Tinsel Tunes by Charlotte Ryan
All your favorites Christmas songs — and some new local ones for good measure.
01
Happy Christmas (War is over)
John Lennon
02
Pretty Paper
Tami Neilson
03
Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas
Dolly Parton, Michael Buble
04
Best Wishes
Pixie Williams
05
Zat You Santa Claus
Louis Armstrong
06
Sleigh Ride
The Ronettes
07
Little Saint Nick – 1991 Remix
The Beach Boys
08
Te Kaiwhakaora O Te Ao
Theia
09
Marama Pai
The Howard Morrison Quartet
10
Father Christmas
The Kinks
11
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
The Beths
12
Marys Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Boney M
13
Mele Kalikimaka
Sol3 Mio
14
Christmas Time Is Here
Khruangbin
15
That was the worst Christmas Ever!
Sufjan Stevens
16
Remember (Christmas)
Harry Nilsson
17
You are Christmas (Live at Radio New Zealand)
The Stations
18
Christmas in Prison
John Prine
19
Christmas Wrapping
The Waitresses
20
I hate Christmas – But I Love Christmas
Lindon Puffin
21
Fairytale of New York (feat Kirsty MacColl)
The Pogues, Kirsty MacColl
22
New Zealand Christmas Tree
Bill Wolfgramm & His Islanders
23
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
Bruce Springsteen
24
Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto
James Brown
25
Christmas in L.A.
Vulfpeck
26
Last Christmas
Sam Sparro
27
Silent Night
William Shatner, Iggy Pop
28
White Christmas
Whirimako Black
29
Merry Xmas Everybody
Slade
30
Boxing Day Blues (revisited)
Courtney Barnett
31
Merry Christmas, I love you
James Brown
32
Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'
Albert King
33
Christmas in Hollis
Run-DMC
34
Must be Santa
Bob Dylan
35
Merry Christmas Baby
Eric Clapton
36
Last Christmas
Wham!
37
Just like Christmas
Low
38
How to make Gravy
Paul Kelly
39
Phoebe Bridges
Christmas Song
40
Little Drummer Boy
Mark Kozelek
41
What Christmas means to me (feat. Stevie Wonder)
John Legend, Stevie Wonder
42
Driving Home for Christmas
Chris Rea
43
8 days of Christmas
Destiny's Child
44
Christmas Down Under
Phosphorescent
45
Santa Claus
Sonny Boy Williams
46
What Christmas Means to Me
Stevie Wonder
47
Michael Fay
Able Tasmans
48
Christmas all over again
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
49
Baby, Its cold outside
Rufus Wainwright
50
Getting Ready For Christmas Day
Paul Simon
51
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Michael Bublé
52
Wonderful Christmastime
Paul McCartney
53
River
Joni Mitchell
54
Seasonal Shift
Calexo
55
Christmas will really be Christmas
Black Pumas
56
Winterglow
Grant-Lee Phillips
57
7 O'clock News / Silent Night
Phoebe Bridges, Fiona Apple, Matt Berninger
About the selector
Charlotte Ryan hosts Music 101, RNZ’s flagship Music programme featuring interviews, live performances, behind the scenes, industry issues, profiles, back catalogue, undiscovered, greatest hits, tall tales and true.