Cynical though it may sound, a lot of holiday music is pretty crappy. Just turn on your local soft rock radio station and try withstanding the onslaught of ratings-boosting renditions of āRudolphā that, these days, seem to begin sometime around Halloween. Save for āFeliz Navidad,ā a couple of Carpenters’ tunes, and anything by Bing Crosby, it all pretty much sucks.
To the rescue we come with our exclusive playlist of Non-Crappy Christmas Songs.
We like this list because it has a little of everything: heartbreak, humor, sentiment, and sadness —Ā plus a performance by one of the great folk artists of all time …Ā Kermit the Frog. So, kick back and let Joni Mitchell and Johnny Cash, Brandi Carlile andĀ BurlĀ Ives serenade your holidays.
For those of you who like your carols a little more on the country side of the street, theĀ ginormous Ultimate Country Christmas Playlist we did last year rocks pretty steady.
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