Posted by Richard Rossi on Dec 5, 2012 in Music, News |

The Top 25 (Mostly) Powerpop Christmas songs for your iPod

Here they are, my favorite (mostly) powerpop Christmas songs of all time. Shimmering guitars, hand claps and harmonies, all meant to usher in the holiday spirit! Unfortunately, I can’t place the sound files here but most of these songs are not hard to find. If you need any help, let me know.

Here’s my 25 best, songs I’ve loaded on my iPod this year:

XTC – Thanks for Christmas
Dave Edmunds – Run Rudolph Run
Big Star – Jesus Christ
Pretenders – 2000 Miles
Marshall Crenshaw – Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me
Material Issue – Merry Christmas Will Do
Graham Parker – Still Got My Faith
The Beatles – Christmas Time Is Here Again
Bing Crosby & David Bowie – Little Drummer Boy
Smithereens – Waking Up On Christmas Morning
The Nines – Snowbound
Shoes – This Christmas
92 Degrees – God of my Own
Don Dixon & Marti Jones – Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday
The Kinks – Father Christmas
GripWeeds (with Mark Lindsey of Paul Revere and the Raiders and
Myke Scavone & Gar Francis of the Doughboys)– Santa make Me Good
The Ramones – Merry Christmas
Joe Pesci – If It Doesn’t Snow on Christmas
Farah – Christmas Won’t Happen
Copperpot – Christmas Come Early
The Click Five – My Girlfriend Forgot Me on Christmas
The Genuine Fakes – All I Want For Christmas
Dwight Twilley – Christmas Night
Jim Babjak’s Buzzed Meg – Christmas Morning