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Andy's All-Time Top 10 Christmas Songs

Tunes that put me in a festive spirit (and one that that induces insanity).

John Anderson Myers

Dec 05, 2016

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Avoiding any pretentious verbosity or eloquence, Christmas tunes are my jam! Blood sugar still high from all the Halloween Candy and the pumpkin barely rotting, my neighbors can expect an aural assault in the form of Christmas music no later than the first day of November. Breaks will be taken for music more secular and in no way related to the Christmas season, but it's not too far a stretch to suggest that during the middle of my most gangsta fueled tirade of a Wu-Tang rhyme, the holiday spirit might take hold and compel me to transition from wannabe thug to the merriest man this side of the north pole. I even play Christmas music throughout the year just to lift my spirits when things are looking down.

There is, in case you hadn't noticed, as many Christmas songs recorded as there are flakes of snow on Antartica, so choosing among them my favorites is an arduous task. Select one version of a song, and I feel as though I'm betraying another beloved version of the same song. Accept if it's a version by Bing Crosby I'm choosing. Bing always wins.

In any case, that's what I set out to do, to select the cream of the crop. Some of these were easy-peasy to pick out, but others needed intense deliberation to decide which version I like best. A few are very traditionally Christian (surprise) and others more secular. Well, without further ado, here are...

My All-Time Top 10 Christmas Songs, starting from 10.

10. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" - John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Harlem Community Choir

9. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" - Alvin & The Chipmunks

8. "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" - Tchaikovsky

7. "Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy" - Bing Crosby & David Bowie

6. "Silent Night" - Boyz II Men

5. "Joy to the World" - Mormon Tabernacle Choir

4. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - Jackson 5

3. "Holly Jolly Christmas" - Burl Ives

2. "Auld Lang Syne" - ALL THE VERSIONS (almost)

1. "Adeste Fidelis" - Bing Crosby

Fingers crossed you enjoyed my list, and potentially heard a version of a song you've never before heard. Possessing a vast collection encompassing more than a thousand songs, this selection process was intense, aside from first three selections.

Of course, there are a few Christmas songs I wouldn't touch with a thirty nine and a half foot pole, one of which I'll feature below. Truly I abhor this song with every fiber of my being:

"Last Christmas" - Wham

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2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

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14. Aren't you excited for summer?

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10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

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12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!