This was a bit of a bluesy year, with my favourite musical discovery being the Over The Rhine’s Snow Angels. Song links go mostly to YouTube, occasionally to last.fm or Amazon if that’s the only place I could find a streaming copy.

1. May Ev’ry Day Be Christmas – Irma Thomas
2. Merry Christmas Baby – Bonnie Rait & Charles Brown
3. Merry Christmas, I Love You – James Brown
4. Christmas Tears – Eric Clapton
5. Christmas – Blues Traveler
6. The Christmas Song – Paul McCartney
7. Joy – Tracey Thorn
8. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day – The Civil Wars
9. ‘Lo How A Rose E’er Blooming – Perrin Lamb
10. Christmas Alone – Current Swell
11. All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue – Over The Rhine
12. Merry Christmas Darling – Christina Perri
13. In The Bleak Midwinter – Jason Paul Johnston
14. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Colbie Caillat
15. Snow Down – Kensington Prairie
16. Darlin’ (Christmas Is Coming) – Over The Rhine
17. Auld Lang Syne – Andrew Bird