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100 Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time
Digital Dreamdoor ^ | Christmas | WCBS FM

Posted on 12/24/2012 7:49:06 PM PST by Mozilla

Here are the 100 Greatest Christmas Songs of all time compiled by WCBS FM.

1 White Christmas Bing Crosby

2 The Chipmunk Song The Chipmunks

3 Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer Gene Autry

4 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Jimmy Boyd

5 Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms

6 The Christmas Song Nat King Cole

7 Snoopy's Christmas The Royal Guardsmen

8 Here Comes Santa Claus Gene Autry

9 Little Drummer Boy Harry Simeone Chorale

10 Donde Esta Santa Claus Augie Rios

11 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee

12 You're All I Want For Christmas Brook Benton

13 Baby's First Christmas Connie Francis

14 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Frank Sinatra

15 Home For The Holidays Perry Como

16 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Four Seasons

17 Do They Know It's Christmas Band Aid

18 Happy Christmas (War is Over) John Lennon & Yoko Ono

19 May You Always Harry Harrison

20 Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer Elmo and Patsy

21 Jingle Bell Rock Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell

22 Jingle Bells Singing Dogs

23 Frosty the Snowman Gene Autry

24 Merry Christmas Darling The Carpenters

25 Little St. Nick The Beach Boys

26 Please Come Home For Christmas Charles Brown

27 It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas Perry Como & The Fontaine Sisters

28 Feliz Navidad José Feliciano

29 Santa Baby Eartha Kitt

30 Do You Hear What I Hear Bing Crosby

31 Blue Christmas Elvis Presley

32 Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry

33 Silent Night Andy Williams

34 Nuttin' for Christmas Barry Gordon

35 Wonderful Christmastime Paul McCartney

36 Step Into Christmas Elton John

37 The Christmas Waltz Frank Sinatra

38 All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth Spike Jones

39 Please Come Home For Christmas The Eagles

40 Amen The Impressions

41 Monsters' Holiday Bobby 'Boris' Pickett

42 Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives

43 Give Love on Christmas Day The Jackson Five

44 Dominick, The Italian Christmas Donkey Lou Monte

45 White Christmas The Drifters

46 It's Christmas Everywhere Paul Anka

47 Gee Whiz, It's Christmas Carla Thomas

48 Christmas Dragnet Stan Freberg & Daws Butler

49 Sleigh Ride - (Instrumental) Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops

50 Pretty Paper Roy Orbison

51 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Darlene Love

52 If It Doesn't Snow on Christmas Gene Autry

53 What Christmas Means To Me Stevie Wonder

54 Marshmallow World Dean Martin

55 Winter Wonderland Aretha Franklin

56 Merry, Merry Christmas Baby Margo Sylvia & The Tuneweavers

57 Frosty the Snowman The Ronettes

58 Christmas Auld Lang Syne Bobby Darin

59 Jingle Bells (Instrumental) Booker T and The MG's

60 Silver Bells Johnny Mathis

61 Merry Christmas All Denise Montana

62 Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer The Melodeers

63 Santa Claus is Coming To Town The Crystals

64 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Frank Sinatra

65 Sleigh Ride The Ventures

66 The Most Wonderful Time of The Year Andy Williams

67 Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy David Bowie and Bing Crosby

68 Winter Wonderland Darlene Love

69 Happy Holidays Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme

70 Kissin' By The Mistletoe Aretha Franklin

71 The Man With All The Toys The Beach Boys

72 The Twelve Days of Christmas Ray Conniff Singers

73 Here Comes Santa Claus Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans

74 We Need A Little Christmas Percy Faith Orchestra

75 Last Christmas George Michael & Wham

76 Silent Night The Temptations

77 We Wish You The Merriest Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra

78 White Christmas Darlene Love

79 Santa Claus Is Watching You Ray Stevens

80 This Christmas Donny Hathaway

81 A Christmas Long Ago The Echelons

82 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow Dean Martin

83 Sleigh Ride The Ronettes

84 Mistletoe and Holly Frank Sinatra

85 It's Christmas Once Again Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

86 'Twas The Night Before Christmas Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians

87 This Time of Year Brook Benton

88 Parade of The Wooden Soldiers The Crystals

89 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Dion

90 Chrissy, The Christmas Mouse Debbie Reynolds & Donald O'Connor

91 Marshmallow World Darlene Love

92 Christmas Serenade Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge

93 Christmas Ain't Christmas The O'Jays

94 You're My Christmas Present Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners

95 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus The Ronettes

96 I Believe in Father Christmas Greg Lake

97 Someday At Christmas Stevie Wonder

98 Merry Christmas Baby Otis Redding

99 Winter Wonderland Ray Charles

100 Bells of St. Mary Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans


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To: Mozilla

This is my favorite, read the lyrics and listen.
I am never leaving toyland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g-wjtQASnc

Toyland, Toyland (Toyland!)
Little girl and boy land
When you dwell within it
You are ever happy there!

Childhood Toyland
Mystical merry Toyland
Once you pass its borders
You can never return again! (not again!)

Childhood Toyland (Toyland!)
Mystical merry Toyland
Once you pass its borders
You can never return again!


41 posted on 12/24/2012 10:19:46 PM PST by sweetiepiezer
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To: Mozilla

#1 is #1 for me, Bing Crosby.
#23 nostalgia from childhood.
Many good ones :)


42 posted on 12/24/2012 10:42:50 PM PST by Morris70
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To: Mozilla

Yoko Ono!?

The radio station behind this list should be deported with Piers Morgan.


43 posted on 12/24/2012 10:46:24 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant
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To: Mozilla

No version of “Baby. It’s Cold Outside” made this list?


44 posted on 12/24/2012 10:59:21 PM PST by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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To: Mozilla

Cute songs but only two or three actually have anything to do with Christ - how sad.


45 posted on 12/24/2012 11:43:36 PM PST by svcw (Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
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To: Mozilla

I tried to post something on this but got an error message so please forgive if it’s posted twice.

This is ridiculous! It’s origins are unclear but O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Latin Veni, Veni, Emmanuel) dates to the 8th century. I think that qualifies as Greatest of All (emphasis on ALL) Time. What do they teach in schools today?


46 posted on 12/25/2012 1:18:01 AM PST by Lake Living
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To: SomeCallMeTim
3) Springsteen - Santa Clause is Comin to Town

Personally, I'd climb over broken glass to smash any radio playing this song. It literally puts my teeth on edge. Sorry.

47 posted on 12/25/2012 1:23:26 AM PST by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: Mozilla

“Christmas Must Be Tonight” by The Band


48 posted on 12/25/2012 4:34:48 AM PST by Smber (The smallest minority is the individual. Get the government off my back.)
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To: Mozilla

There might be five or ten of those I would consider listenable. The rest are ear pollution, IMHO.


49 posted on 12/25/2012 4:39:01 AM PST by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: Nifster

Didn’t say 100 greatest Christmas CAROLS. It said 100 greatest Christmas SONGS.


50 posted on 12/25/2012 5:22:09 AM PST by Tupelo (I'm an old man and most people hate me, but I don't like them either so that makes it all even.)
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To: Mozilla

I’m casting my vote for Nat King Cole as the best of them all........


51 posted on 12/25/2012 5:44:14 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (Jab her with a harpoon.....)
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To: Mozilla
Oh Holy Night.

As far as crappy "Christmas" songs go, though, "Run, Run Rudolph" by Chuck Berry is my favorite.

52 posted on 12/25/2012 6:04:18 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas
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To: Secret Agent Man
#1 Song - Hooray for Santy Claus (theme song from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians)

I was a little kid when that movie was playing at our local theater. I couldn't believe that Santa AND The Martians were in THE SAME MOVIE! I was not worthy!

Saw it recently on MST3K. Wow! What a mess! (Watch for Pia Zadora as one of the kids.)

53 posted on 12/25/2012 6:09:05 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas
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To: Mozilla

My Christmas wish is to never have to hear 90% of those songs ever again, especially Little Drummer Boy by the Harry Simeone Chorale.


54 posted on 12/25/2012 6:17:35 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Mozilla

You mean things like O Holy Night and Silent Night aren’t Christmas songs??? I think they meant it is a list of pop songs that have Christmas in the title


55 posted on 12/25/2012 6:28:49 AM PST by Nifster
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To: Tupelo

carol is defined as “A carol is in modern parlance a festive song, generally religious but not necessarily connected with church worship, and often with a dance-like or popular character.”

so your take still doesn’t help


56 posted on 12/25/2012 6:30:39 AM PST by Nifster
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To: KTM rider
I know exactly what you mean but fwiw, Silent Night is on the list twice.

No Ave Maria, Oh Night Divine, Joy To the World...and, surprisingly, if Mariah Carey's 'All I Wantfor Cristmas Is You' is on the list then I must have missed it.

57 posted on 12/25/2012 6:34:11 AM PST by wtc911 (Amigo - you've been had.)
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To: svcw
Cute songs but only two or three actually have anything to do with Christ - how sad.

To the Revolutionary Jesus on His Birthday--a leftist view of Jesus in the style of an old Lutheran hymn, sung by the Stalinist balladeer Ernst Busch.

58 posted on 12/25/2012 10:48:29 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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