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Xmas Mix | Music for the Holi-daze

7 Comments 18 | December | 2011

Everyone has their own holiday traditions and that includes music.  Whether you’re the type that tunes into the 24/7 radio broadcasts for the entire month, or you have a small collection of favorites that briefly come out for their annual appearance, the sounds of the holidays are inescapable.   The songs that we associate with Christmas are as unique as the individuals listening.  Everyone has favorites linked to specific memories and it’s best not to question preferences.  The holidays are already tense enough.  No need to pile a musical debate on top of political differences, generational gaps, and vegetarians at the dinner table.

With that in mind I present a few of my favorites for you to sample.  For the most part I’m not reaching beyond the standards, but there is still slight chance you’ll walk away with a few new songs for your “Holiday Music” playlist.

Cheers to closing out 2011 with friends and family….and music!

Check out a few choice videos for the songs with hyperlinks.  The playlist is presented in no particular order, but for the sake of argument here are a couple “facts.”

–          Favorite Song: Run-D.M.C. – Christmas in Hollis
–          Favorite Album: A Very Special Christmas, Vol. I
–          Favorite Movie: Christmas Vacation

A Very LDD Christmas

  1. The Pointer Sisters | Santa Claus is Coming to Town
  2. Run-D.M.C. | Christmas in Hollis
  3. The Waitresses | Christmas Wrapping
  4. Sufjan Stevens | Come On!  Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance!
  5. John Denver & the Muppets | Little Saint Nick
  6. Bryan Adams | Run Rudolph Run
  7. Mariah Carey | All I Want for Christmas is You
  8. Brenda Lee | Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
  9. She & Him | Baby, It’s Cold Outside
  10. Bing Crosby | Mele Kalikimaka
  11. Madonna | Santa Baby
  12. John Cougar Mellencamp | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
  13. Mavis Maples | Christmas Vacation Theme
  14. Clark Griswold | Clark Freaks Out
  15. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Christmas All Over Again
  16. Bruce Springsteen | Merry Christmas Baby
  17. Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Feliz Navidad
  18. Alvin & the Chipmunks | The Christmas Song
  19. Vince Guaraldi | Linus & Lucy
  20. Sufjan Stevens | I Saw Three Ships
  21. U2 | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
  22. Wham | Last Christmas
  23. Elvis Presley | Blue Christmas
  24. John Denver & the Muppets | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  25. Bing Crosby | White Christmas

If you’d like to download the entire list, get it here (via Sendspace for one month).  The tracks will appear under artist name, “Long | Distance | Drunk” and the album “Very LDD Christmas”.

For the tracks available on Spotify, you can find them here.  (Note:  some songs are not listed in Spotify and some artist substitutions have been made.)

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TALKING POINTS
Help me expand my Christmas collections!  What is your favorite holiday song | album | movie of all time?
Any other seasonal favorites worthy of sharing?  Let’s hear ‘em!!

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