Happy holidays and Merry Christmas. This is the time of the year when radio stations start playing holiday-themed music nonstop and commercials are filled with festive tunes. But not all Christmas music is good. In fact, I’d say at least 80 percent of holiday jingles are old, boring, and terrible.
However, I won’t toss all Christmas music under the bus; some holiday tunes have a way of making you feel the warmth and merriment of the season. With that in mind, here are the 15 best tracks to play this year if you want to get into the festive spirit but don’t want to listen to boring old crap. Christmastime is a fun time of year, when people should be feeling good and enjoying time off and the company of loved ones. Or at least getting cool presents. Why ruin that with some slow, sad song from the 1930s?
So here are some good, fun tracks that range from newer hits to oldies that won’t make you fall asleep. And if you work in retail, I am so sorry that you have to spend, like, five weeks listening to all of these and more over and over again, and you all deserve huge bonuses for that torture.
Oh and let us know what your favorite Christmas songs are in the comments below. I’ll be waiting for someone to share Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer.
Father Christmas – The Kinks
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town – Bruce Springsteen
Linus And Lucy – Vince Guaraldi
Last Christmas – Wham!
Run, Rudolph, Run! – Chuck Berry
Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano
All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home!) – Darlene Love
You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Thurl Ravenscroft
Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives
Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt
Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
Underneath The Tree – Kelly Clarkson
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Jackson 5