Christmas Songs: Cheery Holiday Music
Time to deck the halls once again!
Can you feel it in the air!? The smell of freshly cut pine boughs... warm cookies just out of the oven and the sound of snow lightly falling... and... hmm, something is missing... CHRISTMAS MUSIC!
As soon as Thanksgiving is over, it is officially Christmas time in my family... and the very first thing we do is dig around for all of our favorite holiday tunes. Here are some all time favorite Christmas songs to help you gear up for the holiday season.
The songs have been divided up into 3 categories:
- Religious - hymns, carols, songs typically heard in church
- Secular - can be heard on the radio around Christmas time
- Cheery Christmas Songs - upbeat, favorites of children
WARNING:
In recent studies, some Christmas songs have shown to cause:
- Spontaneous singing and, in rare cases, dancing among those who participated.
- Long-term use of some Christmas songs can cause the song in question to become lodged in the mind.
- Christmas songs can be extremely contagious and be passed to others within a close proximity.
Wonderful Instrumental Artists
Religious
O Holy Night - Josh Groban
Joy To The World - Nat King Cole
The First Noel - University of Utah Singers
O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Enya
Silent Night - Sixpence None The Richer
We Three Kings - amazing hand drum version
O Come, All Ye Faithful - Amy Grant
Carol of the Bells - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night - Kings College Choir, Cambridge
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Glee Cast
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - MercyMe
Away In A Manger - Michael W. Smith
The Little Drummer Boy - Sean Quigley
Mary Did You Know - Donny Osmond
O Come, All Ye Faithful - Celine Dion
What Child Is This - Josh Groban
Children Go Where I Send Thee - choir
Secular
Felize Navidad - Jose Feliciano
Grown Up Christmas List - Amy Grant
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas -Judy Garland
Baby It's Cold Outside - Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer
Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire - Nat King Cole
Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry
Believe - Josh Groban
Holly Jolly Christmas - Michael Buble
There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays - Perry Como
I'll Be Home For Christmas - Rascal Flatts
We Need A Little Christmas - Johnny Mathis
We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Muppets
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jackson 5
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Bing Crosby
Let It Snow - Michael Buble
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
Mr. Grinch - Themesong
O Christmas Tree - Charlie Brown
Walking In A Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree - Home Alone Soundtrack
Santa Baby - Joan Javits
All I Want For Christmas Is You - Love Actually Soundtrack
Silver Bells - John Denver
Deck the Halls - Mannheim Steamroller
When Christmas Comes To Town - Polar Bear Express Soundtrack
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Carol Of The Bells - The Bird And The Bee
Cheery Christmas Songs
All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth - Alvin and the Chipmunks
Frosty The Snowman - Original cartoon
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer - Dr. Elmo
Let It Snow - Michael Buble
Twelve Days Of Christmas - Straight No Chaser remix
Up On the Housetop - Gene Autry
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer