Artist	Song
Bing Crosby	Winter Wonderland
from Bing Crosby's Christmas Classics (1999)
The Bangles	Hazy Shade of Winter
from Bangles: Greatest Hits (1990)
Johnny Mathis	Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
from Christmas With Johnny Mathis (1990)
Nina Simone	Here Comes the Sun
from Essential Nina Simone, Vol. 2 (1994)
Joni Mitchell	River
from Blue (2007)
Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra	Sleigh Ride
from The Four Seasons - A Musical Calendar of Favourite Classics (2003)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan	Baby, It's Cold Outside
from Ella & Friends (1996)
Counting Crows	A Long December
from Films About Ghosts: The Best of Counting Crows (2004)
Loretta Lynn	Snowbird
from Coal Miner's Daughter (1988)
Bobby Helms	Jingle Bell Rock
from Number 1's: Christmas (2007)
The Mamas & The Papas	California Dreamin'
from The Mamas & The Papas Greatest Hits (1998)
Enya	And Winter Came
from And Winter Came (2008)
Sarah McLachlan	Song for a Winter's Night
from Wintersong (2005)
Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson	Winter Song
from Winter Songs (2008)
Tori Amos	Winter
from A Tori Amos Collection - Tales of a Librarian (2003)
Billie Holiday	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
from Lady Sings the Blues - The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 4 (1995)
Neil Young	Winterlong
from Decade (2005)
Fountains of Wayne	Valley Winter Song
from Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)
John Denver	Aspenglow
from The Country Roads Collection (1990)
Lou Rawls	What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
from Merry Christmas Baby (2006)
Blood, Sweat & Tears	Sometimes In Winter
from Blood, Sweat & Tears (1986)
Ingrid Michaelson	Snowfall
from Snowfall - Single (2008)
Annie Lennox	Cold
from Diva (1992)
Vince Guaraldi Trio	Skating
from A Charlie Brown Christmas (Remastered) (2006)
Vince Gill	Colder Than Winter
from The Essential Vince Gill (1995)
Kool & the Gang	Winter Sadness
from Hollywood Swinging (1995)
Ella Fitzgerald	Frosty the Snowman
from Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (2002)
Elliott Smith	Angel In the Snow
from New Moon (2007)
Gordon Lightfoot	Song for a Winter's Night
from Gord's Gold (2010)
Bing Crosby	Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
from Bing Crosby's Christmas Classics (1999)
Wings	Winter Rose/Love Awake
from Back to the Egg (2010)
Fleet Foxes	White Winter Hymnal
from Fleet Foxes (2008)
Sting	The Hounds of Winter
from If On a Winter's Night... (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
The Rolling Stones	Winter
from Goats Head Soup (Remastered) (2009)
Tori Amos	Winter's Carol
from Midwinter Graces (Bonus Track Version) (2009)
The Dream Academy	Life In a Northern Town
from Rhino Hi-Five: The Dream Academy - EP (2005)
The Beach Boys	Winter Symphony
from Christmas With the Beach Boys (2004)
Sarah Vaughan	Snowbound
from Jazz Profile: Sarah Vaughan (1998)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66	When Summer Turns to Snow
from Fool on the Hill (2004)
Janis Ian	In the Winter
from Between the Lines (1986)
Ella Fitzgerald	I Concentrate On You (Master Take)
from The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books (1993)
Collective Soul	December
from Rhino Hi-Five: Collective Soul - EP (2005)
Etta James	This Time of Year
from 12 Songs of Christmas (1998)
Van Hunt	Who Will Love Me In Winter
from Van Hunt (2004)
Rosemary Clooney	Suzy Snowflake
from Christmas With Rosemary Clooney (2006)
Darol Anger	While Roving On a Winter's Night
from Heritage (2007)
Herbie Hancock	River (feat. Corinne Bailey Rae)
from River - The Joni Letters (2007)
Jimmy Smith	Jingle Bells
from Christmas Cookin' (1992)
Josh Rouse	Winter In the Hamptons
from Nashville (2006)
Matt Pond PA	Snow Day
from Winter Songs EP (2011)
Bill Withers	Wintertime
from Menagerie (2003)
Chet Baker	Grey December
from Chet Baker Sings and Plays (2004)
Michael Bublé	Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (Live)
from Gift Wrapped - 20 Songs That Keep On Giving! (2009)
Willie Nelson	December Day
from The Essential Willie Nelson (1995)
The Moody Blues	A Winters Tale
from December (2003)
Pretenders	2000 Miles
from The Singles (2004)
Neil Finn	Sweet Secret Peace
from A Winter's Night (2005)
Over the Rhine	Snowed In With You
from Snow Angels (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
Linda Ronstadt	Winter Light
from Dedicated to the One I Love (2009)
Nina Simone	Chilly Winds Don't Blow
from The Amazing Nina Simone (2005)
Caesars	Winter Song
from Paper Tigers (2005)
Destiny's Child	Winter Paradise
from 8 Days of Christmas (2001)
Emilíana Torrini	Snow
from Fisherman's Woman (2005)
Jane Siberry	Hockey
from Bound By the Beauty (2010)
Bill Evans	Skating in Central Park
from Undercurrent (2002)
Tony Bennett	Snowfall
from Snowfall - The Tony Bennett Christmas Album (2004)
Julie London	Warm December
from Ultra-Lounge / Christmas Cocktails, Vol. 2 (2000)
Stan Getz	Winter Moon
from Verve Jazz Masters 53: Stan Getz Bossa Nova (1996)
SF Seals	Winter Song
from Nowhere (1994)
The Apples In Stereo	Winter Must Be Cold
from #1 Hits Explosion (2009)
Au Revoir Simone	The Winter Song
from Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation (2006)
Bob Dylan	Winter Wonderland
from Christmas In the Heart (2009)
George Shearing	Snowfall/Snowfall Cha-Cha
from Ultra-Lounge / Christmas Cocktails, Vol. 2 (2000)

Comment:

Winter conjures a whole new world. Lit by a distant sun and a silvery moon, covered in a blanket of white and wiped clean of the colors that merely change with other seasons, it’s a blank canvas, a love-it-or-hate-it source of inspiration that, as our Winter Songs set list so perfectly proves, inspires music that’s as meaningful as it is merry. We begin with pure celebration in the form of Bing Crosby’s beloved “Winter Wonderland,” before winding our way through quiet gems (Tony Bennett’s swirling “Snowfall,” Sarah McLachlan’s solitary “Song for a Winter’s Night”), jazzy joyrides (Billie Holiday and “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” Nina Simone and a stunning “Here Comes the Sun”), and heartwarming pop pleasures (Fountains of Wayne and “A Valley Winter Song”). Frosty treats or cozy companions, these are the tunes to see you to spring.

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