Christmas music!

I just love listening to Christmas music throughout December. I first put my Christmas playlist on whilst decorating my tree on the first weekend in December. I don't think I could pick my favourite Christmas song.

I love the cheesy-ness of I wish it could be Christmas every day (Wizzard) and Merry Christmas Everyone (slade).

I always sing my heart out to All I want for Christmas is you (Mariah Carey) and Last Christmas (Wham).

Do they know it's Christmas (Band aid) and War is over (John and Yoko) always make me feel blessed and thankful for what we have.

Fairytale of New York (Kirsty MacColl) just always makes me smile.

White Christmas (Bing Crosby) just makes me fell all warm and homely as does Let it snow! (Dean Martin)

I love the traditional songs to sing with the kids such as Rudoph the Rednose reindeer, the 12 days of Christmas, frosty the snowman, Santa Claus is coming to town and We wish you a merry Christmas.

My favourite carol is Silent Night. Sinead O Conner sings a lovely version and it almost always makes me cry and In the Bleak Mid Winter always takes me straight back to sitting in a Church with school during our Christmas show.

The CD I normally listen to is Now Xmas. Here is the track listing, I'm sure you'll have a few favourites of your own:-

Disc 1

1. John & Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
2. Band Aid - Do They Know It¹s Christmas? (1984 Original Version)
3. The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York
4. Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
5. Elton John - Step Into Christmas
6. Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
7. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
8. Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo
9. Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time
10. The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
11. The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
12. Girls Aloud - Not Tonight Santa
13. Gabriella Cilmi - Warm This Winter
14. Samantha Mumba All I Want For Christmas Is You
15. The Puppini Sisters - Jingle Bells
16. Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby
17. Jona Lewie Stop - The Cavalry
18. The Wombats - Is This Christmas?
19. The Darkness - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
20. Status Quo - It¹s Christmas Time
21. Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas?

Disc 2

1. Bing Crosby - White Christmas
2. Nat King Cole Trio - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
3. Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
4. Cliff Richard - Mistletoe And Wine
5. Matt Monro - Mary's Boy Child
6. Adam Faith - Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)
7. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
8. Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock
9. Alma Cogan - Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo
10. Big Dee Irwin - Swinging On A Star
11. Kay Starr - (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag
12. Cliff Richard - Little Town
13. The Spinners - The Twelve Days Of Christmas
14. Burl Ives - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
15. The Kings Singers - While Shepherds Watched
16. Sinéad O'Connor - Silent Night Holy Night
17. Steeleye Span - Gaudete
18. Bert Jansch - In The Bleak Mid Winter
19. The Weavers - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
20. Jethro Tull - Ring Out Solstice Bells
21. Donna Summer - Winter Melody
22. Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me
23. The Jackson 5 - Frosty The Snowman
24. The Supremes - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Disc 3

1. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
2. Pretenders - 2000 Miles
3. East 17 - Stay Another Day
4. Aled Jones - Walking In The Air
5. Chris De Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling
6. David Essex - A Winter's Tale
7. Mud - Lonely This Christmas
8. Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day
9. Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas
10. Patrizio Buanne - Winter Wonderland
11. Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews - Baby, Its Cold Outside
12. Love Unlimited Orchestra - It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring)
13. State Of The Heart - Last Christmas
14. Squeeze - Christmas Day
15. Dina Carroll - The Perfect Year
16. Vanessa Williams - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
17. Stacie Orrico - O Come, All Ye Faithful
18. Norah Jones - Peace
19. Abba - Happy New Year