Maybe it's the snow starting to fall, maybe it's the Christmas plays, maybe it's the McDonald's Eggnog milkshake. Whatever it is, we're starting to feel Christmas coming around the corner. And what better way to celebrate our Savior's birth then with jolly-jolly music? Yup, Christmas songs can be cheesy...but some stand the test of time. Here are some of our favorites:10- Jingle Bell Rock
9- Feliz Navidad
Why we love it: Jazzy guitar riffs make any song fun. This one is no exception.
Best rendition: Hall & Oates
9- Feliz Navidad
Why we love it: Latinos know how to warm up the cold weather. Plus, it expanded America's Spanish vocabulary.
8- Winter Wonderland
7- I'll Be Home For Christmas
6- Go Tell It on the Mountain
5- O come, O come, Emmanuel
Why we love it: The lyrics help us pretend to like the cold even though our fingertips are frozen and our cars snow-rusty.
Best rendition: Louis Armstrong
7- I'll Be Home For Christmas
Why we love it: Christmas is never the same without family around. This song testifies.
Best rendition: Ohmega Watts's remix
6- Go Tell It on the Mountain
Why we love it: We like a good challenge.
Best rendition: Kirk Franklin
5- O come, O come, Emmanuel
Why we love it: It reminds us of Israel's anxious and hopeful wait for the Messiah, and God's faithfulness.
4- The First Noel
Why we love it: It reminds us that Jesus was no ordinary baby. And yet so ordinary.
3- O Holy Night
Why we love it: It's just beautiful. And who doesn't like to yell "Noeeelll!!"?
Best rendition: Luciano Pavarotti
2- The Christmas Song
Why we love it: No song captures the modern North American Christmas traditions as well as this one.
Best rendition: Nat King Cole (Luther Vandross is a close second...)
1- Silent Night
Why we love it: No song captures the drama and beauty of Jesus' birth 2000 years ago as well as this one.
