Christmas Time (Is Here Again)

The definition of good music is totally subjective, but when I think of beautiful Christmas music “O come, O come, Emmanuel” , “All I want for Christmas is my two Front Teeth” or “Grandma got run over by a Reindeer” are not the first songs I’d be humming.

I don't mind novelty Christmas music, but I can't stand all these maudlin, annoying songs when my (and probably everybody's) favorite season has arrived.
Most of the Christmas compilation CD's in the market are repetitive, unimaginative and lacking variety of genres.
Here are my suggestions for some Christmas music, which hopefully will be warming your hearts and lifting your spirits.

“May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white”
   
         
         
    Esparagon's Top Christmas Songs Of All Time    
         
    The Classics    
         
         
    White Christmas ~ Bing Crosby    
    The original 1942 recording is available on 'The Voice of Christmas: The Complete Decca Christmas Songbook'    
         
    The Christmas Song” (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) ~ Nat King Cole    
         
    It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year ~ Andy Williams    
         
    Christmas Dinner, Country Style ~ Bing Crosby    
         
    Sleigh Ride ~ Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Orchestra    
    The 1950 Leroy Anderson recording is available on the collection CD of original Decca singles 'The Best of Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride'    
         
    It’s Beginning To Look (A Lot) Like Christmas ~ Dean Martin    
         
    Blue Christmas ~ Elvis Presley    
         
    We Wish You The Merriest ~ Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby    
         
    A Marshmallow World ~ Dean Martin    
         
    Frosty The Snowman ~ Jimmy Durante    
         
    Snow ~ Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney & Danny Kaye    
         
    Twelve Days Of Christmas ~ Andy Williams    
         
    Holly Jolly Christmas ~ Burl Ives    
         
         
      Rock    
         
         
    I Believe In Father Christmas ~ Greg Lake    
         
    Merry Xmas Everybody ~ Slade    
         
    Father Christmas ~ The Kinks    
         
    Fairytale Of New York ~ The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl    
         
    Merry Christmas Baby ~ Bruce Springsteen    
         
    I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday ~ Wizzard    
         
         
      Punk    
         
         
    Oi To The World ~ The Vandals    
         
    Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) ~ Ramones    
         
         
    Rap    
         
         
    Christmas In Hollis ~ Run-D.M.C.    
         
      Christmas Rappin' ~ Kurtis Blow    
         
         
    R&B    
         
         
    My Favorite Things ~ Diana Ross & The Supremes    
         
    What Christmas Means To Me ~ Stevie Wonder    
         
    World Christmas ~ R. Kelly    
         
         
    Retro    
         
         
    Wonderful Christmastime ~ Paul McCartney    
         
    Brand New Christmas ~ Hot Chocolate    
         
         
    Novelty    
         
         
    The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) ~ Alvin & The Chipmunks    
         
    A Red And Green Christmas ~ Kermit The Frog & Miss Piggy (The Muppets)    
         
         
    Jazz    
         
         
    'Zat You, Santa Claus? ~ Louis Armstrong    
         
    Christmas Time Is Here ~ Vince Guaraldi Trio    
         
    Greensleeves ~ John Coltrane    
         
    Cool Yule ~ Louis Armstrong    
         
    Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer ~ Ella Fitzgerald    
         
         
    Classical    
         
         
    Bach ~ Bwv 248 Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio)    
         
    Händel ~ Messiah Hwv 56 No.12 For Unto Us A Child Is Born    
         
    Mendelssohn ~ Hark! the Herald Angels Sing    
         
         
    Last Updated: December 16, 2008