{"id":1939,"date":"2011-12-19T12:13:09","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T17:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2011-12-19T17:14:10","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T22:14:10","slug":"our-favorite-christmas-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/our-favorite-christmas-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"our favorite christmas songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since our firefly team logs many listening hours of holiday tunes during the month of December, they have become experts on defining their favorite Christmas songs.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a few they still like to hear over &amp; over again&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dani-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1942\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dani-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dani-music.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dani-music-300x103.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LHXmWn4neH4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dena-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1944\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dena-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dena-music.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/dena-music-300x91.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/__kQ1PCP6B0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/steph-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1947\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/steph-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/steph-music.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/steph-music-300x99.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6RVTZDgcpqM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/bess-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1941\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/bess-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/bess-music.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/bess-music-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7ODrPL9-kEs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Plus Bess also loves <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MHioIlbnS_A\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas Eve Sarasjevo &#8211; Trans Siberian Orchestra<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/daniell-music1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1950\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/daniell-music1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/daniell-music1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/daniell-music1-300x93.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FTNheCEUP_A\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Danielle also loves anything off the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NqvTYHH2Kq8\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Williams 1962 Christmas Album <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kims-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1946\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kims-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kims-music.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kims-music-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V6ut90q4uAw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/steve-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1948\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/steve-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/steve-music.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/steve-music-300x98.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEvGKUXW0iI\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A little fun fact &#8211; Steve &amp; I spent our first married Christmas on our honeymoon in the Dominican Republic (not quite Hawaii ~ but tropical none the less) &amp; we just celebrated our 13th anniversary.\u00a0 Steve also loves a little <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OR07r0ZMFb8\" target=\"_blank\">Run DMC Christmas in Hollis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/april-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1940\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/april-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/april-music.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/april-music-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GPG3zSgm_Qo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And I also love this upbeat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-VZjdKuvxRM\" target=\"_blank\">Bing Crosby Holiday Inn remix<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kathy-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kathy-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kathy-music.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/kathy-music-300x96.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lgaehsfEMlU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tammy-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1949\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tammy-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tammy-music.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tammy-music-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/blMJ-fWM-ds\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We would wake up Christmas morning with my dad playing the &#8220;record&#8221; over and over again. \u00a0To me this song brings back wonderful Christmas memories with my family. \u00a0I now play it over and over again on Christmas morning for my family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sara-music.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1963\" title=\"favorite christmas song\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sara-music.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sara-music.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sara-music-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XTbuyiuCFVc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Like reminiscing to timeless tunes that take you to a happy place?\u00a0 Simply<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/get-the-latest-updates-in-your-inbox\/\"> subscribe to this blog<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">and we\u2019ll email you our favorite music picks.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/our-favorite-christmas-songs\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/our-favorite-christmas-songs\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since our firefly team logs many listening hours of holiday tunes during the month of December, they have become experts on defining their favorite Christmas songs.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a few they still like to hear over &amp; over again&#8230; Plus Bess also loves Christmas Eve Sarasjevo &#8211; Trans Siberian Orchestra Danielle also loves anything off the Andy Williams 1962 Christmas Album A little fun fact &#8211; Steve &amp; I spent our first married Christmas on our honeymoon in the Dominican Republic (not quite Hawaii ~ but tropical none the less) &amp; we just celebrated our 13th anniversary.\u00a0 Steve also loves a little Run DMC Christmas in Hollis And I also love this upbeat Bing Crosby Holiday Inn remix We would wake up Christmas morning with my dad playing the &#8220;record&#8221; over and over again. \u00a0To me this song brings back wonderful Christmas memories with my family. \u00a0I now play it over and over again on Christmas morning for my family. 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