Last week's Sonic Sunday was devoted to the short list of my personal favorite holiday songs, so this week I'm posting a bunch more tunes. There should be something for everyone here!I originally planned on posting three weeks' worth of Christmas tunes but then realized that I need to squeeze in my Best of 2009 and Best of the Decade playlists before the year is up, so you're getting all the Christmas songs now. No need to wait until the 25th to open; tear into 'em now!
"2000 Miles"- The Pretenders
"A Great Big Sled"- The Killers
"A Marshmallow World"- Los Straitjackets
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"- Mariah Carey
"Another Rock and Roll Christmas"- Gary Glitter
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"- Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone
"Blue Christmas"- Elvis Presley
"Candy Cane Children"- The White Stripes
"Christmas All Over Again"- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"(Christmas) Bells of St. Ignatius"- Wormburner
"Christmas in Hollis"- Run-DMC
"Christmas Vacation"- Mavis Staples
"Christmas Wrapping"- The Waitresses
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"- Band Aid
"Everybody Loves Christmas"- Eddie Money
"(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With the Bag"- Brian Setzer
"Father Christmas"- The Kinks
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)"- John, Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band
"Here Comes Santa Claus"- Gene Autry
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"- John Cougar Mellencamp
"I Wish It Was Christmas Today"- Julian Casablancas
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"- Aimee Mann
"Is This Christmas?"- The Wombats
"(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus"- Harry Connick, Jr.
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"- Andy Williams
"Jingle Bell Jamboree"- Keb Mo
"Last Christmas"- Wham!
"Little Saint Nick"- The Beach Boys
"Mele Kalikimaka"- Bing Crosby
"Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"- The Ramones
"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"-David Bowie & Bing Crosby
"Rock and Roll Christmas"- George Thorogood & The Destroyers
"Snoopy's Christmas"- The Royal Guardsmen
"Step Into Christmas"- Elton John
"The Christmas Song"- Owl City
"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)"- Nat King Cole
"This Christmas"- Donny Hathaway
"Up on the House Top"- Jackson 5
"What Christmas Means To Me"- Paul Young
"White Christmas"- The Drifters
"Winter Wonderland"- Phantom Planet
And let's not forget our Jewish friends...
"The Chanukah Song"- Adam Sandler
Comments
I worked in retail for a long time so the constant in-store holiday music drove me a little batty and now I'm easily annoyed by it, but I love that Zoey Dechanel and Leon Redbone song.
I actually like to listen to that MC song even when it's not Christmas :)
I was particularly glad to see The Waitresses and the Pretenders on there. But you did forget the Long Blondes' Christmas is Cancelled. tsk tsk
Not so sure about the Mariah Carey one, though. :)