Day 11 Barry Manilow – Silver Bells
This is another Christmas classic where it doesn’t really matter who it’s sung by, I just think it’s such a pretty song. It’s a very relaxed, festive song and I just love its mood.
I’ve chosen this version because it’s a capella based and the harmonies are absolutely beautiful. I must admit Barry Manilow is a big guilty pleasure of mine!
Day 10 Mel & Kim – Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree
This is just a classic song and I do love the original too by Brenda Lee (who was just thirteen when she recorded it! What a pair of lungs on her for someone of that age!) I have chosen this version, though, because it adds a huge element of fun to the song due to the comedic elements from Mel Smith. These little things make it exceptionally cheesy but that’s what Christmas is about! The music video is fantastic too – it just screams ’80’s’ at you! It’s a fantastic song and a great cover. I love how upbeat it is.
R.I.P Mel Smith.
Day 9 S Club 7 – Perfect Christmas
Cheese alert! I make no effort to hide the fact that even all these years later, I still love S Club 7. It’s not only the fact that they were the soundtrack to my childhood, the songs just still make me smile and I still listen to their songs from time to time. Their albums also still reside proudly on my CD shelves!
This is one I only found through owning a Christmas compilation album that was bought for me around eleven years ago or so. It’s cheesy but it’s perfect. It’s so smooth, so Christmassy and just a beautiful little song. Beautiful!
Day 7 John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
I love everything about this song. The fact it’s essentially a Christmas rock song, its guitar based instrumentation, the use of the choir and of course its message. It’s a song I’ve grown to love more every Christmas as I hear it more. Definitely one of the greatest Christmas songs ever written.
Day 5 The Beach Boys – Little Saint Nick
This is an absolute classic and one I can’t fault at all. It’s so catchy, simple and Christmassy. It’s another one I’ve grown up listening to every Christmas but I’ve only fully appreciated what a fantastic song it is in the last few years. I love The Beach Boys with their dreamy harmonies and this is one of those songs that never fails to make me feel festive when out and about!
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