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Top 100 Christmas Songs -- Part Four of Five

40

'Believe'

Josh Groban

Producer Glenn Ballard wrote this song for Groban and the 2004 North Pole adventure 'The Polar Express.'

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39

'We Need a Little Christmas'

Percy Faith and His Orchestra

An impossibly cheery group of female singers raise their voices high in search of the holiday spirit.

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38

'All I Want for Christmas Is You'

Mariah Carey

You may hear this one at the mall this shopping season -- it's the top-selling holiday ringtone of all time.

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37

'The First Noel'

Frank Sinatra

Sinatra's commanding voice adds a special gravitas to a poor shepherd's account of the first Christmas.

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36

'Silver and Gold'

Burl Ives

Ives lays out his preferences for Christmas tree decorations: lots of tinsel and shiny ornaments.

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35

'Silent Night'

Susan Boyle

An out-of-nowhere British talent-show sensation sets her amazing voice to this beautifully tranquil classic.

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34

'O Tannenbaum'

Vince Guaraldi

Vince's classy jazz piano takes this German Christmas carol on a swinging tour through the city lights.

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33

'We Wish You a Merry Christmas'

Bing Crosby

Don't get put off by the early demands for figgy pudding, Bing gets to the verse you know and love soon enough.

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32

'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'

Nat King Cole

A singing "King" uses his famous soft baritone to herald the joyous arrival of another kind of King.

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31

'Joy to the World'

Percy Faith and His Orchestra

Really, this song is about the second coming, not Christmas, but with all those triumphant horns it's pretty easy to get swept up in the festive spirit.

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30

'Deck the Halls'

Bing Crosby

Christmas songwriting 101: If you run out of words, just keep repeating something catchy, like "Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la" (works great for us writers, too!)

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29

'Away in a Manger'

Nat King Cole

No crib for a bed, huh? We know they were traveling, but didn't anybody tell them about Pack 'n Plays?

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28

'Baby, It's Cold Outside'

Dean Martin

Dean slyly tries to keep the present he was most hoping to unwrap from walking out into the cold night.

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27

'It Came Upon a Midnight Clear'

Frank Sinatra

If something miraculous did happen on a midnight clear in his lifetime, wouldn't Frank have missed it because he was at a bar or poker table somewhere?

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26

'Where Are You Christmas?'

Faith Hill

Lovely song. Forgive our temporary lack of holiday good will, but what we really want for Christmas from Hill is an end to the 'Sunday Night Football' songs.

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25

'O Come All Ye Faithful'

Nat King Cole

Nat sings in exultation, along with an angelic choir, for the chance to come and adore the new Baby Jesus.

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24

'Little Drummer Boy'

Harry Simeone Chorale

A poor drummer is pleased to find out that it was his simple gift of music, not gold, that made the Baby Jesus smile. So, nobody tell him it was just gas, OK?

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23

'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'

Gene Autry

Admit it, you totally believed this story when you were a kid. If, by some miracle, the next crop of GPS-using infants buy into this, too, let's keep playing along.

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22

'Jingle Bell Rock'

Bobby Helms

OK, let's get a little rock 'n' roll in here! After all, hanging with your family should be fun, right? Right?!

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21

'(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays'

Perry Como

If you're lucky enough to have your whole family together for Christmas, please remember how blessed you are, even if Uncle Phil is hogging the remote control.

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