This was a tough decision but my top 5 Christmas Songs are:

1. This Christmas- Donny Hathaway
2. Have Yourself a Merrry Little Christmas- Jackson 5 version
3. Another Lonely Christmas- PRN
4. May Christmas Bring You Happiness - Luther Vandross
5. Christmas Time is Here- Ray Parker Jr.


What are your top 5?

1. This Christmas - Donnie Hathaway
2. What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas - The Emotions
3. That's What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder
4. Gee Whiz, It's Christmas - Carla Thomas
5. Jingle Bells - Booker T and the MGs

vainandy said:

I get the urge to do the Carlton dance whenever I hear this.....and the Jackson 5's Santa CLaus is Coming to Town. They're meant for the Carlton dance.

I have a Soul Christmas album with so many good ones on there that it's hard to pick 5 songs overall. Carla Thomas's "Gee Whiz....it's Christmas" is one of my favorites though....along with Kate Bush's "December Will Be Magic Again". I can't pick just 5. I usually don't really get into playing music until the week of Christmas though.

1. The Darkness - Don't let the bells end
2. Prince - Another Lonely Christmas
3. Mariah Carey - All I want for Xmas is you
4. Wizzard - I wish it could be Christmas every day
5. John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War is over)

Special place should go to Kevin Bloody Wilson - "Santa Claus you cunt, where's my fucking bike".

SquirrelMeat said:

you know Kevin Bloody Wilson?!

1. This Christmas - Donny Hathaway
2. Christmas In Hollis - Run D.M.C.
3. Christmas Rappin' - Kurtis Blow
4. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
5. Xmas Rap - Treacherous Three

More traditional....

Silent Night - Mahalia Jackson
Carol of the Bells - Harry Simeone Chorale
Christmastime is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio
Oh Holy Night - Nat King Cole
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - The Roches


More recent, less "traditional".....

River - Joni Mitchell (not truly a Christmas song, but I adore it and it's become something of a Christmas standard in recent years)
Happy Xmas (war is over) - John Lennon
Do You Hear What I Hear? - Whitney Houston
She Won't Be Home - Erasure
Snowfall - Manhattan Transfer (omigod.... soooo beautiful.)


These are just a few of my faves... I love Christmas music, and every year I play tons of it during the holidays.

Another Lonely Christmas, all the other Christmas songs I know are childish.

Last Christmas - Wham
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl

NorthernLad said:

good stuff

What about Marvin's "Purple Snowflakes". It's so mellow.

I hate Christmas.

Don't forget, Christmas With The Devil, by Spinal Tap

THAT'S WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME - STEVIE WONDER
THIS CHRISTMAS - DONNY HATHAWAY
AT CHRISTMAS TIME - LUTHER VANDROSS
SILENT NIGHT - TEMPTATIONS
CHRISTMAS JUST AIN'T CHRISTMAS - THE OJAY'S

last christmas - wham!
merry christmas - TLC
8 days of christmas - destiny's child

debbiedean2 said:

I like your list. Notice the one reoccuring consistancy in these lists?
Donny Hathaway - This Christmas. That song is the TRUTH!
I like the Temptation's version of "Rudolph", too. That was great.

Anything on this:

Moonbeam said:

Piano solos. I'm gonna have to check that out.

AnckSuNamun said:

It's really one of the most amazing albums I've ever heard. It was released in 1982 and has gone on to sell millions of albums. Here is AMG's review:

5 stars

The mother of all solo instrumental albums, and with good reason. Mixing traditional carols with Pachelbel's Canon and a few originals, Winston produces a solo piano album of unparalleled -- and undeniable -- beauty. How can music be simultaneously stirring and soothing, relaxed yet exalted? Millions have found the answer here, and an industry has spent more than a decade trying to duplicate it.

Moonbeam said:

I listened to that in collge when I was in VT. that and prince got me through those 7 month winters.