Thanks to my friend Lauren and her blog The Bumblebee Protocol for giving me this idea for posting Christmas music! I wish I had thought of it sooner!
Norad tracks Santa Claus as he travels around the world!
There are so many good (and bad) holiday songs I can not possibly name them all! There are also some very good (and bad) versions of Christmas songs.
Some of my favorite Christmas songs:
Michael Crawford 'O Holy Night' (His version is absolutely my favorite one!)
Another source for Michael Crawford 'O Holy Night'
Josh Groban 'O Holy Night' (Josh has a beautiful voice, but he doesn't hit the notes the way Michael does.)
Bruce Springsteen 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'
I think this is the version we've gotten used to hearing Bruce Springstseen sing on the radio. It was done at CW Post College back in 1975. I did see him do it live once, at a concert November 25, 1984 at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. I love it!
Band Aid 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' (Enough said!)
Bing Crosby 'White Christmas', also here! (From the movie 'White Christmas'!)
But the song was introduced in the movie 'Holiday Inn':
Bing Crosby and David Bowie 'The Little Drummer Boy' and 'Peace On Earth'
Gary Hoey 'Ho, Ho, Hoey', 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', and 'You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch'. (Trust me, his guitar version of the Grinch is awesome!)
The Little Drummer Boy by a local band, and also by Neil Diamond.
I've always said I would love to see a good rock version of 'The Little Drummer Boy', with an awesome drum solo. One was done a number of years ago, but I can NOT remember who sang it, so I can't really even look for it.
Gene Autry 'Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer' (his was the original version); and Burl Ives version here!
Jimmy Durante sings 'Frosty the Snowman'
A Soldier's 'Silent Night'
Another Soldier's 'Silent Night'
And 'A Soldier's Christmas'
I heard a punk rock type version of 'Silent Night' about twenty five years ago. It was great, but again, I can NOT remember who sang it, so I really can't even look for it!
Luciano Pavarotti 'Adeste Fideles'
Believe it or not I learned this song in Latin back in the Dark Ages. But I doubt seriously if any of us even came close to sounding remotely like Pavarotti!
Andrea Bocelli 'Noche de Paz' ('Silent Night')
Boney M 'Mary's Boy Child'
Bonus Holiday Videos:
ADAM SANDLER - CHANUKAH (HANUKKAH) SONG [PART 1]
U2 'New Year's Day'
Dan Fogelberg 'Same Auld Lang Syne'
Barry Manilow 'It's Just Another New Year's Eve'
Happy Holidays from the Arizona Diamondbacks! There's a video!
