I’m treading on Alby’s territory here but I’m a few beers in so here is the definitive list of the “Top Ten Best Christmas Songs & Best Versions of Them ”
10) Hallelujah – Pentatonix ‘Christmas Time Is Here’ – A Charlie Brown Christma
9) Fairytale of New York – The Pogues
8) It’s Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – U2
7) Father Christmas – The Kinks
6) All I want for Christmas is You – Mariah Carey
5) Happy Xmas (war is Over) – John Lennon
4) Baby Its Cold Outside – Glee Cast
3) Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Bruce Springsteen
2) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland
1) The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
‘Christmas Time Is Here’: from ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’.
It’s tinged with melancholy. Perfect for those who find the season depressing. Like me.
‘White Christmas’: Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters. The BEST version of the song.
‘Merry Christmas, Baby’: Otis Redding. The best soul Christmas song ever.
Mele Kalikimaka by Bing Crosby
Silent night is the goat.
Christmas in Paradise by Mary Gauthier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwmM5hUkaLE
“Snowbirds on the golf course…”
Plus this song has the best first line of any Christmas song ever written!
Barbara Streisand Jingle Bells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nq0CuUKTjc
Over the years I’ve gotten really fond of “White Christmas” by Otis Redding. He slams it!
Another honorable mention I forgot to include on this list. (tied for 8th or 9th)
The Season’s Upon Us by Dropkick Murphys
Christmas on the Block by Alan Mann