Favorite Sounds of the Season

I might as well come right out and tell you: I have been listening to Christmas music since October! Ask my husband or my coworkers - I have been tweaking my Pandora Christmas stations (yes, plural, I have them in different genres: oldies, Christian artists, etc.) since the fall.

I love Christmas music of many kinds – the upbeat jingles, the thought-provoking songs, the sugary pop tunes. I think I genuinely like the sounds, but I also like the happy memories that come to mind when I hear them.

As hard as it was for me to narrow the list, here are 10 of my favorite Christmas tunes, in no particular order.

1. “Welcome to Our World” – Michael W. Smith
2. “Winter Snow” – Audrey Assad feat. Chris Tomlin
3. “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” – NSYNC (you can laugh, I understand)
4. “Noel” - NSYNC
5. “Breath of Heaven” – Amy Grant (or really almost anything on Amy Grant’s “Home for Christmas” album)
6. “Little St. Nick” – Beach Boys
7. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” – Brenda Lee
8. “Love Came Down” – Point of Grace
9. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” – Rascal Flatts
10. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town" – Jackson 5

It’s funny how certain songs just stick with you and bring smiles to your face – I'm sure that your list would be quite different from mine. This season, I hope you are enjoying whatever songs are meaningful for you!

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