Christmas Song Bracket Challenge

The 2024 Christmas Song Bracket Challenge is now underway!  Please click the link below to vote!   https://forms.gle/mNuVTnpk5Ve2f4Ne7 And as always, please share with others who might enjoy the process.  FYI - the matchups were assigned randomly by number draw.  This is not a "seeded" bracket.  This sometimes leads to huge first-round matchups, but also sometimes allows an underdog to advance far.  Most importantly, it creates more variation year-to-year, otherwise we would likely have the same Final Four over and over.

Greetings all, It's that time again: The Christmas Song Bracket Tournament is almost here.  Help us decide what is truly the greatest Christmas song!   This will be the fourth installment.  A quick look at the short but growing history of December Madness: 2020 - Champion: "Sleigh Ride" 2021 - Tournament cancelled due to cancer                (FU cancer, you suck!) 2022 - Champion: "Carol of the Bells" 2023 - Champion: "O Holy Night" We have yet to have a repeat champion - will this be the year?   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 my 6/8 peeps at?), best potential for a gratuitous Picardy third, nostalgia, comfort, whatever.   So...

 And the winner of the 2023 Christmas Song Bracket Challenge is.... O Holy Night!! Not a particularly close final.  But this year's bracket had plenty of surprises and storylines, and now a new champion to cap it all off.  I think it was a great tournament. Thanks to all who participated, and I hope to see you all again next year.  Merry Christmas to everyone from Santa Fe!

Click here to vote in the Final Round We started just after Thanksgiving with 64 songs.  It has all come down to this.  This year's Final Four was summed up by one letter: O O snap!  O no you didn't!  OMG!  We have an All O Final! We also are guaranteed our first sacred song champion...cuz, y'know, "O Sleigh Ride" would be kinda weird. But now it's up to you!  One last matchup.  The O Bowl.  Help us crown the 2023 champion by voting one more time below. Click here to vote in the Final Round The final results will be announced on Christmas Eve.  Maybe we'll even do a live stream from Canyon Road or the Plaza.  Regardless...thank you all for participating and I hope you join us again next year for the 2024 edition.  

Click Here to vote in Round 5! We have reached the Final Four!  All the previous champions are OUT!  The fifth round is underway.  Click below to cast your vote  for the best Christmas song in each matchup! Help decide who will face off in the final round! This round will close on  Wednesday, December 20 at 8am EST .  Results will be announced shortly after, and the finalround will begin.   Please share this link and encourage others to do the same!!!   Interesting matchups in Round 5: Night of Nights :  Silent Night  vs. O Holy Night Sacred vs. Secular Part 3 : O Come O Come Emmanuel vs. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Click Here to Vote in Round 5

Round 4 is now closed!  Thanks to all who participated.  Round 5 will be open later today.   Ladies and gentlemen, we will have a new champion this year after all! Results and comments below! No surprise here, considering the strong Zinzinnati slant to the electorate. I personally found this to be a fascinating matchup, but it turns out it wasn't even close.   O Holy Night advances to the Final Four. This one was tied until late last night when someone realized they hadn't voted yet.   And no, it wasn't me.  Last year's champion is out! And the champion from 2020 is also eliminated! (sad horse sounds) Stay tuned for Round 5 later today!!!

  Click here to vote in Round 4 The fourth 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  Saturday, December 16 at 8am 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: Somnolence in 6/8 :  Silent Night  vs.  What Child is This Sacred vs. Secular Part 2 :  O Holy Night  vs.  Silver Bells Click here to vote in Round 4