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Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Mannheim Steamroller's Christmas stuff is the Christmas music of choice in our apartment (granted 3 of us practice Wicca and the 4th is pretty much areligious), but we like decorating and buying presents anyway!
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Melissa
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Mannheim streamroller, Little Drummer Boy, What Child is this, Messiah Handle
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On the must-hear list:
Nat Cole singing "The C'mas Song"
Bing singing "White Christmas"
Bing & the Andrews Sisters singing "Jingle Bells"
Judy Garland singing "Have Yourself"
Mannheim Steamroller's "Stille Nacht"- something about that toy piano at the end just puts me away.
John & Yoko singing "Merry C'mas (War is Over)"
The entire "Charlie Brown C'mas" soundtrack.
The Drifters singing "White Christmas"
Springsteen singing "Merry Christmas Baby"
Harry Connick Jr singing "Sleigh Ride"
Oh! The list goes on and on.
On the must-steer-clear-at-all-costs list:
The barking dogs
Grandma Got Run Over By...
Unusual things that I can recommend:
Oscar Peterson Christmas (if you like C'mas jazz)
Cyrus Chestnut's "A Charlie Brown C'mas" (a contemporary jazz take on the CB music)
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I'm a little old school, so one of my favourite traditional Christmas songs is the gregorianesque O Come, O Come Emmanuel -- although I guess technically it's actually an Advent song? 
That being said, without a doubt my absolute favorite rendition of any Christmas song ever is Gabriel's Message by Sting. Although I've known it since I was a kid, it still blows my mind every time I listen to it.
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Baby Please Come Home - U2
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
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Christmas Shoes (it's by a Country singer, though I can't remember which one). Its about this little boy who wants to buy his Mom (who's dying and not expected to live through the night) a pair of shoes so she'll look pretty when she meets Jesus but he doesn't have enough money. It makes me cry every time I hear it, but it reminds me the real point of Christmas is not how many presents you get, but showing your family how much you love them.
Meg
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