Playlist of My Top 40 Christmas Songs

     The following is a list of my favorite Christmas, winter, New Year's, and holiday -themed songs.

     [Warning:

     This playlist consists of songs performed by adults, and songs performed by children, as well as several songs which are not suitable for children.

     Do not click on this playlist and allow it to play, without stopping, in the presence of children. This playlist is not playable for large gatherings which include families, in its entirety.

     The three songs in this playlist which are not suitable for children have been marked in italics.]

     YouTube playlist

     (featuring all songs, in no particular order):

     http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCXK0l-uGKjW50IutFGfeGPRDFuMnAwFP





     Individual songs

     (all on YouTube, in alphabetical order by song title):



1. "Angels from the Realms of Glory" by Katherine Jenkins:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xsAocfw2Vg



2. "Believe" by Jackie Evancho:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0zWdwa0bzA



3. "Bouree" by Jethro Tull:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2RNe2jwHE0

4. "Christmas in Prison" by John Prine:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQaJn11t94M

5. "Christmas All Over Again" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPoHul8ngNw

6. "Christmas Song" by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Cax99gVSA

7. "Christmas Time (Is Here Again!)" by the Beatles:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB7LX8mRRHM

8. "Christmas Was a Friend of Mine" by Fay Lovsky:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ITxuUxC-2s
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5imtY9swjOM



9. "December Will Be Magic Again" by Kate Bush:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfD7FzcjVyQ



10. "Ding Dong Merrily on High" by Jackie Evancho:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEzA7IAq_PA

11. "Fairytale of New York" by Shane MacGowan and the Pogues, featuring Kirsty MacColl [not suitable for children]:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0hlbWpa1w



12. "Gaudete" by Steeleye Span:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbnjdVPRzRI



13. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" by Jethro Tull:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_lFoAQQ0is



14. "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Elmo & Patsy:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgIwLeASnkw

15. "Greensleeves / What Child is This" by Charlotte Church:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s9ghpx-b3o



16. "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flA5ndOyZbI



17. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CreWsnhQwzY

18. "Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uZnbzTG1jY

19. "I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without You" by Margo Guryan:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hmRGiYxyJA



20. "I Saw Three Ships" by Celtic Woman:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak2xeLs8qJ4



21. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Tatiana Marie:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tGjRJsX7dM

22. "It Happened in Sun Valley" by Jo Stafford:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=820le813r2I

23. "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8UYRDsdAo0

24. "Jingle Bell Rock" by Randy Travis:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-bhnWAMGUY

25. "Last Christmas" by Wham!:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI

26. "Little Saint Nick" by the Beach Boys:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2WU2yykXM

27. "Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera" by Henrike Legner:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyJ3R0CS2fc



28. "Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera" by Amira Willighagen:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CytUl6aq-A4



29. "O Holy Night" by *NSYNC:

     Live Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXzJqRXLI08

     Studio Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KeVHwGWJUg



30. "Please Come Home for Christmas" by Jonell Mosser:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WtjDVF64I


31. "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDS5RAaCl3U

31. "Silent Night" by Sinead o'Connor:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uHNygqhBCs



32. "Suck on My Cock" (parody of "Jingle Bell Rock") by Matt Rogers [not suitable for children]:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDZHUNMv2h0

33. "The Coldest Night of the Year" by Twice as Much, featuring Vashti Bunyan:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB9IDd4xJMw



34. "The First Noel" by Jackie Evancho:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm6yI1OrbzM

35. "Things I Want" by Tenacious D" [not suitable for children]:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJdBm-45kcc

36. "Walking in the Air" by Jackie Evancho:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX7p8_z7rjc

37. "We Five Kings" by Jethro Tull:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgJsgYpmS4g

38. "White Christmas" by the Cactus Cuties:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9DYblqE8vI

39. "White Christmas" by the Drifters, featuring Clyde McPhatter and Bill Pinckney:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktAdddKQ-NY



40. "White Christmas" by Tatiana Marie:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YTYp2zHVR4





     Bonus Video

     Animated cartoon set to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker", made in the Soviet Union in 1973:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roITOz-5NKg

Compiled on December 31st, 2023 and January 1st, 2024

Originally published under the title
"Playlist of My Favorite Christmas Songs"
on December 31st, 2023

Edited and expanded on January 1st, 2024