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I'm in the mood for a list, so in no particular order, here are my favoritest Christmas songs:

• "Christmas Canon" - Trans-Siberian Orchestra
• "Somewhere in my Memory" - John Williams and the Boston Pops with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus
• 'Twas The Night Before Christmas - narrated by Robin Williams (OK so it's not a song, but I know all the words to the poem :))
• "Carol of the Bells" - Trans-Siberian Orchestra*
• "Christmastime" - Michael W. Smith with the Vienna Boys Choir (eargasm!)
• "The Little Drummer Boy" - Johnny Mathis
• "Mary's Boy Child / Oh my Lord" - Boney M (fuck you very much)
• The Hellelujah Chorus - sung by a live choir (I need a better version)
• "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" - The Royal Guardsmen

* This is the best Christmas song ever. It is probably one of the most singularly compelling songs I've ever heard from any genre.

One of the things I've noticed about a lot of Christmas music is that they lack power. They aren't compelling. They don't grab you by the ear and command you to listen. That's the problem with most Christmas music. Some of these songs do, some don't. This list is hardly exhaustive, and I'll probably be modifying it in the near future.

PS- Jacqui sucks for not liking TSO.

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