Christmas time means long lines in the stores, crazy
drivers, incessant whining from unhappy little ones and fruit
cakes. but it also means the celebration of our faith at the
earth-birth of Jesus, time with friends and family and wonderful
Christmas music. we started playing holiday music the day after
Thanksgiving with a full on 24 hour blast of the holiday cheer, and
have since scaled it back so we're not drowning you in the sounds
of the season for now. we will ratchet it back up as we get closer
to Christmas Eve, but as for now we're mingling it in with your
regular J103 favorites.
as we get closer to Christmas though, I thought I would share with
you my top 5 Christmas songs of all time.
5) Francesca Battistelli - Have Yourself A Merry
Little Christmas: close to my favorite Christmas
song, done by my favorite female vocalist. her peppy version of
this Christmas classic makes me smile and really brightens the mood
for the Christmas season.
4) Relient K - Sleigh Ride: leave it
to the boys of Relient K to make me fall in love all over again
with a Christmas classic. their bouncing take on this already
'poppy' holiday song has me wanting to take a ride in a sleigh
too!
3) Vince Guaraldi - Christmas Time Is
Here: growing up, listening to this album was a
Christmas tradition for me. the song framed the moments in this
classic movie so well with a sound both content, and hopeful.
2) Bebo Norman - Have Yourself A Merry Little
Christmas: this song is my all time favorite
Christmas song yet it's still only number two (and yes, this one
song is on this list twice). Bebo's cover is my favorite version of
this song, but i have so many favorite versions that i couldn't in
good faith put one over another as my #1 song. so that
leaves...
1) Capital Lights - Favorite Christmas
Story: this song made me tear up at the end. true
story, just don't tell anyone i admitted to that okay? this
original song by the guys of Capital Lights is a moving Christmas
story of a man's recollection of his favorite Christmas, and would
be a killer Christmas song if redone for mainstream audiences (as
is, it's probably a little too rockin' for most stations playing
'smooth' Christmas music). you can get the song only on the X
Christmas compilation, or you can also hear it saturday nights on
Crossroads.