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Chance the Rapperdropping this 2016 mixtape on SoundCloud withJeremihis the gift that keeps on giving.
Can’t Miss Hit:“Chi Town Christmas” will make you want to pack your bags and have Christmas dinner at Chance’s. (It will hit home even more if you’re from the Midwest.)
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Leave it toAguilerato have a Christmas album that still slays decades later.
Can’t Miss Hit: “The Christmas Song (Holiday Remix)” will be remembered as the song where “a turkey and some mistletoe” was sung over a club-kid beat.
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All we want for Christmas is anotherDestiny’s Childreunion, but until then, we’ll be jamming to their 2001 Christmas album.
Can’t Miss Hit:“Little Drummer Boy” is a smooth cover of the go-to Christmas song featuring the one and onlySolange.
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Grande’s second Christmas EP,Christmas & Chill, is a holiday party staple. But we all need to stop sleeping on her first EP,Christmas Kisses,which she released in 2013.
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Long beforeJustin Timberlakebrought sexy back, he was singing and dancing to*NSYNC’s Christmas album. Although it was released in 1998, the high notes live on.
Can’t Miss Hit:“Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” will bring you back to the ’90s, and “it’s a wonderful feeling.”
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Every time you remember thatSnoop Doggmade this compilation album, it feels like Christmas all over again. The rapper releasedChristmas in the Dogghousein 2008, complete with 20 bangers that all have explicit lyrics.
Can’t-Miss Hit:“Xmas Trees” features Kurupt and Chris Starr, as well as a healthy dose of Snoop’s signature 420 references.
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RuPaulreleased a Christmas album in 2018, but that doesn’t mean we should forget about all of Mama Ru’s festive bops on 2015’sSlay Belles.
Can’t Miss Hit:“Deck the Halls” featuresTodrick Hall, and its wholesome lyrics will make you remember what Christmas is all about.
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SoMetamorphosisbut a Christmas album? We’re so down to mournYoungerstarDuff’s very important singing career.
Can’t Miss Hit:“Santa Claus Lane” will bring you all the holiday cheer you could ever want.
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Can’t Miss Hit:“4 Carats” is a reminder that “shiny things” from Tiffany’s are perfectly acceptable wish-list items.
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Okay, so technically, this was a compilation of Christmas songs from different artists. We’re still holding out hope that some of these celebs will make full albums of their own.
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“The old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now,” or at leastSwiftcouldn’t back in 2008 when she was busy releasing this Christmas collection of festive jingles mixed with a country twang.
Can’t Miss Hit:“Christmases When You Were Mine” is the official song for when you’re inevitably in your feelings over the holidays.
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Can’t Miss Hit:“Snowman” is a ’60s-inspired bop where she serenades her lover, a snowman. Does it get any more Sia than that?
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Forgot aboutBieber’s epic 2011 Christmas album? Press play and prepare for a nostalgic blast from the past.
Can’t Miss Hit:“All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!) Duet withMariah Carey.” The song title really says it all, and Bieber reaches some of the highest pitches of his early career.
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source: people.com