Tag: 25 Days of Holiday Songs

We always start with a classic, and this one comes from the King himself.

Christmas Day is here! May your holiday be full of fun, food, maybe a few good surprises and lots and lots of joy.

The rule on this website is that no one hassles The Hoff, and we’re sticking to that in the holiday countdown.

I know Hanukkah is still a few days away, but I didn’t want to miss a chance to include this song in our countdown.

Here’s to all the Cousin Maggies out there keeping things weird at the holidays.

We’ve come to the shortest days of the year, which are great when accompanied by Bert Jansch’s spare but warm version of a carol from the 19th Century.

Probably don’t lead with this at your holiday singalong.

if this was almost any other singer, you’d think to yourself what a sweet scene this song is painting. But this is Tammy Wynette, and in her songs, you don’t find love without also finding more turbulent feelings close by. 

The Flirtations are Americans, but they’re much better known in the UK. Our loss!

After a hard day for my hometown, I’m choosing a song from one of my favorite times in 2024.

An actual presidential candidate, one who’d been up on the debate stage with the heavy hitters, dressing up as Santa Claus, spiking the punch and pretending to throttle one of the main characters, all to a parody version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”

Regis Philbin’s version of “Rudolph” goes way off the usual course; at one point he just starts naming famous New Yorkers.