1. Linus and Lucy -Vince Guaraldi Trio. Come on, how do you NOT think of the Peanuts gang and that scrawny "Charlie Brown" tree when you hear this song? Love it!
2. All Alone on Christmas -Darlene Love. Gotta love Home Alone 2. It is also used in Love Actually, my favorite movie of all time. So this one is an all around winner!
3. We Wish You a Merry Christmas/End Credits -John Williams. A little love for the original Home Alone movie. Plus it has part of the "Russian Dance" from The Nutcracker and for whatever reason I loved that song as a kid. Well, I still do but I would dance the shizz out of that song on our hardwood floors in our old house pretending I was in the ballet (it formed a perfect stage). Sisters, you also took part and should recall this. :)
4. O Come All Ye Faithful -Mandy (Ihrig) Mann. Now this one isn't on YouTube but it is worth checking out. Not to name drop or anything (or maybe I do), but Mandy is one of my sister's friends and she has an amazing voice. If you click the link provided, then click on "Music" and then you can either: 1) Click "Tracklisting" under the CD cover art for the song title or 2) Simply click next/ fast forward in the music player and it is the second song. LOVE it.
5. Carol of the Bells -BarlowGirl. I love this song in general but this is the version I apparently liked the most when I downloaded it last year. Any version will do though. It's so intense.
6. Sleigh Ride/ Ice Ice Baby -Gap Commercial. This is probably still one of my favorite commercials of all time. I love it. And my mom asked me to load a Christmas cd my sister made a few years ago on our family computer and this was on it! I actually shrieked with delight. It's not really an official "song" but I'm sure you'll still dance around in your seat. Any song that incorporates Vanilla Ice has to be awesome right? Well, maybe this is the exception.
7. Tinseltown- SheDaisy. I was on quite the country kick back in the day and I always like SheDaisy. So, when they had a christmas cd, I said why not? And this one is catchy and very whimsical. The video is actually a house that timed their outdoor lights to the song, so... added visual bonus for you! :)
8. The Christmas Song -Nat King Cole. A classic. Nothing more needs to be said.
9. Santa Claus is Comin to Town -Frank Sinatra. Couldn't forget ol blue eyes on this list. And it brings out the kid in you.
10. All I Want for Christmas is You -Olivia Olson. Forget the Mariah version. This one is worlds better and the girl was like 10 years old when she recorded this. Unbelievable! It's from Love Actually and it's adorable and I love it!
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