As if you’re not sick to the back teeth of all the Christmas tunes regularly being pumped into your ear holes already, here’s my top 5 Christmas songs for you all. I’ve also put an extended Spotify list of all of my favourite Christmas songs at the end, in case you can’t get enough of the Christmas cheer.
5. Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses
The Waitresses were an “experimental post-punk band” (not my words, but Wikipedia’s) from Ohio, USA. This song was originally released in 1981 and did you know fact fans, it was covered by the Spice Girls in 1998 as a B-side to their “bye Gezza we love you” track Goodbye. Anyway, I love this song. It makes me do bad dancing and the vocals are so spectacularly ordinary it makes it very fitting that it was eventually covered by Posh et al. Even though the Waitresses singer, Patty Donahue, sings about wanting to miss Christmas this year, it never fails to make me feel all Christmassy.
4. Winter Wonderland by Darlene Love
All together now “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?” Well are you? It would be hard not to. Winter Wonderland is all over the shop every Christmas and rightly so. This song was written in 1934 and has been covered over 200 times. So pick a version, any version, but my particular favourite is this jolly one by Darlene Love. It reminds me of my Mum singing and making our Christmas dinner as I run into the kitchen for the 999th time that day to ask when dinner will be ready. And for that reason alone, it’s in my top 5.
3. Fairytale of New York by the Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
From the age of about 16 years until a few years ago, this would have come top of my Christmas song list, but after over playing it myself and hearing it every time I walk into a pub every year from end of November until the beginning of January, it has now been relegated to number 3. Yes it is still a great song, yes we all love Kirsty’s vocals and yes of course I can recite all of the lyrics even when I’ve had one too many Snowballs (“you’re a bum, you’re a punk, you’re an old slut on junk”- aah Christmas), but it ain’t my number 1 and you’re just going to have to deal with it.
2. All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
Mariah! All hail Queen Mariah. Oh Mariah, how you must have loved (and enjoyed the $50 million in royalities from) this being used in everyone’s favourite Christmas movie Love Actually (look I’ve tried to resist this being my favourite Christmas film for so many multi-layered reasons, but I’ve finally succumbed- I bloody love it). So as a Christmas pop tune my conclusion is thus: there is nothing wrong with this song.
1. Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy by Bing Crosby & David Bowie
It is only in the past couple of Christmases that I’ve finally realised that this is actually a very lovely Christmas tune indeed. Not only are Crosby & Bowie’s vocals divine, but you have the wonderful, cosy accompanying video of Dave just casually popping round to Bing’s gaff for an eggnog & sing song around the old Joanna (sorry, but I can’t say Bing’s name now without hearing Chandler BING! If you’re a Friends fan- you’ll now) . Also, singing about peace on earth seems sadly far too apt at the moment. This also wins my number one slot due to the best Christmas joke around:
David Bowie bought Bing Crosby a pom-pom for Christmas.
Not just any pom-pom.
A proper pom-pom.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS Y’ALL
For seasonal playlists for other times of the year, click below:
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Even though I read this in January I still made me feel all festive!!
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Love em all!!!
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They’re all so jolly and so very festive.
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I’ve got my Christmas CDs out!!!!
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YAY!
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Merry Christmas Hayley!! Isn’t the Bing/David video just the most adorable thing ever made? I’m gonna watch it again right now xx
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Oh I love that video so much. It just reminds me of childhood Christmases immensely. Hope you enjoyed it again x
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I did, thank you!
What’s your opinion on Bob Dylan’s Christmas album?
Also, I have a strange addiction at the moment. I keep listening to Alexander Armstrong’s Christmas songs whenever I’m in the kitchen…
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I cannot abide Bob Dylan, so I haven’t listened to it. In fact, I didn’t even know he’s done one. I’ve been listening to Sia’s Christmas album, which is awesome and of course my own Christmas playlist ☺️
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OMG you don’t like Bob?! Yeah, you wouldn’t like his Xmas LP then, it’s Bob at his most Bobbest. Festive Sia? Shall check that out cheers xx
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winter wonderland is one of my favorites! 🙂
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Love, love, love that one so much.
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I just love the Pogues..one of my favourites 🙂
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Very good choice
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Thank you for telling everyone about Christmas Wrapping! (And yes, all of these are on my 99-hour Christmas mega-playlist). Excellent list, and one even the bah-humbugs should try.
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Thanks so much Chase. Christmas Wrapping is an awesome track.
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I love the Pogues and Kirsty Macoll, and that Bing and David song is just so gorgeous. Fabulous choices. 🙂
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That song is so lovely & cosy. Ha the opposite to the Pogues, but I love both songs a lot.
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Yes, I love all the different types of Christmas song and carols too. 🙂
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Fairytale of New York is my favourite. I love the Little Drummer Boy too though!
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Excellent choice.
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Nailed it!!! You found and offered such awesomeness I am now singing out loud (emphasis on the ‘loud’ lol).
Shared and onto the next post (here from #ThrowbackThursday #BigUpYourBlog).
Merry Christmas to you and yours! All the best in the holiday season and all the year through!!! 🎄🎄🎄
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Thank you so much Donna. Merry Christmas to you too x
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All wicked awesomesauce selections, naturally! I’d like to nominate, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” for an honorable mention, because it immediately brings me back to my teenage years (you know – the same time that you were a babe in arms…LOL). Excellent stuff, dearest.
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Haha, I was 8 (so yes just a baby) & I remember it SO well. Best charity record ever. Excellent honourable mention xx
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I LOOOOVE the Pogues! I’ve never heard of Christmas Wrapping but I’m going to give it a listen now!
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I hope you like it! It’s a tad alternative.
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Yes to your one!! Absolutely😊 and 3. Happy Christmas to you and yours Hayley x
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Happy Christmas to you and your family Orla! X
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Happy Christmas!
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