- 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
Category Archives: Music
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 That Start With A
- Ain’t No Man
- Amazing Grace
- Amazed
- After All
- And Can It Be
- Alice the Camel
- A Little Less Talk
- Ave Maria
- All About the Bass
- All Star
- Anaconda
- Alcohol
- A Life That’s Good
- A Few More Days
- American Soldier
- Any Old Road (Will Take You There)
- Ants Marching
- Ants Go Marching One By One
- All My Life
- A Whole New World
- All By Myself
- All Summer Long
- A Thousand Miles
- Africa
Patriotic Songs I Can Sing at Least One Verse of By Heart
- Star Spangled Banner
- You’re a Grand Old Flag
- I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy
- I’m Proud to Be An American
- American Soldier
- America the Beautiful
- God Bless America
- Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue
- This Land is Your Land
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
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
