My Playlist of Tolerable Christmas Music

If you know me well, you know I’m not a big fan of Christmas music. As a matter of fact, I loathe it. I mean, there are only a handful of Christmas songs out there.  Granted there are hundreds of variations on each song, but normally 90% of those variations are absolutely wretched.  I mean, one can only take so much of Clay Aiken’s “Mary Did You Know”… ya know what I mean?

Well, in an attempt to not be a total Scruge this holiday season, I’ve been frantically working on creating a playlist of tolerable Christmas music that I can listen to to help give me some holiday cheer.  There are a few classics, and a few new versions.  Some are really mellow, some not so much… but overall, I think I can  honestly say that this is probably the best Christmas playlist ever created.  I can say that with confidence because Celine Dion and Jessica Simpson have absolutely no place in it.

Now, without further ado, I share with you Tolerable Christmas Music Playlist 2008!

Greensleeves – Vanessa Carlton

It’s Only Christmas – As Tall As Lions

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day – Pedro The Lion

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Coldplay

Someday At Christmas – Jack Johnson

Happy Christmas (War Is Over) – The Fray

Frosty The Snowman – Fiona Apple (Had to have one song about pagan idols, right?)

Joy To The World – Sufjan Stevens

White Christmas – Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra

I hope you enjoy some of these songs as much as I do, and that they help to bring a little Christmas cheer to the gloomy, cold, depressing season of the year that I hate so much.

  • http://norrismarketer.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-day-feast-top-10.html erica

    There’s only so much one can take of Clay Aiken anyway, throw in the annoying Christmas tunes he likes to wail to and it’s over. Someone should give the poor guy a clue.

  • http://kellinicolephoto.blogspot.com Kelli

    Thank you for this. I’m not a huge fan of Christmas music either!

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  • http://reasonswhyweloveclaire.blogspot.com Claire Bagley

    Maybe just load up on terrible church themed muzak. It’ll TOTALLY make you want to listen to anything, and I mean ANYTHING, other than that.

    Get ready for your Christmas Spirit Overload.

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