Christmas must-have songs of the year

It’s Christmas time — a time to croon to your favourite Christmas carols. We asked DJ Roanne though about which Christmas song he’d like to remix. “I agree that Jingle Bells is played way too much, but it’s a signature song and you can’t escape it. The song I would really love to remix is Santa Claus Is Coming To Town with some hip hop beats. I used to sing it when I was young too and I still sing it!” says Roanne.

And while Jingle Bells is still the most popular Christmas Carol for kids and adults alike, there are some people who have grown out of it. Model Candice Pinto actually got fed up of it. “During my school days everybody used to play Jingle Bells and I used to feel like listening to something different so I would ask my mother to sing Silent Night,” says Pinto, adding, “I also love I saw Mummy Kissing Santa.”

While school favourites like Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer and We Wish You A Merry Christmas are still big on recall value, there are songs like White Christmas and I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa that many love to listen to.

Lesle Lewis remembers singing songs in chorus during Christmas. “My favourites are Silent Night and Drummer Boy. The fun is singing carols in chorus. It is about feeling together,” he says.