Christmas Favorites Playlist


Okay, so I am getting a little bit more into all the holiday cheer. Plus, my three year old is currently with my mom and grandmother baking Christmas cookies so I should be finding a little bit of that jolly, or wrapping presents while I have the time. Instead I am doing what I do best. Listening to music and nagging the rest of you into having my taste in it.

So the other day I reached out to some of my loyal Facebook fans. Or you know, people who are on my friends list but were responding to my "professional" account for some of their personal favorite songs. As I listen to, or plan on adding them to my play list. I thought I would share them to you with some of my personal favorites and a few direct links.

1.) Christmas in Dixie -  My favorite version is by Alabama.

2.) Silent Night - Reba McEntire

3.) Hard Candy Christmas - Dolly Parton



4.) Angels Among Us - Alabama

5.) Christmas Cookies - George Straight or the Oak Ridge Boys

6.) Christmas Shoes -  Newsong - I personally won't be listening to this. I don't have the desire for a good cry right now.

7.) Merry Christmas From the Family -  Robert Earl Keene's - To help lighten the mood of #6

8.) Leroy the Redneck Reindeer - Joe Diffie - for when you get bored of the original version.



9.) Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley - Best part of running your own blog and defining your own version of Country is you can always include Elvis.

10.) Santa Clause (I Still Believe in You) - Alabama (I love Alabama, clearly.) Might as well listen to #6 because I'm crying now.


 Bonus Cry Song!

11.) Christmas Carol - Skip Ewing


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