It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. Christmas songs have been inescapable this month but unlike those who just want to punch Christmas in the face I actually love this time of year and I’m definitely feeling in a festive mood.
Christmas songs evoke special memories of my childhood in Ireland – the smell of dinner cooking, the twinkling of Christmas lights, and the loving warmth of my family.
Here’s my Christmas day playlist:
‘Fairytale of New York’ – The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
‘Last Christmas’ – Wham!
‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ – U2
‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ – Mariah Carey
‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ – Slade
‘8 Days of Christmas’ – Destiny’s Child
‘Driving Home for Christmas’ – Chris Rea
‘White Christmas’ – Bing Crosby
‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’ – Harry Reser
‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ – Shakin’ Stevens
‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus’ – The Ronettes
‘Mistletoe and Wine’ – Cliff Richard
What’s on your Christmas day playlist?
Keep smiling :)
Claire
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I love all of your song choices. Christmas music is my favorite and I have had it on non stop for weeks in my house.
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Yah! I love them x
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i’m absolutely in love with have yourself a merry little christmas this year, its a classic but it’s just one of those songs near enough on repeat for me. X
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Good choice x
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Aaah I LOVE Christmas music!!! Totally love all the songs you’ve chosen — although my absolute favourite — that I’ve been playing on Spotify recently — is a Choral Christmas. It’s literally a choir singing Christmas carols and it’s the *most* festive thing I’ve ever heard!!! That’s is what we’ll have on, this Christmas morning :)
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Merry Christmas :) x
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Winter Wonderland has always been my favourite Chrismast song. Your Chrismast day playlist summarized beautifully other classic songs. Btw, Merry Chrismast Claire. Enjoy the festive.
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Thank you! Merry Christmas Rose :) x
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I absolutely love this playlist! For me, Christmas music is all about the classics! ^_^
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Fab choices, I love listening to Bing at Christmas x
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I don’t have a Christmas playlist yet, but I sure need to think of one. I love Christmas songs because you only hear them during a certaint ime of the year.
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The ‘Fairytale of New York’ – The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl is my all time favourite Christmas song x
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Mine too :) x
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That’s a great list…Mariah Carey is one of my favs
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My absolute favorite holiday song is Last Christmas by Wham. I’ve heard so many versions of it this year, but only George Michael can sing it right.
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I absolutely agree with you :) George Michael definitely sings it best x
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Great song list. My husband justs puts on the radio.
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I liked Christmas music once upon a time but then I worked in retail. This entire list has been on repeat since 1st November. It’s like nails on a blackboard to me now which is such a shame. I used to love them.
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I love all of these songs! I would have picked these ones myself!
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I love Baby, it’s cold outside. Even though it is NOT cold outside.
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You’ve got some good ones listed there. Seems like Mariah Carey makes it in everyone’s play list.
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She definitely does x
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I love these songs! But you’re missing my absolute favorite, Baby It’s Cold Outside! The Zooey Deschanel version is my favorite. :)
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Great song x
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I love BABY it’s Cold Outside! I’ve been playing it so much my 4 year old daughter can duet with me. :)
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I love “All I want for Christmas” by Mariah Carey! My ultimate fave Christmas song!
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Great list! Pogues is one of my favorites simple for the line “Happy Christmas your arse I pray god it’s our last”… has me laughing every time! Yes I’m twisted!
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Aw I am a grinch I am not a fan of Christmas music but its strange as this year I haven’t really heard many Christmas songs which is great for me lol x x
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I also like Santa Baby, JIngle Bell Rock, Sleigh Ride and Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.
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Good choices x
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Jingle Bell Rock is my fav. Have a merry Christmas and a happy new year Claire.
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Good choice :) Many happy returns x
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Fairytale of new york is definitely on mine!! xxx
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i love your playlist!! Two of my favorite Christmas cds to play this time of year is the Glee Christmas cd & the Michael Buble Christmas cd.
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Great playlist! I do love Christmas music. I’m glad to see the Pogues in the top spot! I would knock off Cliff and replace him with stop the cavalry.x
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awesome choices. Love so many of them and I think as a group what an awesome playlist
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Great choices! Last Christmas is one of my favorites. I find myself playing it over and over during the holidays!
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I think anything with Carey in it is good and has been a favorite forever around here. The hubs and I love to dance to a lot of songs on the playlist and I cannot imagine Christmas without them!
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I love, love, love listening to Christmas songs. I don’t really have any song or songs in particular, we just compile everything in one playlist and shuffle play!
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Love all of these – I have the Christmas music channel on now – eeek so excited!! Kaz x
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I confess I don’t like christmas son but I am a sucker for ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ – Mariah Carey! I will listen to your list and see if I find something new!
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Wonderful list! I’m listening ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ /Mariah Carey right now!
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Digging out my old school CD’s right now to figure out what to play.
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I listen to most things at Christmas, including many that is on your list! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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Michael Buble Jingle Bells is my favourite!!
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Love the U2 and Mariah Carey songs. Also love the song Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses and Merry Christmas Baby by Otis Redding. However when the holidays are over, the songs go away until next year!
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Christmas has really snuck up on us this year! Just so much going on, I couldn’t believe it was nearly Christmas when I really looked at the calendar a few weeks ago. I’ve been enjoying taking my son, who’s finally old enough to appreciate Christmas more, to do festive things. We took him ice skating for the first time about a month ago, too!
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Oh yeah there are a lot of scrooges who wold rather blast Christmas to the stratosphere…yet they absolutely love the time off hehee. Bring on the Snow bells, let the song ring loud and clear for Christ-Mas :)
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I always listen to Bing Crosby’s ‘White Christmas’! The movie is such a holiday staple for me!
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Bing Crosby is always an essential! What a great list!
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I absolutely love your list – i have been playing your selections with mine for weeks
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I am not really in the Christmas mood this year and haven’t really listened to any Christmas music, but I am spotifying your list right now.
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I’ve been listing to Christmas music all year long.
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These are all staples on my car radio playlist for the holidays. Thanks for some I weren’t aware of.
Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas :) Enjoy x
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I love all of these songs but Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You has to be my all time favourite!
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Can’t go wrong with the absolute classics on your list here. I’ve had the Dean Martin Christmas album on repeat today, gorgeous voice singing all the best old songs :) x
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I love all the classics, they are perfect this time of year! Actually I go between a couple Pandora stations – the Mariah Carey All I Want for Christmas Station and Glee Christmas :-)
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Lovely list. My all-time fav is Mariah Carey’s All I Want
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I love all of your song choices. I can never get enough of Christmas music.
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Fantastic list of Christmas songs. My fave is Baby please come home but the original not the U2 version x
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