The Top 5 Classic Rock Christmas Songs
We only have a month long span to get all of our Christmas music in. Unless you work at, or listen to a certain station in Philadelphia that starts playing Christmas music at midnight after Halloween. Gotta get a head start! Once we get into December it’s really time to start busting out the rock n roll Christmas. I like a lot of different Christmas songs that are all different genres, but there are five that I think are the Top 5 classic rock Christmas songs.
Let’s begin with the songs that just missed the cut. They’re all great, but fall outside the top 5 classic rock Christmas songs for me. We’ll call them honorable mentions.
Honorable Mentions:
The Eagles – Please Come Home for Christmas
Billy Squier – Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You
Bruce Springsteen – Merry Christmas Baby
U2 – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Beach Boys (Not classic rock, but close) – Little Saint Nick
You can argue all you want about the order of these songs. It will take a lot for you to change my mind on these 5 being the top of the top when it comes to classic rockers putting out Christmas music.
Top 5
5. Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime (1979)
4. Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector – Everybody Loves Christmas (1986)
3. The Kinks – Father Christmas (1977)
2. Tom Petty – Christmas All Over Again (1992)
1. Elton John – Step Into Christmas (1973)
Everything about these songs is perfect for Christmas. They’re great to be mixed into your Christmas playlist with some of the contemporary Christmas music a lot of people grew up with. Once December hits, I have these songs on all the time. While I’m cooking, weekend mornings with a cup of coffee and the kids running around. Definitely while we’re decorating the inside of the house and Christmas tree. It’s just a great way to feel more into Christmas, especially if you need that extra little push because you haven’t been listening to Christmas tunes since Halloween.
12 Memorable Christmas Books To Spark The Holiday Spirit
The holiday season has arrived. It’s time to dust off your favorite Christmas books and find some new ones to enjoy this December.
A good read can be a great gift for a family member or friend, or it can be something to enjoy for yourself.
Books For Adults and Teens
Adults and teens looking for holiday reading favorites might look for entertainment, nostalgia, or a love story.
Some Christmas books will tell a story about love that you simply won’t get in any Hallmark movie. Although most of the best Christmas stories have film, play, or musical adaptations, there are some things that jump off a page that the big screen just can’t recreate.
New fiction books written for adults and teens come out every year. People looking forward to the big day have their pick of the litter. They should especially enjoy looking at yearly lists published every December.
Stories like A Christmas Carol and The Gift of the Magi account for some of the best literature in history. These two timeless tales (and many others) never go stale, and they’re good for one read every December.
Books For Children
Some of the best classic holiday stories can ignite the magical feeling of Christmas for children. The legend of Santa Claus, of course, creates some of the most memorable Christmas narratives written for children. The stories of magical elves, a workshop at the North Pole, and the romanticization of snowfalls provided the perfect setting for The Polar Express and some Dr. Seuss classics.
Children’s Christmas stories can also communicate the message of lessons learned during a season meant for giving. Religious stories about the birth of Christ can go a long way toward teaching about the real reason for the season.
12 Memorable Christmas Books To Spark The Holiday Spirit
Steve Vassalotti is co-host of “The Matt Cord Show with Steve Vassalotti” weekday mornings 6a-10a on 102.9 WMGK. He has been with the station since 2015. For WMGK he writes about inane nonsense that surrounds our daily lives, sports, food and other various topics. Steve writes about Philadelphia lifestyle content, the Philadelphia Eagles culture and trending topics.