Help me recreate my Dad's old Christmas Song Mixtape

[Pyreaux]

Anyone able to offer opinions or contribute reconstructing my Dad's 70-80's Christmas music mix.

1    Perry Como "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" 1954   The quintessential Perry Como track, a necessary addition.
2    Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald "Silver Bells" 1953 (Duet)   I'm looking for a solo or a specific duet from Bing Crosby.
3    Bobby Helms "Jingle Bell Rock" 1957   The definitive, essential rockabilly holiday track.
4    José Feliciano "Feliz Navidad" 1984 (Live Version)   The unique live track with the "crisp" sound.
5    Brenda Lee "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" 1958    An upbeat, massive classic rock-and-roll staple.
6    Darlene Love "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" 1963    Gained new popularity in the 80s.
7    Bing Crosby "'Round and 'Round the Christmas Tree" 1971. A classic crooner favorite.
8    Ella Fitzgerald "Sleigh Ride" 1960. A fantastic, jazzy solo track.

These other songs weren't on there, but I want to add them, if you have a good sense of the music of the era, have things to add, any must haves, please share. Any LDS artists I'm not thinking of, like Osmonds? Are there better versions of the songs chosen? 

Like I am considering these

Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka

Picking 2 things from the John Denver Christmas Album

Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

Some version of Santa Claus I Coming to Town. I just don't think it's the film version though.

A version of the 12 Days of Christmas.

Edited December 14, 2025 by Pyreaux

[ZealouslyStriving]

You say 70's and 80's but then you go throwing around 50's and 60's all willy-nilly like. 😉

[Pyreaux]

I'm a kid of the 80s. My dad was young adult, electrical engineer in the 70s. It's around that time he forged his list, filled a tape, played it in his house on repeat. Any mix of 'classic' Christmas songs in the 80s on the radio or greatest hits would include all these. Yes, nothing actually from the 80s, I tried to look. Like Last Christmas by Wham! But its on the back burner for an updated list. I'm just trying to not forget anything essential before doing that. Feel free to suggest an 80s song.

Edited December 14, 2025 by Pyreaux

[ZealouslyStriving]

45 minutes ago, Pyreaux said:

nothing actually from the 80s, I tried to look.

How could you miss this classic?!

 

 

[ZealouslyStriving]

How about this diddy?

 

 

[longview]

 

[Tacenda]

 

[Tacenda]

 

[ZealouslyStriving]

I hope you know I'm just having fun. The 80's were a wild time!

[Tacenda]

 

[InCognitus]

If you are talking about Christmas music in the 70's, I instantly think of this one:

 

[Stargazer]

19 hours ago, Pyreaux said:

Anyone able to offer opinions or contribute reconstructing my Dad's 70-80's Christmas music mix.

1    Perry Como "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" 1954   The quintessential Perry Como track, a necessary addition.
2    Bing Crosby & Ella Fitzgerald "Silver Bells" 1953 (Duet)   I'm looking for a solo or a specific duet from Bing Crosby.
3    Bobby Helms "Jingle Bell Rock" 1957   The definitive, essential rockabilly holiday track.
4    José Feliciano "Feliz Navidad" 1984 (Live Version)   The unique live track with the "crisp" sound.
5    Brenda Lee "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" 1958    An upbeat, massive classic rock-and-roll staple.
6    Darlene Love "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" 1963    Gained new popularity in the 80s.
7    Bing Crosby "'Round and 'Round the Christmas Tree" 1971. A classic crooner favorite.
8    Ella Fitzgerald "Sleigh Ride" 1960. A fantastic, jazzy solo track.

These other songs weren't on there, but I want to add them, if you have a good sense of the music of the era, have things to add, any must haves, please share. Any LDS artists I'm not thinking of, like Osmonds? Are there better versions of the songs chosen? 

Like I am considering these

Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka

Picking 2 things from the John Denver Christmas Album

Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

Some version of Santa Claus I Coming to Town. I just don't think it's the film version though.

A version of the 12 Days of Christmas.

What do you want to achieve ultimately? Build the actual playlist on a CD, or a USB stick? You could assemble it all in a YouTube playlist, but depending upon your Premium status you'd have to endure periodic adverts. 

[Tacenda]

On 12/14/2025 at 3:01 PM, InCognitus said:

If you are talking about Christmas music in the 70's, I instantly think of this one:

 

Oldie and goodie! 

[JVW]

Trey Kennedy did an hour long movie on YouTube a couple of days ago that was a parody of Hallmark movies and in it he sings "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" and it's the greatest thing I've ever heard. 10/10