Why should we celebrate with stale-as-fruitcake holiday muzak, when we can rock the halls with festive modern fare that'll jumpstart our positive vibrations faster than Frosty learned to speak English? Many rock, pop, and R&B stars have recorded holiday music videos that make for even more awesome Chrismukkah viewing than A Very Brady Christmas on a const
ant loop. We've compiled our favorite
15) Destiny's Child - "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
They split long ago, but DC co-exist in Christmas peace every holiday season in claymation form, thanks to this darling clip. We still feel the comfort and joy every time they snuggle up to the stop-motion Rudolph. It's almost as cute as the original Rudolph TV special scene when Rudolph and Clarice first fall in love:
13) *NSYNC - "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"
Before Justin Timberlake was the coolest man on the planet, marrying Jessica Biel and slaying on SNL in that famous holiday skit about an X-rated gift in a box, he was hanging out with the late, great Gary Coleman and rocking what looked like a bad Very Brady perm. This is like peeking at JT's embarrassing holiday childhood photos:
8) Twisted Sister - "O Come All Ye Faithful"
Sadly, Spinal Tap never made an official video for "Christmas With The Devil." So this will have to do instead:
5) Hall & Oates - "Jingle Bell Rock"
The best Christmas duo since Bowie and Bing (more on them in a bit), in MTV's early-'80s infancy Daryl Hall and John Oates made a cheesier-than-a-cheeselog Xmas video that still brings a smile to our faces decades later. And what could make it even better? The fact that they shot TWO versions!:
3) David Bowie & Bing Crosby - "Little Drummer Boy"
Christmas is a time when people from all walks of life come together in peace, and in no other video is this best demonstrated than this timeless, touching duet from 1977, when cardigan-sweatered crooner Crosby teamed with glitter god Bowie. TV Guide declared this one of the 25 most memorable musical moments of 20th century television, and with good reason:
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