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Though you’re busy baking cookies and trimming the tree, you may find yourself in need of a little downtime this season with your family. Why not use that time to gather up your loved ones and enjoy some classic and festive holiday music? These 25 timeless classics are favorites in our home each year and we’re sure your entire family will enjoy too!
Hawaiian Christmas: Jimmy Buffett Mele Kalikimaka (1980)
I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, by Gayla Peevey (1953)
Feliz Navidad, by Jose Feliciano (1970)
“Dónde Está Santa Claus” (Metro Records), by Augie Rios (1958)
The Grinch Song, sung by Boris Karloff (1966)
A Charlie Brown Christmas – Christmas Time is Here Song, by the Vince Guaraldi Trio (1965)
Judy Garland – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Meet Me In St. Louis, 1944)
“The Christmas Song,” by Nat King Cole (1961)
“Santa Baby!,” by Eartha Kitt (1953)
“Baby It’s Cold Outside,” Dean Martin & Doris Day Duet (1959)
“White Christmas,” by Bing Crosby (1954)
“Jingle Bell Rock,” by Bobby Helms (Decca Records) (1957)
“Blue Christmas,” Live by Elvis Presley (1968)
“Rebel Jesus,” by The Chieftains, featuring Jackson Browne (1991)
“Mary, did you know,” by Kenny Rogers, featuring Wynonna Judd (1996)
“Run Rudolph Run,” by Chuck Berry (1958)
“Rocking Around the Christmas Tree”-Brenda Lee (1958)
“I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus,” performed by The Jackson Five (1971)
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” performed by The Temptations (1970)
“The Little Drummer Boy (Peace On Earth),” performed by Bing Crosby & David Bowie (1977)
“Little Saint Nick”- The Beach Boys (1964)
“Christmas in New Orleans,” by Louis Armstrong (1954)
“Holly Jolly Christmas,” by Burl Ives (1965)
“A Saints Christmas,” by Kermit Ruffins (2000)
So that’s it everyone, my family’s 25 favorite holiday songs. I encourage you all to take some time this season to let loose and enjoy a few of these favorite songs with your loved ones at home. So now I have to ask, do you have any family favorite songs at Christmas? I’d love to hear about them below!
