Music to My Ears

One of the things that truly puts me in the Christmas spirit is music. And now that December is here, Christmas music can be heard everywhere!



We're going to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra tomorrow night - they have some wonderful Christmas music, and put on a fanstastic show.




I also love some of the old classics like Bing Crosby's White Christmas, Burl Ives' Holly Jolly Christmas and Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song.


Last month, ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, tallied up the most popular holiday songs of the past decade.

1. Winter Wonderland
Written by: Felix Bernard, Richard B.
Smith
Performed by: Eurythmics

2. The Christmas Song
(Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Written by: Mel Tormé, Robert
Wells
Performed by: Nat “King” Cole

3. Sleigh Ride
Written by: Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
Performed by: The Ronettes

4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Written
by: Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
Performed by: The Pretenders

5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Written by: Fred Coots, Haven
Gillespie
Performed by: Bruce Springsteen

6. White
Christmas
Written by: Irving Berlin
Performed by: Bing Crosby

7. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Written
by: Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Performed by: Michael Bublé

8. Jingle Bell Rock
Written by: Joseph Carleton Beal, James
Ross Boothe
Performed by: Daryl Hall & John Oates

9. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Written by: Johnny Marks
Performed by: Gene Autry

10. Little Drummer Boy
Written by: Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone
Performed by: The Harry Simeone Chorale & Orchestra

11. It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Written by: Edward
Pola, George Wyle
Performed by: Andy Williams

12. I’ll Be
Home For Christmas
Written by: Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram
Performed by: Josh Groban

13. Rockin’ Around The Christmas
Tree
Written by: Johnny Marks
Performed by: Brenda Lee

14. Silver Bells
Written by: Jay Livingston, Ray
Evans
Performed by: Anne Murray

15. Feliz Navidad
Written by: José Feliciano
Performed by: José Feliciano

16. Frosty The Snowman
Written by: Steve Nelson,
Walter E. Rollins
Performed by: The Beach Boys

17. A Holly
Jolly Christmas
Written by: Johnny Marks
Performed by: Burl
Ives

18. Blue Christmas
Written by: Billy Hayes,
Jay W. Johnson
Performed by: Elvis Presley

19. It’s
Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Written by: Meredith Willson
Performed by: Johnny Mathis

20. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa
Claus
Written by: Tommie Connor (PRS)
Performed by: John
Mellencamp

21. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus
Lane)
Written by: Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman
Performed by:
Gene Autry

22. (There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays
Written by: Bob Allen, Al Stillman
Performed by: Perry Como

23. Carol Of The Bells
Written by: Peter J.
Wilhousky, Mykola Leontovich
Performed by: David Foster (instrumental
version)

24. Wonderful Christmastime
Written by:
Paul McCartney (PRS)
Performed by: Paul McCartney

25. Do
They Know It’s Christmas? (Feed the World)
Written by: Midge Ure
(PRS), Bob Geldof (PRS)
Performed by: Band Aid

Do you agree with their list? What are your favorites?



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