Turning back to tradition with an instrumental today. This is "I Saw Three Ships" by the Piano Guys.

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December 1st - Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
December 2nd - Joy to the World

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We're taking another detour today. While not a Christmas song, per se, it is a Christmastime tune. This is "Circle of Steel" by Gordon Lightfoot.

As mentioned above, this isn't exactly a Christmas song, but rather one that takes place during the Christmas season.

It's a somber little melody that serves as a little reminder that there are some not so fortunate during the holiday season.

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Continuing with traditional carols, this is "Adeste Fidelis", sung by the Vienna Boys Choir.

Jump to Other Days:
December 1st - Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
December 2nd - Joy to the World

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Going back to basics today. Though the Twelve Days of Christmas refers to the days following Christmas, to mark that we have less than a dozen days left, here's "The Twelve Days of Christmas" by Straight No Chaser.

"Twelve Days of Christmas" is one of those songs that you gotta commit to. Once you start singing, there's no stopping or shortcuts. You just gotta suck it up and do it.

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Going to be a bit silly today. This is "No Time to Diet".

As I mentioned yesterday, I was part of my school's choir. This was one of the songs we sang during our Christmas show. Needless to say, this was our "fun song" of the night.

Missed the previous days'? Links below!
December 1st - Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

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There's nothing like driving home when it's late and you're tired and an accident shuts down the whole highway into a crawl.

Then this comes up on your playlist:

... and you're like 😎 "hell, yea!"

People be looking over like "WTF?", but you don't care. You're rocking out and the happiest person on the whole damn highway!

Gonna have a little fun with this one. This is "Let's Have a Christmas Celebration!", sung by the Eastwood Choir.

Okay, gonna get a little personal with this one...

I sang in choir in college. Honestly, it was the best class I've ever taken. All you do is show up for an hour and sing your little heart out. It was my destresser class. It was great!

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Hitting the history books with this one. This is "Christmas 1915" by Celtic Thunder.

Every student who has ever learned about World War I has heard, at least in some part, of the Christmas Truce. While the ceasefire in 1914 is the most famous, there were smaller occurrences in the later years.

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Never a Christmas music mix without some Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Today, we're listening to their rendition of "What Child is This?"

I had the pleasure last year to see them live--and it was EPIC! Up till then, I didn't know their tracks were more than instrumental (boy, did I learn quickly).

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This little gem was written by American Folk singer Tom Paxton in 1962. Two versions of this song exist. The original doesn't give under what occasion, if any, the toy was given. Later versions turned the toy into a Christmas gift and some oldies stations would only play this song around Christmas time.

Today, we're listening to the Christmas version of "The Marvelous Toy" as performed by another notable folk singer, John Denver.

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