Five Greatest Christmas Songs. Ever.

Christmas music comes around once a year, but some of these songs are just too good to exist within the confines of the season. Here's my All-Time Top Five.

This one is the best ever. Period. Not my opinion. Fact.
1. Darlene Love - "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"


In no order, these are my other four:
2. Run DMC - "Christmas In Hollis"


3. Elvis Presley - "Santa's Back in Town"


4. Eartha Kitt - "Santa Baby"


5. Chuck Berry - "Merry Christmas Baby" *


Sure these are Christmas songs. Above that, they're great songs. They work all year round. As I've lately wondered just why people are noticeably nicer to each other in December, it occurs to me that it can't be Christmas 12 months a year. We couldn't afford the electric bills. But we can play the tunes. If every day could be like Christmas...