25 Different Versions of "Silver Bells"

There are many, many ways in which a classic Christmas tune can be ruined by a bad arrangement or a dreadful singer. But these are not those. These are 25 great renditions of an iconic tune. Feel free to pick and choose as you please. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Meaghan Smith  (This young woman has an "old soul" and makes adorable music.)

2)  Twisted Sister  (Let's go ahead and get the weirdest one out of the way early. Actually, the song itself isn't that weird, but boy-oh-boy is this video a piece of work!)

3)  A Few Good Men  (I miss the '90s!)

4)  Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell  (Apparently, this is "the original" version...at least according to the YouTube poster.)

5)  Tony Bennett  (*Almost* nobody does it better than Tony!)

6)  The Polyphonic Spree  (This is a truly unique arrangement. It's great!)

7)  Clay Aiken & Megan Mullally  (Nice duet by an Idol and a comedienne.)

8)  The Temptations  (What makes this version different than all the rest? It's all about that bass!)

9)  Bing Crosby  (Of course, Bing is a part of this collection. I mean, how could he not be?)

10)  Amy Grant & Marc Martel  (The Queen of Christian Contemporary pairs up with the Man Who Would Be Queen in this apt duet. There's a bonus song at the end that you're sure to either love or detest.)  

11)  John Legend  (The Sexiest Man Alive – LOL! – takes on a Christmas classic – and KILLS it!)

12)  Elvis Presley  (This post would be incomplete without The King!)

13)  The Supremes  (I've never heard this version before, but they more than do it justice.)

14)  Don Ho  (Let's add a little tropical flavor to the mix!)

15)  Jim Nabors  (Gomer Pyle shore could sang purdy! Shazam!)

16)  She & Him  (If you don't recognize her from the album cover, the "She" in She & Him is Zooey Deschanel from the movie Elf, another Christmas classic.)

17)  Harry Connick, Jr.  (Classy, swinging version. I would expect no less from Harry.)

18)  William Shatner  (If you ever wanted to hear a dramatic reading of a Christmas song, you're about to. This isn't a great version, but it's certainly one-of-a-kind!)

19)  Brenda Lee  (Can't go wrong with Brenda Lee at Christmastime!)

20)  Andy Williams & The Osmonds  (This is the kind of treacly crap that quickly becomes irksome during the holiday season. But dang, that Andy can sing!)

21)  Love And Theft  (I'm mostly unfamiliar with this band, but I like them a lot!)

22)  Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors  (Gorgeous harmonies and instrumentation!)

23)  Stevie Wonder  (Good stuff!)

24)  Johnny Mathis  (The man's voice is like honey! So smooth!)

25)  Gloria Estefan  (Let's spice it up a bit for the grand finale!)

"Fun" & "Games" Songs, Vol. 3

One last set of "Fun" and "Games" Songs, and then we're done. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Devo  ~  "Time Out For Fun"

2)  Stevie Nicks  ~  "Love's A Hard Game To Play"

3)  Sevyn Streeter ft. Chris Brown  ~  "Don't Kill The Fun"

4)  Shanin Blake  ~  "The Game"

5)  Girl Ray  ~  "I'll Make This Fun"

6)  Scorpions  ~  "Passion Rules The Game"

7)  Lolawolf  ~  "Wanna Have Fun"

8)  MELD  ~  "Easy On The Game"

9)  Spice Girls  ~  "If You Wanna Have Some Fun"

10)  Disciple  ~  "Game On"

11)  Sleater-Kinney  ~  "You're No Rock 'N' Roll Fun"

12)  New Kids On The Block  ~  "Games"

13)  Tony Bennett ft. Dani Martin  ~  "Are You Havin' Any Fun?"

14)  Lacuna Coil  ~  "The Game"

15)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Big Fun"

16)  Conway Twitty  ~  "The Games That Daddies Play"

17)  Coconut Records  ~  "Any Fun"

18)  Parmalee  ~  "Back In The Game"

19)  Mali Music  ~  "No Fun Alone"

20)  Echo & The Bunnymen  ~  "The Game"

21)  Moloko  ~  "Fun For Me"

22)  Amy Macdonald  ~  "The Game"

23)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Funday"

24)  The Magic Numbers  ~  "Love's A Game"

25)  The Gap Band  ~  "Big Fun"

Songs About Twinkling

Did you think that "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" was the only song about twinkling? Well, I sure did! But man, was I wrong! There's lots of great Songs About Twinkling, and I've gathered them all here in one post. You are SO welcome!  ~  JH

1)  The Sweeplings  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

2)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Star"

3)  Tori Amos  ~  "Twinkle"

4)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Me"  (Well, it's July. Not too early to start listening to Christmas-themed songs, is it? Really? Even if it's Stevie Wonder?)

5)  Roy Orbison  ~  "Twinkle Toes"

6)  Lovelyz  ~  "Twinkle"

7)  Raven Black  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Scars"

8)  ABBA  ~  "From A Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel"

9)  Peter Nic  ~  "Twinkle"

10)  Jennifer Knight  ~  "Twinkle And Shine"

11)  Cosmic Village  ~  "Twinkle"

12)  Hayley Westenra  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle"

13)  Girl's Day  ~  "Twinkle Twinkle"

14)  Black Wolf Catch  ~  "Twinkletoes"

15)  Talain Rayne  ~  "Twinkle Lightly"

16)  Kettel  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, That Is You"

17)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle (I'm Not A Star)"

18)  Shreya Ghoshal & Rana Mazumder  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle"

19)  Twinkle Time  ~  "Twinklematics"

20)  Girls' Generation  ~  "Twinkle"

More Songs? Really? No. More "Really" Songs

Did we really need another post of "Really" Songs? Yes, we did. And here's why. Check 'em out for yourself! And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles  ~  "You Really Got A Hold On Me"

2)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Doesn't Really Matter" 

3)  The Kinks  ~  "You Really Got Me"  (Sure, I had another version of this song in the first post of this two-part series. But could I really ignore the classic original version? Of course, I couldn't.)

4)  Courtney Barnett  ~  "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party"

5)  Plain White T's  ~  "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)"

6)  Alicia Keys  ~  "She Don't Really Care"

7)  Interpol  ~  "If You Really Love Nothing"

8)  Michael W. Smith & Kari Jobe  ~  "The One That Really Matters"

9)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  "You Can Get It If You Really Want"  (Bonus song in this video: "I Can See Clearly Now", Cliff's biggest hit)

10)  Agnetha Fältskog  ~  "When You Really Loved Someone"

11)  D'Angelo & The Vanguard  ~  "Really Love"

12)  Shakespears Sister  ~  "Break My Heart (You Really)"

13)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver)"

14)  The Captain & Tennille  ~ "We Never Really Say Goodbye"  (If you want to skip the chit-chat at the beginning, I'll go ahead and tell you that the song actually starts around the 1:57 mark.)

15)  Sarah van den Bergh  ~  "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most"

16)  Red Velvet  ~  "R.B.B. (Really Bad Boy)"

17)  Bethel Music ft. Brian & Jenn Johnson  ~  "I Really Love You"

18)  The Partridge Family  ~  "I Really Want To Know You"

19)  Aimee Mann  ~  "She Really Wants You"

20)  The Wizard Of Oz Cast  ~  "It Really Was No Miracle"

21)  B.B. King  ~  "I Got Some Outside Help (I Don't Really Need)"

22)  The Muffs  ~  "Really Really Happy"

23)  Billy Ocean  ~  "Love Really Hurts Without You"

24)  Cherry Bullet  ~  "Really Really"

25)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "If You Really Love Me"