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December 2022

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By David Omokore

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Christmas is here! How do you spend this time of the year? Alone? With family? With friends? Travelling? Exploring? You may not celebrate the holiday, but one thing you probably cannot escape from – besides Christmas movies – is Christmas music!

From the pounding of Wham! to the sweet whistling notes of Mariah Carey, we are going to countdown The 12 Day Christmas Pleigh-list. (Editor’s note: This may or may not be the writer's annual Christmas playlist!)

1. All I Want For Christmas – Mariah Carey

2. 8 Days of Christmas – Destiny's Child

3. Snowman – Sia

4. Mary Did You Know – CeeLo Green

5. Hallelujah – Alexandra Burke

6. Christmas In Harlem – Kanye West, feat. Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Vado, Cyhi Da Prynce and Pusha T (E)

7. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Jackson 5

8. Santa Tell Me – Ariana Grande

9. Last Christmas – Wham!

10. Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses

11. Merry Christmas Baby – Ike and Tina Turner

12. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon and Yoko Ono

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