Your "go-to" Christmas Playlist

[jkmaletic]

Hi Guys!

I thought it would be fun to post our "go-to" Christmas songs or playlists. List your favorites and maybe we can discover some new gems for our own playlists.

Here's mine. I play it every year.

1. "Holiday Road" - Lindsey Buckingham (not necessarily a Christmas song, but it fits, IMO.) Good, upbeat way to start the playlist.

2. "Winter Wonderland" - The Eurythmics. Catchy, fun tune.

3. "Jingle Bells" - The Ray Conniff Singers. These group of singers are from the 50's-60's. My Mom always played them so it's nostalgic, classic Christmas for me.

4. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - The Pretenders. Love their rendition of this classic.

5. "Silent Night" (The live "Very Special Christmas" TV special version) - Stevie Nicks. WAAAY better than the recorded version, imo.

6. "Do You Hear What I Hear" - Bing Crosby. Classic Christmas.

7. "All I Want for Christmas" - Mariah Carey. Over-played at times, I know, but it's still good.

8. "Frosty the Snowman" - The Ray Conniff Singers. Again, nostalgic.

9. "Christmas -Baby Please Come Home" - U2. 80's goodness.

10. "Last Christmas" - Wham! George Michael is one of my all-time favorite artists, and this is my very favorite Christmas song. The video is a must-see.

11. "Do They Know it's Christmas?" - Band Aid. Tons of my 80's favorites on one song. I was estatic as a teenager when this song was released. I even bought the 12'" version.

12. "Step Into Christmas" - Elton John. Fun to listen to.

13. "Little Drummer Boy" - Neil Diamond. He's one of my favorite vocalist and this version is beautiful.

14. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" - Barbra Streisand. She has been a favorite of mine since I was 9 years old. Gorgeous vocals as usual for Barbra.

Recently, I purchased the new Mary J. Blige Christmas CD. It's really good, AND she has a beautiful duet with Barbra Streisand on it! ("When You Wish Upon a Star")

So what are some of your favorites??

~Jamie