Musical Advent calendar

This year, I decided to make a musical Advent calendar for Cassandra. More specifically, in the wee hours of December 1st, as I was waking up, I realized that I have a ton of colored cards and could do a quick drawing related to a link for each day. I posted the songs to Facebook every day, so if we’re friends there, only the images are new. While these are mostly holiday songs, there are a couple exceptions. I found some interesting versions of favorite songs, and learned history of others along the way. If I decide to do this again, the challenge will be to not repeat the same songs… that will be harder for Chanukah and Solstice, there are plenty of Christmas songs still to explore.

There isn’t an easy way to link each image in the gallery to its song, so the list of links appears below.

  • Stack of multi-colored envelopes
  • Partridge in a pear tree
  • Bell
  • Gravestone with "RIP"
  • Santa hat
  • Musical fourth
  • Angel
  • Devil
  • Wind
  • Drum
  • Candle
  • Holly
  • Puppy
  • Gift
  • Peace symbol
  • Puffin
  • Heart
  • Ship
  • Soccer ball
  • Pumpkin
  • Chimney
  • Pomegranate
  • Christmas tree with cats
  • Kermit the Frog
  • Candy cane
  • Eyes
DayImageSongLink
1Partridge in a pear treePentatonix – 12 Days of Christmashttps://youtu.be/1UHmQANFtNs
2BellStraight No Chaser – Carol of the Bellshttps://youtu.be/JLtfInNXfv8
3TombstoneGodfrey Temple – Harley Got Devoured by the Undeadhttps://youtu.be/pQwqYpRP5j8
4Santa hatPeter Hollens – Evolution of Christmas Songshttps://youtu.be/b4v_c_hCRIU
5Musical fourthJeff Buckley – Hallelujahhttps://youtu.be/y8AWFf7EAc4
6AngelSarah McLachlan – In the arms of an angelhttps://youtu.be/1SiylvmFI_8
7DevilWilliam Kapell plays Liszt- legendary Mephisto Waltz 1945https://youtu.be/ofdRsvBHa14
8WindBing Crosby – Do you hear what I hear?https://youtu.be/FhTnDaEmA5k
9DrumAlex Boye’ ft. Genesis Choir – Little Drummer Boyhttps://youtu.be/a0mT-zNxRMw
10CandleBarenaked Ladies – Hanukkah Blessingshttps://youtu.be/xAggcnAnY_Y
11HollyLoreena McKennitt- The Holly & The Ivyhttps://youtu.be/_FvE-z8xV1g
12PuppyDaveed Diggs – Puppy for Hanukkahhttps://youtu.be/gbxyZAduGvY
13GiftPeter Hollens – December Songhttps://youtu.be/U7C4Ym-XQUI
14Peace symbolPeter, Paul and Mary – Light One Candlehttps://youtu.be/h1cRXgDFiSs
15PuffinMalinda – a song about puffinshttps://youtu.be/TAemYMUFE68
16HeartRod Stewart – Have I Told You Latelyhttps://youtu.be/RYrN8eFzCEo
17ShipI Saw Three Ships / Song of the Shiphttps://youtu.be/7puhHPgZvUw
18Soccer ballSabaton – The Price of a Milehttps://youtu.be/FTG6a774O84
19PumpkinThe Nightmare Before Christmas – What’s this?https://youtu.be/QLvvkTbHjHI
20ChimneyAngela Lansbury (Mame) – Need a little Christmashttps://youtu.be/St7mQWwmo70
21PomegranateCheshire Moon – Persephonehttps://youtu.be/eoZWWryCsTA
22Christmas treeThe Golden Orchestra – You Take the High Branch and I’ll Take the Low Branchhttps://youtu.be/cuI54GBCjMg
23Kermit the FrogMuppet Christmas Carol – It Feels Like Christmashttps://youtu.be/WlRpGj7LWS4
24Candy caneDar Williams – The Christian and the Paganshttps://youtu.be/7vggo_9EDZU
25EyesGloria Estefan – Christmas Through Your Eyeshttps://youtu.be/wf-IwAmhVds

Have a wonderful Christmas!