I hope you’re having a wonderful Christmas. It was fun writing my 12 Days of Christmas articles. I discovered incredible music, which I know I say every year, but it’s true. From the music I reviewed, I noticed that I only heard one rendition of Wham’s Last Christmas (compared to other years), yet quite a few covers of Elvis Presley’s Blue Christmas. The same goes for John Lennon’s classic Christmas hit, Happy Xmas (War Is Over). I loved hearing renditions and new original songs. It’s been a joyful hearing them.
This year, I got to watch lots of lovely Christmas Specials, including the annual lighting of the Christmas tree on the show “Christmas in Rockefeller Center.” The Christmas programs this year were impressive. I have so many to talk about, I don’t know where to begin. However, here’s a list of some of the programs I saw this year.
List of Christmas Specials
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting
Christmas in Nashville
CMA Country Christmas 2025
Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025A Great Big Holiday Jam: Bryan Adams & Friends
I don’t usually talk about Christmas movies, but this year I’m making an exception. There was a cute movie I mentioned in my Brad Paisley article. The movie was A Grand Ole Opry Christmas. It was nice to hear Country music and to see cameo appearances of Country singers, including Brad Paisley and Mickey Guyton.
Like every edition of my 12 Days of Christmas articles, I can’t cover everything. I will give some honourable mentions, however. If you have other suggestions, feel free to put them in the comments or send me a DM on my social media pages.
List of Christmas Albums/Songs
Christina Aguilera – Christmas in Paris (Live from Paris)
Lady A – On This Winter’s Night Vol. 2
Stryper – The Greatest Gift of All
Eric Benét – It’s Christmas
Herb Alpert – Christmas Time Is Here
LeAnn Rimes – Greatest Hits Christmas
Natalie Grant – Christmas
Mark & Maggie O’Connor – A Christmas Duo
Hunter Hayes – Evergreen Christmas Sessions EP
Khalid – Last Christmas (single)
Thank you for being so supportive. May this holiday season bring you love, hope, and joy. I know for some, 2025 felt like a rollercoaster, even for me. Hopefully, this year will end on a beautiful note. I wish you all a lovely Christmas.
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2026!
Flora Youssef
