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My Top 25 Christmas Recordings #25 Feliz Navidad (Jose Feliciano)

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I have not always liked this song. There was a time when I thought it was exasperatingly repetitive. But through the years it has grown on me. It's message is simple and it's genuinely joyful. I dare you to listen and not tap your toe.

My Holiday Writing Challenge: My Top 25 Christmas Recordings

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The Christmas season is officially upon us. I happen to think that this is good thing. I look forward to watching all the sappy movies and seeing the decorations appear in yards and along the streets. I like Christmas trees, Christmas cookies, and Christmas commercials on TV. About the only thing associated with Christmas that I don't like is fruit cake. One of my favorite things about Christmas is the music. Whether it's a traditional carol or a jazzy holiday tune you can count on me to pause my station surfing and sing along with Bing, Wham or whoever. So with this in mind, I am undertaking a self imposed blogging challenge. I have composed a list of what I believe to be the 25 greatest recordings of Christmas music. Starting tomorrow and running through Christmas Eve, each day I will post one song in descending order until  I reach the number one song. The criteria I am using is informal. First of all I have great taste, so if I like t...