It's Chriiiiiist-maaaaasssss!
It's that time of year when it's all about the festive hits and now is the only time of the year to play them to your hearts content. As a kid, December was all about the race to be Christmas number one, and a lot of those hits - whether they reached the top spot or not - have become pop Christmas classics which we can listen to year after year and never get bored of it. In fact it doesn't seem like Christmas unless we hear them.
So what are the must-listen-tos on your Christmas playlist? Just off the top of my head and in no particular order, mine are:
Last Christmas - Wham!
Do They Know it's Christmas - First two versions. Don't care for the others!
Merry Chsristmas Everybody - Slade
Step into Christmas - Elton John
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles
There are different versions of Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree but as long as I hear one of them every Christmas then it's all good! Our local pub always seemed to be playing it whenever we went in during that time so it reminds me of family, friends, and Christmases back in Essex!
I was about eight or nine when All I want For Christmas by Mariah Carey was released. It's not my usual style of music but I did like that song a lot. I remember a lot of the kids at school used to make up dances to that song in the play area! So I have to hear All I want for Christmas every Christmas as it brings back memories of my childhood.
A lot of Christmas music is currently being played at our house believe me! There's not a lot I don't like but I have to say there has to be some Boney M on the playlist as well as When A Child is Born by Johnny Mathis. My mum loves those songs and would play them every Christmas. As my mum lives abroad I don't get to spend every Christmas with her with playing these songs reminds me of her and all those Christmases we celebrated when I was growing up.
It's not a pop song but I've always loved O Holy Night. I'm not especially religious or anything but I do love that song. It's so beautiful and deeply moving, and definitely something I'd like to listen to every Christmas and gets me into the festive spirit.
Christmas just isn't Christmas without those Christmas classics! I like quite a lot from your list but I would add to that Queen's Thank God it's Christmas, The Darkness's Christmastime, and Bruce Springsteens' Santa Clause Is Comin' To Town. My husband is an amazing singer and I love hearing him sing Driving Home For Christmas by Chris Rea so that's another must have.