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Christmas Songs & Singles. This index lists the essential songs (not all the songs) contained on the albums reviewed in my Christmas section, plus singles, album tracks, or one-hit wonders not otherwise included on those albums. Whenever
possible, the artist's name is linked to my review of the best Christmas album (not necessarily
the only or original album) on which to find the song.
Barring that, the names will be linked to a place where you may buy the song
(usually Amazon).
If there's no link, it means that, to my knowledge, the song is not available
on any CD. Of course, the list will expand as I write more reviews. And, nothing's
perfect - especially me and my crazy list. Please send additions, corrections,
criticisms, and suggestions via email.
- Hang Them On The Tree (June Christy, 1961)
- Hang Up The Baby's Stocking (Lulu
Belle & Scotty, 1976)
- Happiest Christmas Tree (Nat King Cole, 1959)
- Happy Birthday Jesus (Carolyn Hester, 1983)
- Happy Birthday To You, Our Lord (Ray
Price, 1969)
- Happy Christmas (Pretenders, 1995)
- Happy Christmas (Toots & The Maytals, 1972)
- Happy Christmas (Washington & Clarke,
1974)
- Happy Christmas 1969 (Beatles, 1969)
- Happy Holiday
- Happy Holidays Pts. 1 & 2 (Ohio
Players, 1975)
- Happy Holidays To You (Whispers, 1978)
- Happy Holidays Y'all (Robert
Earl Keen, 1998)
- Happy New Year (ABBA,
1980)
- Happy New Year (Nat King Cole, 1964)
- Happy New Year (Lightnin' Hopkins, 1953)
- Happy New Year Baby (Jo Ann Campbell,
1958)
- Happy New Year Baby (Johnny Otis, 1947)
- Happy New Year Blues (Blind Lemon Jefferson,
1928)
- Happy New Year Darling (Lonnie Johnson,
1947)
- Happy Reindeer (Dancer Prancer & Nervous, 1959)
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
- Alarm, 1990)
- Cranes (1995)
- The Fray (2006)
- John Holt (1986)
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (John & Yoko & The
Plastic Ono Band, 1971)
Uber-producer Phil Spector (read more)
developed
a cozy relationship with the Beatles, and, after salvaging
the band's final work as Let
It Be, he worked with both George Harrison and John
Lennon on their initial solo records. Spector was subsequently at the helm when rock's most controversial
couple
(Lennon and his wife, avant garde artist Yoko Ono)
waxed their resplendent "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)." Given the volatile political environment
and the couple's controversial recent work (such as Lennon's scathing Imagine LP), "Happy
Xmas" (note the missing "Christ") was a salve for both the record buying public and a
war-weary world. Released only as a single (backed with Yoko's "Listen The Snow Is Falling"), "Happy
Xmas" is rarely included on Christmas collections; it is, however, available on most Lennon greatest
hits packages, including Lennon
Legend (1998). It is also captured on Vigotone's fab Beatles boot, Ultimate
Christmas Collection (1998).
- Maroon 5 (2007)
- Billy Bob Thornton (2007)
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Chet Atkins,
1961)
- Hat I Got for Christmas Is Too Beeg (Mel
Blanc, 1959)
- Hating You For Christmas (Everclear,
1997)
Art
Alexakis' vitriolic holiday missive is - in many ways - exactly what I
want in a Christmas song. That is, it is first and foremost a good song, and a good
example of what the artist is capable of - in fact, it's a rewrite of the aggressively
melodic title track of Everclear's third album, So
Much For The Afterglow. That the lyrics address the holidays
is of secondary concern. Like the band's best work, "Hating You For Christmas" is
loud, catchy, emotionally indulgent, and monumentally pissed off. Beginning "Thanks
for the Christmas card," one
imagines Alexakis running into his former girlfriend at the mall. Pleasantries aside,
he unloads a pile of pent-up rage on the poor lass - at her new boyfriend,
her new job, her new apartment, her newfound happiness, and his own wretched, ineffectual
memories of lost sexual and domestic bliss. Poor Art is left sitting around their old
apartment, wallowing in self-loathing. Happy holidays! "Hating You For Christmas" has
never been released as a single, never included on a Christmas album, and is buried
at the end of the 13th track ("Like A California
King")
on So
Much For The Afterglow.
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
- Hawaiian Christmas Song (Jackofficers,
1990)
- He'll Be Coming Down The Chimney (Gene Autry,
1951)
- He's A Chubby Little Fellow (Gene Autry, 1951)
- Heat Miser (from "Year Without A Santa Claus") (soundtrack
cast, 1974)
- Hello Mr. New Year (Coolbreezers, 1957)
- Hello Santa Claus (Cecil Gant, 1950)
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
- Here Is Christmas (Lillian Axe, 1992)
- Here's What I Want On Christmas Day (Justin
Love, 1984)
- Hey America (James Brown, 1970)
- Hey Lord (Suicide, 1981)
- Hey Santa (Flaps Down, 1994)
- Hey Santa! (Chris Isaak, 2004)
- Hey Santa Claus (Moonglows, 1953)
- Hi Fashion Christmas (Dillinger & The Brentford
Harmonics, circa 1968)
- Ho Ho Ho! (Who'd Be A Turkey At Christmas) (Elton
John, 1973)
- Hold It Back (The Christmas Song) (Beautiful
South, 1995)
- Holiday Cramps (Hellacopters,
1999)
- Holiday For Teens (Paul & Paula, 1963)
- Holiday Hootenanny (Paul & Paula, 1963)
- Holiday Mood (Apples In Stereo, 2006)
- Holiday On Skis (Caiola & Ortolani,
1967)
- Holiday Spirit (The dB's, 1993)
- Holidays R' Hell (Tuscadero,
1995)
- Holly Jolly Christmas (Burl Ives,
1964)
- Holly Jolly Christmas (Old 97's, 1995)
- Holly Leaves And Christmas Trees (Elvis Presley,
1971)
- Holy Shit, It's Christmas (Hot Dogs, 2003)
- Home For Christmas (Kate
Bush, 1992)
- Home For Christmas (Kenny
Laguna, 1979)
- Home For Christmas (Last Train Home, 2005)
- Home For The Holidays (The dB's, 1987)
- Homo Christmas (Pansy Division, 1992)
- Hooray For Santa Claus (from "Santa Claus Conquers The Martians") (Sloppy
Seconds, 1992)
- How Can Santa Come To Puerto Rico? (Ricky Vera & Steve
Allen, 1953)
- How I Hate To See Christmas Come Around (Jimmy
Witherspoon, 1947)
- How Lovely Is Christmas (Bing Crosby, 1957)
- How To Make Gravy (Paul
Kelly, 1998)
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