Merry Mix-mas! 20 Songs to Keep the Yuletide Spirit Fresh

By Scott Frampton

Holiday music can be a buzzkill—all those pa-rum-pum-pum-pums pelting down like chestnut-sized hail in every checkout line. To keep the yuletide spirit fresh, listen to these mixes of new, old, and out-of-the-way Christmas songs.

FOR WRAPPING PRESENTS:
Bouncy sounds to get fingers moving.

1. Jackson 5, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"

2. Sugar Chile Robinson, "Christmas Boogie"

3. The Cadillacs, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

4. Sufjan Stevens, "Come On! Let's Boogie to the Elf Dance!"

5. Tennessee Ernie Ford, "A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus"

Listen to samples of each song on iTunes by clicking on the links below.

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