The Ultimate Celebrity Christmas Playlist

Thanksgiving is over which means it's time for people to get into the holiday spirit! Holiday songs are fair game from now until Dec 25.

I'm a huge fan of Christmas songs.  I'm pretty sure every major pop artist has a Christmas album so I made myself a playlist of all the most awesome celebrity Christmas songs. Instead of embedding all the videos individually I simply created a playlist on Youtube: A Celebrity Christmas Playlist
I went with fan created videos on Youtube vs. originals since I wanted to avoid ads for a continuous playthrough. They are in my preferred play order rather than how much I like them.

• Jingle Bells - Dean Martin: Only ol' Dean can make this cheesy song sound so cool.
• Little Drummer Boy - Josh Groban: It is no secret that I have a huge crush on JG. Nothing needs to be said for this version. It's nearly damn perfect. Also Oprah Love love loved it.
• Blue Christmas - Elvis: Who better than the king himself to bring a little melancholy into the holidays.
• Someday at Christmas - Stevie Wonder: An original Christmas song by one of the greatest musicians of our time. Apparently Justin Bieber sang this to the Obamas last year. After some digging I found a version of him singing it at some vocal competition which was actually not bad.  You can have a listen here
• Please come home for Christmas - Eagles: This is one of the most awesome renditions of this song.
• Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue: I went back and forth between this version and the original Marilyn version but Kylie made this the naughtiest sounding holiday song EVER... hence making the list.
• Baby, It's Cold Outside - Lady Antebellum: One of my favorite Christmas songs and I like this version simply because it has a slightly different arrangement than most. 
• Let it snow - Michael Buble: His renditions of Christmas songs make you feel all fuzzy-wuzzy inside.
• Silver Bels - Meaghan Smith: I have no idea who this lady is but since she had a video I assume she has some sort of a record deal hence fair game to make the celebrity playlist.  I love this rendition.
• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Keyshia Cole: One of my favorite renditions.
• This Christmas - Donny Hathaway: An original song.
• Let it Snow - Boyz 2 Men: An original song.
• Believe - Josh Groban: Josh gets two spots on my playlist because he is amazing.  And this is a beautiful song from the Polar Express soundtrack.
• Where are you Christmas - Faith Hill: Original song from the Grinch movie.
• Christmas Song - Flyleaf: Not many rock/alternative renditions of Christmas songs. And I simply love this song.
• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Brian McKnight and Christina Aguilera: I like this song so much it makes the list twice! I couldn't decide which version I liked better.
• What Child is This - Sarah McLachlan: Sarah's Christmas album is very"easy listening". It's not very exciting but quite traditional and beautiful.
• Happy X-mas (War is Over) - John Lennon: A classic.
• White Christmas - Martina McBride. It's hard to find a really good and interesting vocal version of this song as nearly damn everybody covered it.  I do not like the original but I thought Martina did a good job.
• Caro Gesu Bambino - Andrea Bocelli. I couldn't decide which song to pick from Andrea's Christmas album. They are all wonderful.
• The Christmas Song - Toni Braxton: I honestly probably am the only person on earth that dislikes the Nat King Cole version.  It's so slow and his voice is boring.  I thought Toni made it more interesting.  Second runner up was Mel Torne (song writer) and Judy Garland duet.
• Do You Hear What I Hear - Carrie Underwood: This is one of those songs that unless you've got some pipes it sounds very mediocre and boring.  I thought Carrie did a great job.
• Feliz Navidad - Celine Dion: This song is so cheesy I'm not a fan of the original. Celine's vocals make it almost likable.
• Mele Kalikimaka - Bette Midler: Will forever stick in my mind as the Christmas Vacation pool scene soundtrack.
• Jingle Bell Rock - Billy Idol: I mostly chose this because of the video. It's quite hilarious how cheesy Billy Idol is attempting to be.
• Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - NSync: An original song for the boy band's holiday album.  
• Christmas Time - Christina Aguilera: An original song.
• 8-days of Christmas - Destiny's Child: An original song based on 12 days of Christmas.
• Sleigh Ride - TLC: 
• Christmas in Hollis - Run DMC: I was torn whether to include this song. It's not very Christmas-y but it's Run DMC.
• Oh Santa! - Mariah Carey: An original song from her SECOND Christmas album. It will definitly get played at clubs during the holiday time. It's so damn catchy.
• Last Christmas - Cascada: I chose this version rather than the original Wham! simply because this one fit better into the playlist. 
• My Only Wish - Britney Spears: An original song.
• All I want for Christmas is you - Mariah Carey: This is THE ULTIMATE holiday song for me. An original song from the first Merry Christmas album (1994).
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Jackson 5: This has to be sang by kids to be good. Otherwise it sounds forced and awful.
• Joy to the World - Mariah Carey: Ok. Third time on the list. But seriously. You can not deny MC makes the most awesome holiday albums.
• I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Amy Winehouse: I didn't even know she did a cover of this.  Not my favorite rendition of this song but Wino gets on the list because well it's Wino singing a Christmas song.

Reminder. You can play though this playlist on Youtube: A Celebrity Christmas Playlist 
 

Honorable mentions: aka songs that I didn't know where to fit into my playlist but a lot of people like.
Adam Sandler - Hanukkah song.
Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey - Baby It's Cold Outside
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Time

Did I miss any other great ones? Drop a comment and let me know.