What's your top 3 Christmas songs?

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Inspired by the thread discussing worst Christmas songs!

My favourites are:

The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

Wham! - Last Christmas

Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody

One more sleep - Leona Lewis
Underneath the Tree - Kelly Clarkson
Fairytale of New York

Christmas - Michael Buble
Merry Christmas- Elton John & Ed Sheeran
A Christmas Overture - Royal Pilharrmonic Orchestra

Fairytale of New York
In the Bleak Midwinter (by anyone but love the Wolf Alice version)
Silver Bells by She and Him (best Christmas album!)

A chronology of 50 festive hits (not exhaustive) - many of these songs have appeared in various guises and several were first performed by others before becoming a hit.

1942 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby
1946 - The Christmas Dong - Nat King Cole
1951 - It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Perry Como
1953 - Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
1957 - Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
1957 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra

1958 - Rockin Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
1959 - Let It Snow - Dean Martin
1959 - Baby It’s Cold Outside - Dean Martin

1963 - It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
1963 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
1963 - Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
1964 - Blue Christmas _ Elvis Presley
1964 - A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burt Ives
1970 - Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano
1970 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Jackson 5
1971 - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon
1973 - Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
1973 - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizard
1973 - Step Into Christmas - Elton John
1974 - Lonely This Christmas - Mud
1975 - It’s Gonna Be A Cold, Cold Christmas - Dana
1976 - When A Child Is Born - Johnny Mathis
1978 - Mary’s Boy Child - Boney M
1979 - Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
1980 - Stop The Cavalry - Jonah Lewie
1980 - December Will Be Magic Again - Kate Bush
1981 - Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
1982 - Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - David Bowie & Bing Crosby
1982 - A Winter’s Tale - David Essex
1983 - 2,000 Miles - The Pretenders
1984 - Last Christmas - Wham
1984 - Do They Know It’s Christmas - Band Aid
1984 - The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
1984 Thank God It’s Christmas - Queen
1985 - Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin Stevens
1987 - Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues ft Kirsty MacColl
1987 - Christmas In Hollis - Run DMC
1988 - Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
1988 - Mistletoe And Wine - Cliff Richard
1990 - Saviours Day - Cliff Richard
1994 - All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
1994 - Stay Another Day - East 17
1994 - Please Come Home For Christmas - Bon Jovi
2001 - 8 Days Of Christmas - Destiny’s Child
2003 - ChristmasTime(Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness
2010 - Christmas Lights - Coldplay
2013 - Underneath The Tree - Kelly Clarkson
2013 - One More Sleep - Kelly Clarkson
2017 - Sia - Santa’s Coming For Us