Artist	Song
Nat "King" Cole	The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
from The Christmas Song (2009)
Bing Crosby	White Christmas
from All-Time Christmas Favorites, Vol. 1 (1999)
Frank Sinatra	Jingle Bells
from A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (50th Anniversary) [Bonus Track Edition] (2007)
Mormon Tabernacle Choir	Carol of the Bells
from Joy to the World (1993)
Gene Autry	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Other Christmas Classics (2003)
Jimmy Durante	Frosty the Snowman
from A Holly Jolly Kids Christmas (2007)
Dean Martin	Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
from My Kind of Christmas (2011)
Perry Como & The Ray Charles Singers	Do You Hear What I Hear
from Greatest Christmas Songs (1999)
The Ronettes	Sleigh Ride
from A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector (2009)
Spike Jones	All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
from Greatest Hits (1999)
Andy Williams	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
from The Andy Williams Christmas Album (2004)
José Feliciano	Feliz Navidad
from Feliz Navidad (1989)
Bobby Helms	Jingle Bell Rock
from Number 1's: Christmas (2007)
Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg & Valery Gergiev	The Nutcracker, Op.71: Overture
from Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (1998)
Vince Guaraldi Trio	Christmas Time Is Here
from Charlie Brown Holiday Hits (2006)
Brenda Lee	Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
from 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Brenda Lee (2003)
Elvis Presley	Blue Christmas
from Elvis' Christmas Album (1985)
Jimmy Boyd	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
from 16 Most Requested Songs: Christmas (1992)
The Chipmunks	The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
from Christmas With the Chipmunks (2010) (2010)
Bing Crosby	The Little Drummer Boy
from I Wish You a Merry Christmas (2001)
Perry Como	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
from Greatest Christmas Songs (1999)
Doris Day	Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
from Personal Christmas Collection (1994)
Ray Charles	That Spirit of Christmas
from The Spirit of Christmas (2008)
Frank Sinatra	Adeste Fideles
from A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (50th Anniversary) [Bonus Track Edition] (2007)
Boston Pops Orchestra & Arthur Fiedler	Sleigh Ride
from Christmas Party (2009)
Dean Martin	Baby, It's Cold Outside
from My Kind of Christmas (2011)
Eartha Kitt & Henri René	Santa Baby
from Eartha Kitt: Platinum & Gold Collection (Remastered) (2003)
Frank Sinatra	I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only In My Dreams)
from A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (50th Anniversary) [Bonus Track Edition] (2007)
Lena Horne	Jingle All the Way
from Merry Christmas from Lena Horne - EP (2009)
Ella Fitzgerald	What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
from Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (2002)
Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Margaret Hillis & Sir Georg Solti	Messiah: 42. Chorus: "Hallelujah"
from Handel: Messiah (1985)
Louis Armstrong & The Commanders	'Zat You, Santa Claus?
from 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Louis Armstrong (2003)
Johnny Mathis	Silent Night, Holy Night
from Merry Christmas (1984)
Mahalia Jackson	O Holy Night
from Christmas With Mahalia (1990)
Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Robson, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner	Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No. 4 Aria (Alto): " Bereite dich, Zion"
from Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Arias and Choruses) (1987)
Harry Belafonte	The Twelve Days of Christmas
from To Wish You a Merry Christmas (Remastered) (1990)
Vince Guaraldi Trio	Linus and Lucy
from Charlie Brown Holiday Hits (2006)
Patti Page	We Wish You a Merry Christmas
from The Society of Singers Presents an All-Star Christmas (1996)
Frank Sinatra	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
from A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (50th Anniversary) [Bonus Track Edition] (2007)
Ella Fitzgerald	Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
from Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas (2006)
The Drifters	White Christmas
from Let the Boogie-Woogie Roll: Greatest Hits 1953-1958 (2005)
Bing Crosby & Carole Richards	Silver Bells
from 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Bing Crosby (2003)
Burl Ives	Silver and Gold
from The Very Best of Burl Ives Christmas (1999)
Johnny Mathis	I'll Be Home for Christmas
from Merry Christmas (1984)
Nat "King" Cole	O Tannenbaum
from The Christmas Song (2009)
Perry Como	(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
from A Perry Como Christmas (2001)
Denis de Coteau & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra	Nutcracker: Act 2: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy
from Nutcracker (1998)
Tony Bennett	My Favorite Things
from Snowfall - The Tony Bennett Christmas Album (2004)
Nat "King" Cole	Caroling, Caroling
from The Christmas Song (2009)
Louis Armstrong & The Commanders	Cool Yule
from What a Wonderful Christmas (1997)
Kay Starr	(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With the Bag
from Ultra-Lounge - Christmas Cocktails, Pt. 1 (2000)
Sir David Willcocks & The Bach Choir	Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
from Essential Christmas: 35 Seasonal Favourites (2002)
The Beach Boys	Little Saint Nick
from Christmas With the Beach Boys (2004)
Peggy Lee	Happy Holiday
from Christmas With Peggy Lee (2006)
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	Jingle Bells
from Traditional Christmas Classics (1989)
Ella Fitzgerald	The Secret of Christmas
from Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas (1989)
Plácido Domingo	Cantique De Noël (O Holy Night)
from Christmas Favorites from the World's Favorite Tenors (1993)
Johnny Mathis	Winter Wonderland
from Merry Christmas (1984)
Billie Holiday	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday (2002)
Spike Jones	Nuttin' for Christmas
from Yule Be Miserable (2003)
June Christy	The Merriest
from This Time of Year (2009)
Julie London	I'd Like You for Christmas
from Christmas Classics (Remastered) (2004)
Darlene Love	Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
from A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector (2009)
Dean Martin	A Marshmallow World
from My Kind of Christmas (2011)
The Andrews Sisters	I'd Like to Hitch a Ride with Santa Claus
from A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters (2000)
Carmen McRae & Sammy Davis, Jr.	Baby, It's Cold Outside
from Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae On Decca (2005)
Duke Ellington	Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
from Three Suites (1990)
Oscar Peterson	Christmas Waltz
from An Oscar Peterson Christmas (1995)
Robert Goulet	Home for the Holidays
from 16 Most Requested Songs - Christmas Encore! (1995)
Oscar Peterson	O Christmas Tree
from An Oscar Peterson Christmas (1995)
Liberace	Ave Maria
from All-Time Christmas Favorites, Vol. 1 (1999)
Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops Orchestra	Winter Wonderland
from Pops Christmas Party (1990)
Benjamin Britten, Copenhagen Boys' Choir & Enid Simon	Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: Balulalow
from Britten Conducts Britten, Vol. 3 (2005)
Martin Denny	Exotic Night
from Ultra-Lounge / Christmas Cocktails, Vol. 2 (2000)

Comment:

Before there were recordings, families would gather around the parlor piano, toddies in hand, and raise their voices to the season. Of course, some are evocative of an era: The World War II generation had "I'll Be Home For Christmas" and "White Christmas," the swingin' '50s gave us "Santa Baby" and "Baby, It's Cold Outside," while the '60s introduced "My Favorite Things" and "Feliz Navidad." No matter when, though, the message is the same: You can light the fire, lay out the cookies, and hang tinsel on the tree, but until you start the music and share it with someone you love, it's just not Christmas. Together here in one place, like a favorite family portrait, are the biggest, brightest, and most beloved songs of the season.

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