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HC Playlist: 40 Best Holiday Songs!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Skidmore chapter.

 

Don’t feel bad: we all get in music ruts. When your iPod is craving something new and different, turn to us for music to fit your mood! We’ll be whipping up new playlists until our iTunes libraries are exhausted, so stay tuned!

It’s that magical time of the year again. Ring in the holiday season with these 40 classic hits.

1.     Andrea Bocelli: White Christmas (Bianco Natale)

2.     Ashanti: Winter Wonderland

3.     Bing Crosby: Silent Night

4.     Bobby Helms: Jingle Bell Rock

5.     Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

6.     Burl Ives: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

7.     Burl Ives: Holly Jolly Christmas

8.     Colbie Caillat: Mistletoe

9.     Dean Martin: Baby, It’s Cold Outside

10. Diana Ross, Jackson 5 & The Supremes: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

11. Eartha Kitt: Santa Baby

12. Elvis Presley: Blue Christmas

13. Frank Sinatra: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

14. Ella Fiztgerald: Let It Snow

15. Fred Waring: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

16. Henry Mancini: Latin Snowfall

17. Frank Sinatra: Adeste Fideles

18. Jackson 5: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

19. Judy Garland: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

20. José Feliciano: Feliz Navidad

21. Kenny Ellis: Swingin’ Dreidel

22. Mariah Carey: Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town

23. Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song

24. Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson: Winter Song

25. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Jingle Bells

26. Tony Bennet: I’ll Be Home for Christmas

27. Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas

28. Louis Armstrong & The Commanders: ‘Zat You, Santa Claus?

29. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

30. Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride

31. Perry Como & The Fontaine Sisters: It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas

32. Dean Martin: Winter Wonderland

33. Frank Sinatra: I Believe

34. Andy Williams: It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

35. Thurl Ravenscroft: You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

36. Boris Karloff: Welcome Christmas

37. Boris Karloff: Trim Up the Tree

38. Andrea Bocelli: Caro Gesu Bambino

39. Frank Sinatra: I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm

40. Mariah Carey: All I Want for Christmas is You

Emma Weinstein is a senior at Skidmore College majoring in Art History. She loves being a part of Her Campus Skidmore and has written articles throughout her four years. Emma is an avid equestrian and member of the Riding Team. Other hobbies include travel, cooking, and personal fitness.
Audrey is a class of 2013 English major at Skidmore College. She has held several communications internships in her hometown of Nashville, TN, including ones at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Nissan's North American Headquarters, and at Katcher Vaughn and Bailey Public Relations. In her free time, she loves to bake for family and friends, exercise by swimming, and loves all things Parisian. Audrey can't wait to continue her journalism experience with Her Campus as a campus correspondent. Having lived in Nashville, France and New York, Audrey has found a love for travel, and hopes to discover a new city after Skidmore where she plans to continue onto law school.