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Oh, how I wish that all of these songs could be turned into books.
I added the genre each song seems like it would be best with. Click on their titles to hear any songs you might not be familiar with.
Feel free to add to this list in the comment section below if you think of other suggestions! I had so much fun with this post.
1. All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
2. Eight Candles by Malvina Reynolds
Genre: Historical Drama
3. Wizards in Winter by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Genre: Contemporary/Urban Fantasy
4. Feliz Navidad by José Feliciano
Genre: Sentimental Christmas Drama (for all ages)
5. Coldest Winter by Pentatonix
Genre: Romantic Contemporary/Urban Fantasy
6.Festivals of Light by Lauren Mayer
Genre: Nonfiction
7. Candy Cane Lane by Sia
Genre: Science Fiction and Fantasy
8. Baby, It’s Cold Outside by John Legend and Kelly Clarkson
Genre: Satirical Romantic Comedy (adult audiences only)
9. Soma Loba by Manu Dibango
Genre: Nonfiction
10. I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Frank Sinatra
Genre: Historical Drama
Happy holidays to everyone in the Top Ten Tuesday community!
This is such a lovely, creative take on this week’s TTT!! I love that you have the trans-Siberian orchestra is on this list too!
Aww, thank you, Verushka. I’m glad you liked it.
This is such an awesome take on this week’s prompt, Lydia! How creative and fun 😃 I love the song choices and I think the genre picks are also so spot on!
Aww, thanks!
Oh, this is a fun take on today’s tag. I like this idea. 😀
Thank you!
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas” IS a movie! It’s become a tradition in my family. It features Jonathan Taylor Thomas (a spoiled lad of privilege who cares little for Christmas beyond it being a break from school and an opportunity to go on vacation) trying to win back the heart of his girlfriend by getting home for Christmas after being left in the desert with a glued-on Santa suit. Road trip + comedy with a romantic twist, I guess!
Loved your take on the theme. I’m still trying to complete my list!
Oh, I had no idea. How fun! I should try to see that film this Christmas.
Good luck with your post. I look forward to reading it.
Jessica Biehl plays his girlfriend — it’s early 2000s vintage, I believe. 🙂
🙂
What a fun twist this week! I especially love Wizards in Winter. That would be a great book title!
Thank you. And I’m glad you think so.
All I Want for Christmas is You would be such a cute holiday romance. And I’ll Be Home For Christmas sounds like one I would enjoy. Maybe a WW II-era historical.
I agree with both. 🙂
What a fun post! I love the sing I’ll be home for Christmas. Silver Bells would be a great sweet romance.
So glad you think so.
What a great topic! I don’t know a lot of these, but I’d be up for movie versions of Eight Candles and All I Want For Christmas is YOu, for sure!
Thank you. Glad to hear it.
This is such a fun take on this week’s TTT. I’m surprised All I Want For Christmas Is You hasn’t been made a holiday rom-com already tbh!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2020/12/08/top-ten-tuesday-293/
Thank you. And I know, right?!
Ooh, what a wonderful choice for this week’s freebie!
Thanks. 🙂
I would love a book based on Mariah Carey’s song! That would be so fun!
Yay! I’m glad you agree there.
Oh I love your take on the topic!
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Thank you.
This is such a clever take on the prompt! All I Want For Christmas is You is totally a rom-com, hehe.
Thanks! And I could see it going in that direction for sure.
I love it! I am so onboard for these books. 🙂 Happy holidays!
Yay!
You’ve got me humming along with a number of the songs. Spot on with your genre’s.
That’s awesome.
I like these picks! All I Want for Christmas could be so fun! And TSO is awesome.
So glad to hear that.
Okay, I love what you did with the topic this week!! So creative! And you’ve got some excellent songs on here!
Thank you very much!
What a fun and unique take on this week’s freebie. You made such great music and book connections. Thanks for sharing and for visiting my blog.
You’re welcome. Thank you for your kind words.
Great twist on the topic – like they did with ‘Last Christmas’! Baby it’s Cold Outside would be fun, I think the song’s from a film originally but never watched it.
I had no idea Baby, It’s Cold Outside was from a film. I just like the modern twists on it that might light of it. 🙂
This is a fun spin! I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus might be a fun rom-com 😂😂😂
Ooh, for sure!
This is a fantastic idea. Why isn’t it a thing?!
Thank you. And agreed.
What a fun topic! I need to be more creative with these freebies 😂 You have some of my favorites listed here! I also love Christmas/Sarajevo by the Trans Siberian Orchestra. A very popular figure skating Christmas show song to skate to and I find it just so beautiful! Great TTT as always!
Thank you. I need to listen to Christmas/Sarajevo sometime. It sounds marvellous.
I was just thinking about the lack of fantasy based Christmas stories; you’d think a holiday with such pagan roots would have more to lend to such stories. Now I want to read Wizards in Winter as a book! A great list, as usual, and a fun twist on the typical Christmas freebie!
Yes, you sure would think that! And thank you.
What a creative take on the post!
Thank you for stopping by my TTT as well!
You’re welcome. Thanks for reading mine, too.
I love your twist on this week’s topic! I definitely need some festive historical dramas in my life.
Thank you! And wouldn’t that be fun stuff to watch.
What a fun take on this week’s TTT! 😀
Thank you!
Such a cute take on the topic! Love it
I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Gracias.
You’ve nailed ‘All I Want for Christmas’ – I’m surprised that isn’t a romcom book yet!
I hope it will happen someday!
This is such an interesting and unique topic choice, it really has me thinking about which Christmas songs would make good books. I love that you added different genres to each song too!
Aww, thanks. I’m glad you liked it.
What a fun spin on this week’s topic! Love it
Thank you very much.
I love what you chose to do with this week’s freebie. Now I’m stuck singing and imagining the stories these songs would create. Fantastic job!
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Love this idea for a prompt today! I think there is enough drama in this song to make a good book: “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause.”
Ooh, absolutely! And thanks.
What a fun take on this prompt! I agree with all of them.
That’s awesome.
This is such a fun twist! I’d totally read Candy Cane Lane.
Thanks! I’m glad you liked that one.
Love this take on this week’s freebie. I’d definitely read books based on some of these songs.
Thank you.
Nice twist on the topic.
Thanks for visiting my TTT earlier.
You’re very welcome.
Fun! I’m not very creative, so I can’t think of any more songs that would make great books although I’m sure there are lots. I love Christmas songs!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Happy TTT! I’m glad you liked it.
This is a lovely take on this week’s TTT! And I adore Baby, It’s Cold Outside. The movie too.
Thank you. And is it a movie already? If so, I wasn’t aware.
I love this weeks twist. You’ve really captured the spirit of the songs.
Thank you very much.
Great post!
Thank you.
Oh, such a fun take on the topic! I’d love to watch Baby, It’s Cold Outside, it sounds like fun 🙂
I’m glad you thought so!
I love your topic! So creative and I love most of these songs. I’ve been obsessively listening to Baby, It’s Cold Outside. 🙂
It’s such a catchy tune for sure.
Unusual idea. Nice!
Thank you.
This is a very creative prompt! 🙂
Thanks!
If you start it I will so Collab or we can do a short story! Lets do it – all of us bloggers together! :O
But yes, I sooo agree. I hadn’t thought of that but off I go to make little short stories after Christmas songs – maybe i will actually do it and release my first book cause the one im working on now is utter writers block!
Heh, I like the way you think!
I like your spin on the topic! I’m a bit obsessed with Christmas music and have been listening to it since Thanksgiving. I’d happily read books based on songs!
Thank you. What is your favourite Christmas song?
Someone needs to get writing some of them because I think that is such a creative idea! I also think Last Christmas would be a good one!
Thanks. 🙂
What a fun topic! I love all of your choices too. 🙂
Omgosh!!! this is a great idea and someone totally needs to make these. 💕
🙂
Interesting idea for a prompt! I also have to say, I find it strange that the only Hanukkah songs that Christians know tend to be songs that I as a Jew have never heard of? I’d never heard either that Eight Candles or Festival of Lights songs before. I wonder where they came from?
Thank you. I found those songs on a list of holiday songs online. Which Hanukkah songs do you like?
I watched Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” a few days ago. It’s nice to see they made your list.
Thanks for checking out my post!