The original Little Drummer Boy by Harry Simeone Choir

O Holy Night!

I sang in the school choir all the way through high school. It's not Christmas for me without choral music. And my favorite piece of choral music is "O Holy Night" by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

O Holy Night!

Silent Night by Boyz II Men is amazing.

Ma’Oz Tzur (Rock of Ages)

Traditional Hanukkah Song

Ma-oz Tzur Y'shu-a-ti
Le-cha Na-eh L'sha-bei-ach
Ti-kon Beit T'fi-la-ti
V'sham To-da N'za-bei-ach
L'eit Ta-chin Mat-bei-ach
Mi-tzar Ha-mi-ga-bei-ach
Az Eg-mor B'shir Miz-mor
Cha-nu-kat Ha-miz-bei-ach
Az Eg-mor B'shir Miz-mor
Cha-nu-kat Ha-miz-bei-ach

Translation:
Rock of ages, let our song
Praise Your saving power;
You, amid the raging foes,
Were our sheltering tower.
Furious they assailed us,
But Your arm availed us,
And Your word,
Broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by Burl Ives!!

Baby it's cold outside

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings by Barenaked Ladies with Sarah McLachlan.

Renee, I love that one too!! Also, the 12 Pains of Christmas. That is HILARIOUS! I haven't heard it ONCE this year. Yet.

Rockin Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee!!!

Silent Night--says it all!

where to start...

More recent tunes: Straight No Chaser "12 Days of Christmas", "Christmas Can-can"

More traditional: Carol of the Bells, O Holy Night, Angels We Have Heard on High, Linus and Lucy (the Peanuts theme).

On a side note, (which could be read as sarcasm) how has "I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus" not generated any domestic abuse, especially in this day and age? Plus, I have this hard time believing Santa can get away with peeping in every kids' bedroom in the world, or even spying on them. Isn't that illegal?

Gosh, no one has said Charlie Brown? That's my favorite!

My favorites (O Holy Night, Little Drummer Boy) have already been mentioned, but how about "Do You Hear What I Hear?" Johnny Mathis had a great version.

I'm also a fan of Andy Williams at Christmas, with "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" being a favorite. His albums, along with Frank Sinatra and Mitch Miller (Sing Along With Mitch), were Christmas perennials at our home when I was a kid, mixed in with some country Christmas albums. Could have done without John Denver's "Please, Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas." Talk about a downer.

Kathy Mattea's "Nothing But a Child" is one of my new favorites.

How about The Kinks' "Father Christmas"?

"Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects." Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings.

Little Drummer Boy, by Harry Simeone. Chestnuts Roasting on a Open Fire. Nate King Cole