I've got a little thing for lists. I'll throw anything in a list. Top ten movies with a geographic location in the title, best songs written by a Canadian citizen while living in England, greatest top ten lists ever, you get the idea.
This is prime time for hanging with friends and family, so you really shouldn't be reading this. Turn off the computer, will ya? In case you are taking a few minutes out of your Christmas Eve to check things out @ torontomike.com, here are my forty favourite Christmas songs. Happy Christmas Eve, everyone.
- Fairytale of New York - The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl
- White Christmas - Bing Crosby
- Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi Trio
- 2000 Miles - The Pretenders
- Baby It's Cold Outside - Ray Charles with Betty Carter
- Peace On Earth & Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby
- O Tannenbaum - Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir
- Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio
- The First Noel - Crash Test Dummies
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Bruce Springsteen
- The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - Nat King Cole
- Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
- Christmas Don't Be Late - Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Jingle Bells - Barenaked Ladies
- You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Thurl Ravenscroft
- O Holy Night - John McDermott
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay
- Christmas Night In Harlem - Louis Armstrong
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings - Barenaked Ladies with Sarah McLachlan
- I'll Be Home For Christmas - Bing Crosby
- Let Me Sleep - Pearl Jam
- Christmas at the Zoo - The Flaming Lips
- Green Christmas - Barenaked Ladies
- Zat You Santa Claus? - Louis Armstrong
- Merry Christmas, Baby - Otis Redding
- Song For A Winter's Night - Sarah McLachlan
- Mary Had A Baby - Bruce Cockburn
- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - U2
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Welcome Christmas - The Whos of Whoville
- Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over - Jack White
- Ave Maria - Sarah Brightman
- That Was The Worst Christmas Ever! - Sufjan Stevens
- We Three Kings - Reverend Horton Heat
- Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
- Twelve Days of Christmas - Bob & Doug McKenzie
- Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) - Drunken Boat
- Thank God It's Christmas - Queen