My Christmas Music Playlist Is At Full Throttle Now!

Every year, I like to play my favorite Yuletide music hits at Christmas time!

 Of course to me, the best Christmas music is the one that brings back memories of long ago, when I was a kid waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve. (Yeah, that long ago!)   These are the songs that take me back to those bygone days when the spirit of Christmas was quite different from today,  so you won't find any songs by Michael Bublé, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Justin Bieber or any of the other current pop stars here!

Now This Is What I Call Christmas!!!!

MY TOP TEN ALL-TIME BEST CROONERS LIST

With the passing of Tony Bennett, this past July 21, one of the last remaining male singers from the great Golden Era of Pop Crooners was gone. I've always had great admiration for singers, especially since I can't utter a single good note with my vocal chords. In honor of Tony Bennett and all of the rest, I've compiled my personal list of great crooners, starting with number one, the top of the line and personal favorite, Frank Sinatra!

                                                              1) FRANK SINATRA

2) NAT KING COLE

 

3) DEAN MARTIN

4) BING CROSBY

5) SAMMY DAVIS JR.

6) TONY BENNETT

7) ANDY WILLIAMS

8) MATT MONRO

9) HARRY BELAFONTE

10) JACK JONES

As of this time, Jack Jones is the only performer in this list who is still with us. 

May he long continue to be so!

CHRISTMAS MUSIC

Ever since I was a little kid, Christmas music was for me a very important part of the Yuletide celebrations.  As far as I can recall, the yearly ritual of trimming the tree was always accompanied by traditional holiday music my mom would play on the living room phonograph and that music became imbedded in my subconscious so deeply that, from then on, Christmas wasn't really Christmas if we didn't play those beautiful songs.

Over the years, my musical tastes have varied somewhat but not so much as to draw me away from the vintage recordings I heard during my early years. I still enjoy those old Xmas tunes and I have collected a sizable amount of seasonal cds to help me remember my first family Christmas celebrations.
And of course, like everyone else I suppose, I have my special favorites among them.

This is the first Christmas album I remember I listened to while fixing the tree's decorations.

I wonder what ever happened to "The Caroleers".

The ever popular Bing Crosby staple! And Frank Sinatra's chart topping Jolly Christmas album!

 

 

No Christmas is complete without the sound of the Ray Conniff singers or Alvin and the Chipmunks.

The smooth crooning sounds of Dino and Andy Williams also help to make the season bright.

  

Another indispensable classic: Nat King Cole's Christmas Song!

The Boston Pops arrangements of Christmas classics were big favorites in my household.

                                      

Orchestral versions of traditional holiday music are essential to get you in the Christmas mood.

Shopping malls know this all too well!