Once again, all I really need for Christmas are these three songs.
“Snoopy’s Christmas,” the Royal Guardsmen, from “Snoopy and His Friends,” 1967. (The link is to a double CD also featuring “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron,” their debut album from 1966.) Also available digitally.
“Christmas bells, those Christmas bells
“Ringing through the land
“Bringing peace to all the world
“And good will to man”
“Merry Christmas, mein friend!”
“Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” the Jackson 5, 1970, from “A Motown Christmas,” 1973. Also available digitally.
“One more time, yeah! Santa Claus is comin’ to town. Oh, yeah!”
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the Plastic Ono Band and the Harlem Community Choir, released as a single, 1971. A remastered version is available on “Gimme Some Truth,” a 4-CD compilation released in 2010. Also available digitally.
“And so this is Christmas, and what have you done?”
Enjoy your holidays, everyone.
Filed under: Christmas music, December 2015, Sounds Tagged: 1967, 1970, 1971, Christmas, Christmas music, Harlem Community Choir, Jackson 5, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Plastic Ono Band, Royal Guardsmen
