4. The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, 'Fairytale of New York' (1987) This single topped the Irish charts and is routinely voted the greatest Christmas single ever in the U.K.

"Bing Crosby's voice was like gold being poured out of a cup," Louis Armstrong said. Crosby recorded 38 No. 1 hits, more than either the Beatles or Elvis Presley.

4. The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl, 'Fairytale of New York' (1987) This single topped the Irish charts and is routinely voted the greatest Christmas single ever in the U.K.

Irving Berlin won an Oscar for writing this seasonal standard, which Bing Crosby first recorded for “Holiday Inn,” a film released in 1942, establishing a market for secular Christmas music ...

Irving Berlin won an Oscar for writing this seasonal standard, which Bing Crosby first recorded for “Holiday Inn,” a film released in 1942, establishing a market for secular Christmas music, thereby ...