Mix requirements
Core versions of most covered 25 songs randomly selected from
fivethirtyeight.com's list of the 25 most covered songs
(2) picks from the following traditional carols:
Away in a Manger, Silent Night, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Jingle Bells
(2) picks from the following pop standards:
White Christmas, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Other songs from the traditional and standards category (excluding the
6 7 mandatory songs)
(1) traditional/religious carols (written before 1900)
(1) pop standards (written between 1900 and 1963)
(3) Rock-era originals (written in 1964 or later)
Miscellaneous categories (relatively open to your interpretation except the
6 7 mandatory songs are verboten except for Jzilla's Jingle Bells)
(1) Instrumental - any song, any era
(2) Wild card songs - any song, any era and including Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter, December, New Year's etc.
(1) Sad/depressing/wistful/anti Christmas song
(1) Child's Christmas - A song by, for or about kids.
(1) Novelty song - JZilla's pick of the Barking Dogs version of "Jingle Bells" is grandfathered in.