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• Christmas Countdown 2009: No. 15. Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses

  Nothing deep here today. This trademark song of the 80s by Patty Donahue and The Waitresses (best known for their… Read more.

• Christmas Countdown 2009: No. 16. Christmas Canon by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

  This is the second song by Trans-Siberian Orchestra to make the countdown (First Snow came in at no. 26); this… Read more.

• Christmas Countdown 2009: No. 17. Merry Christmas Darling by The Carpenters

  For one reason or another, this song evokes strong emotions from so many of us. For me, it’s the extreme… Read more.

• Christmas Countdown 2009: No. 18. You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch by the Brian Setzer Orchestra

  What’s not to love about this Seussian classic? How The Grinch Stole Christmas was written and published by Dr. Seuss… Read more.

• Christmas Countdown 2009: No. 19. The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole

  I have to thank the movie, Home for the Holidays, for creating my own personal home movie in my head… Read more.

• Christmas Countdown 2009: No. 20. Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Zooey Deschanel and Leon Redbone

  There are many, many versions of this song, and before Zooey Deschanel and Leon Redbone cut their version for the… Read more.

• Christmas Countdown 2009: No. 21. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Barenaked Ladies (Featuring Sarah McLachlan)

  When this song was released in 1997 and first played on the radio, I knew immediately that it was Sarah… Read more.

• Christmas Countdown 2009: No. 22. Jingle Bells by Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters

  I have to begin by saying that this song, “Jingle Bells,” is probably one of my least favorite holiday songs,… Read more.

• Christmas Countdown 2009: No. 23. Crabs for Christmas by David DeBoy

  Let us turn, now, to the lighter side of the holidays here in good ol’ bawl’more. There’s nothing like making… Read more.

• Christmas Countdown 2009: No. 24: Agnus Dei by Amy Grant

  And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, a side of me few know… In July of 1988, I was living with two… Read more.