Do You Hear What I Hear?” by Whitney Houston

39. “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” by Misfits

40. “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee

41. “Let Me Sleep (It’s Christmas Time)” by Pearl Jam

42. “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby

43. “Mistletoe” by Justin Bieber

44. “Christmas All Over Again” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

45. “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” by Andy Williams

This was hard to not make every song the Andy Williams version, but I was up for the challenge. Every Christmas Eve my families tradition was all gathering around the CD player and listening to The Andy Williams Christmas Album. One of my uncles divides everyone up into each “day of Christmas” and we go around doing the original version and then do a create your own round. Music is such a joyful reminder of living in the moment. I am very thankful to have some of my all time favorite memories surrounded by holiday music.

My grandpa would be two within the days of Christmas and he never failed to get us all hysterically laughing with his delivery. May whomever reads my blog enjoy the playlist on both Spotify and Apple Music that I have created and titled “Two Candy Canes” in honor of King Klutch. May your reign continue upstairs.

This holiday season if you can give anything additional, donate to Toys for Tots

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*Apple Music didn’t have “River” by Sam Smith nor did they have “Blue Christmas” by Dashboard Confessional as of 12/18/2020