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Our 25 Favorite Holiday Songs Of All Time

by BroBible Staff on November 29, 2012 at 5:15pm - comments
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Our 25 Favorite Holiday Songs Of All Time

'Tis the season, so we ranked the best songs of the holidays. 

“Christmas Auld Lang Syne”

My favorite movie is “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Yes, I am 193 years old. Nothing I can do about it now. When they’re all around the Christmas tree singing this bad boy, oh man, the waterworks. Makes you feel that all is right with the world despite your meaningless, shitty existence. -Reggie Noble

‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

Yet another Band-Aid for the crushing chore that is life. For a couple of minutes it transports you to a land of gingerbread men and egg nog – far, far away from a land of in-laws and having to buy crap for people you don’t really care about. - Reggie Noble

“I’ll Be Home for Christmas”

I never appreciated this one until I moved thousands of miles from my parents. Getting back home not only costs money, but is a migraine-inducing pain. Pretending that it’s all going to be worth it – via this diddy – is the only thing that gets me through. -Reggie Noble

"Let Me Sleep (It's Christmas Time)" - Pearl Jam

If you've been reading this site for any period of time, you'd know this pick was to be expected. The song, released as their Christmas single in 1991 and featured on their "Lost Dogs" album, is speculated to be about about a homeless person (or drifter) on Christmas as he remembers how magical the holiday once was while freezing his scrotum off. Not exactly uplifting shit, but a goddamn masterpiece nonetheless. -J. Camm

“O, Holy Night”

There’s going to be a common theme with all of my selections. I’m a sappy motherfucker around the holiday season and I go all-in for the older, timeless classics. So much of my formative years were spent at church and this was far and away the best hymn of all. Singing it at midnight mass literally gave me chills. It has quite possibly the most dramatic chorus of all time, suited for a Shakespearian climax where everyone dies. If this song doesn’t make you feel feelings, you’re completely dead inside. -Reggie Noble

“Carol of the Bells”

Again, chill factor of 10. Its inclusion in the setting-up montage in “Home Alone” is a major bonus. It’s such a badass song that it doesn’t even need words. You just sing the notes like a crazed band teacher. That’s what the holidays are really all about. -Reggie Noble

"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" - Bruce Springsteen Version

This song was my fucking mantra as a kid. I was ripping off construction paper rings every night in December (anyone esle make those in pre-school?) in anticipation of Christmas morning. I might be alone in this but the person singing the song makes it or breaks it for me. And in my opinion, this track isn't the same when Bruce's chops aren't attached. -J.Camm

"Let it Snow" - Dean Martin Version

I was torn between choosing this or Dean's Version of Winter Wonderland because I love pretending snowmen are circus clowns. But in the end this song reminded more of my childhood. I should also note that my Christmas's as a kid were rife with music my dad liked. It was a dictatorship. Any time we'd tried to put on the Beach Boys' Christmas album he'd turn off the 100lb. videocamera he only used on Christmas, walk over to the stero, and say, "Why the hell do you want to listen to those Twinkies? How do you use this thing? Put Elvis or the Rat Pack back on goddammit." -J.Camm

"The Hannukah Song" - Adam Sandler                                                                                                                                                                                                             

With the exception of J-Train (who doesn’t count, because his nickname is also used to describe a Queens Bound locomotive, which therefore disqualifies him as being duly credited as per the rules of this article), I am our office’s lone Chanukah observer. It’s a pretty dope time being Jewish, but the holiday season was always a bit depressing as a small child. If you are Jewish, you are lying if you never wanted a Christmas Tree as a kid.

Thankfully, Billy Madison came through for us big time. -Robb Stark

"Happy Holidays, You Bastard" - Blink 182                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Forty three awesome seconds of getting all that holiday season aggression out. Punching holes through walls and shit. Doesn’t get much classier than this.  - Robb Stark

"Little Saint Nick" - Beach Boys

Because FUCK YOU, DAD! I don't know what the hell his problem is; this album is reeks of awesomeness and masculinity. - J. Camm

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