Some of the Greatest Christmas songs —in one man’s opinion
These songs would be acceptable and enjoyed by everyone, little kids and old timers and all those in between.
Not ranked as to which one is the BEST, but just all on the list are some of the best, maybe not all the greatest, but
Most of the greatest. Some of these songs have been done by other artists, but on this list, due to unconscious bias, there is no Justin Bieber, or Mariah Carey, or Taylor Swift or even Brittney Spears — although I am sure they all have Christmas albums lurking. These songs below might be found on the Internet, or on some records in your basement, or on some old CDs or cassettes, or maybe on an 8 track. Most are old standards, but you might find a couple new ones. Here they are, dedicated to everyone who likes the music of Christmas time.
1/ White Christmas – Bing Crosby
2/ White Christmas – The Drifters
3/ Here comes Santa Claus — Gene Autry
4/ Little Drummer Boy —Harry Simeone Chorale
5/ Little Drummer Boy— Bing Crosby/David Bowie
6/Christmas Dream — Perry Como
7/ I yust go nuts at Christmas — Yogi Yorgesson
8/ I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day— The Carpenters
9/ Gesù bambino —Luciano Pavarotti
10/ Adeste Fidelis – Bing Crosby
11/ O Tannenbaum — Nat King Cole
12/ Jingle Bells — Andrews Sisters
13/ Jingle Bells —Barbra Streisand
14/ 12 Days of Christmas — Perry Como
15/ Nuttin’ for Christmas — Barry Gordon or Stan Freberg
16/ All Through the Night — Kingston Trio
17/ The Christmas Song — Nat King Cole
18/ Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas — Judy Garland
19/ Christmas Waltz — Frank Sinatra
20/ Feliz Navidad — Jose Felicia no
21/ Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer — Gene Autry
22/ Christmas Vacation — Mavis Staples
23/ Mary’s Boy Child —Harry Belafonte
24/ O Holy Night— Pavarotti or Mario Lanza
25/ Chipmunk Song (Christmas don’t be late) – Alvin and the Chipmunks
26/ Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian folk tune) – Various artists
27/ Mele Kalikimaka —Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby
28/ Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree — Brenda Lee
29/ All I want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth —Spike Jones
30/I’ll Be Home for Christmas — Michael Buble
31/Holly Jolly Christmas — Burl Ives
32/Donde esta Santa Claus—Augie Rios
33/No Place like Home for the Holidays –Carpenters
34/ Uncle Mistletoe — Three Suns
35/ Frosty the Snowman — Ronettes
36/ Dominic the Donkey — Lou Monte
37/ We need a little Christmas -Angela Lansbury & Cast of Mame
38/ The Night Before Christmas — Perry Como
39/ Do You Hear What I Hear — Bing Crosby
40/ The Most Wonderful Time of the Year — Andy Williams
And for those that would like some non-traditional Christmas songs
1/ Santa Claus & his old Lady —Cheech & Chong
2/ Christmas Dragnet — Stan Freberg
3/ Monster’s Holiday — Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett
4/ Christmas in Jail— The Youngsters
5/ Santa Claus got stuck in my chimney — Ella Fitzgerald