Yep, still NOT Christmas without these tunes! Even though I heard this first song which is my ultimate, favorite Christmas song EVER a few days ago…
“Last Christmas” Wham!
“I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” Gayla Peevey
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Judy Garland
“Merry Christmas, Darling” Karen Carpenter
“All I Want for Christmas is You” Mariah Carey
“Feliz Navidad” Jose Feliciano – DUH!!!
“Christmas Shoes” Alabama
“Shake up Christmas” Train
“Please Come Home for Christmas” Bon Jovi
“O, Holy Night” Jon Secada
“River” Sarah McGlachlan – ALWAYS makes me think of Parker and I smile!
“Baby, Please Come Home” U2
“Mary, Did You Know?” CeeLo Green
Songs added in 2014:
“Underneath the Tree” Kelly Clarkson
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Band Aid 1984
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings” Barenaked Ladies Feat. Saran McLachlan
My Mom played this one for me just after Veteran’s Day in 2015:
I cried.
“A Soldier’s Christmas Poem”
I added the songs in 2016 because I was watching Ellen a lot when I first was off work and even though I am not Jewish, I love Adam Sandler and Sean does too!
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Andy Williams
“The Original Hanukkah Song” Adam Sandler
“The Hanukkah Song – Part 2” Adam Sandler
“The Hanukkah Song – Part 3” Adam Sandler
“The Hanukkah Song – Part 4” Adam Sandler
Sleeping Babies?! I LOVE it and it’s just a Pampers commercial but can fit in with Christmas songs because, “Silent Night” is a Christmas song!
Added in 2017:
I dig this version too!
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” James Taylor
“Christmas Lights” Coldplay
A friend of mine gave me these suggestions for 2018:
John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album. I can dig these too!
”Christmas is Coming” Miss Piggy
“A Christmas Wish” Kermit the Frog
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas” The Muppets
The same friend suggested this one and I kind of dig it too!
“Yule Shoot Your Eye Out” Fall Out Boy