12 Days of Christmas - Day 11 - BEST OF COUNTDOWN

Happy 11th day of Christmas, My True Loves! I brought in some pipers to celebrate this most auspicious day. Bagpipers, Flutists, and ever plumbers. (Pipers, get it?)

We'll also take this opportunity to recap the top 12 Favorite Christmas songs on our countdown.
12. Deck The Halls
11. In Dulci Jubilo
10. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
9. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
8. White Christmas
7. The 12 Pains of Christmas
6. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
5. Angels We Have Heard on High
4. Christmastime is Here
3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)

Our number 2 song is sweet, simple and to the point. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Most popularly made famous by The Pretenders on the "Very Special Christmas" Album. Listening to it recently, I realized something. Chrissie Hynde is not the greatest singer in the world. It's not even a great recording of the song. Why is it so beloved? It's just a beautiful sentiment. "Let Your Heart Be Light." "From Now on our troubles will be out of sight." It most likely taps into our hopes and dreams for a loving, prosperous Holiday season.

And our all time favorite Christmas song of all time is.... O Holy Night. Which, I just read, was the very first song performance to ever be broadcast over the radio. It's also the creme de la creme of Christmas songs. Perfectly summing up the "reason for the season." Here's how amazingly wonderful the song is. Heart did an a cappella performance (as The Lovemongers) where the singers are basically screaming in harmony; and it's AWESOME. Eric Cartman from South Park has a famous rendition which is sing awfully, but it's AWESOME. Let's face it the song is AWESOME.

Drum roll please.... The worst are next.