The best Christmas songs for your holiday season playlist

So feel free to add a few of these to your holiday festivities.

Your “Jingle Bells”-overloaded guests will thank you.

), and personal greetings from the Fab Four themselves at the end.

So what if spring is late?

Frankly, we could all use a reminder to believe a bit more, especially this time of year.

“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”

Look, Christmas is not for everyone.

Just pour yourself an eggnog and give this song another listen; January will be here soon enough.

But boisterous bandleader Louis Prima just straight-up takes over the Santa role himself in this irrepressible tune.

Bananas, pianos, what more could someone ask for on Christmas?

As always, Prima’s unpredictability just makes the song even more fun.

The best part: the guy that just screams out “It’s Christ-mas!!”

This hit beat out our next song to become the all-important Christmas No.

Somehow all the sax solos just make it more festive, as does the non-schlocky children’s chorus.

After listening to this, going outside seems completely overrated.

Meanwhile, he frantically searches for happy Christmas elements for distraction.

(“Where is Rudolph?/Where is Blitzen, baby?")

“Cold December Night” is basically the aural equivalent of a chocolate martini peppermint stick optional.

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But completely captivating holiday songs?

As we’ve seen, they are few and far between.

), the setting of fires, the planned killings, the lack of presents.

Maybe just sneak an extra shot of rum into your eggnog?

The emotionally stirring epic is an absolute must every Christmas.