{favorite christmas songs}

one of my favorite things about christmas is the music. i just love christmas music! i've always looked forward to pulling out all of my cd's as i unpack the decorations. of course, now it's just a matter of syncing up my christmas playlist on my ipod (which is currently at 143 songs).
so, anyway...in the spirit, i thought i would share some of my favorite christmas songs... in general, the three christmas albums that i would most recommend are:

• clay aiken - merry christmas with love


• harry connick jr. - when my heart finds christmas


• garth brooks - beyond the season

as a note, as i was finding links for these, i realized that all three of the artists above have released another christmas album since these and i don't have any of them!! i will have to take care of that next year!!

favorite songs in no particular order:

• "merry christmas with love" performed by clay aiken


• "mary did you know" also performed by clay aiken


• "what are you doing new year's eve" by clay aiken, again.


• "baby it's cold outside" sung by vanessa williams (on the star bright album)


• "sleigh ride" by debbie gibson, available on a very special christmas 2, also a great album in general


• "go tell it on the mountain" by garth brooks


• "i pray on christmas" by harry connick jr


• "christmas in dixie" by alabama (a southern staple!) - alabama christmas


• "where are you christmas?" by faith hill from the soundtrack of how the grinch stole christmas

OK, that's it for now...but i'm sure i left off some that i really love...