Here comes Santa Claus...The Christmas Songs.

[GridLeakBias]

Merry Christmas Baby - B.B. King

 

[Paige Turner]

Anything from the first Johnny Mathis Christmas album
"Let It Be Christmas" Alan Jackson
"When A Child Is Born" Michael Holm
"Christmas Eve;" "Christmas Dream;" and "Love Is A Christmas Rose" Perry Como
"Christmas In Dixie" Alabama
"Christmas Is" and "Good King Wenceslas" Percy Faith
"Mistletoe & Holly" Frank Sinatra
"O Holy Night" Josh Groban
"Christ Is Born" Karen Carpenter
"Mary Did You Know" Kenny Rogers & Wynonna Judd
"Christmas Time" Bryan Adams
"2000 Miles" The Pretenders
"I Saw 3 Ships" Jon Anderson
"Jolly Old St. Nicholas" Hugo & Luigi's Children's Chorus
"Jolly Old St. Nicholas/The Little Drummer Boy" Ray Conniff
"Christmas Eve" Blackmore's Night
"Christmas Is A-Comin'" The Jack Halloran Singers
"I Believe In Father Christmas" Greg Lake
"Little Altar Boy" Vic Dana
"Still, Still, Still" and "Stille Nacht" Mannheim Steamroller
"Ding Dong Merrily On High" Geoff Love
"Jingo Jango" Bert Kaempfert
"All Around The Christmas Tree" John Klein
"Children's Christmas Song" The Supremes
"The Christmas Tree" David Rose
"Christmas Bells" Mantovani
"Christmas Wrapping" The Waitresses
"Must Be Santa" Mitch Miller or Lorne Greene
"Santa's Got A Brand New Bag" The Hollyridge Strings

 

[GridLeakBias]

The Angel In The Christmas Play - Spike Jones and his City Slickers

 

[Silkie]

Got a late christmas preset last year when someone sent me a stereo sync-up of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from Judy Garland. The sync up source is the optical soundtrack to this 1946 film which believe it or not was recorded stereo!

Meet Me In St. Louis

 

[GridLeakBias]

Little Saint Nick - The Beach Boys
Silent Night - Diahann Carroll

 

[northwoods]

"Santa's Got A Brand New Bag" The Hollyridge Strings

Now that's one I'd like to hear. Hard to picture this instrumental group doing James Brown (wonder if their version has the screams in it like his does).

 

[GridLeakBias]

"Santa's Got A Brand New Bag" The Hollyridge Strings

Now that's one I'd like to hear. Hard to picture this instrumental group doing James Brown (wonder if their version has the screams in it like his does).

Too bad, it's all instrumental, no JB screams...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTzBh_n4A0w

 

[northwoods]

"Santa's Got A Brand New Bag" The Hollyridge Strings

Now that's one I'd like to hear. Hard to picture this instrumental group doing James Brown (wonder if their version has the screams in it like his does).

Too bad, it's all instrumental, no JB screams...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTzBh_n4A0w

Heard it. Not at all what I imagined.

 

[hornet61]

"Santa's Got A Brand New Bag" The Hollyridge Strings

Now that's one I'd like to hear. Hard to picture this instrumental group doing James Brown (wonder if their version has the screams in it like his does).

Too bad, it's all instrumental, no JB screams...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTzBh_n4A0w

Heard it. Not at all what I imagined.

Does It have "Santa Go Straight To The Ghetto"..

 

[Silkie]

Go Tell It On The Mountain - Mahalia Jackson

 

[GridLeakBias]

Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas - Jeff Foxworthy
Greatest Little Christmas That Ever Wuz - Ray Stevens

 

[Silkie]

All I Want For Christmas Is You - Vince Vance and The Valiants

 

[desertv]

"Snowfall"...a song rarely heard

The Ventures Christmas Album (the original 60s version)

And of course all of thr Christmas albums put out by Firestone and Goodyear

 

[GridLeakBias]

"Christmas In My Hometown" – Sonny James
"Leroy, The Redneck Reindeer" – Joe Diffie
"Santa Claus Is Watching You" – Ray Stevens
I know “White Christmas” has been mentioned, but has the Drifters 1954 doo-wop version been listed yet? If so I apologize.

 

[Silkie]

I don't think anyone has mentioned Jingle Bells, by Booker T. and The MGs.

 

[GridLeakBias]

"Silver Bells" - Bing Crosby and Carol Richards (recorded September 8, 1950 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra)

 

[Silkie]

And now...for those who wouldn't dream of giving up yer clunkers, preferring to save and spend what you earned....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50IgzksUqpQ&NR=1

 

[GridLeakBias]

"Christmas Everyday" - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
"Christmas Hitchhike" - Marvin Gaye

 

[nightfly61]

1. Same Old Lang Syne-Dan Fogelberg
2. Ding Fries Are Done-Family Guy
3. Rudolph The Welfare Reindeer-Evil Barney
4. The Most Fattening Time Of The Year-Bob Rivers
5. Deck The Halls-Moron Tabbynackle Choir (singing cats)
6. Laughing Jingle Bells-St. Nick
7. Walkin' Round In Womens' Underwear-bob rivers
8. Rummy Rocker Boy-Bob Rivers
9. Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto-James Brown
10. It Doesn't Have To Be This Way-Jim Croce
11. Christmas In Hollis- RUN D.M.C

 

[GridLeakBias]

"Little Toy Trains" - Roger Miller
"Blue Christmas" - Seymore Swine and the Squealers