In the Mood For A Little WRAP Music? Try This Playlist.

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere we go.” 

Delights of lights, yummy things and all kinds of sentimental memories wrap the Christmas season in wonder. No surprise so many iconic songs have been written about this special time of year. The melodies and lyrics tie the simplest and most grand celebrations to the story of our lives.

Christmas music is one of our cultural bonds. It’s contributions time-stamp our social consciousness and have the power to be transportive. You can find yourself lost in a grocery list, on your third cup of high-test espresso, searching for that one ‘gotta-get-it’  ingredient to make the family’s holiday fav when the spice aisle fades into a childhood memory and suddenly you’re headed ‘home for the holidays’.

No matter your age when you hear your favorite Christmas song it surrounds you with “remember when~ing.”  You may smile, you may cry, but ya gotta hear that song or it’s just not Christmas-time yet.

STP asked a few fabulous spin-doctors what songs make their Christmas play-list sound special. The list is eclectic with plenty of familiar songs and some delicious deep cuts.  It’s funny, spiritual and filled with warmth. Some classics may surprise you, some will delight you. They’re all gifts of the season, as are these extra generous guest contributors.

According to these gifted musicologists the holiday hit-list is the best ‘wrap’ music to fill hours with tidings of great joy.

Try it ~ “I think you might like it!” xoxo

STP~News Christmas Wrap Playlist 

All I Want For Christmas Is You. Mariah Cary :Heidi Buckley, Julie Falkner

Carol of The Bells: Home Alone Soundtrack: Jack, Harper, Violet R.

Christmas, Micheal Bublé, :STP

Christmasland, Tony Bennet: Robert Asci

Christmas For Cowboys, John Denver :Samantha Ellen

Christmas Through Your Eyes, Gloria Estefan :Robert Asci

Christmas Time is Here, Mariah Carey : Robert Asci

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tchaikovsky ;Samatha Ellen

Die Hard Christmas, John B: Gus Kilgore

Do They Know It’s Christmas, WHAM! :Julie Falkner

Don’t Save It All For Christmas Day , Céline Dion : Robert Asci

Hallelujah Chorus :STP

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Judy Garland: Robert Asci

I Like a Sleighride ( Jingle Bells) Peggy Lee :Robert Asci

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus ,Jessica Simpson : Robert Asci and Brooks, Hope and Declan Buckley

I’ll Be Home For Christmas, Bette Midler :Robert Asci

I Think You Might Like it,John Travolta and Olivia Newton John :STP

Imagine; John Lennon : STP

Let It Snow, Dianne Reeves : Robert Asci

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow, Dean Martin: Robert Asci

Mary Did You Know, Pentatonix :Andy Kilgore

Merry Christmas Baby, Bruce Springsteen :Julie Falkner

Merry Christmas Darlin’, Vanessa Williams : Robert Asci

Mistletoe and Holly, Frank Sinatra: Robert Asci

My Grown Up Christmas List , Natalie Cole : Robert Asci

One Wish ( For Christmas) Whitney Houston : Robert Asci

Peace On Earth, Bing Crosby, David Bowie: STP

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee; Julie Falkner

The Christmas Song,( Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) Mel Tormé :Robert Asci

The Christmas Waltz ( remastered ) Nancy Wilson: Robert Asci

Same Old Lang Syne, Dan Fogelberg; STP

Santa Baby , Sal Valentinetti and Heidi Klum; Julie Falkner!

Sleigh Ride ,The Carpenters : Robert Asci

Sleigh Ride, Ella Fitzgerald : Robert Asci

Snowfall ( album version) The Manhattan Transfer :Robert Asci

Walking In the Air : Howard Blake: STP

Wham! ~ Last Christmas , Wham: Julie Falkner

Winter Wonderland,Michael Buble :Heidi Buckley

Wrap Yourself in a Christmas Package, Randy Greer, Ignasi Terrazzo : Robert  Asci

One of our musical elves has another more evolved holiday list to share… stay tuned & if you’re in the groove send along your suggestion and we’ll add it to the STP playlist.

“Merry Christmas Darlings”