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Dec 22, 20161 min read
Christmas Song nr. 24: Merry Christmas Eve by Better Than Ezra
In some parts of the world where Christmas is celebrated the 24th of December is when one gathers the family and exchange gifts. The...
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Chris
Dec 22, 20161 min read
Christmas Song nr. 23: Christmas at the Airport by Nick Lowe
One of the worst things, probably worse than being alone at Christmas, is when the holidays just don’t turn out the way we though they...
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Chris
Dec 22, 20161 min read
Christmas Song nr. 25: Fairytale of New York by The Pogues & Kristi McColl
It’s probably not odd that one of the most famous Christmas songs land here on the list and again not so surprising that it ends up on...
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Chris
Dec 22, 20161 min read
Christmas Song nr. 22: We Won’t Remember Christmas by The Midnight Beast
Many of the songs on this list are about the majesty of Christmas, the need to be with family for the holidays and the love we share when...
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Chris
Dec 21, 20162 min read
Christmas Song nr. 21: Standing by the Christmas Tree by Cara Dillon
As this list starts to wind down one might reflect on the content of it. Some may say that it ways heavily on more contemporary songs or...
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Chris
Dec 20, 20162 min read
Christmas Song nr. 20: Rebel Jesus by The Albion Christmas Band
Sometimes the Christmas songs, like number choice 19, can be a social comment. It can make us think about our lost in life, compared to...
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Chris
Dec 19, 20162 min read
Christmas Song nr. 19: It Feels Like Christmas by The Muppets
There are more cultural phenomenon that we connect with the holidays than songs. As mentioned a couple of days ago there are the...
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Chris
Dec 18, 20161 min read
Christmas Song nr. 18: Winter Song by Lindisfarne
When winter’s shadowy fingers First pursue you down the street And your boots no longer lie About the cold around your feet Do you spare...
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Chris
Dec 17, 20161 min read
Christmas Song nr. 17: Christmas Bells by Bellowhead
Christmas songs are of many styles and origins; there are the classic carols, the American form sung by crooners of the 50s and 60s and...
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Chris
Dec 16, 20162 min read
Christmas Song nr. 16: Shake Up Christmas by Train
A category that has yet to appear on this list is the one related to the advertising of Christmas. Commercials are designed to make us...
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Chris
Dec 15, 20161 min read
Christmas Song nr. 15: Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin’ Stevens
The joys of the season may be expressed in a multitude of ways, especially in song. Like previous tunes on this list, Christmas Morning...
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Chris
Dec 14, 20162 min read
Christmas Song nr. 14: Mary’s Boy Child by Harry Belafonte
A few years back now, probably the last time my immediate family was gathered on Christmas, my Grandmother sid she had a surprise for us....
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Chris
Dec 13, 20162 min read
Christmas Song nr. 13: Christmas Morning by Brian Kennedy
Sometimes all we need from a Christmas song, and this may be more true of contemporary ones than the older classics, is a description of...
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Chris
Dec 12, 20162 min read
Christmas Song nr. 12: it Doesn’t Have to Be That Way by Jim Croce
The various categories of Christmas music has already been discussed on this list; Christmas tunes about the season, religious carols,...
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Chris
Dec 11, 20161 min read
Christmas Song nr. 11: Love Came Down at Christmas by Jars of Clay
For the second time on this list we find Christina Rosetti, British poet who lived between 1830-1894. More famous for writing In the...
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Chris
Dec 10, 20162 min read
Christmas Song nr. 10: The Long Christmas Dinner by Carrie Newcomer
To most of us the holiday season is intimately intertwined with family. Often its the center of our world. When we’re away at college or...
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Chris
Dec 9, 20162 min read
Christmas Song nr 9: In the Bleak Midwinter by Paper Aeroplanes
Songs that encapsulate the dark of the holiday season have always fascinated me, not the melancholy loneliness that some people feel, but...
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Chris
Dec 8, 20162 min read
Christmas Song Nr. Eight: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Barenaked Ladies
Some Christmas songs are so old and common that they become part of our cultural heritage whether we like it or not. Featured in movies,...
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Chris
Dec 7, 20162 min read
Christmas Song nr 7: Winter Wonderland by Diana Krall
There are classic seasonal songs and then there are classical seasonal songs. Some are classics because we connect them to a movie or...
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Chris
Dec 6, 20162 min read
Christmas Song Nr. 6: You Make it Feel Like Christmas by Neil Diamond
There are few subcategories of singers that are so interlaced with the Christmas season as the Crooner. Singers like Frank Sinatra, Tony...
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