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12 Best Christmas Songs: No. 1

'Christmas in Hollis'
--Run-DMC (1987)

Rapper Rev Run meets a guy in the park with a beard and a dog. Turns out the dog's a reindeer, the guy is Santa, and the million bucks he leaves behind in his wallet is the year's good tidings. The sample makes this a double whammy of good cheer: It's from Clarence Carter's soul strutter 'Back Door Santa,' itself a naughty-but-nice Christmas classic.

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jerry

what do any of these songs have to do with CHRISTmas. Where are songs like "silent Night" " O Holy Night" " O Little Town of Bethlehem" " Hark The Herald Angel Sings" " It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" Those are my top 5.

December 20 2011 at 9:22 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
shaggycc

I like RUN D MC.
Still this song is far from #1 best, and would be past #12 (going downt his list #20 #50 and so on)on the worst list.

November 25 2009 at 1:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kristen

this list sucks!! there are so many better than these, there was like 3 or 4 actuall good ones on this list

March 07 2009 at 10:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sandran712

Why in the world would someone think that a rapper group would know how to sing a Christmas song.I own all kinds of Christmas Music.And none of them get any recognition anymore.I like Burl Ives-Holly Jolly Christmas and Bing Crosby singing Mele Kalikimaka.My favorite..Wonderful Christmastime-Paul McCartney.I see some palms being greased on the Spinner website

February 05 2009 at 10:14 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sandran712

I agree with Yanni....Where Is Mariah Carey-All I Want For Christmas Is You..John and Yoko has been very popular.So I agree.But, where is Nat King Cole The Christmas Song.(Chestnuts over an open fire)Everyone knows that should have been on the list.Someone else needs to judge these polls better.

February 05 2009 at 10:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Geo

Happy Xmas by John Lennon? whine, whine, whine....

January 06 2009 at 2:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CJ!!!!

Sorry, I meant to say "but HOW is Jingle Bell Rock not on there?".

December 27 2008 at 4:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
CJ!!!!

It may seem a little bit cliche`, but is Jingle Bell Rock not on there?

December 27 2008 at 3:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
flckhrtjim

A list made by someone with hearing damage, stopping them from understanding anything about music, feeling, or ability...............

December 26 2008 at 5:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
otrnat423

i never heard of 98 percent of these songs but their titles don't sound good- none of them in either list !. There are a lot of good older songs around that were not mentioned. Evidently the person who made up both lists is very young and ignorant and mostly listens to "rock type" music. This whole thing is dumb , dumb dumb! Who makes up these lists anyway; why should we care what they think?

December 26 2008 at 4:41 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply