(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS")
RUN-D.M.C.: (Rapping) It's Christmas time in Hollis, Queens. Mom's cooking chicken and collard greens, rice and stuffing, macaroni and cheese. And Santa put gifts under Christmas trees.
MARTIN: Let's hear from other people now. Maquita Peters is digital editor at NPR. What about you, Maquita?
MAQUITA PETERS: Donny Hathaway - "This Christmas." This is what I listen to when I'm putting up my Christmas tree.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THIS CHRISTMAS")
DONNY HATHAWAY: (Singing) Hang all the mistletoe. I'm going to get to know you better this Christmas.
MARTIN: What about Marc Rivers, producer?
MARC RIVERS, BYLINE: I just have way too many favorite holiday tunes. But if I had to pick one, it would be Stevie Wonder's "What Christmas Means To Me."
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME")
STEVIE WONDER: (Singing) Oh, yeah, candles burning low, lots of mistletoe, lots of snow and ice everywhere we go.
MARTIN: And here are a couple more that made the list.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE LATKE SONG")
DEBBIE FRIEDMAN: (Singing) I am a latke - everyone - I am a latke, and I am waiting for Hanukkah to come.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LAST CHRISTMAS")
WHAM: (Singing) Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away.
MARTIN: OK, that was a pretty good start. Since I am the host - host privilege - I'm going to pick one more because anything Beyonce is involved with slays - yes, I said it.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WHITE CHRISTMAS")
DESTINY'S CHILD: (Singing) I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.
MARTIN: That, of course, is "White Christmas," the Destiny's Child cover. As we said earlier, if you want to add to the list, tweet us at @npratc with the hashtag #nprholidaytunes or visit our Facebook page - NPR ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WHITE CHRISTMAS")
DESTINY'S CHILD: (Singing) And may all your Christmases be white. I'm dreaming of a white Christmas. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.