President Obama Releases His Christmas Playlist! U Know He Got Soul!

Posted On : December 24, 2015

fb obama christmasWe all know by now that President Obama loves him some soul music. So it was no surprise when he released his favorite Christmas songs list today. Never before has their ever been a president to bring so much flavor and soul to the White House. A close runner up was former President Bill Clinton, with his Nina Simone/Johnny Coltrane/Mahalia Jackson loving self- those were some of Clinton’s favorite artists in case you’re wondering.

obamas-christmasThe reason why folks are always so fascinated by Obama’s song lists is because you can tell a lot about a person based on the music they listen to and the President’s song choices further solidifies what we already know but still love to continue to get proof of, that this cat has a whole lotta soul! Check out President Barack Obama’s top 14 Christmas songs below and tell us which ones are your favorite…

  1. O Tannenbaum, Vince Guaraldi Trio (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
  2. Let It Snow, Boyz II Men
  3. All I Want for Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey
  4. Santa Clause Is Coming To Town, The Jackson 5
  5. 8 Days of Christmas, Destiny’s Child
  6. Someday at Christmas, Stevie Wonder
  7. The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole
  8. Silent Night, Ledisi
  9. Do You Hear What I Hear, Yolanda Adams
  10. Away In A Manger, Kenny Burrell
  11. Santa Baby, Eartha Kitt
  12. The First Noel, Frank Sinatra
  13. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Luther Vandross
  14. Little Drummer Boy, Whitney Houston

We really dig President Obama’s Christmas playlist. Whomever the next president is going to be, has a really tough act to follow…not only with their political accomplishments and advancements for all people, but with their song choices. In the meantime, get your Christmas carol on Mr. President, we see you!

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We salute the incredible people and beautiful memories of that "old school". We’re not saying that every artist and every facet of the soul era was perfect, but the artists’ contributions to soul music and the old school memories of that particular time are PRICELESS.