These songs were chosen and ranked according to their initial and lasting popularity and also on their impact and influence on the course of musical history. At that time most songs were recorded by many different artists, so we have listed more than one version of each song on the majority of the entries. The most significant version of the song is the one by the first artist that is listed.

  1. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
  2. The Christmas Song - Nat "King" Cole
  3. God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday
  4. Take The "A" Train - Duke Ellington
  5. Star Dust - Artie Shaw 
  6. Swinging On A Star - Bing Crosby
  7. You Always Hurt The One You Love - Mills Brothers
  8. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews Sisters
  9. Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller (Tex Beneke & the Modernaires)
10. Paper Doll - Mills Brothers...