From what my gentile friends tell me, the concept of death is the exact opposite of what Christmas is all about. If this song didn’t rock your December when it began its heavy radio rotation in 1984, then you probably weren’t born yet. “ Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” – Elmo and Patsy

Bottom line, the song is a delight and reminds us that “Merry Christmas” will sound different when spoken in other places around the world, but the feeling of excitement and joy it contains is universal.ġ9. “Feliz Navidad” is actually pretty basic and repetitive – some could argue that “Row Row Row Your Boat” may contain a grander narrative arc – but you must give it credit for sticking to its message. If a Christmas song is going to have verses in a foreign language besides English (and it’s not Hebrew), then Spanish would be my next likely choice. Here, and not without a hefty dose of reflection and worry that my tribe is known for, are A Jew’s Ranking of the 20 Best Christmas Songs Ever. Listening closer than ever, I began to amass a list of my own top picks. But as a grown-up, when the holidays came around, I finally started to take notice and appreciate the appeal of these iconic sounds of the season. This also included the songs pouring out of the radio which somehow went right in one of this pitzl’s ear and out the other.

I knew it was everywhere once December rolled around, but maybe I was too distracted by the whirl of my own dreidel to notice. Growing up as a little Jew kid, I didn’t pay much attention to Christmas.

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