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