You’ve probably been hearing Christmas music since before Halloween, right?
So, yes, we totally understand if you’re burned out on holiday tunes by now. Or maybe…just maybe…all you need is a fresh playlist.
And if that’s the case, you’re in luck, because that’s exactly what we have to offer!
Presenting One Big Holiday Volume III, our annual holiday playlist.
It’s become a regular winter tradition around here: Each employee picks his or her favorite holiday tune (some of the classic variety, some a bit more off-the-cuff, and some that are just plain wild), and we present them to you to add a bit of life to the last two weeks of the Christmas countdown. All in a nice, round (almost) three hours.
We hope you enjoy our sometimes weird, sometimes mildly inappropriate holiday playlist selections. But more importantly, we hope you all have a safe, happy holiday season.
Want to peek behind the curtain to see who chose what? Here’s the list.
John Montgomery: Scott Weiland – “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
Ford Wiles: Derek B – “Chillin’ With Santa”
Mark Ervin: Sufjan Stevens – “Lo! How A Rose E’er Blooming”
Aaron Gresham: George Lynch & Stahlwerksinfonie Orchestra – “Christmas / Sarajevo”
Matt Lane Harris: George Jones & Tammy Wynette – “Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus”
Nathan Stuckey: Blues Traveler – “Christmas”
Libby Sexton Romano: John Lennon & Yoko Ono – “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”
Merry Michael Smith: George Strait – “Merry Christmas Strait To You”
Onna Cunningham: Otis Redding – “White Christmas”
Caty Cambron: The Beach Boys – “Frosty The Snowman”
Karri Bentley: Vince Guaraldi Trio – “O Tannenbaum”
Mary Jane Cleage: Sarah McLachlan – “O Little Town Of Bethlehem”
Amanda Howard: The Drifters – “White Christmas”
Niki Lim: Gayle Peevey – “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas”
Amanda Paul: Vince Guaraldi Trio – “Linus & Lucy”
Satina Richardson: Clarence Carter – “Back Door Santa”
Rylee Roquemore: Pentatonix – “Carol of the Bells”
Logan Shoaf: Sam Smith – “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
Valerie Taylor: Ariana Grande – “Santa Tell Me”
Dan Atchison: Bing Crosby – “Winter Wonderland”
Robert Brodrecht: Everclear – “Hating You For Christmas”
Ryan Brown: The Jackson 5 – “Someday at Christmas”
Jeremy Burgess: Kurtis Blow – “Christmas Rappin’”
Ali Clark: Paul McCartney – “Wonderful Christmastime”
Caroline Collins: Mykola Leontovych and Peter Wilhousky – “Carol of the Bells”
Shannon Crutchfield: Vince Guaraldi Trio – “Skating”
Brian Curtin: Neil Diamond – “You Make It Feel Like Christmas”
Adam Evancho: Afroman – “The 12 J’s of Christmas”
Dan Gavin: Wham! – “Last Christmas”
Shannon Harris: The Raveonettes – “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
Ryan Harrison: MxPx – “Christmas Night Of The Living Dead”
Blake Hicks: Boyz II Men – “Let It Snow”
Billy Ivey: Mormon Tabernacle Choir – “Hallelujah Chorus”
Hawley Martin: Travis Tritt – “Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy”
Jordan Sowards: The Royal Guardsmen – “Snoopy’s Christmas”
Janie Walters: N Sync – “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays”
Charlotte Wyatt: She & Him – “The Christmas Waltz”
Jamie Adams: Run-D.M.C. – “Christmas In Hollis”
Kammie Kasten: Mariah Carey – “All I Want For Christmas Is You”
Karla Khodanian: The Waitresses – “Christmas Wrapping”
Becca Bryant: Chris Brown – “This Christmas”
Ashley Fulmer: Harry Connick, Jr. – “Christmas Dreaming”
AJ Jongewaard: Louis Armstrong – “Christmas In New Orleans”
Erin Shaw Street: Cher – “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
Jerry Underwood: Emerson, Lake & Palmer – “I Believe In Father Christmas”
Katherine Cooper: Bing Crosby & David Bowie – “Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy”
Reese Goode: Nate Dogg & Snoop Sogg – “Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto”
Shaydah Rabiee: Britney Spears – “My Only Wish (This Year)”
Maggie Woodroof: Stevie Wonder – “What Christmas Means to Me”
Ashley MacLachlan: Eartha Kitt – “Santa Baby”
Gina Grayson: Donny Hathaway – “This Christmas”
Tyler Hatcher: Krackas Gone Krunk – “Taking Back Christmas”
Brittney McQueen: Quad City DJs – “What You Want For Christmas”