The air is crisp, the fire is crackling (or maybe the electric fireplace is glowing!), and the lake shimmers with a wintry peace. There’s something magical about spending the holidays with family and close ones by the water, blending cozy comfort with the winter lake scene as the backdrop. And what’s a perfect holiday setting without the perfect soundtrack?
Here is a special playlist to capture the spirit of Christmas at the lake. It’s filled with the top Christmas songs from the movies, designed to bring those heartwarming movie moments and festive cheer right to your lakeside retreat. Whether you’re decorating the tree, sipping hot cocoa, or just enjoying the view, this playlist is your ultimate companion for a truly memorable holiday season.
From Elf to The Grinch to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, get ready to sing along, reminisce about your favorite holiday films, and create some new lakeside memories! Tune in, turn it up, and let the holidays begin!
- Buddy’s Journey – John Debney; Elf (2003)
- Somewhere in My Memory – John Williams; Home Alone (1990)
- The Polar Express – Tom Hanks; The Polar Express (2004)
- You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Thurl Ravenscroft; How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
- Glorious, Beautiful Christmas – Carl Zittrer; A Christmas Story (1983)
- Main Title / Heaven – Dimitri Tiomkin; It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
- Christmas Time Is Near – Vince Guaraldi Trio; A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Finale) – Burl Ives; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
- What’s This? – Danny Elfman; The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Snow Miser Song & Heat Miser Song – Mickey Rooney and Dick Shawn; The Year Without A Santa Clause (1974)
- All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (Performed by Olivia Olson); Love Actually (2003)
- Christmas Vacation – Mavis Staples; National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
- Carol of the Bells – John Williams; Home Alone (1990)
- White Christmas – Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye; White Christmas (1954)
- Christmas, Why Can’t I Find You? – James Horner, Taylor Momsen; Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- Last Christmas – Emilia Clarke; Last Christmas (2019)
- O Tannenbaum – Vince Guaraldi Trio; A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
- Christmas All Over Again – Tom Petty; Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
- Good King Wenceslas – Muppet Brass Buskers; The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- Last Christmas – Wham!; The Holiday (2006)
- A Christmas Carol Main Title – Alan Silvestri; A Christmas Carol (2009)
- Happy Holiday – Marjorie Reynolds and Bing Crosby; Holiday Inn (1942)
- Cool Yule – Louis Armstrong ft. The Commanders; I’ll Be Home For Christmas (1998)
- Christmas Morning – Alexandre Desplat; Little Women (2019)
- I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Dean Martin; Four Christmases (2008)
- Jingle Bells – Brian Setzer & The Brian Setzer Orchestra; Jingle All the Way (1996)
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland; Meet Me In St. Louise (1944)
- Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – Fred Astaire; Santa Clause Is Comin’ to Town (1970)
- The Bells of Christmas – Loreena McKennit; The Santa Claus (1994)
- Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
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