Seasonal song burnout? Here are 10 songs to add to your holiday playlist

If you’re already sick of hearing Jingle Bell Rock, here are 10 tunes to spin instead this holiday season.

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Many of us have hit the breaking point for hearing certain holiday songs by mid-November. That leaves at least two months more to try to avoid hearing them. It’s an impossible challenge.

Sure, this time of year generates its share of stunning classics.

Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych’s 1914 work Shchedryk remains a personal favourite. Best known as the Carol of the Bells, the piece premiered in 1916 and has conquered seasonal set lists forever more.

This is also when Frank Loesser’s 1944 Baby It’s Cold Outside gets trotted out in versions by whatever contemporary artist needs to line their coffers releasing another seasonal album. None of them are good.

The call-and-response duet between a host and reticent guest is little more than a thinly veiled, pushy attempt at seduction. Listen closely. She really would rather be cold outside.

From Bobby Helms’s 1957 song Jingle Bell Rock to Wham’s inescapable 2019 ditty Last Christmas, the list of ‘not-again’ tunes grows faster than Santa’s waistline. What’s needed is a personal playlist of tracks that you can pull out when needed to protect yourself and others from seasonal song burnout. No, the Pogues’ played-out Fairytale of New York isn’t on it.

Here are 10 tunes to play that can keep the cheer flowing (in alphabetical order, but it’s more fun if you shuffle):