In my family, growing up, it was treasonous to listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving. For some reason, even though I hated this as a kid, it’s something I hold to pretty firmly in adulthood. Thanksgiving deserves to be observed without Christmas getting all up in its business, you know?

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That said, once the Turkey has been served and the clock strikes midnight, when others are hauling rear-end to the malls for Black Friday deals, I am queuing up the KING of all Christmas playlists. In honor of this tradition, I thought I’d share some of my absolute favorite Christmas songs, just in case you need to expand your own playlist this year.

#1 – Christmas Lights by Coldplay

#2 – Carol of the Bells by The Pentatonix

#3 – Baby It’s Cold Outside by Zooey Deschanel and Leon Redbone

#4 – Petit Papa Noel by Julien Neel

#5 – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by Vince Guaraldi (from the Charlie Brown Christmas Album)

#6 – The Twelve Days of Christmas by Straight No Chaser

#7 – Silent Night/ Away in a Manger by Relient K

#8 – All I Want for Christmas Is You by Olivia Olsen (from the Love Actually soundtrack)

#9 – Blue Christmas by Elvis

#10 – Cool Yule by Louis Armstrong

#11 – Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt

#12 – White Christmas by the Drifters

#13 – Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee

#14 – Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms

#15 – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland (from the film “Meet Me In St. Louis”)

#16 – Carol of the Bells by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra

#17 – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by The Jackson Five

#18 – The Little Drummer Boy by The Jackson Five

#19 – God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by ScottBradleeLovesYa (Acoustic Electro Swing Hip-Hop Version)

#20 – O Holy Night by The Glee Cast

Hopefully that is a good bit to get you started, if not through the next 9 days until Christmas music again becomes off-limits! Happy Advent to you all!!!