Even though it’s December 22, I don’t really feel that I have gotten my fill of Christmas music.

I listened to several CDs on my drive over to Phoenix and back this past weekend. I listen to Christmas music when I’m home and in my car …

Some staples of my holiday collection …

• Frank Sinatra - somehow I have 3 (three!) Frank Sinatra Christmas CDs
• That is not even counting my favorite – The Rat Pack Christmas. Dean+Sammy+Frank. So fun. So old-fashioned and great.
• Harry Connick, Jr. – my FAVORITE
• When My Heart Finds Christmas – his first. So good.
• Harry for the Holidays – from a couple years ago. So good.
• What a Night! – this year. So good.
• Please don’t ask me to pick a favorite. I can’t. I love them all.
• Barenaked Ladies
• the album is called Barenaked for the Holidays. Awesome renditions of Christmas songs, a couple Hanukkah songs, even Happy Birthday, Jesus. Love it.
• Beach Boys
• Yes, they have a Christmas album. As they well should. With songs about how to say Merry Christmas in Hawaiian.
• Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
• This is a record I grew up with. As a cassette tape. And I still love it. There’s only 10 or so songs on it, but …. there’s something about singing along with Dolly Parton that just puts you in a good mood.

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