Hello and the best Holidays to you! Everyone has favorites…favorite albums, favorite rock songs…favorite other than rock songs. And for the longest time, rockers got a rep of being the scrooges of the holidays. Even Rock Radio Programmers would never air these songs because they didn’t fit their definition of “cool.”
Well, since we are the “cool kids,” let’s celebrate the music with our great artists. Here are my Top 20 Classic Rock Christmas Holiday tunes that rock no matter what side of the tree you’re on.
TOP 20 CHRISTMAS SONGS (Rock Artists)
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Bruce Springsteen (Columbia, 1975)
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon & Yoko Ono (Apple, 1971)
- Step Into Christmas – Elton John (MCA. 1973)
- Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You – Billy Squier (Capitol, 1981)
- Little Saint Nick – Beach Boys (Capitol, 1963)
- Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney (Columbia,1979)
- Father Christmas – Kinks (Arista, 1986)
- Please Come Home for Christmas – Eagles (Asylum, 1978)
- Rock and Roll Christmas – George Thorogood (EMI, 1997)
- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – U2 (Island,1997)
- Christmas All Over Again – Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (A&M, 1993)
- Christmas Wrapping – Waitresses (Polydor, 1981)
- Do They Know Its Christmas – Band Aid (Columbia, 1984)
- Celebrate Me Home – Kenny Loggins (Columbia, 1977)
- Christmas Time – Bryan Adams (A&M,
- Merry Christmas Baby – Bonnie Raitt & Charles Brown (A&M, 1993)
- 2000 Miles – Pretenders (Sire, 1984)
- Christmas Eve/Sarajevo – Trans Siberian Orchestra (LavaAtlantic, 1996)
- Takin’ care of Christmas – Randy Bachman (12 hit wonder, 1996)
- I Believe In Father Christmas – Greg Lake (Manticore, 1974)
Merry Christmas, Happy holidays, and enjoy the music with family & friends,
