I love music; I've always believed life should have a good soundtrack. By extension, I love Christmas music and I have already noted my general preference for Christmas music from a certain era. While I am a rocker (and a roller too, baby), rockers and holidays just don't always work for me. Twisted Sister performing "Silent Night" just doesn't fill me with a warm holiday glow. Eartha Kitt singing "Santa Baby" is way better than Madonna singing anything really.
That's not to say Christmas can't ever rock. "Elvis' Christmas Album" is a classic. Just listen to the King (not the King of Kings, but the King of Rock) perform "Santa's Back in Town" and you'll realize Christmas can indeed rock.
But when it comes to mixing rock and the warm fuzzies John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" does it it for me. It's a great song (despite the presence of Yoko) with a beautiful melody that puts me in a Christmas kind of mood whenever I hear it, and it's a call for peace on earth, good will toward man. You can't really ask for more than that in a Christmas song.
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