Six of the best Christmas songs of all time
You have to admit that you love some of these songs.
Ever since thanksgiving, public spaces all over the world have flipped their stereos to a holiday-centric playlist.
1. Kelly Clarkson – ‘Underneath the tree’
Kelly loves a bop, and “underneath the tree” is just happy, Christmas noise. While her album ‘wrapped in red’ is a testament that Clarkson should throw her hat in the ring for all Christmas music, this one is just especially fun.
2. Elvis Presley – ‘Blue Christmas’
Elvis’ Christmas album is, arguably, the best testament to the king’s artistic interests of all his albums as it masterfully tackles rockabilly, gospel, country, pop, and gospel across its 12 tracks. The most enduring cut, though, is the equal parts woeful and hopeful ‘blue christmas.’ Give it a listen and you’ll see why.
3. Mariah Carey – ‘All I want for Christmas is you’
Mariah’s entry into the Christmas canon is filled with flirtatious coos, beltable verses, and girl-group harmonies.
4. Daryl Hall and John Oates – ‘Jingle bell rock’
Bobby Helms’s 1957 celebration of Christmas rock is well-trod territory, but Hall and Oates’ blue-eyed soul version is a cut above its peers.
5. Michael Bublé – ‘Christmas’
6. Celine Dion – ‘So this is Christmas’
