A Baker's Dozen Of "White Christmas" Renditions

So, I've pulled 13 different versions of the same song for your holiday listening pleasure. Now it's up to you to decide which one you like best. I have my favorites among these – and ultimately, my single favorite – as I've noted here. But I'd love to hear your take on it too. Get used to this idea, by the way. I'm likely to do a couple more of these posts – all Christmas songs, of course! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Rod Stewart  (Nice traditional take on a classic – isn't that David Foster on piano?)

2)  Michael Bublé & Kellie Pickler  (Classy cool with a dash of raucous redneck – not bad at all!)

3)  Cee-Lo Green  (Somehow Cee-Lo seems to make this song his own – well-done!)

4)  Lady Gaga  (Surprisingly subdued – plus, she wrote a new verse to it…and it's actually NOT nasty!)

5)  Tony Bennett  (Crooners and Christmas just seem to go together for some reason – a masterful jazz rendition.)

6)  Garth Brooks  (Hey, I found Garth Brooks on YouTube! I thought that was impossible! Nice version, too!)

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7)  Michael Bolton  (I'm not a huge fan of Bolton – I think he tries too hard at that blue-eyed soul thing – but I suppose this one isn't too bad.)

8)  Martina McBride  (I've always loved Martina's voice/music, and she doesn't disappoint here either – surprise, surprise!)

9)  Il Divo  (A little too slow for my tastes, but there's no denying that these guys are mega-talented.)

10)  Kelly Clarkson  (I wish this were an actual video, but whatevs… Kelly is, as always, fantastic on this song.)

11)  Glee Cast  (Not surprisingly, Darren Criss and Chris Colfer knock this one out of the park!)

12)  The Drifters  (Often-copied, never-duplicated – this is the group that originally recorded the doo-wop, Motown-style version of the song made über-famous on the Home Alone soundtrack.)

13)  Bing Crosby  (For my money, Crosby's is the quintessential version of what is truly a quintessential Christmas song. Many have performed it well, but no one does it better than Bing!)

"Under" Songs

As promised, here's the follow-up to yesterday's "Over" songs post, a collection of tunes with "Under" in the titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alex Hepburn  ~  "Under"

2)  Men At Work  ~  "Down Under"

3)  Evanescence  ~  "Going Under"

4)  Conjure One ft. Leigh Nash  ~  "Under The Gun"

5)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Under The Bridge"

6)  Seether  ~  "Driven Under"

7)  Queen ft. David Bowie  ~  "Under Pressure"

8)  Stryper  ~  "Soldiers Under Command"

9)  The Strokes  ~  "Under Cover Of Darkness"

10)  MIKA  ~  "Underwater"

11)  Parachute  ~  "Under Control"

12)  KT Tunstall  ~  "Under The Weather"

13)  CrashCarBurn  ~  "Under A Falling Sky"

14)  Cheryl Cole  ~  "Under The Sun"

15)  PJ Harvey  ~  "When Under Ether"

16)  Meiko  ~  "Under My Bed"

17)  The Little Mermaid Cast  ~  "Under The Sea"

18)  The Drifters  ~  "Under The Boardwalk"

19)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Under My Thumb"  (Wow! Chauvinistic much?)

20)  Gin Wigmore  ~  "Under My Skin"