30 Songs for 30 Years

Excitingly, I turn 30 in a couple of days’ time!

So, naturally, I put my nerdy music hat on and decided to (foolishly) collate a list of thirty songs that I love dearly and/or hold a special significance.

This was no easy feat and took me quite a while… There are many favourite bands, artists and songs missing from here. But it’s proved 30 isn’t that big a number (not that I particularly feel old!) I also think I’ve settled on 30 songs that perfectly capture my music tastes and key moments in my life so far.

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31 days of Christmas

Day 8 Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire)

Apparently the most performed Christmas song ever, this one’s definitely iconic. It’s just such a laid back song and one that captures the essence of Christmas perfectly. Whilst it’s been recorded by so many artists, Nat King Cole’s is the definitive version for me. He had one of the greatest voices and he just sounds perfect on this song. My family own one of his Christmas albums and it gives me plenty of warm memories and is still a firm favourite album to be played on Christmas day!

Beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5s8h2d1RK8