{"id":5323,"date":"2016-12-15T22:06:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T03:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=5323"},"modified":"2016-12-15T22:06:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T03:06:49","slug":"2016-christmas-music-playlist-quality-not-quantity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=5323","title":{"rendered":"2016 Christmas Music Playlist: Quality, not quantity"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Charlie-Brown-Christmas\"<\/a>Last year I posted a lengthy Christmas music playlist, but to be honest I felt the need to pare down my playlist for this year.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, I have still been adding music to my collection…after all, what kind of connoisseur would I be if I didn’t? But I did trim the fat a little bit, decreasing the odds of getting two or three of the same song (via different artists) in succession while shuffling in iTunes or on a mobile device.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I have going on this year so far (I’m not above adding more to this list later):<\/p>\n

Somewhere in My Memory (Chorus & Orchestra Version) – John Williams
\nSnoopy’s Christmas – Royal Guardsmen
\nCarol of the Bells – David Benoit
\nCandy Cane Christmas – Darius Rucker
\nRun Rudolph Run – Bryan Adams
\nWinter Wonderland (Christian Prommer Remix) – Shirley Horn
\nI Pray On Christmas – Harry Connick, Jr.
\nWe Need a Little Christmas – Percy Faith
\nJingle Bells – Count Basie Orchestra
\nThe Star Carol – Simon & Garfunkel
\nWe Wish You a Merry Christmas \/ Silent Night, Holy Night \/ O Come, All Ye Faithful \/ Jingle Bells \/ Where Is Love – Tony Bennett
\nDominick the Donkey – Lou Monte
\nChristmastime Again – MercyMe
\nThe Most Wonderful Day Of The Year (Music from the Videocraft TV Musical Spectacular) – Burl Ives
\nSnow (From White Christmas) – Seth MacFarlane
\nO Come All Ye Faithful – Amy Grant
\nSleigh Ride – The Ventures
\nI Don’t Intend to Spend Christmas Without You – Claudine Longet
\nAll the Love – XO-IQ
\nO Holy Night – Ray Conniff Singers
\nSleigh Ride – The Ronettes
\nSilent Night – Sarah Brightman
\nSnow Snow Snow – Band of Merrymakers
\nGo Where I Send Thee – Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians
\nMerry Christmas Polka – Tex Ritter
\nWe Three Kings – The Edwin Hawkins Singers
\nChristmas Medley (From “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” TV Special) – Burl Ives
\nSuzy Snowflake – Dale Evans
\nWhat I Didn’t Get for Christmas – Jimmy Buffett
\nHere We Come A-Caroling – The New Christy Minstrels
\nMy Favorite Things – The Brian Setzer Orchestra
\nWhite Winter Hymnal – Pentatonix
\nI Saw Three Ships – Sting
\nThe Amens – The Brian Setzer Orchestra
\nMust Be Santa – Bob Dylan
\nJingle Bell Rock – Brenda Lee
\nName – Artist
\nZat You Santa Claus – Louis Armstrong
\nAll I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
\nMy Everything – Owl City
\nCome On! Let’s Boogey to the Elf Dance! – Sufjan Stevens
\nWhere Did the Snowman Go – Petula Clark
\nJing-a-Ling, Jing-a-Ling – The Andrews Sisters
\nLight of Christmas (feat. tobyMac) – Owl City
\nThe First Noel – David Archuleta
\nI’m a Little Christmas Cracker – Diana Decker
\nJing, Jing, Jingle – XO-IQ
\nSilver And Gold (Music from the Videocraft TV Musical Spectacular) – Burl Ives
\nThe Things We Did Last Summer – Dean Martin
\nPat-A-Pan \/ While Shepherds Watched Their Flock – Bing Crosby
\nChristmas Medley – Neil Diamond
\nWish List – Neon Trees
\nChristmas At the Airport – Nick Lowe
\nWhat God Wants For Christmas – Darius Rucker
\nChristmas Wrapping – The Waitresses
\nSanta Bring My Baby Back (To Me) – Elvis Presley
\nWhite Christmas – The Drifters
\nIt’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas – Michael Bubl\u00e9
\nCarol of the Bells \/ Jingle Bells – Barry Manilow
\nAll I Want for Christmas Is You – The 88
\nGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Rascal Flatts
\nStille Nacht (Silent Night) – Mannheim Steamroller
\nChristmas in Killarney – Bing Crosby
\nFrosty the Snowman – Jimmy Durante
\nO Holy Night – John Williams & Chorus
\nShake Hands with Santa Claus – Louis Prima
\nWhat a Glorious Night – Sidewalk Prophets
\nI Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas – Gayla Peevey
\nThe First Noel\u00a0 – Pl\u00e1cido Domingo & Vienna Symphony Orchestra
\nMele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) [Single Version] – Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
\nI’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus – Brenda Lee
\nDream a Dream – Charlotte Church
\nThe Twelve Days of Christmas – Mitch Miller & The Gang
\nSong of the Sleighbells – June Hutton
\nChristmas \/ Sarajevo 12\/24 (Instrumental) – Trans-Siberian Orchestra
\nDeck the Halls (Stephen “Shebby” Ruchelman Remix) – XO-IQ
\nSanta’s Beard – The Beach Boys
\nIt’s Christmas Time – The Five Keys
\nMerry & Bright – The Ellas
\nA Christmas Prayer – The Penguins
\nA Marshmallow World – Dean Martin
\nChristmas In Hollis – Run-DMC
\nO Tannenbaum – Naturally 7
\nPeppermint Winter – Owl City
\nO Holy Night – Lorie Line & Robert Robinson
\nYabba-Dabba Yuletide (extended) – The Brian Setzer Orchestra
\nHallelujah (Remix) – Mannheim Steamroller
\nThirty Two Feet, Eight Little Tails – Dale Evans
\nJoy to the World – Mannheim Steamroller
\nIt’s Christmas (Medley) [Live] – Chris Tomlin
\nHappy Holidays – Percy Faith & His Orchestra and Chorus
\nIt Came Upon a Midnight Clear – Norah Jones
\nChristmas Lights – Coldplay
\nLast Christmas (Studio Version) – Jimmy Eat World
\nAngels We Have Heard On High – The Brian Setzer Orchestra
\nChristmas Dinner Country Style – Bing Crosby
\nChristmas As I Knew It – Johnny Cash
\nSleigh Ride – Johnny Mathis
\nDeck the Halls – Mannheim Steamroller
\nThe Merriest – June Christy
\nIt’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (A Shrift Remix) – Andy Williams
\nChristmas Time Is Here (Instrumental) – Vince Guaraldi Trio
\nWinter Wonderland (Bonus Track) – Jason Mraz
\nAnother Christmas Song – Stephen Colbert
\nLittle Jack Frost Get Lost – Frankie Carle and His Orchestra
\nHe Shall Reign Forevermore (Live) – Chris Tomlin
\nO Come, O Come – MercyMe
\nRudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer – Mannheim Steamroller
\nJoy to the World – Percy Faith
\nJingle Bells – Band of Merrymakers
\nIt Snowed – Meaghan Smith
\nThey Shined up Rudolphs Nose – Johnny Horton
\nWhat Christmas Means to Me – Stevie Wonder
\nWe Wish You a Merry Christmas – Weezer
\nMy Favorite Things – Kelly Clarkson
\nThe Bell That Couldn’t Jingle – Burt Bacharach
\nDecember Prayer – Idina Menzel
\nI Believe in Christmas – Glen Campbell
\nChristmas Dreaming – Seth MacFarlane
\nAuld Lange Syne – The Lonesome Travelers
\nRockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
\nI Wanna Spend Christmas with Elvis – Marlene Paula
\nChristmas (Baby Please Come Home) – U2
\nLittle Saint Nick (Single Version) – The Beach Boys
\nChildren Go Where I Send Thee – Nick Lowe
\nThe Little Drummer Boy – Harry Simeone Chorale
\nRise Up Shepherd – Nick Lowe
\nSing We Now of Christmas – Straight No Chaser
\nTwinkling Lights (feat. Syd Butler, Seth Jabour & Amy Carlson) – Office Romance
\nChristmas the Whole Year Round – Sabrina Carpenter
\nSanta Claus Is Comin’ to Town – Wayne Newton
\nThe Christmas Song – Mel Torm\u00e9
\nO Tannenbaum – Vince Guaraldi Trio
\nVery Merry Christmas – Dave Barnes
\nJingle Jangle – The Penguins
\nHumbug – Greg Lake
\nChristmas Is – Run-DMC
\nMistletoe & Holly – Robert Davi
\nCarol of the Bells – Mannheim Steamroller
\nLight of Christmas (feat. tobyMac) – Owl City
\nGabriel’s Message – Sting
\nWhat Child Is This (Greensleeves) – Lorie Line & Robert Robinson<\/p>\n

Most of these are available on iTunes, but I lack the ambition tonight to build the links. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Here are a few thoughts:<\/p>\n