Do You Hear What I Hear ?

The music of this holiday season marks the emotions of the celebrations. The tunes help us recall childhood memories. Specific songs instantly take us back to a Christmas long ago or perhaps a recent memory. There are classics by long-gone crooners and new renditions by favorite artists. We all have favorite songs and favorite performers. Each artist's interpretation is as unique as each of our Christmas visions.

Bing Crosby, Barbra Streisand, Rosemary Clooney, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis and several different symphonies and choirs represent Christmas to me.  O Holy Night, Jingle Bells, It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, White Christmas, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, I'll Be Home For Christmas, We Three Kings, Sleigh Ride, Deck The Halls, Away In A Manger, Silent Night, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, Twelve Days Of Christmas, Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy, Feliz Navidad, Adeste Fidelis ( O Come All Ye Faithful), Faith Of Our Fathers, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, O Christmas Tree, Do You Hear What I Hear, Joy To The World, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Silver Bells, Here Comes Santa Claus, The First Noel, Let It Snow, The Christmas Song, Angels We Have Heard On High, Baby It's Cold Outside and so many other seasonal melodies represent the season for me. Listen to your favorites. Have a cup of hot chocolate and turn on that beloved music.


Here are just a few of my favorites:


Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Judy Garland

White Christmas
Bing Crosby

Linus and Lucy
Vince Guaraldi Trio

Christmas Time Is Here
Vince Guaraldi Trio

O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Emmylou Harris

Baby It's Cold Outside
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry

Holly Jolly Christmas
Burl Ives

Silver and Gold
Burl Ives

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Bruce Springsteen

Feliz Navidad
Jose Feliciano

I Wonder As I Wander
Linda Ronstadt

What Child Is This
Vanessa Williams

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Andy Williams

You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch
Boris Karloff

Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy
Bing Crosby and David Bowie

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
Brenda Lee

Ave Maria
Josh Groban

Ave Maria
Denyce Graves

Sleigh Ride
Ella Fitzgerald

Good King Wencelas
Judy Collins

Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Lena Horne

White Christmas
The Drifters

Twelve Days of Christmas
Perry Como

Silent Night
Barbra Streisand

The Christmas Song
Rosemary Clooney

Welcome Christmas
The Who Village Choir

I'll Be Home For Christmas
Tony Bennett

Away In A Manger
Julie Andrews

Frosty The Snowman
Jimmy Durante

Carol Of The Bells
David Foster

Caroling,Caroling
Nat King Cole

O Holy Night
Michael Crawford

It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year
Johnny Mathis

Winter Wonderland
Eurythmics

Jingle Bells
Frank Sinatra

Joy To The World
Harlem Gospel Choir

Go Tell It On The Mountain
Anne Murray

O Come All Ye Faithful
Art Garfunkel

Do You Hear What I Hear
Kristin Chenoweth

Do You Hear What I Hear
Bing Crosby

Savor those tunes!