It’s Christmas time! So, here at RAW2K, we know that many of you will be heading on the road to visit friends and relatives over the festive period, so we’ve got a few recommendations for Christmas road trip tunes that are sure to get everyone in the mood for a well earned break! We’re sure you’ll be the envy of all the other passengers for your great taste in music if you fire off a few of these colossal tracks. However, obviously we know that music is completely subjective, so that’s why we’ve included something for everyone on our list!
Our top picks for the best Christmas tracks
Christmas songs have always been a staple feature of the festive period for as long as many of us can remember! Over the years there have been a number of extremely memorable Christmas songs, of course you may have your own favourites, but these are a few of ours:
• Mary’s Boy Child - Boney M
• Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
• Last Christmas - Wham
• Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rhea
• White Christmas - Bing Crosby
• Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin Stevens
• Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
• All I Want for Christmas - Mariah Carey
The top post-2000 Christmas tracks
Now, you may have noticed that pretty much all of the songs we’ve listed were recorded before the year 2000 (the old stuff is always the best). So, if you’re travelling somewhere this Christmas with your young family, you’ll probably need to include some more modern tracks to keep everyone happy.
• Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande
• Holly Jolly Christmas - Michael Bublé
• Under the Mistletoe - Justin Bieber
• Underneath the Tree - Kelly Clarkson
• One More Sleep - Leona Lewis
• Candy Cane Lane - Sia
• Christmas Tree Farm - Taylor Swift
• Those Christmas lights - Coldplay
The perfect family friendly Christmas tracks
Going a step further, Christmas films can be a really good source for songs to fill your festive journey. Over the years there’s been no shortage of family friendly Christmas films by the likes of Disney and Pixar, and you can bet that each one of them has at least one great musical number in there somewhere. So, if you need some seasonal singalong for your playlist, here are a few recommendations:
• “Believe” from The Polar Express (2004) • “What’s This?” from The Nightmare Before Christmas • “Let it snow” from Frozen • “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” from How the Grinch Stole Christmas • “Elves just wanna have fun” from The Santa Clauses
There you have it! Those are our top tips on what to include on your Christmas playlist. We’re sure that by including a few of these on your trip, you’ll set the tone for what we’re sure will be an epic Christmas holiday. Of course, once the festivities have finished, you may be tempted to see what kind of deals are out there when it comes to salvaged vehicles - that’s where we can help.
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