# Winter Holiday Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 4, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732 "2008-12-04T20:22:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/1 "2008-12-04T20:22:48Z")
I think I’m the only one to ever like Christmas music 🙂 So what are some good non-christmas songs about the holidays we have this time of year? You know, like for Hanukkah and stuff. Are there any popular ones that get played on the radio? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/2 "2008-12-04T20:49:00Z")
Does _Baby It’s Cold Outside_ count? I guess it isn’t really about the holidays, but it a nice winter tune. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/3 "2008-12-04T21:00:03Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > So what are some good non-christmas songs about the holidays we have this time of year? You know, like for Hanukkah and stuff. > > Are there any popular ones that get played on the radio? Popular? Adam Sandler’s Chanukah Song. Good? I’ll have to get back to you. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/4 "2008-12-04T21:04:37Z")
It fits the season so I’ll count it (even if it isn’t a holiday song). ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/5 "2008-12-04T21:09:01Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > Popular? Adam Sandler’s Chanukah Song. > > Good? I’ll have to get back to you. “Al Hanissim” - Cantor Natham Lam & The National Symphony of Isreael ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/6 "2008-12-04T21:10:33Z")
_Jingle Bells_, \*Frosty the Snowman, \*and \*Sleigh Ride \*have nothing at all to do with Christmas. Are you looking for more obscure songs? ETA: Plus _Winter Wonderland_. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/7 "2008-12-04T21:25:45Z")
Two from Jethro Tull - _Ring Out Solstice Bells_ and _Last Man at the Party_. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/8 "2008-12-04T21:27:40Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > _Jingle Bells_, \*Frosty the Snowman, \*and \*Sleigh Ride \*have nothing at all to do with Christmas. Are you looking for more obscure songs? > > ETA: Plus _Winter Wonderland_. They might have nothing to do with Christmas but they’re Christmasy. I will look into any and all songs that get mentioned. To answer your question, it doesnt have to be obscure, just different. Obscure is welcomed as well though. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/9 "2008-12-04T21:33:49Z")
Under the new rules: [Let It Snow](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8BH4M9V1N8) ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/10 "2008-12-04T21:40:14Z")
And another thing… The traditional carol [Good King Wenceslas](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41rmb_dhqmM), while definitely a _Christian_ song, has nothing specifically to do with _Christmas_. (The Feast of Stephen is Dec. 26.) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/11 "2008-12-05T02:10:43Z")
[Valley Winter Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctu406Wa2Ik) by Fountains of Wayne (also heard on the new LL Bean commercials) ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/12 "2008-12-05T02:12:36Z")
I love the song “[Walking in the Air](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR1Ln-ctn5E)” sung by a Welsh boy soprano. ETA: After looking further, it seems I fell for a common mistake and am crediting the wrong boy soprano! ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/13 "2008-12-05T05:28:55Z")
[Riu Chiu,](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIYIhUsamj0) The Monkees; [THe Holly and the Ivy,](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15SvecuWae0) George Winston Or just google ‘christmas mix’ or ‘xmas mix’ and you should get some inspiration from the playlists I’m first with [Fairytale of New York](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff3aoSyYOVs)?It briefly mentions the C word, but it is well neutralized:D ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/14 "2008-12-05T10:33:43Z")
There’s a great Hanukkah-related song that my chorus is performing next week: \*Not in Our Town, \*about how the residents of Billings, Montana responded to anti-Semitic hate crimes. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/15 "2008-12-05T13:20:28Z")
> [@Annie](#): > > [Riu Chiu,](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIYIhUsamj0) The Monkees;\ That is one of my favorites this time of year. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/16 "2008-12-05T15:32:47Z")
“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” by Mindy Smith ---
**Author:** ![xnylder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbce88/32.png) [@xnylder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xnylder)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/17 "2008-12-05T15:46:45Z")
“Song for a Winter’s Night” by Sarah McLachlan. ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/18 "2008-12-05T15:55:20Z")
Long December by Counting Crows. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/19 "2008-12-05T16:34:48Z")
> [@xnylder](#): > > “Song for a Winter’s Night” by Sarah McLachlan. Gordon Lightfoot originally. Both versions are lovely though. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732/20 "2008-12-05T16:42:00Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > They might have nothing to do with Christmas but they’re Christmasy. They’re not inherently Christmasy, just Christmasy by association. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-songs/475732.md?page=2)