I don’t know about you all, but lately I have been playing nothing but Christmas music! Today at work I even kept this lovely YouTube video on during my planning period so I could have some nice festive background while I worked.
I have different “categories” of Christmas music based on what I’m doing or what mood I’m in. Today I thought I’d share the songs that are definite holiday musts!
Classic Christmas Tunes (some are the original artists, some are covers I love)
Michael Buble: “It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas”; “Holly Jolly Christmas”; “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
Glee Cast: “The First Noel”; “Let It Snow”
Cynthia Basinet: “Santa Baby”
Bing Crosby: “Winter Wonderland”; “White Christmas”
Mediaeval Baebes: “The Holly & The Ivy”
Harry Connick, Jr.: “Sleigh Ride”
Nat King Cole: “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)”
Andy Williams: “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
Brenda Lee: “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree”
Wham!: “Last Christmas”
Jessica Simpson: “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”
Britt Nicole: “Jingle Bell Rock”
Zooey Deschanel and Leon Redbone: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
Kelly Clarkson: “My Grown-up Christmas List”
David Archuleta: “Joy to the World”; “The First Noel”
Faith Hill: “Little Drummer Boy”
Martina McBride: “O Holy Night”
Carrie Underwood: “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”; “Do You Hear What I Hear?”; “What Child Is This?”
Whitney Houston: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
Mindy Smith w/Allison Krauss: “Away in a Manger”
Running/Work-out Jams
Mariah Carey: “All I want for Christmas is You”; “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
Jackson 5: “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
Glee Cast: “We Need a Little Christmas”; “Deck the Rooftop”
Christina Aguilera: “Christmas Time”; “This Year”
N’Sync: “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays”
Destiny’s Child: A “DC” Christmas Medley
Jessica Simpson: “Here Comes Santa Claus”; “Let it Snow”
Jose Feliciano: “Feliz Navidad”
Whitney Houston: “Deck the Halls/Silent Night”
Straight No Chaser: “The Christmas Can-Can” (They are such an entertaining group and if you haven’t checked them out before, you must!)
Instrumentals
Kenny G: “Winter Wonderland”
Tchaikovsky: “Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies”; “The Nutcracker March”
Trans Siberian Orchestra: “Carol of the Bells”
Vince Guaraldi Trio: “O Tannenbaum”; “Christmas Time is Here”; “Skating” (All of these are from A Charlie Brown Christmas CD and the entire CD is fantastic! So fun!)
Norman Brown: “The Christmas Song”
Kiddie Classics for Fun
Burl Ives: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”; “Frosty the Snowman”
Thurl Ravenscroft: “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”
Vince Guaraldi Trio: “Christmas Time is Here (vocal)”
How The Grinch Stole Christmas Soundtrack: “Welcome Christmas”
Enjoy! And let me know if I missed any good ones. 🙂
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Here’s today’s work outfit. I’m loving my new animal print infinity scarf from TJMaxx! Check out my “wear” page for links to available pieces!
“Quilted” Lace Shirt: Rue 21
Cami: Express
Grey Dress Pants: Maurices
Ballet Flats: Maurices
Infinity Scarf: TJ Maxx
simplify the chaos 
Happy Holidays Sarah! Thank you so much for your service as a teacher in special education.
How wonderful to be a part of your Holidays and for sharing this list of great artists!
Find me iTunes… “Hurry, tonite!”