So far, we’ve sailed from Europe to Christmas Island on our journey with Christmas Around the World. Before picking up our passports again next week, it’s a great time to settle in with some hot cocoa and celebrate the classics – because sometimes, there’s just no place like home for the holidays! 🎄
If you love the timeless, nostalgic sounds of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole, you’ll find plenty to enjoy in my existing holiday catalog, including the albums It Comes Around the Same Time Each Year and Christmas Time.
Building Your Holiday Playlists
With so many songs, it can be tough to choose. To help, I’ve grouped some of my most popular tracks from these albums into categories to help match any holiday mood:
1. The Fireside Crooner Set
These are the songs that define the cozy, nostalgic mood of a classic Christmas. These songs from It Comes Around the Same Time Each Year are perfect for dim lights, a roaring fire, and a quiet evening with family.
- I’ll Be Home for Christmas
- White Christmas
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- The Christmas Waltz
2. Classic Carols and Meditation
Sometimes you want to strip away the noise and focus on the beautiful, traditional core of the holiday. My album Christmas Time features classic carols that capture a more reflective mood.
- Silent Night (Vocal or Instrumental)
- What Child is This (Vocal or Instrumental)
3. Festive Favorites and Snow Day Jams
Need some music for a party, decorating the tree, or a fun snow day? These upbeat tracks from It Comes Around the Same Time Each Year are guaranteed to bring a little extra cheer and get your place looking—and feeling—like the holidays!
- It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
- We Need a Little Christmas
- Silver Bells
4. Unexpected Treats
Looking for the unexpected? Here are some familiar Christmas songs presented in a very unique way:
- Carol of the Bells (from Christmas Around the World) brings a new spin to this traditional Ukrainian folk chant in a rhythmically complex piece. In many ways it’s the most unexpected track on the new album!
- Jingle Bells, from Christmas Time, brings the holiday celebration to the Caribbean with a calypso beat to get you moving.
🎁 Looking for More?
All of these holiday songs are available on my albums, It Comes Around the Same Time Each Year and Christmas Time, which you can stream right now alongside my new album, Christmas Around the World!
Next week we pull our passports back out and return to Christmas Around the World to look at the global history of Christmas carols.🎶