Monday, December 19, 2011

2011 Holiday Playlist

Image by Sarah Twilley

'Tis the season for fabulous music! We couldn't let the holidays pass without sharing a list of our favorite holiday a cappella offerings for you. We could have tried to make sure that no two songs were the same - but with so many amazing renditions of Christmas favorites, how could we possibly deprive you?! We hope you enjoy the songs on our list. And if you have a favorite a cappella holiday track that we haven't listed, please comment below and share the aca-love!

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and a very Happy New Year to you all!


  • "Silent Night" (Plus One, Christmas)
  • "O Holy Night" (Straight No Chaser, Christmas Cheers)
  • "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Angels We Have Heard On High" (Straight No Chaser, Holiday Spirits)
  • "This Christmas" (Straight No Chaser, Holiday Spirits)
  • "I'll Be Home For Christmas" (Home Free Vocal Band, Christmas, Volume 1)
  • "Ave Maria" (Overboard, Tidings)
  • "White Christmas" (On The Rocks, The Sing-Off: Harmonies for the Holidays)
  • "We Three Kings/O Come O Come Emmanuel" (Groove For Thought, The Sing-Off: Harmonies for the Holidays)
  • "O Holy Night" (N*Sync, Home For Christmas)
  • "Carol of the Bells" (Destiny's Child, 8 Days of Christmas)
  • "This Christmas" (baSix, Christmastime)
  • "Silent Night" (The Blenders, NOG)
  • "O Holy Night" (Sonos, December Songs)
  • "Auld Lang Syne" (Street Corner Symphony, The Sing-Off: Harmonies for the Holidays)
  • "O Holy Night" - (The Backbeats, The Sing-Off: Harmonies for the Holidays)
  • "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" (Vocal Point, Sing-Off: Songs of the Season)
  • "Carol of the Bells" (Yellowjackets, Sing-Off: Songs of the Season)
  • "Coventry Carol" (Sonos, Sing-Off: Songs of the Season)
  • "Christmastime is Here" (Afro Blue, Sing-Off: Songs of the Season)
  • "Jingle Bells" (Committed, Sing-Off: Songs of the Season)
  • "White Christmas" (The Manhattan Transfer, An Acapella Christmas)
  • "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (Take 6, The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year)
  • "The Sugarplum Dance (Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy)" (Take 6, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year)
  • "Sleigh Ride" (Overboard, Free Track Friday)
  • "Drummer Boy" (Eclipse, Three Kings)
  • "Carol of the Bells" (Mo5aic)
  • "A Lonely Jew On Christmas" (University of Wisconsin Madhatters, Around the World in One)
  • "Silent Night" (Naturally 7, Christmas: A Love Story)
  • "I'll Be Home For Christmas" (Rascal Flatts, Unwrapped EP)
  • "Last Christmas" (Swingle Singers, Unwrapped)
  • "Ave Maria" (98 Degrees, This Christmas)
  • "North to Alaska" (Tonic Sol-fa, March of the Kings)
  • "Oh, Christmas Tree" (Tonic Sol-fa, March of the Kings)
  • "Caroling, Caroling" (First Call, An Evening In December, Vol. Two)
  • "Feliz Navidad" (Nota, Nota's A Cappella Christmas EP)
  • "Little Drummer Boy" (Faith Hill, Joy to the World)
  • "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" (American Idol Finalists, American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics)
  • "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Straight No Chaser, Christmas Cheers)