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2) "Blue Christmas" by Elvis Presley Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me Courtesy

3) "Snowflake" by Jim Reeves Ooh, ooh, the change in the weather // Has made it better for me RLG/Legacy

4) "Imagine" by John Lennon Imagine no possessions // I wonder if you can Capitol

5) "Wild Is the Wind" by Nina Simone You're spring to me // All things to me Courtesy

6) "Self-Portrait in Three Colors" by Charles Mingus (dreamy jazzy sounds) Columbia

7) "Moonbird" by Roger Webb (more dreamy jazz with wintry chimes) Courtesy

8) "Tell Me a Tale" by Michael Kiwanuka Turn me around so I can be // Everything I was meant to be Courtesy

9) "Happiness" by Syreeta My happiness is knowing you are loved Motown Records

10) "'S Wonderful" by Joo Gilberto Wonderful, marvelous // That you should care for me Courtesy

11) "Ooo Baby Baby" by Smokey Robinson &amp; The Miracles I'm just about at the end of my rope // But I can't stop trying, I can't give up hope Tamla Records

12) "Wedding Bell" by Beach House Oh, but your wish is my command Carpark

13) "The Fox in the Snow" by Belle &amp; Sebastian Don't let yourself grow hungry now // Don't let yourself grow cold Courtesy

14) "Angel in the Snow" by Elliott Smith I'd say you make a perfect // Angel in the snow Kill Rock Stars

15) "Like Someone In Love" by Chet Baker Each time I look at you I'm limp as a glove // And feeling like someone in love AIS Records

16) "Simply Beautiful" by Al Green You gotta be good to me // I'm gonna be good to you Courtesy

17) "Baby" by Donnie &amp; Joe Emerson When we're out in the moonlight // Looking up on the stars above Courtesy

18) "This Will Be Our Year" by The Zombies Now we're there and we've only just begun Big Beat UK

19) "Heroes" by David Bowie We could steal time // Just for one day RCA Records

20) "Tezeta (Nostalgia)" by Mulatu Astatke (more smooth sounds of soul-warming jazz) Courtesy

21) "The Homeless Wanderer" by Emahoy Tsegu-Maryam Gubrou (cont.) Buda musique

22) "Greensleeves" by Vince Guaraldi Trio (this is the jazz block) Fantasy Records

23) "My Favorite Things" by John Coltrane (just roll with it) Atlantic

24) "Now My Heart Is Full" by Morrissey Now my heart is full // Now my heart is full // And I just can't explain Parlophone

25) "Remember (Christmas)" by Harry Nilsson Remember, life is just a memory Courtesy

26) "Jingle Bells, Pt. 1" by Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir One horse open sleigh! // One horse open sleigh! Courtesy

27) "Stone Soul Christmas" by Binky Griptite Man, what's the matter with you? // Don't you know it's Christmas? Tramp Records

28) "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto" by James Brown Leave a toy for Johnny // Leave a doll for Mary // Leave something pretty for Donnie // And don't forget about Gary Polydor

29) "Every Day Is Christmas" by Charles Bradley Everyone is invited // Come on in and have a good time Daptone Records

30) "I Remember Christmas" by The Stridells Do you remember your Christmas Day? Warner Music Group

31) "Christmas Love" by Rotary Connection Choir is singing songs of goodwill // Though it's cold outside, no one feels the chill Cadet Concept Records

32) "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Darlene Love Pretty lights on the tree // I'm watching them shine // You should be here with me Courtesy

33) "Please Come Home For Christmas" by Charles Brown Friends and relations // Send salutations // Sure as the stars shine up above // For this is Christmas Charles Brown

34) "The Tree with the Lights in It" by High Places A tree inside your eye // A flickering of branches hold your breath and then you sigh Thrill Jockey

35) "Bells Ring" by Mazzy Star Bells ring into the night Capitol Records

36) "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" by Mason Jennings You'd better watch out Republic Records

37) "Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis" by Neko Case hey Charley I think I'm happy // for the first time since my accident Manifesto Records

38) "Christmas Time Is Here" by Mark Kozelek Mark, you're the only person I know who could take a wonderful season like Christmas and turn it into a problem Caldo Verde

39) "Run Run Rudolph" by Cassie Ramone Santa make him hurry, tell him he can take the freeway down Courtesy

40) "Snails Christmas (I Want a New Shell)" by The Snails Snails Christmas! Courtesy

41) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Phoebe Bridgers Let your heart be light Dead Oceans

42) "Big Bag" by Tyler, The Creator I was wrapping gifts age six with the paper bandanas // Mom was always honest, I ain't never had a Santa Claus Columbia

43) "Christmas in Prison" by Hiss Golden Messenger &amp; Lucinda Williams It was Christmas in prison // And the food was real good // We had turkey and pistols // Carved out of wood Merge Records

44) "Just Like Christmas" by Low On our way from Stockholm // Started to snow // And you said it was like Christmas Kranky

45) "Christmas Treat" by Julian Casablancas All I know is that Santa Claus // Don't care about breaking or applying laws RCA

46) "Boxing Day Blues" by Courtney Barnett I love all of your ideas // You love the idea of me Courtesy

47) "A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So)" by The Flaming Lips Oh, if I could stop time // It would be a frozen moment just around Christmas Warner Bros.

48) "Christmas Island" by Leon Redbone How'd ya like to stay up late, like the islanders do? // Wait for Santa to sail in with your presents in a canoe Blue Thumb

49) "Christmastime" by The Smashing Pumpkins I remember dreaming // Wishing, hoping, praying for this day // Now I sit and watch them // The little ones I love A&amp;M

50) "Listening to Otis Redding at Home During Christmas" by Okkervil River It's Christmastime and the plane flies me over white hills // To a town in a dream where the sky, it is frozen and still Jagjaguwar

51) "Christmas in Washington" by Steve Earle So come back Woody Guthrie // Come back to us now // Tear your eyes from paradise // And rise again somehow Warner Music

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