I love Christmas music, it is so festive. It makes me smile. We probably all know the words to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and sometimes get stuck on the 12 days of Christmas. I love all the traditional songs of the holiday, the ones we always sang as a kid. As we get older we can appreciate the songs of our youth and have room for new favorites. These are my favorite Christmas songs. Some I’ve enjoyed for a long time and some are new.
The Little Drummer Boy
I don’t know many people that enjoy this song but there is a story behind this song for me. When I was young and visited my dad for the summers I remember my grandmother having a record, a 45 you know the one where you had to put the little plastic thing into the record to get it to work (That is if you are old enough to remember). The record was of The Little Drummer Boy. This year I found a great rendition of the song by the Pentatonix.
O’Holy Night
My FAVORITE version of this song is the one song by Martina McBride
Mary Did You Know?
This is a new one for me this year and I love love love how Pentatonix sings it. I have downloaded it on my phone and listen to it often. You can often find my daughter and son singing it through the house. I’ve also seen it shared several times on Facebook.
What is your favorite Christmas song?
Jenn says
Pentatonix is really cool, I’d love to be able to sing even half as good.
Ty says
What a great list! These are also some of my favorites too!
Tammy says
I love Pentatonix! They are awesome. Two of your favorites are also my own – O Holy Night and Mary Did You Know? I also am very fond of One King.
Raijean says
I’m loving this White Christmas is my favorite movie and Let it Snow is my favorite song.
Anne says
My favorite Christmas song is Father Christmas by The Kinks. Not your usual Christmas song for sure!
Anne says
And I just remembered Emerson, Lake, and Palmer’s “I Believe in Father Christmas,” which I just love.
Donna says
Little Drummer Boy is my all-time fave, too! I also love Can You Hear What I Hear? Good choices!
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
I love the little drummer boy. The Bing Crosby version is my favorite.
Sue M. says
I don’t think I saw this song mentioned yet, but I always liked John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”. I also like “Little Drummer Boy”. .
Rachel says
O Holy Night is my favorite Christmas song ever.
Mercy Me has a really cool version of Silent Night that I am loving this year.