Merry Christmas! Twelve YouTube Christmas videos

After posting for 23 consecutive days (and 33 of 34), I’m taking a few days off for Christmas. As my holiday greeting to all of you, whether you’ve been bad or good, I’m posting YouTube versions of a dozen of my favorite Christmas videos below. Nat King Cole’s “A Christmas Song” might normally top the list, but Queen’s “Thank God It’s Christmas” seems especially appropriate this year.

One warning: The last two are difficult to watch, and therefore perhaps the most important. Frankly I think everyone should see the last one, but if reality bothers you more than reality TV does, you may want to hold off on this video until after Christmas Day–perhaps just before you do your New Year’s resolutions.

Queen: Thank God It’s Christmas

Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song

Mariah Carey: O Holy Night

Mahalia Jackson: Go Tell It On the Mountain

Willie Nelson: Pretty Paper

Celtic Women: In the Bleak Midwinter/The First Noel

David Bowie and Bing Crosby: Little Drummer Boy

Kristin Chenoweth: Do You Hear What I Hear?

Sarah McLachlan: Wintersong

Enya: Silent Night (Irish)

Band Aid: Do They Know It’s Christmas?

John Lennon: Happy Christmas (War is Over)