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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Roziat 12-07-2007

Why isn't The Waitresses listed on here?? Their song Christmas Wrapping is a classic!!

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Yanniat 12-02-2008

MARIAH CAREY! ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU! DUH!!!

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Juanat 12-25-2008

Temptations-Silent Night ....how is that left off...horrible list

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phoebe255fbat 12-25-2008

Otis Redding's White Christmas

this list is a popularity contest and what spinner thinks is cool.

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keithworxfat 12-25-2008

I'm with ya! is my fav, look forward to it every year

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Robertat 1-01-2009

What about The Kinks' "Father Christmas?" Real big omission!!

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JAMISON MISHMISHAat 12-08-2007

CLASSIC-IT GETS NO BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS OR THE KINGS OF HIP HOP. RIP JMJ!!!

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so over itat 12-08-2007

Good choice with Stevie Wonder's song but where is his other Christmas classic? 'That's what Christmas Means to me' hearing him blow on that harmonica is what makes it a classic song.

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iSAWPUDYat 12-08-2007

i dont know who put this list together but it "SUCKS" some of the greatest Christmas songs were left off..White Christmas"..frosty the Snow man and most of all rudolf the red nosed reindeer?..among many others..gess list is a discrace to the christmas spirit

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mj312bat 11-30-2008

YOU ARE SO RIGHT. THIS LIST IS PURE TRASH.

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Bon Bonat 11-30-2008

where are the Chipmunks how is The Christmas Song not on here

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davepi777at 11-30-2008

I couldn't agree more! Many good ones not on here! I think the person who put the list together couldn't be older than 25!

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turnerstkdat 11-30-2008

I had to look twice because I thought that this was a continuance of the WORST Christmas songs until I saw "Blus Christmas". There's no doubt that either Nat King Cole or Bing Crosby should be top on the list but to not even mention them is purely insane!
Next time get an adult to do the list!

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indycoteat 12-01-2008

Bing Crosby - O Holy Night
Bing Crosby - The Littlest Angel
Bing and David Bowie - Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth
The Boston Pops - Sleigh Ride
O Come All Ye Faithful
...Among too many others.

- I know, some are religious, but they really capture what the season is supposed to be about. I like a lot of the fun ones also...so don't go gang up on me.

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Dawnat 12-01-2008

This list is pure trash --- I've never even heard the number one song... but I do agree with the number two choice. John Lennon's Happy Christmas is a classic

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marquep1at 12-06-2008

I agree, there are so many better Christmas songs that are not on this list. And to the comment that some may be religious, we do all realize that Christmas is a religious holiday, right? You know, the whole birth of Christ thing? Oh, Jesus.

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gooiegloppat 12-08-2008

This list is absolutely terrible. "santa claus goes straight to the ghetto"?? seriously? The only good song on here is rockin around the christmas tree.

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Willat 12-21-2008

I completely agree I liked more songs on the Worst Christmas songs then on this one. There were maybe 2 songs that actually resemble christmas songs on this list. I think they would have did a better job if they actually chose christmas songs instead of this bull they are trying to pass for christmas songs. Its just sad.

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tailsratsat 12-24-2008

SUCKS is not the word for it, I can think of much worse. 95% of the ones that are on the "worst" list are superior to this garbage (with the exception of Billy Squier)

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Markat 12-25-2008

Thank you for my Christmas LOL. Greatest Christmas Songs ever? Someone mentioned the originator of the list can't be older than 25? Can't be older than 12! Having been in radio over 30 years I can tell you that this list could only be appreciated by someone who wears his pants half-way down his ass and thinks that purposely misspelling words makes them look bad (as in Billy Badass bad). And they're the choices of a single individual, not from a voted-upon list. But what can you expect from a generation that has nothing but rap and hip-hop offered to it as "music".

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