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The instrumental half pairs cozy piano and playful seasonal sounds with a few more expansive moments, echoing the town’s Christmas bustle and Cole’s gradual thaw. The vocal half moves from comic holiday bravado and winter longing toward the warmth of a romance that turns from pretend to real.
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20 songs
1
Christmas Time Is Here
Vince Guaraldi Trio · Charlie Brown Holiday Hits
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2
Thanksgiving
George Winston · December
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3
Somewhere in My Memory
John Williams · Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Original Score)
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4
Believe
Alan Silvestri · The Christmas Album
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5
Snowfall
Claude Thornhill · Snowfall, Vol. 1
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6
Greensleeves
John Coltrane · Simply ... Coltrane!
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7
The Christmas Song - Remastered 2012
Vince Guaraldi Trio · A Charlie Brown Christmas [2012 Remastered & Expanded Edition]
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8
Last Christmas
Wham! · LAST CHRISTMAS
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9
Merry Christmas, Darling
Carpenters · Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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10
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey · Merry Christmas
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11
Underneath the Tree
Kelly Clarkson · Wrapped In Red
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12
Christmas Wrapping
The Waitresses · I Could Rule The World If I Could Only Get The Parts (Expanded Edition)
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13
Santa Baby
Eartha Kitt · Santa Baby
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14
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Judy Garland · Meet Me In St. Louis
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15
Winter Song
Sara Bareilles · The Hotel Café presents... Winter Songs
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16
Love on the Weekend
John Mayer · The Search for Everything
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17
You Make It Feel Like Christmas (feat. Blake Shelton)
Gwen Stefani · You Make It Feel Like Christmas
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18
Carol of the Bells
George Winston · December
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19
Green Onions
Booker T. & the M.G.'s · Green Onions
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20
Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin · Joplin: Piano Rags, Vol. 1
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