New Poll: New Year's Songs at Christmas

Our latest poll (over there on there right) asks the eternal question:

" Do "New Year's" songs belong on Christmas mixes?"

From the perennial favorite "Auld Lang Syne" to the romantic standard "What Are You Doing New Years Eve" to Abba's "Happy New Year", or even Death Cab For Cuties' "The New Year". Do these end of calendar tunes work in the context of your favorite Christmas mixes?

What are your favorite New Year's related songs?

Perfect Candidates Week 8

Lots more songs for the the master list. It should be pretty clear by now that I'm going to be doing this the hard way. If a song would not be out of place on a top notch Christmas compilation then it's likely to land on the candidates list. Yes, there is a certain amount of re-inventing the wheel going on here but it's just that process that makes it interesting to me.

Here's what's new this week:

• (There's No Place Like) Home For the Holidays - Perry Como
• Christmas Chimes - Andre Kostelanetz
• Christmas Time All Over The World - Sammy Davis, Jr
• Come On, Ring Those Bells - Evie (Tornquist)
• Deck the Halls - The Glad Singers
• Ding Dong! Merrily On High - King's Singers
• Do You Hear What I Hear - Bing Crosby
• Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano
• Gloria (Angels We Have Heard on High) - The Glad Singers
• God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - The Glad Singers
• Happy New Year - The Glad Singers
• Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Julie Andrews
• Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Andre Kostelanetz
• I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin
• I Saw Three Ships - Nat King Cole
• Jingle Bells - Sammy Davis, Jr
• Medley: a. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, b. Deck the Halls, c. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - Henry Mancini
• Ring out solstice bells - Jethro Tull
• Rudolf, The Red Nosed Reindeer Mambo - Billy May
• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Three Suns
• Sleigh Ride - Voices of Walter Schumann
• The Bell That Couldn't Jingle - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
• The Little Drummer Boy - Henry Mancini
• Winter Wonderland - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
• Winter Wonderland - The Three Suns

A busy week then. Multiple cuts from The Glad Singers, Herb Alpert, The Three Suns, Henry Mancini and Andre K. Not surprising as these are some of my most listened to artists at Christmas.

Here are the best of what i listened to on the way to these new additions. Most of these albums are favorites even if they failed to produce a Perfect candidate.

• A Cathedral Christmas A Capella - Cathedrals
• A Christmas Sound Spectacular - John Klein
• A Little Christmas Music - The Kings Singers
• A Merry Mancini Christmas - Henry Mancini
• A Winter Solstice Reunion
• Baby It's Cold Outside - Holly Cole
• Bright Day Star - The Baltimore Consort
• Christmas - Rockapella
• Christmas For Kids - Nat King Cole
• Christmas In The Aire - Mannheim Steamroller
• Christmas With - Nana Mouskouri
• Christmas with Chanticleer - Chanticleer
• Christmas with the Rat Pack
• Come On, Ring Those Bells - Evie
• Dream Season The Christmas Harp - Yolanda Kondonassis
• Goodyear's The Great Songs of Christmas Vol 5
• Graham Parker's Christmas Cracker
• I Still Believe In Santa Claus - Andy Williams
• JazzCity Christmas Vol 1
• Mambo Christmas
• Merry Texas Christmas, Y'All - Asleep At The Wheel
• Season's Greetings - Perry Como
• Season Of Joy - Rick Foster
• Shamrocks & Holly: An Irish Christmas Celebration - Frankie Gavin
• Swing Bells! - The Glad Singers
• The Christmas Album - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
• The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
• The Sounds of Christmas - The Three Suns
• The Stars Come Out at Christmas
• The Voices of Christmas - Voices of Walter Schumann
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas - The Cats
• White Christmas - Martina McBride
• White Christmas - OST
• Wishing You a Merry Christmas - Andre Kostelanetz

Coming up later today - a new poll.

Master Song List Update

Since I needed an excuse to postpone snow shoveling duty a few more minutes here's another pathetic attempt at pruning the list. I'd really wanted to keep the list at 100 but I'm going to have to do some side by side comparisons with a few of the duplicate songs before I'm ready to commit to relegating any to the companion discs.

As always I love the songs I'm cutting but they just don't seem to be fitting in to the mix as it seems to be shaping up.

A Spaceman Came Traveling - Chris De Burgh
Christmas City - Merv Griffin
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas) - The Free Design
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - George Shearing Quintet
Noite Santa, Silenciosa - Guimaraes e Seu Conjunto
See Amid the Winter Snow - Julie Andrews
Thanks For Christmas - XTC
What Will Santa Claus Say - Mark Shane Xmas All-Stars

And here's the new Master List as of today...

1. 2000 Miles - Pretenders
2. A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
3. A Merry Christmas At Grandmother's - The Andrew Sisters with Danny Kaye
4. A Very Merry Christmas - Cliff Edwards
5. All I Want for Christmas (is my Two Front Teeth) - Nat King Cole
6. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
7. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
8. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Lionel Hampton
9. Bossa Nova Medley - Living Strings & Living Voices
10. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
11. Christmas Carols - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
12. Christmas Chopsticks--Bobby Vinton
13. Christmas Chopsticks - Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
14. Christmas Is - Lou Rawls
15. Christmas Is - Percy Faith
16. Christmas Is The Best Of All - Johnny Tillotson
17. Christmas Love - The Rotary Connection
18. Christmas Rush - Vincent Lopez
19. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) - Vince Guaraldi Trio
20. Christmas Time in Louisiana - Johnnie Allan
21. Christmas in Killarney - Bing Crosby
22. Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong
23. Deck The Halls - The Mike Sammes Singers
24. Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly/Wassail Song - Hugo Winterhalter
25. Deck the Halls - Nat King Cole
26. Ding Dong! Merrily on High - The King's Singers
27. Do You Hear What I Hear - The Gamble Folk
28. Frosty The Snowman - Jimmy Durante
29. Gee Whiz, It's Christmas - Carla Thomas
30. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Ray Conniff
31. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Mike Sammes Singers
32. Good King Wencelas - Morton Gould
33. Hang Your Wishes On The Tree - Les Baxter Orchestra & Chorus
34. Happy New Year - The Glad Singers
35. Happy Sleigh Ride - Ferrante And Teicher
36. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
37. Here Comes Santa Claus - The Mills Brothers
38. Here We Come A-Caroling - Ray Conniff Singers
39. Holiday For Bells - Bert Kaempfert
40. Holly Jolly Christmas = Burl Ives
41. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Doris Day
42. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Frank Sinatra
43. I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You - Claudine Longet
44. I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You - Margo Guryan
45. I Love The Winter Weather - Tony Bennett
46. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Bing Crosby
47. It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas - Perry Cuomo
48. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
49. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Johnny Mathis
50. Jing-A-Ling-A-Ling - Wayne King and His Orchestra
51. Jing Jing A Ling - Honey And The Bees
52. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
53. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
54. Jingle Bells - Glenn Miller and His Orch.
55. Jingle Bells - Johnny Cole
56. Jingle Bells/Mele Kalikimaka - Alfred Apaka And The Hawaiian Village Serenaders
57. Jingo Jango - Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra
58. Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells - Andy Williams
59. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Andre Kostelanetz
60. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
61. Little Stowaway On Santa's Sleigh - The Golden Orchestra
62. Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming - Feist
63. Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding
64. Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters
65. Merry Merry Christmas Baby -Dodie Stevens
66. Midnight Sleighride - Sauter-Finegan Orch.
67. Mistletoe & Holly - Jack Jones
68. Mistletoe And Holly - Frank Sinatra
69. Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
70. My Favorite Things - Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
71. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Domenico Savino And His Orchestra
72. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
73. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Tex Beneke, Ray Eberle And The Modernaires
74. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - The Hiltonaires With The Tony Mansell Singers
75. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Arthur Lyman
76. Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
77. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - The Goldiggers
78. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - The Ralph Hunter Choir
79. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Peppermint Kandy Kids
80. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Ralph Hunter Choir
81. Skating - Vince Guaraldi Trio
82. Sleigh Bells - Al Cailoa & Riz Ortolani
83. Sleigh Ride - Arthur Fiedler
84. Snow - Claudine Longet
85. Snowfall - Enoch Light
86. The Bell That Couldn't Jingle - Burt Bacharach
87. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
88. The Christmas Waltz - Frank Sinatra
89. The First Noel - Domenico Savino And His Orchestra
90. The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
91. The Little Drummer Boy - The Soulful Strings
92. The Man with the Bag - Kay Starr
93. The Merriest - June Christy
94. The Old Sweet Songs Of Christmas - Frank DeVol & The Rainbow Strings
95. The Sleigh - Hugo & Luigi with Their Children's Chorus
96. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Andrews Sisters w/ Bing Crosby
97. Twas The Night Before Christmas - Fred Waring
98. Twas The Night Before Christmas - Jo Stafford
99. Vive le vent - Ginette Reno
100. Wassail Song O Christmas Tree I Saw Three Ships - Arthur Fiedler & the Boston
101. We Need A Little Christmas - The New Christy Minstrels
102. We Wish You A Merry Christmas/Jingle Bells/Where Did My Snowman Go - Gunter Kallmann Choir
103. Welcome Christmas - The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
104. What Child Is This - Julie Andrews
105. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
106. Winter Wonderland - Bing Crosby
107. Winter Wonderland - The Peter Wood Singers

Perfect Candidates Week Seven

Here's the latest group of classic Christmas tunes up for inclusion in "TPCM"

• All I Want for Christmas (is my Two Front Teeth) - Nat King Cole
• Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Lionel Hampton
• Deck the Halls - Nat King Cole
• Holly Jolly Christmas = Burl Ives
• I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You - Claudine Longet
• I Love The Winter Weather - Tony Bennett
• It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
• Jing Jing A Ling - Honey And The Bees
• Little Drummer Boy - The Soulful Strings
• Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding
• Mistletoe And Holly - Frank Sinatra
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Arthur Lyman
• Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
• The Bell That Couldn't Jingle - Burt Bacharach
• Winter Wonderland - Bing Crosby

Next week is shaping up as a biggie as I go through my collection and keep finding ways to rationalize adding more and more of my favorites to the list. Before then I'll try to cut a few candidates plus I'll have a new poll up soon.

Perfect Candidates Week Six

I managed to cut a whopping 10 tracks out the master Perfect Candidates List! Pathetic, I know. Today's unlucky tracks - now headed to other themed mixes - fall into two categories. Pop songs that I felt wouldn't meld well with the other songs that are shaping up to be around for the long haul and a couple of duplicates.

Christmas Is The Time To Say 'I Love You' - Billy Squier
Early Christmas Morning - Cyndi Lauper
Jingle Bells - The Organ Orchestra
Last Christmas - Pas/Cal
Little Saint Nick - The Beach Boys
Merry X-Mas Everybody - Slade
One Little Christmas Tree - Stevie Wonder
Step Into Christmas - Elton John
The Little Drummer Boy - The Longines Symphonette Society
The Man with the Bag - Vonda Shepard

Now, here are the latest additions...

Perfect Candidates Week Six :

1. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
2. Christmas Chopsticks--Bobby Vinton
3. Gee Whiz, It's Christmas - Carla Thomas
4. Happy Sleigh Ride - Ferrante And Teicher
5. Here We Come A-Caroling - Ray Conniff Singers
6. I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You - Margo Guryan
7. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
8. Jingle Bells - Glenn Miller and His Orch.
9. Jingle Bells - Johnny Cole
10. Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells - Andy Williams
11. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Andre Kostelanetz
12. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
13. Midnight Sleighride - Sauter-Finegan Orch.
14. Mistletoe & Holly - Jack Jones
15. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
16. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Ralph Hunter Choir
17. Sleigh Bells - Al Cailoa & Riz Ortolani
18. The Merriest - June Christy
19. Vive le vent - Ginette Reno

That's right - after agonizing over the list and culling 10 tracks I added another 19 - including 2 more versions of both Jingle Bells and Let it Snow! I am my own worst enemy.

Back in a couple/few with more candidates, hopefully another list of cuts and a new poll.

Yules of the Game - Repeats

Sorry to have been quiet recently - other stuff kept me from the computer these last few days. I'll have the next Perfect candidates post up as soon as I can manage. Until then here's a couple of fairly obvious but still important Yules of the Game...

No repeats rule (Songs)- No song should appear on a single disc more than once. This rule is both easy and hard to follow. Easy because there are so darn many great Christmas songs out there that filling 80 minutes without repeat should be a breeze - hard because there are so darn many great performances out there of the most classic Christmas songs that choosing only one version will take a bit of soul searching in some cases.

No Repeats Rule (Performers) - In theory I like this rule but in practice keeping the likes of Bing, Perry, Andy, Nat, Frank and quite a few others down to a single track per disc will be tough. However I'll try to stick to the letter of the law as long as I can.

I'll be back tonight (or maybe tomorrow) with another list of candidates plus I'll knock a few earlier candidates off the master list.

The Month in Review - January

So here's the candidate list so far. Ninety-eight marvelous holiday tunes. Unfortunately there's only room for twenty or so on the final CD and I haven't even started going through my main Christmas CD collection. Someone's gettin' chopped like a Tannenbaum.

1. 2000 Miles - Pretenders
2. A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
3. A Merry Christmas At Grandmother's - The Andrew Sisters with Danny Kaye
4. A Spaceman Came Traveling - Chris De Burgh
5. A Very Merry Christmas - Cliff Edwards
6. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
7. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
8. Bossa Nova Medley - Living Strings & Living Voices
9. Christmas Carols - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
10. Christmas Chopsticks - Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
11. Christmas City - Merv Griffin
12. Christmas Is - Lou Rawls
13. Christmas Is - Percy Faith
14. Christmas Is The Best Of All - Johnny Tillotson
15. Christmas Is The Time To Say 'I Love You' - Billy Squier
16. Christmas Love - The Rotary Connection
17. Christmas Rush - Vincent Lopez
18. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) - Vince Guaraldi Trio
19. Christmas Time in Louisiana - Johnnie Allan
20. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
21. Christmas in Killarney - Bing Crosby
22. Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas) - The Free Design
23. Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong
24. Deck The Halls - The Mike Sammes Singers
25. Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly/Wassail Song - Hugo Winterhalter
26. Ding Dong! Merrily on High - The King's Singers
27. Do You Hear What I Hear - The Gamble Folk
28. Early Christmas Morning - Cyndi Lauper
29. Frosty The Snowman - Jimmy Durante
30. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Ray Conniff
31. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - George Shearing Quintet
32. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Mike Sammes Singers
33. Good King Wencelas - Morton Gould
34. Hang Your Wishes On The Tree - Les Baxter Orchestra & Chorus
35. Happy New Year - The Glad Singers
36. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
37. Here Comes Santa Claus - The Mills Brothers
38. Holiday For Bells - Bert Kaempfert
39. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Doris Day
40. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Frank Sinatra
    
41. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Bing Crosby
42. It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas - Perry Cuomo
43. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Johnny Mathis
44. Jing-A-Ling-A-Ling - Wayne King and His Orchestra
45. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
46. Jingle Bells - The Organ Orchestra
47. Jingle Bells/Mele Kalikimaka - Alfred Apaka And The Hawaiian Village Serenaders
48. Jingo Jango - Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra
49. Last Christmas - Pas/Cal
50. Little Saint Nick - The Beach Boys
51. Little Stowaway On Santa's Sleigh - The Golden Orchestra
52. Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming - Feist
53. Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters
54. Merry Merry Christmas Baby -Dodie Stevens
55. Merry X-Mas Everybody - Slade
56. Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
57. My Favorite Things - Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
58. Noite Santa, Silenciosa - Guimaraes e Seu Conjunto
59. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Domenico Savino And His Orchestra
60. One Little Christmas Tree - Stevie Wonder
61. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Dean Martin
62. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer- The Organ Orchestra
63. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Tex Beneke, Ray Eberle And The Modernaires
64. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - The Hiltonaires With The Tony Mansell Singers
65. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - The Goldiggers
66. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - The Ralph Hunter Choir
67. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bing Crosby
68. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Jimmy McGriff
69. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Peppermint Kandy Kids
70. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Jackson 5
71. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - The Partridge Family
72. See Amid the Winter Snow - Julie Andrews
73. Skating - Vince Guaraldi Trio
74. Sleigh Ride - ArthurFiedler
75. Snow - Claudine Longet
76. Snowfall - Enoch Light
77. Step Into Christmas - Elton John
78. Thanks For Christmas - XTC
79. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
80. The Christmas Waltz - Frank Sinatra
81. The First Noel - Domenico Savino And His Orchestra
82. The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
83. The Little Drummer Boy - The Longines Symphonette Society
84. The Man with the Bag - Kay Starr
85. The Man with the Bag - Vonda Shepard
86. The Old Sweet Songs Of Christmas - Frank DeVol & The Rainbow Strings
87. The Sleigh - Hugo & Luigi with Their Children's Chorus
88. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Andrews Sisters w/ Bing Crosby
89. Twas The Night Before Christmas - Fred Waring
90. Twas The Night Before Christmas - Jo Stafford
91. Wassail Song O Christmas Tree I Saw Three Ships - Arthur Fiedler & the Boston Pops
92. We Need A Little Christmas - The New Christy Minstrels
93. We Wish You A Merry Christmas/Jingle Bells/Where Did My Snowman Go - Gunter Kallmann Choir
94. Welcome Christmas - The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
95. What Child Is This - Julie Andrews
96. What Will Santa Claus Say - Mark Shane Xmas All-Stars
97. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
98. Winter Wonderland - The Peter Wood Singers

Let's start with dear old Santa. Sure, he'll be Coming to Town but that's still eleven months away so we don't need seven versions...

1. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - The Goldiggers
2. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - The Ralph Hunter Choir
3. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bing Crosby
4. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Jimmy McGriff
5. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Peppermint Kandy Kids
6. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Jackson 5
7. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - The Partridge Family

Okay, that's four down and all i have the heart to cut now.I figure Bing's going to have at least one other tune on the mix, the bubblegum versions are terrific but maybe not perfect and the Jimmy McGriff is wonderful but a victim of the numbers. Of course theres no guarantee the three remaining tracks will make it until the end either.

Now it's Rudolph's turn...

Ever since the North Pole Cloning project was abandoned there's been no reason for more than one version of Rudy's tune on TPM.

1. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Dean Martin
2. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer- The Organ Orchestra
3. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Tex Beneke, Ray Eberle And The Modernaires
4. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - The Hiltonaires With The Tony Mansell Singers

The Organ Orchestra was a dark horse from the very beginning (and they still have a shot with Jungle Bells), Dean's version is top notch but I think he'll make the list with another tune.

The good news for our departing songs is that they are now all in the running for one of our theme mixes - one of which may end up being a runners-up disc.

So, from 98 to 91. Hardly a dent. I'll revisit the list in a couple of days to try and knock a few more ornaments loose.

Perfect Candidates Week 5

Here's the latest batch to make the increasingly long "short list" for TPM.

Lots of selections this week from FaLaLaLaLa.com's fine series of ADVENTure in Carols sharity compilations .

1. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
2. Christmas Is - Percy Faith
3. Christmas Is The Best Of All - Johnny Tillotson
4. Christmas Is The Time To Say 'I Love You' - Billy Squier
5. Deck The Halls - The Mike Sammes Singers
6. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Mike Sammes Singers
7. Hang Your Wishes On The Tree - Les Baxter Orchestra & Chorus
8. Here Comes Santa Claus - The Mills Brothers
9. Jing-A-Ling-A-Ling - Wayne King and His Orchestra
10. Little Stowaway On Santa's Sleigh - The Golden Orchestra Pops
11. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Tex Beneke, Ray Eberle And The Modernaires
12. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - The Hiltonaires With The Tony Mansell Singers
13. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - The Goldiggers
14. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Peppermint Kandy Kids
15. Snow - Claudine Longet
16. Wassail Song O Christmas Tree I Saw Three Ships - Arthur Fiedler & the Boston
17. We Wish You A Merry Christmas/Jingle Bells/Where Did My Snowman Go - Gunter Kallmann Choir
    
18. Welcome Christmas - The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

I've clearly got a lot of pruning to do but I'm a bit pressed for time at the moment so I'll be back in a bit with another post where I'll vote a few songs off Christmas Island.

Here are some of the albums I skied through to come up with this week's list - lots of great compilations.

V.A. Adventures in Carols 2004 - 2007
V.A. Ernie (not Bert)'s Best of Christmas in July
V.A. Red Letter Day - a Synthpop Christmas
V.A. A polaroid for Christmas
V.A. Sanity Clause 2007
V.A. The Big 80's x-mas
V.A. Winter Was On the Ground (Box Set Go)
V.A. Al's Christmas Ale 2001, 2004
V.A. Do You Fear What I Fear
V.A. The Blues Are Still Blue Kerstmix 2007 (The Late Greats Music Blog)
V.A. Spiked Candy Canes
Daniéle et Michèle - Noël à deux