Christmas Lists You'll Want to Check Twice

As we continue to explore the true meaning of Christmas, let's enjoy a little change of pace. Santa isn't the only one who has lists to check. I've put together lists of my personal favorite songs, movies and books. In the comments, I'd love to learn some of your favorites.

I've included links so that you can listen to the songs, see clips of the movies and find the books on Amazon.

Traditional Christmas Songs

• "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland

• "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole

• "Baby, It’s Cold Outside" by Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting

• "It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams

• "Little Drummer Boy" by The Harry Simeone Chorale

• "Do You Hear What I Hear?" by Bing Crosby

• "Mary Mild" by the Kingston Trio

Funny Christmas Songs

• "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Elmo and Patsy

• "Miss Fogarty’s Christmas Cake" by The Irish Rovers

• "Snoopy’s Christmas" by The Royal Guardsmen

• "Jingle Bells" by barking dogs

• "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Jimmy Boyd

• "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)" by Alvin and the Chipmunks

Funny Christmas Films

• A Christmas Story 1983

• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 1989

• Home Alone 1990

• Grumpy Old Men 1993

• The Santa Clause 1994

Best Spiritual Christmas Films

• The Bishop's Wife 1947

• Prancer 1989

• Silent Night 2002

• A Story of the First Christmas (The Chosen Christmas special) 2020

• The Nativity Story 2006

Favorite Classic Christmas Films

• Christmas in Connecticut 1945

• Miracle on 34th Street 1947

• White Christmas 1954

• Holiday Inn 1942

• It’s a Wonderful Life 1947

• A Christmas Carol 1951

Best Animated Christmas Movies

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1964

• The Polar Express 2004

• A Charlie Brown Christmas 1965 clip

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas 1966

• The Year Without a Santa Claus 1974 clip stop motion and claymation

Christmas Stories of All Time

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

• Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien

• The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffman

• `Twas the Night: The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem by Clement Moore

• A Letter from Santa Claus by Mark Twain

• The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern

• Eloise at Christmastime by Kay Thompson