Songs & Singles: U-V-W
This index lists the essential songs (not all the songs) contained on the albums reviewed in Hip Christmas, plus singles, album tracks, or one-hit wonders not otherwise included on those albums. Whenever possible, the artist's name is linked to my review of the best Christmas album (not necessarily the only or original album) on which to find the song.
Barring that, the names will be linked to a place where you may buy the song (usually Amazon). If there's no link, it means that, to my knowledge, the song is not available on CD or MP3. Of course, the list will expand as I write more reviews. And, nothing's perfect - especially me and my crazy list. Please send additions, corrections, criticisms, and suggestions via email.
- Uncle Santa (Leslie Uggams, 1954)
- Under My Tree (Becky Barksdale, 2014)
- Under The Christmas Tree (Albert Hammond, 1989)
- Under The Mistletoe (Kelly Clarkson & Brett Eldredge, 2020)
- Under The Mistletoe (The Silhouettes, 2013)
- Under the Mistletoe! (Ronnie Spector & Elle King, 2019)
- Underneath The Christmas Tree (Bill Lloyd, 1991)
- Unwrap My Package (Future Idiots, 2012)
- Unwritten Christmas (Unwritten Law with Sum 41, 2001)
- Up On The House Top
- Jackson 5 (1970)
- Super Deluxe (1995)
- Very Merry Christmas (Lisa Mychols & Super 8, 2021)
- Very Merry Christmas To You (Village People, 2017)
- Very Sorry Christmas (New Mendicants, 2013)
- Very Sorry New Year's (New Mendicants, 2013)
- Village People (Wishing Merry Christmas To You) (Village People, 2019)
- Virginity for Christmas (Future Idiots, 2012)
- Viva La Navidad (José Feliciano, 2022)
- Waiting For Christmas (Faux Canada, 2021)
- Waiting For The Christmas Light (The Pepper Pots, 2009)
- Wake Me Up (It's Christmas) (Rookie Of The Year, 2010)
- Wake Me Up When It's Christmas Time (Michael Carpenter, 2011)
- Waking Up On Christmas Morning (Smithereens, 1994)
- Walk This Sleigh (Robbie Williams, 1997)
- Walking In The Air (Aled Jones, 1985)
- Wanting To Believe (O Holy Night) (Brian Eno & Roger Eno, 2021)
- War On Christmas (Talib Kweli, 2023)
- Warm December (Julie London, 1956)
- Warm Fireplace (Kibble, 2022)
- Washington Square (Chris Isaak, 2004)
- Warm December (Julie London, 1956)
- Watch Them Resolutions (Babs Gonzales, 1955)
- We All Need Christmas (Def Leppard, 2018)
- We Call It Christmas (Keb' Mo', 2003)
- We Got The Eggnog If You Got The Whiskey (Hickoids, 1989)
- We Must Be Having One (Merry Christmas) (Tammy Wynette, 1970)
- We Need A Little Christmas (from Mame)
- Angela Lansbury and cast (1966)
- Nancy Sinatra (circa 1967)
- We Need God For Christmas (Ernest Tubb, 1953)
- We Should Be Together (Rosie Thomas featuring Sufjan Stevens, 2022)
- We Three Kings Of Orient Are
- Beto y Los Fairlanes (1981)
- Harlem Parlour Music Club (2010)
- Patti Smith (1997)
- We Wanna See Santa Do The Mambo
- Bill Darnel & The Smith Brothers (1954)
- Big John Greer (1954)
- We Want A Superstar For Christmas (Angels Of Islington, 1975) [close]
- We Wish You A... (Audra & The Antidote, 2005)
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- Gary U.S. Bonds (2008)
- John Denver & The Muppets (1979)
- Jacob Miller and Ray I (1978)
- Keith Moon (1974)
- Willie Nile (1990)
- The Springfields (1962)
- (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas (The Fall, 2003)
- We Wish You A Reggae Christmas (Yellowman, 1998)
- We'll Always Have Christmas (The Klitz, 2011)
- We'll Both Be Dead By Christmas (Alberto Iglesias, 2006)
- We'll Call It Christmastime (Supersuckers, 1994)
- We're On Holiday (Don Broco, 2011)
- Wear A Smile At Christmas (Paul Revere & The Raiders, 1967)
- Weary Silent Night (Earl King, 1959)
- Weird Little Christmas (Jack Blanchard, 2004)
- Welcome Christmas
- cast of How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
- Red Red Meat (1996)
- What A Christmas (Henry Gross, 2005)
- What A Merry Christmas This Could Be (Willie Nelson, 1964)
- What A Wonderful World
- Louis Armstrong (1969)
- Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan (1992)
- Victoria Williams (1994)
- What A Year For A New Year (Dan Wilson, 2002)
- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
- The Carpenters (1984)
- Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell (1961)
- Danté & The Evergreens (1960)
- Billy Eckstine (1953)
- Dick Haymes & The Les Paul Trio (1947)
- Lena Horne (1966)
- Gladys Knight & The Pips (1982)
- Ramsey Lewis (1961)
- Mary Margaret O'Hara (1991)
- Orioles (1949)
- Lou Rawls (1967)
- Billy Ward & His Dominoes (1965)
- Margaret Whiting (1947)
- Nancy Wilson (1963)
- What Child Is This?
- Black Lab (1997)
- John Fahey (1982)
- Vince Guaraldi Trio (1965)
- Eric Johnson & Van Wilks (1981)
- Lindsey Stirling & Darius Rucker (2020)
- Vanessa Williams (1992)
- What Christmas Means To Me (Camey Doucet, 1978)
- What Christmas Means To Me
- Al Green (1983)
- Cee Lo Green (2012)
- Stevie Wonder (1967)
- Paul Young (1992)
- What Do Bad Girls Get? (Joan Osborne, 2007)
- What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? (Emotions, 1973)
- What I Want For Christmas (Macy Gray, 2003)
- What Is Christmas? (Nadia Ackerman, 2010)
- What We Call Christmas (Bleach, 2001)
- What Will Santa Claus Say When He Finds Everybody Swinging? (Louis Prima, 1936)
- What Will The New Year Bring? (Donna Fargo, 1975)
- Whatever Happened, Happened (Maycomb, 2010)
- (What's A Better Present) At Christmas Time (The Mockers, 2012)
- What's So Special About Christmas? (Gary Schwartz, 2011)
- When A Child Is Born
- Gladys Knight & Johnny Mathis (1982)
- Johnny Mathis (1976)
- Sinéad O'Connor & Danny O'Reilly (2012)
- When Christmas Comes (Mariah Carey & John Legend, 2011)
- When Christmas Comes (Los Campesinos! 2014)
- When I Get Home For Christmas (Snow Patrol, 2000)
- When I Hear A Christmas Song (Dennis DeYoung, 2005)
- When It's Christmas On The Range (Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, 1949)
- When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter (Gene Autry, 1950)
- When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney (Vice Squad, 2015)
- When Southern Bells Ring (Here Comes X-mas) (Judybats, 1990)
- When The Bells Start Ringing
- My Morning Jacket (2011)
- Rocky Roberts (2007)
- When The Snowflakes Fall (Freedom Fry, 2017)
- When You're in Love At Christmastime (Bunny Sigler, 2012)
- Where Did My Snowman Go?
- Rex Allen (1953)
- Gene Autry (1956)
- Petula Clark (1953)
- Where My Christmas Lives (3 Doors Down, 2009)
- Where's Me Fuckin' Presents? (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen) (Wat Tyler, 1993)
- Where The Tree Is (Sonny James, 1966)
- White Christmas
- Louis Armstrong (1952)
- Chet Atkins (1983)
- Big Maybelle (1957)
- Boy George (2009)
- Hadda Brooks (1950)
- Kristin Chenoweth & Steve Tyrell (2019)
- Bing Crosby (1942, 1947, and 1954)
- Darts (1980)
- Dobby Dobson (circa 1977)
- Doug & The Slugs (1985)
- Drifters (1954)
- Esquivel with The Skip Jacks (1959)
- Four Lovers (early version of the Four Seasons, 1956)
- Goldfinger (1997)
- Al Green (1983)
- Merle Haggard (1986)
- Heartless Bastards (2014)
- Ink Spots (1947)
- Patti Labelle & The Blue Belles (1963)
- Lady Gaga (2011)
- Darlene Love (1963)
- Bob Marley & The Wailers (1965)
- Bette Midler (2003)
- Willie Nelson (1979)
- OneRepublic (2018)
- Judith Owen & Julia Fordham (2013)
- Charlie Parker (1948)
- Partridge Family (1971)
- Les Paul & Mary Ford (1953)
- Ravens (1948)
- Otis Redding (1968)
- Sentimentalists (aka Four Tunes) (1946)
- Slush (1978)
- Society's Children (1967)
- Billy Squier (1982)
- Ringo Starr (1999)
- Statues (1960)
- Supremes (1965)
- Ernest Tubb (1949)
- Wesley Tuttle (1947)
- Ventures (1965)
- Baby Washington (1967)
- White Christmas Blues (Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns, 1962)
- White Christmas (Demo for Tom Waits) (Flaming Lips, 2000)
- White Christmas (Three O'Clock Weather Report) (Bobby The Poet, 1967)
- White World Of Winter (Bing Crosby, 1965)
- Who Likes Christmas Anyway? (Luis & The Wildfires, 2011)
- Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus? (Ron Holden, 1960)
- Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas? (Staple Singers, 1970)
- Who's Gonna Be Your Santa Claus This Year (Ernest Tubb, 1965)
- Who's Gonna Hear Their Wish? (Goo Goo Dolls, 2023)
- Who's That Walking On My Rooftop? (Freedom Fry, 2023)
- Why Christmas? (Longest Day Of The Year) (Paula Kelley, 2005)
- Why Don't You Go Home For Christmas? (Jim Backus, 1958)
- Why I Hate Christmas (White Town, 1992)
- Will Peace Come In Time For Christmas (Melanie, 2015)
- Will Santa Come To Shanty Town? (Eddy Arnold, 1949)
- Will You Still Believe In Me? (Christmas Spirit, 1968)
- Winter Song (Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson, 2008)
- Winter Song (Remington Super 60, 2018)
- Winter Song (Look Out The Window) (Tex Williams, 1949)
- Winter Symphony (Beach Boys, 1977)
- Winter Wonderland
- Shirley Alston (1982)
- Andrews Sisters (1946)
- Louis Armstrong (1952)
- Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (2014)
- Booker T. & The MG's (1966)
- Ray Charles (1985)
- Cocteau Twins (1993)
- Bing Crosby (1962)
- Eurythmics (1987)
- Foghat (2013)
- Aretha Franklin (1964)
- Funk Brothers (1965)
- Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra (2019)
- Patti Labelle & The Blue Belles (1963)
- Peggy Lee (1965)
- Huey Lewis & The News (1984)
- Darlene Love (1963)
- Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets (2020)
- Arthur Lyman (1963)
- Liz Phair (2003)
- Phantom Planet (2002)
- Elvis Presley (1971)
- Thommy Price (2008)
- Sleeper Agent (2013)
- Ringo Starr (1999)
- Stryper (1984)
- Winter Wonderland Cha Cha (Tina Robin, 1958)
- Winter Wonderland (Misty Mountain Hop) (Fleming & John, 1997)
- Winter's Tale (David Essex, 1982)
- Winterglow (Grant-Lee Phillips, 2008)
- Winterlicious (Debbie Gibson, 2022)
- Wintertime (Belmonts, 1964)
- Wintertime (Remington Super 60, 2004)
- Wintertime (Norah Jones, 2018)
- Wintertime Blues (Lester Williams, 1949)
- Wish It Was Christmas Day (Push Stars, 1999)
- Wish List (The Grapes & Friends, 2017)
- Wish List (Neon Trees, 2010)
- Wish You A Merry Christmas (Korgis, 1980)
- Wish You A Merry Christmas (Kim Weston, 1962)
- Wishes (The Bird & The Bee, 2011)
- Wishing You A Happy New Year (Leslie Uggams & the Curtis McKonly Orchestra, 2013)
- Wombling Merry Christmas (Wombles, 1974)
- Won't Be Home For Christmas (Hootie And The Blowfish featuring Abigail Hodges, 2020)
- Won't Be Long Before Christmas (Diana Ross & The Supremes, 1967)
- Wonderful Christmastime
- Paul McCartney (1979)
- Tom McRae (2004)
- Meiko (2014)
- The World Has Gone To Hell But At Least It's Christmas (Launch Control, 2020)
- Wrap Yourself In A Christmas Package (Charles Brown, 1961)
- (WTFAMP) The Christmas Song (Letters To Cleo, 2008)