not 'ra ra ra ra', 'la la la la'!

I love Christmas music! I love when radio stations start playing it 24/7. The Oldies station up here in Boston started playing it right after Halloween this year. I like singing old Christmas carols. In fact, when I was a kid, we would go caroling to nursing homes and such. One Christmas Eve, we randomly walked around my aunt's neighborhood and caroled randomly. Mostly I just love listening to Christmas music though. And I have, without a doubt, a top 3 Christmas albums list. I will listen to these 3 albums more than any other. 1. Merry Christmas - Mariah Carey There is simply none better. "All I Want for Christmas is You!" is stilled played everywhere you go. Even if I didn't have a crush on her as a boy, I still would have loved this album the most. It's one amazingly sung song after another.

2. Christmas Interpretations - Boyz II Men

Definitely the best boy band Christmas album. I loved it when they sang "Silent Night" on one episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. I also love "Let it Snow" This is another album full of great songs sung by great singers.

3. My Kind of Christmas - Christina Aguilera

I may be in the minority, but I like Christina. I certainly don't care for her antics or clothing choices, but her voice is second only to Mariah Carey. And her Christmas album falls just below Mariah as well. My favorite song on her album is probably "Christmas Time" but I also like her version of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" featuring Brian McKnight.

There are many other great Christmas albums, carols and songs, but these are my "can't live without" musical options each Christmas.