And what's up with the band name? Burns on The Simpsons. Dean wrote the screenplay and lyrics to all the songs in Footloose. Toggle navigation Welcome Guest. My Favorite Things by Julie Andrews. Album: The Sound of Music Soundtrack The Sound of Music was one of the famous Broadway musical writing team Rodgers and Hammerstein's most-loved works, and also their last collaboration.
Other notable works by them include Oklahoma! The film featured musical actress Julie Andrews of Mary Poppins fame in her role as the musical's leading protagonist, Maria, who is the governess of a rich Captain von Trapp's children. In "My Favorite Things," Maria describes all the things that make her feel better when she is sad, like "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens. This song famously appears in a scene in the film when the von Trapp children she looks after are frightened and go to her room during a thunderstorm, and she sings it to comfort them.
This change to the original Broadway positioning of the song has remained in most stage productions. Many of the favorite things mentioned in this song don't cost a thing; raindrops on roses and silver-white winters, for example. At the beginning of this somewhat unlikely Christmas smash, you can hear the moment at which hip hop arrived.
Mission accomplished. Clearly people of all generations and nationalities are able to enjoy this harmless slice of Christmas cheese. And since the song is mainly used as a bargaining tool by parents, it does make sense to have kids on the mic. The King adds some characteristic swagger to this cover of the country original.
Good old Macca. This little ditty — which is essnetially Paul goofing around on a synth — isn't going to shake up your festive paradigm, but it won't half stick in your head. A fine achievement. Despite not even managing to break the top 50 when it was first released, it has become an enduring holiday favourite and spawned plenty of covers.
This could be a good one to change up the vibe from Christmas lazing to some Christmas loving. No one does Christmas quite like our Sufjan. And when it comes down to it, Christmas should be fun. Today it retains a towering presence in the Christmas canon, as synonymous with the holiday as tinsel and paper crowns. Oh, and her high note towards the end is a moment. Think you had a bad Christmas last year when you burned the turkey? You could do that. Scary Christmas. Sometimes the old tunes are the best.
A pre-gospel-phase 'Ye raps about unwrapping removing the knickers from his Christmas present, Jim Jones proposes we party till dawn and Big Sean says… well, not much at all.
But with a slick soul-sampling beat from Hit Boy and bags of braggadocious charm, this is a head-bobbing holiday treat. Crammed full of sleigh bells and lyrically sparse it may be, but somehow indie rockers Low managed to do the unthinkable in create a genuinely cool Christmas song.
Time for a re-watch? Everyone knows this holiday song, so it barely needs a name — it's the one where Nat King Cole sings, "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Gene Autry is the performer behind this song and " Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ," so it's a voice you've been attached to since you were a little kid. This jazzy holiday song by Frank Sinatra is about that cold winter weather we all have a love-hate relationship with.
Although it wasn't on his original Christmas album, it was featured on the updated compilation album. This cheeky song by Eartha Kitt is about wanting some pretty extravagant Christmas gifts. Even though this is a holiday tune, it's one of her most well-known songs ever. Elvis Presley's recording of this song is the most well-known version, but rumor has it that he didn't even want to sing it in the first place, according to an interview with late singer Millie Kirkham. When you need a Christmas song with some rock and roll to it, Chuck Berry is the first one to call.
This one will get people to get up and dance! Brenda Lee was only 13 years old! She'd probably wouldn't have guessed that people would still be listening to it today. This Johnny Mathis pop song is from his first Christmas album ever — in total, he's released six throughout his career.
This novelty Christmas song came out back in the '50s, but we're sure everyone still knows what Alvin wants to find under the tree.
It's a certified kid-pleaser. Ella Fitzgerald's jazzy rendition of this Christmas classic is a holiday staple. A harmonica version of it was actually the first song ever played in outer space , according to the Smithsonian.
Fun fact: This holiday pop song by Andy Williams is often featured in back-to-school commercials for Staples. Darlene Love's barn-burner of a song may be about heartbreak, but it makes us happy to hear it every year. There's something melancholy about this song, which everyone knows from A Charlie Brown Christmas , but it wouldn't feel like the holidays without it. You can get this song with the vocals, or as an instrumental. Dean Martin's take on this classic holiday hit is upbeat and genuinely fun to listen to.
He, too, has an entire Christmas album complete with his take on all your holiday favorites. The Flirtations may not have achieved the heights of other '60s girl groups, but their Christmas number, originally released as a B-side, is a banger.
Even though Jimmy Boyd was the original artist of this song, Jackson 5's cover is so much catchier, with funky beats, amazing vocals and innocent conversations recorded in the background. You've probably heard this soul song covered by plenty of other artists, but Donny Hathaway was the first. Rolling Stone even called him one of the " most important Black performers " of his time.
Sadly, it was was one of the last recordings Crosby made before he died. For Christmas with a roots-rock vibe, this song by The Band celebrates the life of the "son of a carpenter" who brought the world joy. This New Wave tune details a lot of near-misses between the singer and a love interest, until they finally get together on Christmas. Anyone nursing a holiday crush can relate. Written as a song for the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas , Dolly made the tune her own for the big screen adaptation that she starred in with Burt Reynolds in the '80s.
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