I just drove back home from Milwaukee after the Thanksgiving weekend. Leif wanted to listen to "Santa songs," so we listened to the Christmas station for much of the drive. I got to thinking about the extreme range of quality of the music that the stations play during this season. Yes, Christmas music is sort of inherently cheesy, but that doesn't mean you can't have quality musicianship with Christmas themed songs. So, I am compiling my list of favorite Christmas songs. Sadly, most of these you don't hear on the commercial stations, so I am trying to train my Pandora station to be more high quality.
In no particular order....
#1
Must Be Santa - Bob Dylan
#2
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Barenaked Ladies
#3
That Spirit of Christmas - Ray Charles
#4
Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie and Bing Crosby
#5
Silent Night/7 O'Clock News - Simon and Garfunkel
#6
O Holy Night - Josh Groban
#7
River - Joni Mitchell (Okay, so I think of this as a Christmas song.)
#8
Gift of the Magi - Squirrel Nut Zippers
#9
The Star Carol - Simon and Garfunkel
#10
Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi Trio
