Here is the third post of our favorite holiday music of 2016. Each list contains about 20 songs to make your Christmas season more festive. This list of holiday music includes some of our very favorites. There are some fantastic instrumentals and some lovely traditional standards.

  • Banjo Christmas Medley – Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
  • Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel – Joshua James
  • No Christmas For Me – Zee Avi
  • Love Came Down At Christmas – Jars of Clay
  • Silver Bells – Gavin DeGraw
  • Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Sufjan Stevens
  • O Come All Ye Faithful – Third Day
  • Winter Song – Sara Bareiles & Ingrid Michaelson
  • Someday At Christmas – Jack Johnson
  • Winter Wonderland – Jason Mraz
  • Santa Claus is Coming – Dave Brubeck Quartet
  • Let It Snow – Michael Buble
  • Only You Can Bring Me Cheer – Alison Krauss
  • Mr. Heatmiser – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • Christmas Song – Ella Fitzgerald
  • River – Herbie Hancock & Corinne Bailey Rae
  • How Many Kings – Downhere
  • Holy, Holy, Holy – Sufjan Stevens
  • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Hem
  • Good King Wenceslas – Mel Torme
  • Auld Lang Syne – James Taylor

Check back shortly for our fourth update in a presentation of our favorite holiday music.

List 3 of 5
Christmas music list #1
Christmas songs #2
Holiday songs #4
Christmas playlist #5