Favorite Christmas Tunes

“Mary did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?  Mary did you know that your baby boy will calm the storm with his hand? Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod? When you kiss your little baby you’ve kissed the face of God.”

So many wonderful Christmas songs to choose from.  I have about fifty on my MP3 playlist.  Here’s a  sample, a list of great tunes to help you pass the time on that long drive to your loved ones’ homes, wrapping packages, cooking, or anything else.  Some of pop, others are not, but they all fill me with joy and remind me of special times past and hopes for special times to come. 

•  ”All I Want for Christmas is You”-Mariah Carey
• “Please Be Home for Christmas”-Bon Jovi
• “Christmas Song”-Nat King Cole
• “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”-Bruce Springsteen
• “Silent Night”-Lou Rawls
• “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”-Darlene Love
• “Carol of the Bells”-Robert Shaw Chorale
• “Feliz Navidad”-Jose Feliciano
• “Little St. Nick”-Beach Boys
• “This Christmas”-Donny Hathaway
• “Sleigh Ride”-Boston Pops
• “March of the Kings”-Trans Siberian Orchestra
• “Mary’s Boy Child”-Harry Belafonte
• “White Christmas”-Otis Redding
• “Blue Christmas”-Elvis Presley
• “Gesu Bambino”-Luciano Pavarotti
• “O Holy Night”-Il Divo
• “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”-Johnny Mathis
• “Mary Did You Know”-Clay Aiken
• “Hard Candy Christmas”-Dolly Parton
• “We Need a Little Christmas”-Angela Lansberry and Cast of Mame
• “Ave Maria” (any composer)-Andrea Bocelli
• “Pretty Paper”-Willie Nelson
• “River”-Sarah McLachlan
• “What are You Doing New Year’s?”-Harry Connick Jr.