10 Christmas Songs for this year

So, once again it's time for those Holiday tunes to filter out of store speakers and radio stations across the country. Here are my top ten for this year. These are songs I've been listening to a lot this year.

10 - Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg. Everytime I hear this song it brings a tear to my eye and especially this year with the passing of Dan Fogelberg. I was actually watching a video (of this song) the night before he passed away. One of those songs with a great story. I've only heard this song once this year on the radio but thought I had to include it since I never tire of this classic.

9 - Bringing in a Brand New Year performed by BB King. A song worthy of playing as the first song of the new year. Very festive and a new favorite of mine!

8 - 2,000 Miles by the Pretenders. I've always been a fan of the Pretenders and love Chrissy's saddened vocals on this one.

7 - Zat you Santa Claus? sung by Louis Armstrong. Can't go wrong with this Holiday classic and it always makes me smile when I hear it. Louis Armstrong is just one of those people that make you wish you were born in a different decade.



6 - River sung by Sarah McLachlan. I first heard this song last year and yet another one that made me teary (a real man admits he tears up!). I also like the James Taylor version but Sarah sings it far better and makes it seam sadder for some reason.

5 - Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley. The Elvis Christmas album was the first Christmas album I ever heard (back in the early 70s when I first noticed a thing called 'music') and it gets played every year many times over. I've always wondered how the backing vocalists got there voices to do those weird harmonies. But that's for another day.

4 - Christmas (I remember) by the Smithereens (sung by Dennis Diken). A fairly new Christmas song that sounds old. US Weekly voted this song #5 of new Christmas Songs for 2007. I urge everyone to go out and buy 'Christmas with the Smithereens'!

3 - Merry Christmas (I don't want to fight tonight) by the Ramones. Great song by a great (and missed) band. It's hard to think I'll never get to see these guys perform again.

2 - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year sung by Andy Williams. I re-discovered how great of a holiday song this was a couple of years ago (thanks Tim!) and besides (Andy and I) we share the same birthday.

1 - Baby it's Cold Outside sung by Dean Martin. Just a feel good Holiday song and one I've liked for a long time. You can never go wrong with a little Deano for Christmas.