Here are some of the best Christmas songs that should be included on every holiday playlist

There are enough wonderful holiday favorites out there to go around, and certain songs work better for certain occasions.

Some songs convey messages of hope, beauty, warmth, cheer, and joy like no other.

Bing Crosby's version of "I'll Be Home for Christmas " is the world’s best-selling single, selling more than 50 million copies.

Band member Paul O’Neill explained the background and inspiration for the song in a 2003 interview with Christianity Today.

The song was written by Vedran Smailovi , a cello player who returned to Sarajevo as an elderly man.

Instead of going into a bomb shelter to hide, he climbed a rubble pile in the town square and played his cello.