Favorite Christmas songs by "category"

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Well, once again I didn't do the Christmas tourney. (But it doesn't look like people have been on much lately!)

But I wanted to contribute a Christmas post, so here it is. (I may have done this before, but what the hey.

I wanted to know your fave Christmas songs-regardless of who sang them-in each of the following categories.

Religious
This should be obvious-O Little Town, O Holy Night, Silent Night.

Traditional
This is for the older songs that are non-religious-Rudolph, Let it Snow!, Winter Wonderland

Rock era
Happy X-mas, Rockin' Around

Cartoon
Heat Miser, Snow Miser


Here's mine-

Religious-
O Holy Night
What Child is This
Silent Night
Do You Hear What I Hear (I don't even mind Whitney's take! SHUTTER)

Traditional-
Here Comes Santa Claus
Let it Snow!, Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Sleigh Ride
Winter Wonderland
White Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Silver Bells

Rock era-
Wonderful Christmastime
Happy X-mas
If Every Day Was Like Christmas
I Believe in Father Christmas
Shimmy Down the Chimney
Winter Symphony
Christmas Time is Here Again (Beach Boys)
Christmas Time is Here Again (Beatles)
Santa Claus is Back in Town
Santa Bring My Baby Back (to me)

Cartoons
Heat Miser
Snow Miser
The Very First Christmas (Spongebob Squarepants)
Christmastime is Here (Peanuts)
You're a Mean one, Mr. Grinch


There's a bunch more, I'll add as I think of them!

[jpkansas]

Religious
Silent Night.

Traditional
White Christmas
Sleigh Ride
The Christmas Song

Rock era
Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) and the rest of the Phil Spector album.
Jingle Bell Rock
Rocking Around The Christmas Tree


Cartoon
Snoopy's Christmas
O Tannenbaum, Linus And Lucy, Skating, Christmas Time Is Here (Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack)
Frosty The Snowman









There's a bunch more, I'll add as I think of them!
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[Dawn]

Cool idea for a post!

Religious:
Carol of the Bells
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
O Little Town of Bethlehem (this was my granddad's favorite; always reminds me of him)
O Holy Night

Traditional:
Sleigh Ride
The Christmas Song
Happy Holiday
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
We Need A Little Christmas

Rock era:
Christmas Wish - NRBQ (my very favorite; VERY Pet Sounds-influenced!)
Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
Step Into Christmas - Elton John
Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea
Winter Symphony - Beach Boys
Happy Xmas - John & Yoko
Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty
Blue Christmas - Elvis (wasn't sure to put this here or under Traditional, but Elvis' is the earliest version I've heard)
Santa, Bring My Baby Back to Me - Elvis
Jingle Bells - Jose Feliciano (not a huge fan of the song ordinarily, but I do love Jose's version)
Santa's Magical Bag - Peppermint Kandy Kids (this is from a Christmas album I've owned since 1972, and have played every year since then. I've never heard it covered by anyone else, but I've always loved this jazzy tune. I found an mp3 of it online: sixeyes.blogspot.com/2008/12/sixeyes-one-and-only-christmas-mix.html - click on the song title to hear it.)

Cartoon:
Linus & Lucy
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
My World is Beginning Today (from Santa Claus is Comin' to Town)
Put One Foot in Front of the Other (also from Santa is Comin')
Have a Happy and The Moving Finger Writes (from Rudolph's Shiny New Year. Does that mention of "19-wonderful" near the end of the show make anyone else feel old? I guess they weren't expecting people to still be watching the show after 1999.)
The Miser Songs

[gremashlo]

I agree--GREAT topic!

Religious
Allelujah Chorus (we'd sing this at Christmas concerts in high school--I was the star, as I was the only Tenor I who could hit, "and HE shall reign...)
Oh Holy Night
Silent Night--THIS always hits home for me...
Bells of St Mary's (by Darlene Love on the Phil Spector Christmas Album)

Traditional
Marshmallow World--Dean Martin, of course.
Let it Snow!, Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
White Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas

Rock era
Little St. Nick--Beach Boys
Run Run Rudolph--Chuck Berry
The whole Phil Spector Christmas album--absolutely amazing

Cartoon
Heat Miser, Snow Miser
I don't know the name, but the song Fred Astaire sings during the wedding scene in "Santa CLaus is Coming to Town"--ABSOLUTELY chokes me up every time...
Linus and Lucy