The Best Variety Of Christmas Music 2023

This is a variation of a blog I posted last year (and the year before). I always say that the Sounds of Christmas plays the best variety of Christmas Music. But I think the word "variety" has been so over-used these days that it no longer means anything.

So I thought I'd show you what I mean. 

While I probably won't do this again until next year, here's a list of the artists we played on the first day of our new season, when we switched back to all Christmas music on November 1.

1910 Fruitgum Company, 7eventh Time Down, A Great Big World, Adam Lambert, Aimee Mann, Al Kooper, Alex Sampson, Allen Toussaint, American Authors, Amy Grant, Andrew Gold, Andrews Sisters, Andy Williams, Aqyila, Aretha Franklin, Aubrey Logan, Backstreet Boys, Barbra Streisand, Barenaked Ladies, Barry Manilow, Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Béla Fleck, Big Blue This, Billy F. Gibbons, Billy Porter, Bing Crosby, bird and the bee, Black Pumas, 

Blake Shelton, Blane Howard, Bob McChesney, Bob Rivers, Bob Sirois, Bobbleheads, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Vee, Bobby Vinton, Bobs, Bongos, Brenda Lee, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Brynn Stanley, Bunny Sigler, Burl Ives, Calabria Foti, Captain and Tennille, Carla Thomas, Carly Jamison, Carpenters, Carrie Underwood, Cash Box Kings, Cast of "A Christmas Story: The Musical", Celtic Thunder, Champian Fulton, Charlie Byrd, Charlie Faye, Charlie Sayles, Cher, 

Chet Atkins, Chloe Flower, Chord Overstreet, Chris Isaak, Chris Tierney, Christian Sands, Chuck Berry, Chuck Blevins, Chuck Negron, Cimorelli, Classical Blast, Clay Aiken, Cliff Beach, Club Noveau, Clumsy Lovers, Coco Montoya, Colin James, Colton Dixon, Corinne Cook, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Dami Im, Damian McGinty, Dan + Shay, Dan Ashley, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Danny and Cindy Schneider, Darlene Love, Dave Brubeck, 

David Arkenstone, David Browning, David Foster, David Lanz, Dean Martin, Deb Bowman, Dennis DeYoung, Dick Shawn, Dick Van Dyke, Dido, Dinah Washington, Dion, Dionne Warwick, DITA, Dolly Parton, Don McLean, Don Powell's Occasional Flames, Donny Osmond, Dove Cameron, Dukes of Daville, Eagles, Earl King, Eartha Kitt, East Pointers, Ed Sheeran, Edie Adams, Elizabeth Chan, Elvis Presley, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Engelbert Humperdinck, 

Ernie Kovacs, Faith Hill, Fefe Dobson, Fizz, Forest Blakk, Fountains of Wayne, Four Seasons, Francesca Battistelli, Frank Shiner, Frank Sinatra, Franki Belle, Fred Astaire, Freddy Cannon, Gary Allen, Gavin DeGraw, Gems, Geoff Downes, George Winston, GLEE Cast, Glen Campbell, Goo Goo Dolls, Good Lovelies, Grant Maloy Smith, Grayson Sanders, Greg London, Greg Pope, Gregory Porter, Gwen Stefani, Hall and Oates, Harry Connick Jr., Herb Alpert, Hillside Singers, 

Honeydrippers, India Arie, Jackie Burns, Jackson 5, Jane Monheit, Jason Crabb, Jay Bragg, Jay Seidl, Jeff and Sheri Easter, Jeff Beck, Jeff Foxworthy, Jeffrey Osborne, Jenn Grant, Jennifer Warnes, Jerry Garcia, Jess Moskaluke, Jessy J, Jethro Tull, Jets, Jim Brickman, Jim Croce, Jim Reeves, Jimmy Barnes, Jimmy Boyd, Jimmy Durante, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Neutron, Joan Jett, Joe Louis Puerta, Joe Perry, Joel Kopischke, John Legend, John Lennon, 

Johnny Mathis, Johnny Paycheck, Johnny Preston, Johnny Tillotson, Jon Bon Jovi, Jonas Brothers, Jordin Sparks, José Feliciano, Josh Groban, Joss Stone, Judy Garland, Judy Pancoast, Julie Benko, Justine Blazer, Kathy Sledge, Katie Garibaldi, Katrina Carlson, Katrina Woolverton, Katy Perry, KEITH, Keith Richards, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Davies, Kenny G, Kenny Rogers, Kermit and Miss Piggy, Kerry Pastine, Kevin Bacon, Kimberley Locke, Kings Return, 

Kris Rogers, Kristin Amarie, Kristin Chenoweth, Kurt Russell, Lauren Daigle, Laurence Juber Trio, Laurie Berkner, Band, LeAnn Rimes, Ledisi, Len Mizzoni, Lena Horne, Leon Russell, Leroy Anderson, Letters To Cleo, Linda Imperial, Lindsey Stirling, Lisa Biales, Lisa Donahey, Lisa Kessler, Little Isidor, Little Johnny Taylor, Liz Kennedy, Lois Mahalia, Lorrie Morgan, Lou Rawls, Louis Jordan, Lowell Fulsom, Luanne Hunt, Luke McMaster, Macy Gray, Madonna, 

Maggie McClure, Manhattan Transfer, Mannheim Steamroller, Mantovani, Margaret Whiting, Mark Tremonti, Mary J. Blige, Mary Wells, Matt Molnar, Matt Nathanson, McFly, McGuire Sisters, Meghan Trainor, Melissa Manchester, Michael Bolton, Michael Brandmeier, Michael Bublé, Michael Jackson, Michael Johns, Michael Sinatra, Michael Tait, Michelle Malone and the Hot Toddies, Mindy Smith, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Natasha Miller, Natasha Owens, 

Naturally 7, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, New Kids On The Block, Nick Lowe, Nicky Shrire, Norah Jones, Oh Hush, Olivia Newton-John, OneRepublic, Oscar McLollie, Otis Redding, Outlaws, Parlotones, Paul Kelly, Paul McCartney, Peggy Lee, Pentatonix, Perry Como, Persephone's Bees, Peter Green, Petula Clark, Pipettes, Pledge Drive, Puppini Sisters, Queen, Quinn Hedges, Quinto Sisters, Raffi, Ramones, Ray Charles, Ray Conniff, Ray Stevens, Rehya Stevens, 

REO Speedwagon, Reverend Horton Heat, Rhonda Burchmore, Richard Marx, Ronettes, Rosalie Drysdale, Rosebuds, RuPaul, Russ Lorenson, Salsoul Orchestra, Sarah Partridge, Sarah Smith, Scott Weiland, Seth MacFarlane, She and Him, Sheryl Crow, Sia, Sleeping At Last, Smokey Robinson, Snow Patrol, Soupy Sales, Steeplechase, Steffi Denk, Stephen Bishop, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, Stevie Wonder, Straight No Chaser, Styx, Sukey Molloy, 

Suzanne's Band, Swamp Coolers, Switchfoot, Tell Alls, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tenors, Terence P. Minogue, Teresa Brewer, Thisbe Vos, Thurl Ravenscroft, Tim Rushlow, Tina Lambert, TobyMac, Tom Petty, Tommee Profitt, Tori Kelly, Tracy Colletto, U2, Vanessa Williams, Ventures, Vikki Carr, Village People, Vincent Poag, Vintage Wednesday, Voctave, Vonda Shepard, Waitresses, Wayne Newton, Will Ferrell, William Shatner, Wilson Phillips and XTC!

Whew!

​Of course, that's not close to everything we'll be playing. Not by a longshot. But it gives you an idea of what we mean when we say, "The Sounds of Christmas plays the best variety of Christmas music!"

And if you don't see your favorites here, don't worry. This is just the line-up of artists that we played on the first day of this new season. There's a lot more to come!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and for sharing this early part of the season with us!

May you always believe in Santa Claus!

Ken