Day 12- What is your favorite Christmas song / carol?

Wow, it's tough to pick a favorite.  "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson is a favorite, even though it was written in July (true story... that's what you get asking a music major about this kinda stuff).  And I really like "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch".  And any Burl Ives song from Rudolph is very festive, too.

The traditional ones remind me of being a kid, especially when I was learning the piano.  I had an entire book of Christmas carols, illustrated and autographed by Tomi dePaola. 

I would sit at the piano for hours, learning all the songs in the book, even the ones I'd never heard before.  My favorite one to play was "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" and "What Child Is This".  For some reason, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" always tripped up my fingers- it still does.


But I can't narrow it down to just one.  Sorry!