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For as long as I can remember I’ve been an avid fan of Christmas music. Classic to new - it’s amazing just how many different ways a Christmas song can be styled and recorded. Personally, I’ve collected some 1,300 songs for over 80 hours of non-stop Noel. While some of you are probably pulling your hair out at the non-stop bombardment of commercialism - I could listen to this particular music over and over… (I even listen to it once in a while when it’s not the holiday time!)

Since I wasn’t able to get any new Christmas recordings done of my own this year, I thought I’d try my hand at putting together a Top 10 list of Christmas favorites by other artists… It was a lot harder than I had imagined… And even after pulling a first set of songs together - I pushed the list to 16 songs! And I left a good 15 more on the cutting room floor… not to count entire albums that are perfect for parties.

That being said, I eventually pulled together a list of songs that I actually enjoy on repeat… You’ll find that these selections aren’t your regular “That’s What I Call Music!!” or “Best Christmas Songs EVER!!” type lists. Or even a collection of “standards”. I’ve left the need for Bing Crosby, Band Aid, Burl Ives, What! to be left to other sites! (Although I did come across an updated version of “Last Christmas” by Britt Nicole that almost made the list…)

I’m also take a few seconds to plug my own selection of Christmas CDs that I’ve created over the years… (And at which I try each year to make a new one… without much success!)

• At The Christmas Theatre
• Christmas Centre Stage
• Christmas Fayre
• Snowscape Point

Now for the list… By using the icons shown below you can download or stream hi and lo-fi versions of my prepared 30-second song samples. You can even grab a playlist of all of the selections and listen to them one after another…

1. SHeDAISY - Deck The Halls
2. The Big Band - Joy To The World
3. The Cathedral Brass - Joy To The World (Mocean Worker Remix)
4. Dance Nation - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
5. Frank McComb - This Christmas
6. Jimmy McGriff - The Christmas Song (Tonal Remix)
7. Bryan Lubeck - The First Noel
8. Dave Koz - Little Drummer Boy
9. Dixieland - Frosty The Snowman
10. Joe Williams - Jingle Bells (Bombay Dub Orchestra Remix)
11. Spyro Gyra - Feliz Navidad
12. Tom Scott - Feliz Navidad
13. Fourplay - Amazing Grace
14. Ray Conniff - Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town
15. Mannheim Steamroller - Traditions Of Christmas
16. Heidi Klum - Wonderland

Enjoy! And feel free to surprise me with some updated covers of these classics…

After stumbling onto this Christmas gem after watching “Best Week Ever” - I had to track it down and watch it for myself. Usually…

Supermodel + Pop Christmas Music = Disaster

Well, at least that was the conclusion that most of the Internet and television shows are portraying it as… While I wouldn’t call it the worst song ever (the vocals do leave some to desire) - this tune as been stuck in my head for the last week!!! So in my Christmas good cheer - I’m now going to share it with you as well!

Heidi Klum - Wonderland - (Song Sample)

And as an added bonus - the video for your viewing pleasure!

“Wonderland, wonderland, shining stars, jingle bells.”

You have to love those types of lyrics. Especially when the singing children start helping Heidi finish the song. I also found this fantastic blurb from AV Club that sums it up quite well…

This song and video are the aural and visual equivalent of eating candy canes dipped in maple syrup sprinkled with gumdrops that have somehow been made into a Yule log which is then served on the back of a sleigh driven by the jolliest snowman ever brought to life by the magical love and good wishes of two adorable children.

Diabetes indeed…