Bing Crosby once said the most difficult thing he ever did in his decades-long career was sing "White Christmas" to homesick troops in France in December 1944.

Our Christmas playlist has classics from the Kinks, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, the Pogues, Otis Redding, Mariah Carey and more.

Make your holiday soundtrack as spirited or nostalgic as you like with these faves from Nat King Cole, the Pogues, Brenda Lee and a couple of Beatles.