It Wouldn't Be Christmas Without...Music Edition

I am such a sucker for Christmas music.  I LOVE it.  Every year I add to my collection, which has gotten significantly cheaper since the advent of iTunes-thank you Apple.

I love it all instrumental, choral, country singers, jazz singers, gospel singers, I just love it. I love the silly ones-although not "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" so much, I love the sappy ones, and the religious ones.

 My kids now tease me and groan when it's time to permanently tune the radio to 99.9 KEZ-the local Christmas only music station-the day after Thanksgiving.    Although to be truthful when they aren't around I have it playing before Thanksgiving, I just try and show some restraint for their sake.


Here are two of my favorites, it's just not Christmas for me without these two specific versions:

Silent Night by Mannheim Steamroller

and Silver Bells by Martina McBride

And a fun new version I just discovered this year by Meaghan Smith



And my favorite version of Rudolph by Jack Johnson