Category Archives: Music

Songs on my Christmas Tree Trimming Playlist

  • You’re Here | Francesca Battistelli
  • You Make It Feel Like Christmas | Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton
  • Wizards in Winter | Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  • Winter Wonderland | Jason Mraz
  • White Christmas | Michael Buble, Shania Twain
  • What Christmas Means to Me | Stevie Wonder
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Weezer
  • This Time of Year | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  • Text Me Merry Christmas | Straight No Chaser, Kristen Bell
  • Take Me Home for Christmas | Dan + Shay
  • Sweet Little Jesus Boy | Rebecca St. James
  • A Strange Way to Save the World | 4Him
  • Snoopy’s Christmas | The Royal Guardsmen
  • Silent Night | Big Daddy Weave
  • Santa Tell Me | Ariana Grande
  • Santa Baby | Ariana Grande, Liz Gillies
  • Ring the Bells | Big Daddy Weave, Meredith Andrews
  • O Come O Come Emmanuel | August Burns Red
  • O Come, All Ye Faithful | Toby Mac
  • My Only Wish (This Year) | Britney Spears
  • Mele Kalikimaka | Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters
  • Mary, Did You Know | Pentatonix
  • Little Drummer Boy | Audio Adrenaline
  • Like It’s Christmas | Jonas Brothers
  • Light of Christmas | Toby Mac, Owl City
  • Let It Snow | She & Him
  • Joy to the World | Mannheim Steamroller
  • Jingle Bells | Lauren Daigle
  • Jingle Bell Rock | Bobby Helms
  • It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Andy Williams
  • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | Kutless
  • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | Echosmith
  • His Favorite Christmas Story | Capital Lights
  • The Heart of Christmas | Matthew West
  • Go Tell It on the Mountain | Seabird
  • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Mannheim Steamroller
  • Gloria | Hawk Nelson
  • Glittery | Kacey Musgraves
  • The First Noel | Toby Mac, Owl City
  • Feliz Navidad | David Crowder Band
  • Fairytale of New York | The Pogues, Kirsty MacCall
  • Drummer Boy | Justin Bieber, Busta Rhymes
  • Do You Hear What I Hear? | Anthem Lights
  • Deck the Hall | Relient K
  • Cozy Little Christmas | Katy Perry
  • Come On, Christmas | Matthew West
  • Christmas Tree Farm | Taylor Swift
  • Christmas Tree | Lady Gaga, Space Cowboy
  • Christmas Lights | Coldplay
  • Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  • Christmas Canon | Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  • The Chipmunk Song | Alvin & The Chipmunks
  • Carol of the Bells | August Burns Red
  • Carol of the Banjos | Beta Radio
  • Candy Cane Lane | Sia
  • Breath of Heaven | Amy Grant
  • Baby It’s Cold Outside | Idina Menzel, Michael Buble
  • All I Want for Christmas Is You | Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey
  • 12 Days of Christmas | Relient K
August Burns Red

Previously On November 10

  • 1989 – German citizens begin demolishing Berlin Wall
  • 1989 – College student (it’s me) raced to Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines, Iowa to stand in the electronics section at a mall store so that I could watch the fall of the Berlin Wall
  • 2012 – Barack Obama elected as 44th President of the United States
  • 1483 – Birth of Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation
  • 2010 – Disney composer Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Pocahontas) receives 2442nd star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame
  • 1241 – Pope Celestine IV passes away
  • 1969 – Sesame Street premieres
  • 1908 – First Gideon Bible placed in hotel room
  • 1889 – Birth of Claude Rains, famous for playing Chief of Police in Casablanca
  • 1940 – Walt Disney’s first day as FBI informer
  • 1801 – Dueling is outlawed by the state of Kentucky
  • 1871 – Birth of Winston Churchill, but not the Winston Churchill you’re thinking of
  • 1964 – Birth of Kenny Rogers, but not the Kenny Rogers you’re thinking of
  • 1969 – Birth of Ellen Pompeo, yes the one you’re thinking of
  • 1958 – The Hope Diamond is donated to New York’s Smithsonian Institution
  • 1990 – Home Alone movie premieres at the box office
  • 1766 – Charter signed for Queen’s College / Rutger’s University
  • 1998 – Premiere of Star Trek: Insurrection
  • 2014 – London Premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
  • 1963 – Actress Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond) marries novelist William Goyen who is 15 years her senior
  • 2007 – Author Norman Mailer dies
  • 1954 – Unveiling of the Marine Corps War Memorial depicting the raising of the flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima
  • 1928 – Emporer Hirohito is publicly confirmed

Songs From My Playlist That Start With the Letter I

  • I Can’t Hear You / Matthew West
  • I Could Be Wrong / Lit
  • I Don’t Want to Be / Gavin DeGraw
  • If the World Was Ending / JP Saxe, Julia Michaels
  • If You’re Gone / Matchbox Twenty
  • I Hate This / Tenille Arts
  • I’ll Be / Edwin McCain
  • I’ll Be There for You / The Rembrandts
  • I’ll Fly Away / Jars of Clay
  • I Melt With You / Modern English
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) / The Proclaimers
  • I’m Not Who I Was / Brandon Heath
  • I’m Your Man / Michael Buble
  • I’m Yours / Jason Mraz
  • Independence Day / Martina McBride
  • I Need a Dollar / Aloe Blacc
  • In My Blood / Shawn Mendes
  • In Too Deep / Sum 41
  • Iris / Goo Goo Dolls
  • I Sure Can Smell the Rain / BlackHawk
  • It’s a Beautiful Day / Michael Buble
  • It’s Not Me, It’s You / Skillet
  • It’s Time / Imagine Dragons
  • I’ve Been Everywhere / Johnny Cash
  • I Wanna Talk About Me / Toby Keith
  • I will Survive / Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
  • I Will Wait / Mumford & Sons
  • I Wish I Was / The Avett Brothers

My Play List Should Always Start with the Ws

  • When You Say Nothing At All | Keith Whitley (Alison Krauss was a remake)
  • Where You Are | Gavin DeGraw
  • Whiskey Lullaby | Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
  • White Flag | Bishop Briggs
  • Who’s Your Daddy? | Toby Keith
  • Wild Horses | Bishop Briggs
  • Wings | Little Mix
  • Wrecking Ball | Miley Cyrus
  • Write You a Song | Plain White T’s
  • Written in the Sand | Old Dominion
  • Wrong Song | Nashville cast

Songs on My “Dentist” Playlist (Because if the music is really loud you can’t hear the drills.)

  • Shup Up & Dance – Walk the Moon
  • I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
  • Comatose – Skillet
  • Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics
  • Written in the Sand – Old Dominion
  • Honey I’m Good – Andy Grammer
  • Radiation – Gavin DeGraw
  • Simplify – Wes King
  • Sweeter – Gavin DeGraw
  • Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift
  • River – Bishop Briggs
  • Ain’t No Man – The Avett Brothers
  • Pieces – Sum 41
  • Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
  • Water – Brad Paisley
  • My House – Flo Rida
  • Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson
  • Marry You – Bruno Mars
  • How Far We’ve Come – Matchbox Twenty
  • Goodbye Says It All – BlackHawk
  • Baptized – Daughtry
  • Firework – Katy Perry
  • Paris (Ooh La La) – Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
  • Fishing in the Dark – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • Sway – Michael Buble
  • Don’t Put Dirt on My Grave Just Yet – Nashville cast
  • Wrong Song – Nashville cast
  • We Are the Broken – Matthew West
  • So What – Pink
  • Blank Space – Taylor Swift
  • One Week – Barenaked Ladies
  • I Melt With You – Modern English
  • Come to Me – Goo Goo Dolls
  • Fell In Love With a Boy – Joss Stone
  • Moved By Mercy – Matthew West
  • It’s Not Me It’s You – Skillet
  • Hard River to Row – Delta Generators
  • Who’s Your Daddy? – Toby Keith
  • Monster – Skillet
  • Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
  • Roar – Katy Perry
  • Medicine – Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
  • The Champion – Carrie Underwood
  • Sugar – Maroon 5
  • I Need a Dollar – Gavin DeGraw
  • Brand New Man – Brooks & Dunn
  • Body Like a Back Road – Sam Hunt
  • Brave – Sara Bareilles
  • Wild Horses – Bishop Briggs
  • Cake By the Ocean – DNCE
  • How Do You Like Me Now? – Toby Keith
  • All Star – Smash Mouth
  • Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5
  • Meet in the Middle – Diamond Rio

September Shaping Up (The month in movies, music, & literature)

Movies

  • Come September
  • See You in September
  • Septembers of Shiraz
  • Until September

Music

  • It Might As Well Rain Until September
  • A Lonely September
  • Blue September
  • The Late September Dogs
  • Maybe September
  • Pale September
  • September Morn
  • September Song
  • September When It Comes
  • The 12th of September
  • Wake Me Up When September Ends

 

Things the Barenaked Ladies Would Buy You If They Had a Million Dollars

  • A house
  • Furniture for your house (a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
  • A K-Car (a nice reliable automobile)
  • Your love
  • A tree fort
  • A little tiny fridge for the tree fort
  • Food like pre-wrapped sausages
  • A fur coat (but not a real fur coat)
  • An exotic pet (like a llama or an emu)
  • John Merrick’s remains
  • A limousine ride
  • Kraft dinner with really expensive ketchup
  • A green dress (but not a real green dress)
  • Art (a Picasso or a Garfunkel)
  • A monkey

Music on my “Dentist” Playlist (Because loud music helps block out the scary sounds when I’m in the chair)

  • All Summer Long | Kid Rock
  • Any Old Road (Will Take You There) | Balsam Range
  • Catchafire | TobyMac
  • Comatose | Skillet
  • Come to Me | The Goo Goo Dolls
  • Don’t Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet | Nashville Cast
  • Fireword | Katy Perry
  • Fishin’ in the Dark | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • Friends (I’ll Be There For You) | The Rembrandts
  • Hard River to Row | Delta Generators
  • Ho Hey | The Lumineers
  • Honey, I’m Good | Andy Grammer
  • I Don’t Want to Be | Gavin DeGraw
  • I Sure Can Smell the Rain | BlackHawk
  • I Will Wait | Mumford & Sons
  • If You’re Gone | Matchbox Twenty
  • Iris | The Goo Goo Dolls
  • It’s Been Hard | Delta Generators
  • It’s Not Me It’s You | Skillet
  • Lift Your Head Weary Sinner | David Crowder Band
  • My House | Flo Rida
  • Monster | Skillet
  • Marry You | Bruno Mars
  • Orange Blossoms | JJ Grey & Mofro
  • Pieces | Sum 41
  • Radiation | Gavin DeGraw
  • Radioactive | Imagine Dragons
  • Roar | Katy Perry
  • Saint Cecilia | Foo Fighters
  • Santa Monica | Everclear
  • Shake It Off | Taylor Swift
  • Sharp Dressed Man | ZZ Top
  • The Sound of Sunshine (Falling Down) | Michael Franti & Spearhead
  • Sweeter | Gavin DeGraw
  • Unwell | Matchbox Twenty

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