Unknown Christmas Songs A-Z

While the same Christmas songs seems to be played on repeat every year, there are some truly lovely songs that are just overlooked and never heard.  Here is an A-Z list of some beautiful (or at least unknown) Christmas songs that are worth a listen.

The Napster playlist is here.
The Spotify playlist is here.
The Youtube playlist is here.

1. "Ain't That a Rockin'" by Sally Jones
2. "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" by Jasmine Commerce
3. "Christmas Mornings" by Richard Marx
4. "Dear Joseph" by Golden Bough
5. "Emmanuel" by Carolyn Cavanagh
6. "For Mary for Joseph" by The Barra MacNeils
7. "The Greatest Gift" by The Celts
8. "His Favorite Christmas Story" by Capital Lights
9. "It Must Have Been the Mistletoe" by Jana Petersen
10. "Joseph's Song" by Michael Card
11. "Kris Kringle" by Kate Rusby (Not on Spotify Playlist)
12. "Little Road To Bethlehem" by Shawn Colvin
13. "Merry Christmas Ho, Ho, Ho" by Ronnie Bowman, Sharon Skaggs (Not on Spotify Playlist)
14. "New York Christmas" by Amanda Droste
15. "One Bright Star" by Sarah Jarosz
16. "A Prayer for Christmas" by Jay Pothier
17. "A Quiet Christmas With You" by Snow Business (Not on Youtube  or Spotify playlist)
18. "Remember Me" by Daniel O'Donnell
19. "Santa Will Find You" by Mindy Smith
20. "The Three Great Ships" by Winter Harp Ensemble
21. "Underneath the Christmas Tree" by Ann Chaplin (Not on Spotify Playlist)
22. "Very Merry Christmas" by Zoe Bentley
23. "What Would Christmas Be?" by Na Leo Pilimehana (Not on Youtube playlist)
24. "Xmas Eve" by Penny Reign
25. "Your Present to Me" by Paul Scott (Not on Youtube or Spotify playlist)
26. "'Zat You, Santa Claus?" by Abney Park

Christmas in America

Christmas time is upon us which means that every mall, grocery store, and radio station from Alaska to Florida is playing Christmas music.  I like Christmas music just fine personally, but I know a lot of people who hate it simply because they hear the same old tired songs year after year after year.  However, I feel pretty confident that there will be many songs in this playlist you have never heard before (there were at least 2 in which I was the first person to ever watch the Youtube video).

In this playlist you will find a Christmas song for every state in the U.S.A. though I had to cheat with a few states and use popular cities.  Also, nobody celebrates Christmas in Utah or something, because I could not find a single Utah Christmas song (unless you count Utah Carol by Marty Robbins, which has a title that sounds like a Christmas song, but in reality has nothing to do with Christmas).  I just had to supplement Utah with the more generic "Desert" Christmas song.  If anybody knows of a Christmas song about Utah, please let me know.

The Napster playlist is here.
The Spotify playlist is here.
The Youtube playlist is here.


1. "Christmas in America" by Kenny Rogers
2. "An Alabama Moon for Christmas" by Scat Springs
3. "It's Christmas Every Day in Alaska" by Hank Thompson
4. "An Arizona Christmas" by Teri
5. "Arkansas Angel" by Dan Schafer
6. "California Christmas" by Leah Felder
7. "Colorado Christmas" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
8. "Christmas in Connecticut" by Allison Demers
9. "Crossing the Delaware" by Danny O'Flaherty
10. "Another Florida Christmas" by Joe Rucker
11. "Georgia Christmas" by Diane Durrett
12. "Christmas in Hawaii" by Dunebilly
13. "Christmas in These Idaho Hills" by Braun Family
14. "Illinois Central Line" by Cody Wilder
15. "Christmas in Indiana" by Ernie Haase
16.  "Christmas in Iowa" by Mulberry Lane (Not in Napster playlist)
17. "December in Kansas" by Matt Crumpton (Not in Spotify  or Youtube playlist)
18. "Christmas in Kentucky" by Patricia Tarentino
19. "Louisiana Christmas" by Bill Niemi
20. "The Maine Christmas Song" by Laura Darrell
21. "Christmas in Baltimore" by Milkshake
22. "Boston Winter" by Greasy Grapes
23. "Michigan Christmas" by Brian d'Arcy James
24. "Minnesota Snow" by Mudlow
25. "Mississippi Christmas Eve" by Charlie Daniels
26. "Missouri Christmas Card" by Dierdre Jenkins
27. "Montana Winter" by Michelle Rivers
28. "Nebraska Snow" by The Hummingbirds
29. "Christmas in Nevada" by Willard Grant Conspiracy (Not in Spotify Playlist)
30. "Snowbound in New Hampshire" by Tony Smith
31. "Xmas in New Jersey" by Santa Sleigh Ride Shredders
32. "Christmas New Mexico" by Jerry Dean
33. "Christmas in New York" by Shilelagh Law
34. "It's a Carolina Christmas" by Michael Anthony Milton
35. "Dance of the Northern Lights (North Dakota Christmas)" by Deborah Keily Hanson
36. "Christmas in Ohio" by Chuck Wooke
37. "Christmas in Oklahoma" by Carter Sampson
38. "Oregon Snow" by Ky Burt
39. "Christmastime in Bethlehem, Pa" by Chris Bergson
40. "Holiday in Rhode Island" by The Softies
41. "Christmas in Carolina" by The Marshall Tucker Band
42. "Merry Christmas South Dakota" by The Rockford Mules
43. "Tennessee Christmas" by Alabama
44. "Christmas in Texas" by Asleep at the Wheel
45. "Christmas in the Desert" by Jazzrabbit (Not on Youtube playlist)
46. "Christmas in Vermont" by Dave Hall
47. "When It's Christmas In Virginia" by Michelle Nixon & Drive
48. "It's Christmas Eve in Washington" by Dana Spencer
49. "Christmas Time in West Virginia" by The Weber Brothers
50. "Christmas in Wisconsin" by The Mears Brothers
51. "Wyoming Christmas Time" by Saggy Bottom Boys
52. "Merry Christmas, U.S.A." by Austin Rudy

Year of Rain

Have you ever noticed just how many songs there are about rain? In fact there is even a song called "Songs about Rain" that lists the names of other songs about rain.

Now there's all kind of songs about babies and love that goes right,

But for some unknown reason nobody wants to play them tonight,

Hey I hope it's sunny wherever you are,

But that's sure not the picture tonight in my car, 

And it sure ain't easing my pain all these songs like,

Rainy Night In Georgia,

and Kentucky Rain,

Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again, 

Blue Eyes Crying In The early morning Rain,

They go on and on,

And there's no two the same.

I'm sure there are enough rainy day songs out there to play music for an entire year, but for brevity's sake my "Year of Rain" playlist limits the list to one song per month (a very specific song per month, as you will see), with the "Songs About Rain" introduction.

The Napster version can be found here.

The Spotify version can be found here.

The Youtube version can be found here.

1. "Songs About Rain" by Gary Allan

2. "January Rain" by Joelle Maddyson

3. "February Rain" by Peter Vuksich

4. "March Rain" by Bill Dean

5. "April Rain" by Delain

6. "May Rain" by Saving Dawn

7. "June Rain" by Sandra Mollman

8. "July Rain" by Steel Creek

9. "August Rain" by Hogg Maulies

10. "September Rain" by Erick Macek

11. "October Rain" by Roxie Randle

12. "November Rain" by Guns N' Roses

13. "December Rain" by The Lovemonkeys (not included on Youtube Playlist)

14. "Year of Rain" by SundogProject (not included on Spotify Playlist)