Don't be a Grinch, tell us your favorite Christmas songs

Before the Thanksgiving turkey carcass was on the curb for trash pick up, stores started piping in the Christmas music, usually making most long for the Muzak days when it was easier to tune the music out.

Despite being bombarded at all places retail with Christmas music, holiday tunes are still the best. Here are 10 favorite songs of Smyrna-Vinings Patch in no particular order. What are your favorites? - Annie Archer 

Baby it’s Cold Outside--Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer version

2. Must be Santa--Brave Combo version

3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas--Judy Garland, accept no substitues except for Local H

4. Christmas Times A' Coming-- Bill Monroe

5. You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch--Thurl Ravenscroft version from the original Chuck Jones animation

6. Sleigh Ride--The Ventures version

7. Santa Claus is Coming to Town--Bruce Springsteen version

8. Santa Baby--Eartha Kitt version, there is no superior recording of this song

9. Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth--Bing & Bowie from 1977

10. Holly Jolly Christmas--Burl Ives from the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Remember the Norelco commercials? There is nothing quite like an electric razor slicing through the snow!)