Let Thoma Thoma get you in the Christmas spirit!
We asked our staff to select three Christmas favorites and explain why those songs made the cut. Enjoy a mix of the classic and the contemporary with the 2013 Thoma Christmas Playlist.
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John Mark Adkison
O Come All Ye Faithful – Josh Groban
Carol of the Bells – Emmy Rossum
The Christmas Waltz – She & Him
“Whether you’re watching Elf for the 97th time this month or listening to She & Him’s Christmas album, you’ve got to have Zooey Deschanel on your Christmas list.”
Diane Baxter
O Holy Night – Martina McBride
Happy Christmas (War is Over) – John Lennon
I’ll Be Home for Christmas – Lady Antebellum
“I have always been fortunate to spend EVERY Christmas with my parents and my sister and every Christmas with my sons since each were born and I know a lot of folks who don’t get to have that!”
Carol Cassil
Hallelujah Chorus – Handel’s Messiah
Little Drummer Boy – Bing Crosby
Oh, Holy Night – John Denver
“Hallelujah Chorus is just majestic and joyful, and it reminds me of being in the choir when I was in grade school.”
Stephanie Drangle
Dónde Esta Santa Claus – Augie Rios
Don’t Kill Me Santa – The Killers
Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth – Bing Crosby and David Bowie
“These three songs are all very different from each other, but I think they showcase how eclectic my family and I are — we love singing along to these ‘family classics’ every year!”
Brian Hodges
All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
Christmas Lights – Coldplay
“In my opinion, All I Want for Christmas Is You is the best Christmas song out there.”
Kati Mallory
Let It Snow – Frank Sinatra
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting by an Open Fire) – Nat King Cole
Under the Mistletoe – Justin Bieber
“It’s Justin Bieber…and it’s awesome.”
Wade McCune
Players Ball (Christmas Version) – Outkast
Christmas In Hollis – Run D.M.C
I’ll be home for Christmas – Al Green
“The calming soul in Rev. Al’s voice has the effect of five glasses of egg nog — and you can still drive afterward.”
Suzanne Sage
Please Come Home for Christmas – Aaron Neville
For Unto Us a Child is Born” – The Roches
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow – Harry Connick, Jr.
“These a capella ladies take a fresh approach to ‘For Unto Us a Child is Born’ from Handel’s Messiah.”