Me in Place

1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Sarah McLachlan and Barenaked Ladies

2. It Snowed by Meaghan Smith

3. Soul Cake by Sting

4. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by Chris Botti

5. A Baby Changes Everything by Faith Hill (Sooo glad we’re doing this in church this year – for the last five years it’s killed me when the service ends and this hasn’t been sung – it’s the whole message!)

Bonus: Yazala Abambuti – Actually, this is “Come, Thou Fount”…but it’s on a Windham Hill Christmas CD. I’m trying to find more info about it – like, who sings it…Absolutely beautiful.

Here is my list from last year:

Being a Music Ambassador throughout all the Land, I feel it my duty to offer you delicious selections for you to search for on your cute, compliant computer.And if you have suggestions, let me know!

Time to Make Cookies Playlist:

Accordion Bells – Leo Kottke
Another Christmas Song – Stephen Colbert
Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Lady Antebellum
Carol of the Bells – William Joseph
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen – Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLachlan (Hey, I didn’t name their band!)
The Carols Those Kids Used to Sing – Statler Brothers (What my mom listened to while we made Christmas candy)
Go Tell It On The Mountain – Lorie Line (Oh, the memories I have of us playing this arrangement at church! Fun!)
Soul Cake – Sting (SuperBoy’s Christmas favorite currently)
The Complete Nutcracker Suite – Philip Aaberg
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies – Harry Connick Jr
Deck the Halls – Larry Coryell
Auld Lang Syne – James Taylor

Sigh at the End of the Day:

Angels From the Realms of Glory – Barbara Higbie
Christmas is Coming – Vince Guaraldi
Christmas Time is Here – Sean Harkness (or the Vince Guaraldi one)
December Morning – Jim Brickman
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow – Chris Botti
Little Drummer Boy – Steve Erquiaga (love this one)
New England Morning – William Ackerman
Oh, Christmas Tree – Michael Ruff & Snuffy Walden
Sussex Carol – Sorry I don’t have artist’s name, but it’s Windham Hill produced
Walking In The Air – Windham Hill Christmas
Winter Wonderland – Phillippe Saisse
Yesterday’s Rain – Snuffy Walden

Singing Loud for All to Hear (In My Car):

Winter Song – Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Willie Nelson
It Snowed – Meaghan Smith (My personal Winter Season Theme Song)
Sleigh Ride – Wilson Phillips (Overproduced harmony fun!)
The First Noel – David Archuleta
Do You Hear What I Hear – Kristin Chenoweth
The Christmas Song – The Carpenters
I Need a Silent Night – Amy Grant
Dream a Dream – Charlotte Church (Pull out that Opera voice!)
O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Sugarland
Baby Changes Everything – Faith Hill
Silent Night – Sarah McLachlan

You’re Too Lazy to Download Individual Songs:

Search for anything produced by Windham Hill
Artists with great albums:
Harry Connick Jr
The Carpenters
Faith Hill
Chris Botti

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