We Playlist (original) (raw)

The Christmas Song Hootie & The Blowfish
Happy Christmas (War Is Over) John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Wonderful Christmas Paul McCartney
Mistletoe And Holly Frank Sinatra
Home For The Holidays Perry Como
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Andy Williams
Blue Christmas Elvis Presley
Christmas Song Dave Matthews Band
What Child Is This (Greensleeves) Sarah McLachlan
Frosty The Snowman Fiona Apple
Christmas All Over Again Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey

Now, in addition to these tracks, there are three albums that are--in their entirety--absolutely crucial, so choosing a song or two is impossible for me. These are:

Christmas Portrait The Carpenters
Merry Christmas Bing Crosby
A Charlie Brown Christmas Vince Guaraldi Trio

Last, but not least, I'll leave you with one suggestion that may be difficult to find, but with its humble simplicity never fails to conjure a particular warmth in me, not to mention filling my imagination with dreams of a bygone era... When I was in high school I picked it up at a Target store, from one of those vaguely generic kiosk displays that you sort of expect to be stocking nothing much more than mass-produced muzak. Well, this one is an actual treasure:

Christmas Baroque The Homecoming Orchestra, arranged by Dirk Freymuth

I'll set to adding more commentary to all of this as soon as I can. :)