Christmas Song Bracket Challenge

Please click the link below to vote!  And as always, please share with others who might enjoy the process.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScB6MXQsKI8qi3Cp6wodI9t42hsCIho02JH7afYvgLzT40wMQ/viewform?usp=sf_link FYI - the matchups were assigned randomly by number draw.  This is not a "seeded" bracket.  This leads to some killer first-round matchups.  It also allows for more variation year-to-year, otherwise we would likely have the same Final Four over and over.  

Greetings all, We are once again ready to take up the torch of Holiday Music Democracy.  The decorations are in the stores.  The sale emails are in your inbox.  The music is on the radio.  It is time once again for the Christmas Song Bracket Tournament, where YOU the people decide once and for all time   until next year, what is truly the greatest Christmas song. This will be the third installment.  A quick look at the short history of December Madness: 2020 - Champion: "Sleigh Ride" 2021 - Tournament cancelled due to cancer                (FU cancer, you suck!) 2022 - Champion: "Carol of the Bells" As a refresher, here's how it works: I n the coming days we will post a link to a Google Form with all the first round matchups.  Simply select your choice in each head-to-head.  Use whatever criteria is most important to you - best lyrics, best music, best vibes, best time signature (where m...

The Champion of the 2022 Best Christmas Song Tournament is... Carol of the Bells Slava Ukraini!  It just feels right, doesn't it? Thanks to everyone who played along and helped make this year's tournament happen.  Let's do it again next year! Merry Christmas to you all.

Click here to vote. The Final Four is over and we are down to the last matchup.  Here are the results from the Semifinal round:

 Click here to vote in the Final Four The Final Four is here.  Click below to cast your vote  for the best Christmas song in each matchup!  PLEASE NOTE: Due to me falling behind with maintaining the bracket, the next two rounds will have a shorter voting window. This round will close on Wednesday, December 21 at 8pm EST .  Results will be announced shortly after, and the new round will begin.   Please share this link and encourage others to do the same!!!    Click here to vote in the Final Four

 We started with 64 songs.  Well, actually 63 since I somehow had Wassail listed twice.  But you get the picture. We are now down to four hopefuls left, vying for the title of Best Christmas Song 2022.  Let's see what happened in the last round to get us to this point:

Click here to vote in Round  4 The third round is underway.  Click below to cast your vote  for the best Christmas song in each matchup! If you don't know one of the choices, we encourage you to look it up! This round will close on  Friday, December 16 at 8pm EST .  Results will be announced shortly after, and the new round will begin.   Please share this link and encourage others to do the same!!!   Interesting matchups in Round 4: Can anyone stop Sleigh Ride?  Can a Nutcracker selection make the Final Four? Joy vs Gents in an epic confrontation of classics. Carol of the Bells vs. What Child is This - How you like that raised 6th?  (Where my music theory peeps at?) Click here to vote in Round 4