100 Holiday Tunes | Do You Hear What I Hear?

If you are anything like our family, Christmas music begins to chime throughout our home by Thanksgiving. There is really not much to it, you either love ‘em or hate ‘em. Me? Well let’s just say I am very particular about the holiday tunes that make it on my iPod.

I love the classics like Nat King Cole singing A Christmas Song, Joni Mitchell’s River and imagining Elvis Presley swinging his nether region in Blue Christmas; however I really enjoy the more contemporary carols like I Wish It Were Christmas Today, Lady Gaga’s Christmas Tree and A New York Christmas as well. Having a good mixture shuffling through your playlist by different artists is very important so that your can avoid becoming burnt out on Fa-la-la-la‘s too soon.

As an early holiday present, I’ve compiled a list of my favorite quintessential Christmas songs for you to add to your iTunes playlist. If you do not have time to track down all these musical treats, then simply follow this link to my Spotify account where I’ve set up the Christmas playlist for you!

Cheers!

- Nicole

1. Santa Baby - Madonna
2. Deck The Halls – R. E. M.
3. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas – Michael Bublé
4. It’s Christmastime – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
5. Do They Know It’s Christmas? - Band-Aid
6. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
7. Sleigh Ride - KT Tunstall
8. Dominick the Christmas Donkey – Lou Monte
9. Baby, It’s Cold Outside - James Taylor
10. Jingle Bell Rock – Hall & Oates
11. Christmas Song – Dave Matthews & Tim Renyolds
12. I Wish It Was Christmas Today  - Julian Casablancas
13. Joy To The World  - Johnny Cash
14. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
15. Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
16. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – Jackson 5
17. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – She & Him
18. Santa Claus is Coming To Town – Tony Bennett
19. Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Scott Weiland
20. Happy Christmas – John Lennon
21. Merry Christmas Baby - Bruce Springsteen
22. Little Saint Nick - The Beach Boys
23. Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) - U2
24. It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas – Dean Martin
25. A New York Christmas – Rob Thomas
26. Blue Christmas – Chris Isaak
27. Let Me Sleep (It’s Christmas Time) - Pearl Jam
28. Father Christmas - The Kinks
29. O Come All Ye Faithful – Weezer
30. The River – Joni Mitchell/Christine Evans/James Taylor
31. Please Come Home For Christmas – Jon Bon Jovi
32. Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics or Jason Mraz
33. O Holy Night – Nat King Cole
34. You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Aimee Mann
35. ‘Zat You, Santa Claus? – Louis Armstrong
36. Christmas in Hollis - Run-DMC
37. White Christmas – Bing Crosby
38. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Frank Sinatra
39. Last Christmas - Wham!
40. Let It Snow – Rosemary Clooney
41. Little Drummer Boy – David Bowie & Bing Crosby
42. Ave Maria - Chris Cornell
43. I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Josh Groban
44. Christmas Don’t Be Late – The Chipmunks
45. Christmas – The Who
46. Step Into Christmas – Elton John
47. Christmas Lights – Coldplay
48. Give Love on Christmas Day – New Edition
49. My Favorite Things – John Coltrane
50. The Man With All The Toys – The Beach Boys
51. 2000 Miles – The Pretenders
52. Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer – Jack Johnson
53. Adeste Fideles – Brian McKnight
54. O Tannenbaum – Andrea Bocelli
55. I Saw Three Ships – Sting
56. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Carrie Underwood
57. First Noel – Willie Nelson
58. Shake Up Christmas – Train
59. Silent Night – Neil Diamond
60. Every Year, Every Christmas - Patti LaBelle
61. Silver Bells – Bob Dylan
62. Up On The Housetop – Jackson 5
63. Christmastime Is Here – Sarah McLachlan
64. Oi To The World – No Doubt
65. Christmas – Blues Traveler
66. Feliz Navidad - José Feliciano
67. All I Want for Christmas is You – Glee
68. 12 Days of Christmas – Resilient K
69. The Nutcracker Suite – Brian Setzer
70. We Wish You a Merry Christmas – John Denver & The Muppets
71. Frosty the Snowman – Jimmy Durante
72. Who’s Child is This?  - Vanessa Williams
73. Away in a Manger – Faith Hill
74. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Whitney Houston
75. Merry Xmas Everybody – Camp Freddy
76. Run Rudolph Run – Bryan Adams
77. I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas – Bon Jovi
78. Christmastime - Smashing Pumpkins
79. The Christmas (Hang All The Mistletoe) – Macy Gray
80. Christmas Day - Dido
81. The Christas Waltz – Kristin Chenoweth
82. Here’s Comes Santa Claus – Willie Nelson
83. Marshmallow World - Ella Fitzgerald featuring Bing Crosby
84. The Bells of St. Mary’s – Sheryl Crow
85. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Tony Bennett
86. Angels We Have Heard on High – Christina Aguilera
87. I Won’t Be Home for Christmas – Blink 182
88. Someday at Christmas - Stevie Wonder
89. Christmas Tree – Lady GaGa
90. It Must Have Been the Mistletoe – Barbra Streisand
91. If You Were Born Today - Jimmy Eat World
92. Who Would Have Thought? – Brian McKnight
93. Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) – The Smithereens
94. The Carol of the Bells - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
95. December Child – Cyndi Lauper
96. Drunk on Christmas  - Jimmy Fallon featuring John Rich
97. Jingle Bells – Diana Krall
98. White Christmas – Vonda Shepard and Robert Downey Jr.
99. O Night Divine – Melissa Etheridge
100. Auld Lang Syne - James Taylor

Did I forget any? What is your favorite song during the holidays? 

- Nicole

A NJ transplant living in SoCal, Nicole Standley, digs pop culture, fancy-dancy hotels, cool shindigs, live shows, highfalutin restaurants, and all-things: music, fashion and events. Twitter: @nicoledstandley

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Founder + Editor-In-Chief, Nicole is a NJ transplant living in SoCal, who digs pop culture, fancy-dancy hotels, cool shindigs, live shows, highfalutin restaurants, and all-things: music, fashion and events. Twitter: @nicoledstandley

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