It's the week before Christmas, which means listening to non-stop Christmas music at every spare second. Okay, I have to admit. I have been waking up to a Christmas playlist on my iPod since early November. This year I downloaded a bunch of new Christmas and holiday tunes to include in that glorious playlist. And as much as I enjoyed the variety, I've gotta say...some Christmas music is awful.

So, friends, here is my new Christmas Favourites playlist, refined from the old smorgasborg. I really think you'll enjoy most, if not all of the songs on this list...that is, if you are a fan of Christmas tunes. I also posted this on iTunes for easy access if you want to pick up a few of these songs. The playlist on the iTunes Store has only 55 of 73 songs available, and you can do some searching for the rest. So, in no particular order...

1. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Dean Martin)
2. The Christmas Song (The Raveonettes)
3. Baby It's Cold Outside (Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn)
4. The Chipmunk Song (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
5. Green Christmas (Barenaked Ladies)
6. Last Christmas (Wham!)
7. Sleigh Ride/Santa Claus Party (Ferrante & Teicher & Les Baxter)
8. Sleigh Ride (Bing Crosby)
9. Christmas Lights (Coldplay)
10. All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey)
11. Do They Know It's Christmas? (Barenaked Ladies)
12. Christmas With You is The best (The Long Winters)
13. Jingle Bell Rock (Bobby Helms)
14. Simply Having A Wonderful Christmastime (Paul McCartney)
15. The Christmas Song (Nat King Cole)
16. O Tannenbaum (Vince Guaraldi Trio)
17. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Judy Garland)
18. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Teresa Brewer)
19. Marshmallow World (Darlene Love)
20. Sleigh Ride (The Andrews Sisters)
21. All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth (Spike Jones)
22. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (Bing Crosby)
23. The Christmas Song (Vince Guaraldi Trio)
24. Sleigh Ride (The Ronettes)
25. Jingle Bells (Jim Reeves)
26. Cool Yule (Louis Armstrong)
27. Winter Wonderland (Leon Redbone)
28. I'll Be Home For Christmas (Frank Sinatra)
29. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Eddy Arnold)
30. White Christmas (Michael Buble)
31. Baby, It's Cold Outside (Leon Redbone & Zooey Daschanel)
32. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Bing Crosby)
33. Pennies From Heaven (Louis Prima)
34. Jingle Bells (Frank Sinatra)
35. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (Lena Home)
36. Maybe This Christmas (Ron Sexsmith)
37. Merry Xmas Everybody (Rooney)
38. O Holy Night (Barenaked Ladies)
39. Here Comes Santa Claus (Bing Crosby)
40. Holly Jolly Christmas (Michael Buble)
41. Nutcracker Suite (Brian Setzer)
42. Frosty the Snow Man (Harry Connick Jr.)
43. Just Like Christmas (Low)
44. Sleigh Ride (Ella Fitzgerald)
45. Its The Most Wonderful Time Of the Year (Andy Williams)
46. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Barenaked Ladies)
47. Santa Baby (Madonna)
48. I'll Be Home For Christmas (Bing Crosby)
49. Christmas Island (Leon Redbone)
50. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (John Lennon)
51. Someday At Christmas (Stevie Wonder)
52. Sleigh Ride (Barenaked Ladies)
53. Please Come Home For Christmas (Jon Bon Jovi)
54. I'll Be Home For Christmas (Elvis Presley)
55. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Michael Buble)
56. Blue Christmas (Elvis Presley)
57. Baby, It's Cold Outside (Tom Jones)
58. Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano)
59. Frosty the Snowman (Burl Ives)
60. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Bruce Springsteen)
61. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Vince Guaraldi)
62. Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian Christmas) (Bing Crosby)
63. Jingle Bells (Bing Crosby)
64. Here Comes Santa Claus (Elvis Presley)
65. Frosty the Snowman (The Ronettes)
66. Santa Claus is Comin' To Town (Frank Sinatra)
67. White Christmas (Bing Crosby)
68. Christmas Jazz (Vince Guaraldi Trio)
69. Jingle Bells (Michael Buble)
70. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)
71. The Christmas Song (Ella Fitzgerald)
72. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Jack Johnson)
73. Have A Holly Jolly Christmas (Burl Ives)