MUMBAI: Ho Ho Holidays are here, and the end of the year always call for a trip down memory lane. Chosen on the basis of popularity, commercial success, and the festive mood they carry, these are the tracks that we shortlisted for your pleasure.
1. You didn’t expect us to start the list with Mariah Carey, did you?
‘O Holy Night’ from ‘Merry Christmas’ album, released in 1994
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2. Believed to be a promise to return home made by a soldier to his family for Christmas, the song ‘I’ll be home for Christmas’ by The Carpenters beautifully captures the importance of the festival
3. Daryl Hall and John Oates – Jingle Bell Rock
4. Released in 2014, this Sam Smith single is yet another example of the singer’s versatility and his love for Christmas
5. “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping at your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.”
Does Nat King Cole know how to explain Christmas in the most Christmasy way possible, or what?
6. A timeless classic from one of the greatest bands ever:
‘Please Come Home For Christmas’ by Eagles
7. No Christmas jukebox can be complete without Frank Sinatra, and we are not going to disappoint. Here’s Sinatra singing ‘Jingle Bells’
8. Rock n Roll legend Bruce Springsteen, joined by thousands of attending fans, singing ‘Santa Claus is coming to town’ is one of the most awesome videos on the internet
9. The knack of creating Christmas-y beauties isn’t lost among the new age pop musicians and The Voice’s Jordan Smith proves exactly that with the single ‘Baby Did You Know’
