[Video: “The Wexford Carol,” performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Kraus.]

Per usual at this time of year, I’m adding ten songs to the previous years’ selections. These are presented in two ways, in two separate little audio-player thingums:

• The complete playlist — now up to ninety songs total (about four and three-quarters hours’ worth).
  • The list plays straight through, from start to finish, in the order in which the songs were first presented here at RAMH.
  • …but you can also pop out the playlist into its own, compact window. This lets you proceed to read through the rest of the post or use your browser for something else — or close it altogether — while the music’s playing. (Note that the pop-out window will automatically begin playing.)
  • If you’d prefer, you can also shuffle the complete list in random order, in a pop-out window, by clicking below:
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    tracks=”Dialogue from ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’@00_dialoguefromacharliebrownchristmas.mp3,
    Hodie Christus Natus Est@01_hodiechristusnatusest_anonymous4.mp3,
    Three Spanish Villancicos/Dadme Albricias@02_threespanishvillancicos_dadme_albricias_waverlyconsort.mp3,
    Home for the Holidays@03_homefortheholidays_perrycomo.mp3,
    Joy to the World@04_joytotheworld_mannheimsteamroller.mp3,
    The Holly and the Ivy@05_thehollyandtheivy_georgewinston.mp3,
    O Holy Night@06_oholynight_celticwoman.mp3,
    12 Days of Christmas@07_12daysofchristmas_denvermuppets.mp3,
    Nutty Jingle Bells@08_nuttyjinglebells_alhirt.mp3,
    Deck the Halls@09_deckthehalls_theroches.mp3,
    Mary’s Boy Child@11_marysboychild_charlottechurch.mp3,
    River@12_river_peyrouxlang.mp3,
    Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel@13_variationsonthekanonbypachelbel_georgewinston.mp3,
    The Toy Trumpet@14_thetoytrumpet_fiedler.mp3,
    Santa Baby@15_santababy_earthakitt.mp3,
    Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer@16_rudolphtherednosedreindeer_mannheimsteamroller.mp3,
    The Wexford Carol@17_thewexfordcarol_celticwoman.mp3,
    Jingle Bells@18_jinglebells_briansetzerorchestra.mp3,
    I Saw Mommy Kissing Sanda Claus@19_isawmommykissingsantaclaus_jimmyboyd.mp3,
    Silent Night@20_silentnight_cumberlandgapreunion.mp3,
    Cold Dark Night@21_colddarknight_samphillips.mp3,
    Blue Christmas@22_bluechristmas_elvispresley.mp3,
    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen@23_godrestyemerrygentlemen_loreenamckennitt.mp3,
    The Chipmunk Song@24_thechipmunksong_thechipmunks.mp3,
    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas@25_haveyourselfamerrylittlechristmas_franksinatra.mp3,
    It Came Upon a Midnight Clear@26_itcameuponamidnightclear_londonphilharmonicorchestra.mp3,
    Winter Creek@27_wintercreek_tonyelman.mp3,
    Toy Packaging@28_toypackaging_saragroves.mp3,
    Mary’s Boy Child@29_marysboychild_harrybelafonte.mp3,
    Ring Christmas Bells@30_ringchristmasbells_rayconniffsingers.mp3,
    Dig That Crazy Santa Claus@31_digthatcrazysantaclaus_ralphmarterie.mp3,
    The Christmas Song@32_thechristmassong_natkingcole.mp3,
    It Really Is (A Wonderful Life)@33_itreallyis_indigogirls.mp3,
    Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town@34_santaclausiscomintotown_johnnymercer.mp3,
    Baby It’s Cold Outside@35_babyitscoldoutside_deanmartin.mp3,
    Sleigh Ride@36_sleighride_ferranteandteicher.mp3,
    Shakana Santa Shake It@37_shakanasantashakeit_bodolliswildmagnolias.mp3,
    Silver Bells@38_silverbells_neildiamond.mp3,
    Branle de l’Officiel@39_branledelofficiel_tavernerconsort.mp3,
    Carol of the Bells@40_carolofthebells_georgewinston.mp3,
    The Nutcracker: Overture@41_nutcrackeroverture_tilsonthomas_philharmonia.mp3,
    O Tannenbaum@42_otannenbaum_vinceguaralditrio.mp3,
    Christmas on the Moon@43_christmasonthemoon_troyhess.mp3,
    I Wonder as I Wander@44_iwonderasiwander_barbrastreisand.mp3,
    Jingle Bells@45_jinglebells_franksinatra.mp3,
    Ave Maria@46_avemaria_alhirt.mp3,
    Christmas Gumbo@47_christmasgumbo_artneville.mp3,
    Frosty the Snowman@48_frostythesnowman_ellafitzgerald.mp3,
    I’ll Be Home for Christmas@49_illbehomeforchristmas_deanmartin.mp3,
    Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht@50_stillenachtheiligenacht_choirofkingscollege.mp3,
    Christmas Is Coming@51_christmasiscoming_knightsong.mp3,
    Pat-a-Pan@52_patapan_mannheimsteamroller.mp3,
    The Little Drummer Boy@53_thelittledrummerboy_viennaboyschoir.mp3,
    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas@54_haveyourselfamerrylittlechristmas_toriamos.mp3,
    The First Noel@55_thefirstnoel_cumberlandgapreunion.mp3,
    Toy Symphony I: Allegro@56_toysymphonyiallegro_isoloistidizagrebantoniojanigro.mp3,
    Venid Fieles Todos@57_venidfielestodos_liubamariahevia.mp3,
    White Christmas@58_whitechristmas_corporalblossom.mp3,
    O Holy Night@59_oholynight_perrycomo.mp3,
    Oíche Chiúin@60_oichechiuin_enya.mp3,
    Some Children See Him@61_somechildrenseehim_georgewinston.mp3,
    Baby It’s Cold Outside@62_babyitscoldoutside_sheandhim.mp3,
    Winter Wonderland@63_winterwonderland_bingcrosby.mp3,
    Nuttin’ for Christmas@64_nuttinforchristmas_barrygordon.mp3,
    Go Tell It on the Mountain@65_gotellitonthemountain_mahaliajackson.mp3,
    Jingle Bell Rock@66_jinglebellrock_bobbyhelms.mp3,
    The Twelve Days of Christmas@67_thetwelvedaysofchristmas_rayconniff.mp3,
    Jingle Bells?@68_jinglebells_barbrastreisand.mp3,
    Light of the Stable@69_lightofthestable_emmylouharris.mp3,
    The Nutcracker: Final Waltz@70_thenutcrackerfinalwaltz_bostonpops.mp3,
    I Saw Three Ships@71_isawthreeships_mannheimsteamroller.mp3,
    Patapan@72_patapan_julieandrews.mp3,
    Fairytale of New York@73_fairytaleofnewyork_pogues.mp3,
    The Twelve Gifts of Christmas@74_twelvegiftsofchristmas_allansherman.mp3,
    Good King Wenceslas@75_goodkingwenceslas_loreenamckennitt.mp3,
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer@76_rudolphtherednosedreindeer_perrycomo.mp3,
    Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree@77_rockinaroundthechristmastree_brendalee.mp3,
    Let It Snow@78_letitsnow_lenahorne.mp3,
    Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring@79_jesujoyofmansdesiring_chloeagnew.mp3,
    Silent Night@80_silentnight_sleepingatlast.mp3,
    Hark the Herald Angels Sing@81_harktheheraldangelssing_mannheimsteamroller.mp3,
    Home for the Holidays@82_homefortheholidays_robertgoulet.mp3,
    Christmas Day in the Morning@83_christmasdayinthemorning_padraiginniuallachain.mp3,
    Mistletoe and Holly@84_mistletoeandholly_franksinatra.mp3,
    Christmas Day Is Come@85_christmasdayiscome_caitrionaoleary.mp3,
    Oh Christmas Tree@86_ohchristmastree_bobbycliftonoechestra.mp3,
    Wizards in Winter@87_wizardsinwinter_transsiberianorchestra.mp3,
    Meli Kalikimaka@88_melikalikimaka_bingcrosby.mp3,
    It Came Upon a Midnight Clear@89_itcameuponamidnightclear_kelsiesaison.mp3,
    Silent Night@90_silentnight_celticwoman.mp3″ captions=”Peter Robbins et al.;Anonymous 4;Waverly Consort;Perry Como;Mannheim Steamroller;George Winston;Celtic Woman;John Denver and the Muppets;Al Hirt;The Roches;Charlotte Church;Madeleine Peyroux/k.d. lang;George Winston;Arthur Fiedler + The Boston Pops;Eartha Kitt;Mannheim Steamroller;Celtic Woman;The Brian Setzer Orchestra;Jimmy Boyd;Cumberland Gap Reunion;Sam Phillips;Elvis Presley;Loreena McKennitt;The Chipmunks;Frank Sinatra;London Philharmonic Orchestra;Tony Elman;Sara Groves;Harry Belafonte;Ray Conniff Singers;Ralph Marterie and His Band;Nat King Cole;The Indigo Girls;Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers;Dean Martin;Ferrante and Teicher;Bo Dollis + Wild Magnolias;Neil Diamond;Taverner Consort,Choir,+ Players (Andrew Parrott,conductor);George Winston;Michael Tilson-Thomas + Philharmonia Orchestra;Vince Guaraldi Trio;Troy Hess;Barbra Streisand;Frank Sinatra;Al Hirt;Art Neville;Ella Fitzgerald;Dean Martin;Choir of King’s College,Cambridge;Knightsong;Mannheim Steamroller;Vienna Boys’ Choir;Tori Amos;Cumberland Gap Reunion;I Soloisti di Zagreb + Antonio Janigro;Liuba María Hevia;Corporal Blossom;Perry Como;Enya;George Winston;She + Him;Bing Crosby;Barry Gordon;Mahalia Jackson;Bobby Helms;Ray Conniff Singers;Barbra Streisand;Emmylou Harris;Arthur Fiedler + The Boston Pops;Mannheim Steamroller;Julie Andrews;The Pogues (feat. Kirsty McColl);Allan Sherman;Loreena McKennitt;Perry Como;Brenda Lee;Lena Horne;Chloe Agnew;Sleeping at Last;Mannheim Steamroller;Robert Goulet;Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin;Frank Sinatra;Caitríona O’Leary and Rhiannon Giddens;Bobby Clifton Orchestra – Int’l Children’s Choir – Whitney Keys;Trans-Siberian Orchestra;Bing Crosby + The Andrews Sisters;Kelsie Saison;Celtic Woman” text=”Pop Out to Shuffle!” shuffle=”y” autoplay=”y” pos=”rel-C”]

• OR you can simply play this year’s list of ten songs (about a half-hour in length). This is pretty straightforward: sequential order, no pop-out window, no shuffle mode.

In either case, or even if you don’t want to listen at all, you might want to glance at the complete current list of song titles and performers. (Note: this is just a listing; you cannot play music from it.)

Okay, here are the two player doo-dads — the complete, followed by the current…

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