Here’s a CD’s worth of Christmas music that Erin and I will be listening to this year. Merry Christmas!:)
Weezer - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
From the Christmas With Weezer album, one of my favorite Christmas albums and one of my favorite Christmas songs.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas - John Denver and the Muppets
From the A Christmas Together album. We (me and Erin) really like the Muppets but I’m afraid I was unfamiliar with their “Christmas together” with John Denver until Erin showed me the light. It’s good stuff. Erin says that for this song’s full effect you need to see it, I can’t find a video of it though. If I find one, I’ll put a link here.
Sleigh Ride - Fun.
From the Holidays Rule album. We like Fun.
Wonderful Christmastime - The Shins
From the Holidays Rule album. We also like The Shins. As you can see, this album is featured heavily in this years playlist.
I Don’t Need No Santa Clause - Fiction Family
Form the Holiday EP. Fiction Family shares an artist with what band? (you only get the bonus points if you know without looking it up) You can get the whole EP for free on Noise Trade.
Why Can’t It Be Christmas Time All Year - Rosie Thomas
From the A Very Rosie Christmas Sampler. Also free on Noise Trade. Catchy little tune, huh?
Snow, Snow and Mistletoe - Shelley Adams
From A Rarebird in a Pear Tree Vol. 2. Surely, this album must have cost a fortune right? Wrong. Free on Noise Trade.
Twelve Days of Christmas - John Denver & the Muppets
More Muppets, from the A Christmas Together album. Again, hearing is one thing; seeing, now that’s something. I recommend keeping your eye on Fozzie Bear.
I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day - The Civil Wars
From the Holidays Rule album. Only good things come from The Civil Wars
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Tim McArthur
From A Rarebird in a Pear Tree Vol. 2. This little ditty as a nice, simple sound.
Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates - Sufjan Stevens
From Silver & Gold, Sufjan Stevens' second massive collection of Christmas music.
Christmas is All Around - Sleeping At Last
From the Christmas Collection 2012 album. It is true, you too can get it for free, on Noise Trade. Recognize this ditty from the movie Love Actually?
O Thou Joyful - Shorelions
Silent Night - Sufjan Stevens
From the Silver & Gold album.
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire) - Paul McCartney
From the Holidays Rule album. A classic. On all counts.
Winter Wonderland - Aimee Mann
From the One More Drifter In the Snow album. We are fan of snowy snowy winters. Here’s hoping we get a snowy one this year.
Home For The Holidays - Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler
From the This Is Christmas album.
Joy to the World - Kate Rusby
From the While Mortals Sleep album.
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? - The Head and the Heart
From the Holidays Rule album. Because we all move on from Christmas…
Auld Lang Syne - Andrew Bird
From the Holidays Rule album. This is a fun version, huh?
Listen To It
Here are some different ways to listen to the playlist. I will try to add more.
- YouTube Playlist -I wasn’t able to find all the songs, but it’s most of them.
- Last.fm Playlist - You can only listen to about half of them and it seemed to be unable to find the correct version of #14 (Silent Night).
More Music
If you like this music checkout previous years playlists.