Top 50 Christmas Songs

Its Christmas Time! The time to get together with family and really close friends. It's the time to share good times with great food, wine...and music! Yes...if it were not for the amazing choice of Christmas music available these days, Christmas wouldn't be as 'Merry' as it is expected to be.

Much as what we know as Christmas Music has actually come together in a phased manner over the years. First there were the traditional Christmas carols such as Silent Night, Away In A Manger, O Little Town Of Bethlehem etc. Over the years, music evolved to not only specifically address Christmas but the 'Holiday Season' altogether. Members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers over the years have put together a number of songs popular known as 'Holiday Songs' such as 'Silver Bells', 'Winter Wonderland' or the popular 'The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)'. Widely used by almost every artist today on their Christmas Albums, these songs form the staple of today's Christmas Music. In an attempt to add-on to these, artists further started creating their original songs. Not all really make it as 'Popular' songs to sing during Christmas, but more-so become most popular songs 'heard' during Christmas.

I have always felt that Christmas Music I hear during the season, really inspire me in more ways I could have ever thought. It gives me a new sense of wonder and spirit. It adds to the cheer on the whole. It is for this reason I would like a separate host of songs which play this role to my Christmas rather than just songs I sing.

When it comes down to finding the right songs, the question at this time really is which ones, really add to 'spirit' of the season and actually give you that feeling of warmth, love and Christmas cheer? What really do you want to hear from your favorite artist? Is it a carol, is it a popular Christmas song or is it an original Christmas song? When I sit down to actually answer this question, I'd rather hear a new original song.

So keeping this in mind, I set out on the search for my Top 50 Christmas Original Songs;

01 Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas 

02 Ronan Keating & Hayley Westenra - It's Only Christmas 

03 Lady Antebellum - On This Winters Night 

04 R.Kelly - World Christmas 

05 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - The Greatest Gift Of All 

06 Alabama - Angels Among Us 

07 Alan Jackson & Alison Kraus - And The Angels Cried 

08 Celine Dion - These Are Special Times 

09 Moody Blues - On This Christmas Day 

10 Bryan Adams - Something About Christmas Time 

11 Garth Brooks - The Gift 

12 Randy Travis - Labour Of Love 

13 Rihanna - A Child Is Born 

14 Wham! - Last Christmas 

15 Queen - Thank God It's Christmas 

16 Shakin Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone 

17 Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine 

18 Sarah McLaughlin - Wintersong 

19 Cliff Richards - Saviours Day 

20 Alabama - Happy Birthday Jesus 

21 John & Yoko - Happy Xms (War Is Over) 

22 Moody Blues - A Winters Tale 

23 Ricky Martin - Ay Ay It's Christmas Time 

24 Extreme - Christmas Time Again 

25 Moody Blues - Yes I Believe 

26 Chicago - This Christmas 

27 Gloria Estefan - Love On Layaway 

28 The Band - Christmas Must Be Tonight 

29 Celine Dion - Another Year Has Gone By 

30 Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time 

31 Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas 

32 Garth Brooks - Baby Jesus Is Born 

33 Dido - Christmas Day 

34 Faith Hill - Where Are You Christmas 

35 Natalie Merchant - Children Go Where I Send Thee 

36 The Judds - Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem 

37 Sheryl Crow - All Through The Night 

38 N'Sync - The Only Gift 

39 Billy Idol - Christmas Love 

40 Belinda Carlisle - Christmas Lullaby 

41 Hanson - At Christmas 

42 No Doubt - Oi' To The World 

43 Peter Cetera - Alone For The Holidays 

44 Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody 

45 Norah Jones - Peace 

46 Stevie Wonder - Someday At Christmas 

47 Macy Gray - This Christmas 

48 Ten Sharp - When The Snow Falls 

49 Lady Gaga - Christmas Tree 

50 Mariah Carey - O Santa

Do find time to listen to these tracks. Each one I have chosen after listening to various songs both original as also covers. Artists such as Eagles, Bon Jovi, Annie Lennox, Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Elton John..to name a few, have all done Christmas songs, but either were just covers of popular tracks or songs which just didn't quite me in that 'Christmasy' mood, I so look forward to every year!