Song #7 - Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

December 7
Song #7

"Have a Holly Jolly Christmas"
performed by Burl Ives,
a.k.a. Sam the Snowman

Well, friends, here it is, December 7th already. Just 19 days to go, and I'm choosing WHAT for the top 25 list? Holly Jolly Christmas? Why, yes. Yes, I am. As the season kicks off, I crave a certain kind of "Christmas sound" to get me into the Christmas cheer. This "Christmas sound" is not hard to find - just follow the sound of jingle bells! Burl Ives captures Christmas cheer so wonderfully in this song. I'm sure the jingle bells help. 

Coincidence that "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" also happened to be featured in the 1964 Christmas special, Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer? I think not. (In case you didn't know, Rudolph is my ultimate, all-time, absolute FAVORITE Christmas movie. I guess it is fair to say I love every song in the movie. And if you ever watch Rudolph with me, I sing and quote the entire thing. Fair warning.) 

So,

Have a holly, jolly Christmas! It's the best time of the year. I don't know if there'll be snow, but have a cup of cheer!

Photo courtesy of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Holly_Jolly_Christmas. 
Thanks, Wikipedia!


This song is best enjoyed while watching Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer, but just in case you don't have it handy, enjoy it here instead:

(Remember: if you are trying to use the Spotify links, you may need to launch from IE instead of Chrome if you are on a PC. Or, you can just skip Spotify and go straight to YouTube! Hopefully the links stay current!)

This one is the way it's performed in the movie:
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, from the Rudolph Soundtrack (which, if you don't have, you should get, because it's amazing!) Spotify  YouTube

And here's the "popular" version, which is equally great! 
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, "popular" version Spotify  YouTube