Favorite Christmas Song! I think this fits in the same category as Christmas movies. Nothing makes me quit as cheery as Christmas music and I could honestly listen to it all year long.
My very most favorite song is probably "Winter Song" by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson.
But I also love all of these below!
| 1 | "The Christmas Song" (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 1944 | traditions |
| 2 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin | 1944 | celebratory |
| 3 | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 1934 | seasonal |
| 4 | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie | 1934 | mythical |
| 5 | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 1940 | celebratory/seasonal |
| 6 | "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 1945 | seasonal |
| 7 | "Jingle Bell Rock" | Joseph Carleton Beal, James Ross Boothe | 1957 | celebratory/seasonal |
| 8 | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone | 1941 | religious |
| 9 | "Sleigh Ride" | Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish | 1943 | seasonal/birthday |
| 10 | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 1939/1949 | mythical |
| 11 | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Edward Pola, George Wyle | 1963 | seasonal/traditions |
| 12 | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram | 1943 | traditions |
| 13 | "Silver Bells" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 1950 | traditions |
| 14 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Johnny Marks | 1958 | traditions |
| 15 | "Feliz Navidad" | José Feliciano | 1970 | celebratory |
| 16 | "Blue Christmas" | Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson | 1957 | traditions/alternative |
| 17 | "Frosty the Snowman" | Steve Nelson, Walter E. Rollins | 1950 | mythical |
| 18 | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | 1964/5 | traditions/celebratory |
| 19 | "It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas" | Meredith Willson | 1951 | traditions/celebratory |
| 20 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | Tommie Connor | 1952 | mythical/novelty |
| 21 | "Here Comes Santa Claus" (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) | Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman | 1947 | mythical |
| 22 | "Carol of the Bells" | Peter J. Wilhousky, Mykola D. Leontovych | 1921/47 | celebratory |
| 23 | "Do They Know It's Christmas? (Feed the World) | Midge Ure, Bob Geldof | 1984 | traditions |
| 24 | "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" | Bob Allen, Al Stillman | 1954 | traditions/sentimental |
| 25 | "Santa Baby" | Joan Ellen Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer, and Fred Ebb | 1953 | mythical/alternative |
I love all of these as well as all the ones not on the list!
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