{"id":6883,"date":"2022-12-25T08:03:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T00:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jonathanstrahan.com.au\/wp\/?p=6883"},"modified":"2022-12-25T08:05:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T00:05:07","slug":"top-5-christmas-songs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jonathanstrahan.com.au\/wp\/2022\/12\/25\/top-5-christmas-songs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Christmas songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am ridiculously sentimental and have a real weakness for silly and romantic things. Christmas has always been a favourite time of the year, even though it only seems to become more stressful and complicated with time. One thing I really love is a good Christmas song, and so I thought that since this is my blog and these are days of self-indulgence, I would repeat my list of my Top 5 Christmas Songs, which is unchanged since I first posted it back in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Because I&#8217;m older many of these are a little melancholy, but they&#8217;re all ones I&#8217;ve come to love.<\/p>\n<p><em>1. Fairy Tale of New York<\/em>, The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl<\/p>\n<p>This one&#8217;s the gold standard in indy Christmas songs. MacColl and McGowan are perfect, even if the story they tell is a sad one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Pogues -  Fairytale Of New York (Official Video)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j9jbdgZidu8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>2. How to Make Gravy<\/em>, Paul Kelly<\/p>\n<p>Another sad Christmas song. A man calling from prison to make contact with his family. Probably my favourite Australian Christmas song ever.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Kelly - How To Make Gravy (Official Video)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iYqIF2XkqKU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>3. White Wine in the Sun<\/em>, Tim Minchin<\/p>\n<p>Though this one is a close runner-up. The image of the family drinking white wine in the sun is one that resonates when you live in a place where Christmas Day itself is often blisteringly hot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"White Wine In The Sun by Tim Minchin\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fCNvZqpa-7Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>4. Happy Xmas (War is Over)<\/em>, John Lennon and Yoko Ono<\/p>\n<p>One of the first great rock\/pop Xmas songs, and a Lennon song I like better than &#8220;Imagine&#8221; these days.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Ultimate Mix)\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8gWHlHWIaRQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>5. Santa Claus is Comin&#8217; to Town<\/em>, Bruce Springsteen and the (mighty mighty) E Street Band<\/p>\n<p>But most great Xmas songs aren&#8217;t sad. Every now and then you have to turn to the hard-rockin&#8217; E Street Band to kick out the jams and party at year&#8217;s end.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin&#039; To Town (Official Audio)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76WFkKp8Tjs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am ridiculously sentimental and have a real weakness for silly and romantic things. Christmas has always been a favourite time of the year, even though it only seems to become more stressful and complicated with time. 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