Avoiding any pretentious verbosity or eloquence, Christmas tunes are my jam! Blood sugar still high from all the Halloween Candy and the pumpkin barely rotting, my neighbors can expect an aural assault in the form of Christmas music no later than the first day of November. Breaks will be taken for music more secular and in no way related to the Christmas season, but it's not too far a stretch to suggest that during the middle of my most gangsta fueled tirade of a Wu-Tang rhyme, the holiday spirit might take hold and compel me to transition from wannabe thug to the merriest man this side of the north pole. I even play Christmas music throughout the year just to lift my spirits when things are looking down.

There is, in case you hadn't noticed, as many Christmas songs recorded as there are flakes of snow on Antartica, so choosing among them my favorites is an arduous task. Select one version of a song, and I feel as though I'm betraying another beloved version of the same song. Accept if it's a version by Bing Crosby I'm choosing. Bing always wins.

In any case, that's what I set out to do, to select the cream of the crop. Some of these were easy-peasy to pick out, but others needed intense deliberation to decide which version I like best. A few are very traditionally Christian (surprise) and others more secular. Well, without further ado, here are...

My All-Time Top 10 Christmas Songs, starting from 10.

10. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" - John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Harlem Community Choir

9. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" - Alvin & The Chipmunks

8. "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" - Tchaikovsky

7. "Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy" - Bing Crosby & David Bowie

6. "Silent Night" - Boyz II Men

5. "Joy to the World" - Mormon Tabernacle Choir

4. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - Jackson 5

3. "Holly Jolly Christmas" - Burl Ives

2. "Auld Lang Syne" - ALL THE VERSIONS (almost)

1. "Adeste Fidelis" - Bing Crosby

Fingers crossed you enjoyed my list, and potentially heard a version of a song you've never before heard. Possessing a vast collection encompassing more than a thousand songs, this selection process was intense, aside from first three selections.

Of course, there are a few Christmas songs I wouldn't touch with a thirty nine and a half foot pole, one of which I'll feature below. Truly I abhor this song with every fiber of my being:

"Last Christmas" - Wham