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This holiday season is different, but one tradition remains the same — listening, dancing and jamming to seasonal classics.

Whether you are baking cookies, putting up the tree or wrapping gifts at midnight, the staff at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ has got you covered. Our ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ staffers have hand selected the best holiday music can offer, spanning a range of genres and decades that will surely spark jolly and cheer.

For a cornucopia of seasonal tunes, listen to the playlist on or through the YouTube playlist below.

 

1. “This Christmas” by Donny Hathaway – Selected by Associate Producer Adisa Hargett-Robinson
2. “Frosty the Snowman” by Cocteau Twins – Selected by Meteorologist Matt Ritter
3. “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey – Selected ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Staff
4. “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” by Bruce Springsteen  – Selected by Social Media & Digital Engagement Specialist Brett Snyder
5. “Last Christmas” by Taylor Swift – Selected by Social Media & Digital Engagement Specialist Brett Snyder
6. “Hey Santa” by Wilson Phillips – Selected by Sports Reporter Frank Hanrahan
7. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Bare Naked Ladies – Selected by Reporter/Editor John Domen
8. “Christmas Wrapping” by Waitresses – Selected by Reporter/Editor John Domen and Traffic Reporter Joe Conway
9. “Christmas in Hollis” by Run DMC – Selected by Reporter/Editor John Domen and ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Director Jared Ruderman
10. “Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown?” by Mina – Selected by Sports Reporter Dave Preston
11. “Is this Christmas?” by The Wombats – Selected by Digital Editor Teta Alim
12. “Holiday” by Lil Nas X – Selected by Digital Editor Teta Alim
13. “It’s not Christmas till Somebody Cries” by Carley Rae Jepsen – Selected by Digital Editor Teta Alim
14. “Christmas Time is Here” by Khruangbin – Selected by Digital Editor Teta Alim
15. “Favorite Time of Year” by Dru Hill- Selected by Digital Editor Teta Alim
16. “The Christmas Song” by Nat King Cole – Selected by Anchor Hillary Howard, Reporter/ Anchor Michelle Basch, and Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley
17. “Let It Snow” by Frank Sinatra – Selected by Anchor Hillary Howard
18. “Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You” by Band Aid – Selected by Traffic Reporter Reada Kessler
19. “Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid – Selected by Traffic Reporter Reada Kessler
20. “Hanukkah Song” by Adam Sandler – Selected by Traffic Reporter Reada Kessler
21. “Christmas Time” by Old 97s – Selected by Technical Operations Manager Brian Oliger
22. “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee – Selected by Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley
23. “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” by Darlene Love – Selected by Entertainment Editor Jason Fraley
24. “Glittery” by Kacey Musgraves – Selected by Producer Joslyn Chesson
25. “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby – Selected by Digital ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Director Sarah Beth Hensley
26. “Hark The Heard Angels Sing” by Mariah Carey – Selected by Digital ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Director Sarah Beth Hensley
27. “O Holy Night” by Josh Groban – Selected by Digital ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ Director Sarah Beth Hensley
28. “One More Sleep” by Leona Lewis – Selected by Traffic Reporter Joe Conway
29. “It Doesn’t Often Snow” by Pet Shop Boys – Selected by Traffic Reporter Joe Conway
30. “(There’s No War On Christmas) When Christmas Is In Your Heart” by The Mockers – Selected by Reporter Neal Augenstein
31. “Christmas Waltz” by Frank Sinatra – Selected by Reporter Megan Cloherty