I like Christmas music but only around Christmas time. When the radio stations and stores start playing it before Thanksgiving I find it a bit annoying.
That being said, I do have 16.7 hours of Christmas music in my iTunes library and wanted to share just a few of my favorites with you. (please note there is audio embedded in this post, if you are reading this in a RSS reader you may need to click over).
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[audio:http://ohbuoyancy.net/wp-content/uploads/08-the-friendly-beasts.mp3|titles=The Friendly Beasts|artists=Sufjan Stevens]
Sufjan Stevens - The Friendly Beasts : This song is just cute and sweet and I love it. Johnny Cash's version (titled "The Gifts They Gave") is also worth a listen.
2.
I don't think I ever watched a full episode of The O.C. but I know it had some good music and the Christmas album is great with tracks such as:
[audio:http://ohbuoyancy.net/wp-content/uploads/01-the-christmas-song.mp3|titles=The Christmas Song|artists=Ravonettes] Ravonettes - The Christmas Song and
[audio:http://ohbuoyancy.net/wp-content/uploads/05-rock-of-ages.mp3|titles=Rock of Ages|artists=Ben Kweller]
3.
This album has its good and bad but it's the best of the "Happy Christmas" series if only for this track alone.
[audio:http://ohbuoyancy.net/wp-content/uploads/08-do-you-hear-what-i-hear.mp3|titles=Do You Hear What I Hear?|artists=Copeland] Copeland - Do You Hear What I Hear?
4.
While I like Conor Oberst, there are only two Bright Eyes albums I can tolerate, Digital Ash in a Digital Urn and "A Christmas Album."
[audio:http://ohbuoyancy.net/wp-content/uploads/06-little-drummer-boy.mp3|titles=Little Drummer Boy|artists=Bright Eyes] Bright Eyes - Little Drummer Boy
5.
Christmas classics to most people bring up thoughts of Frank Sinatra or Bing Crosby, but for me it's Dolly. This is the Christmas music I grew up with.
[audio:http://ohbuoyancy.net/wp-content/uploads/07-hard-candy-christmas.mp3|titles=Hard Candy Christmas|artists=Dolly Parton] Dolly Parton - Hard Candy Christmas
6.
[audio:http://ohbuoyancy.net/wp-content/uploads/3-11-happy-christmas-war-is-over.mp3|titles=Happy Christmas (war is over)|artists=John Lennon] John Lennon - Happy Xmas (war is over) I don't know what it is about this song, but I love it.
7.
I just realized there are several volumes of Christmas with the Rat Pack, the one I have is mostly Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. I just got it last year, but it's already a staple.
[audio:http://ohbuoyancy.net/wp-content/uploads/20-a-marshmallow-world-live.mp3|titles=A Marshmallow World|artists=Frank Sinatra] Christmas with the Rat Pack - A Marshmallow World
Bonus: [audio:http://ohbuoyancy.net/wp-content/uploads/05-christmas-song.mp3|titles=The Christmas Song|artists=Denison Witmer]
What are some of your favorite Christmas songs? Or does Christmas music make your ears bleed? Let me know in the comments.
For a full list of the Christmas music in my iTunes library read on
