Our Bracket Challenge is back with a new edition for the holiday season. The staff at Sounds of Broadway has picked 32 Christmas Songs from theatrical musicals and seeded them 1-8 across four regions. We’ve named them after the ‘Four Gifts of Christmas.’
Voting for each round will be open for approximately 1 week. On the voting pages, we have embedded an mp3 player below the graphic for each entry. These are just representative versions so you do not have to be tied to them in making your choice. Feel free to vote for your favorites based on any rendition you know.
Links: Start Page | Round 1A | Round 1B | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5
GROUPINGS – Song with musical listed in brackets
Something you WANT bracket
1. Hard Candy Christmas [The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas]
2. Christmas at Hampton Court [Rex]
3. Christmas Day [Promises Promises]
4. Sparklejollytwinklejingley [Elf: The Musical]
5. Santa Comin’ Caroline [Caroline, Or Change]
6. Three Wishes For Christmas [Gypsy 2008 Broadway Cast]
7. I Don’t Remember Christmas [Starting Here, Starting Now]
8. All I Want For Christmas [Nuncrackers]
Something you NEED bracket
1. We Need A Little Christmas [Mame Original Broadway Cast]
2. Christmas Bells [Rent]
3. Christmas/See Me, Feel Me [Tommy]
4. The Gift Of Maggie (And Others) [The Mad Show]
5. Greenwillow Christmas [Greenwillow]
6. Christmas Gifts [It’s A Wonderful Life]
7 Hail To Christmas [Babes In Toyland]
8. Christmas Is My Favorite Time Of Year [Catch Me If You Can]
Something to WEAR bracket
1. A New Deal For Christmas [Annie]
2. Turkey Lurkey Time [Promises Promises]
3. Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher [Billy Elliot]
4. A Christmas Song [Elf: The Musical]
5. Sing the Merry [Jollyana]
6. That’s What I’d Like For Christmas [Pickwick]
7. Twelve Days Prior To Christmas [Nuncrackers]
8. Christmas Child [Irma La Douce]
Something to READ bracket
1. Be A Santa [Subways Are For Sleeping]
2. Who Says There Ain’t No Santa Claus? [Flahooley]
3. Twelve Days To Christmas [She Loves Me]
4. Lovers On Christmas Eve [I Love My Wife]
5. Pine Cones and Holly Berries [Here’s Love]
6. That Man Over There [Here’s Love]
7. Santa Claus [Hold On To Your Hats]
8. A Kid At Christmas [A Christmas Story – The Musical]
All Results are noted as a percentage of the votes cast.
#1. Hard Candy Christmas def. #8. All I Want For Christmas (85-15)
#7. I Don’t Remember Christmas def. #2. Christmas at Hampton Court (79-21)
#3. Christmas Day def. vs #6. Three Wishes For Christmas (62-38)
#4. Sparklejollytwinklejingley def. #5. Santa Comin’ Caroline (62-38)
#1. We Need A Little Christmas def. #8. Christmas Is My Favorite Time Of Year (93-7)
#2. Christmas Bells def. #7. Hail To Christmas (55-45)
#6. Christmas Gifts def. #3. Christmas/See Me, Feel Me (58-42)
#5. Greenwillow Christmas def. #4. The Gift Of Maggie (And Others) (66-34)
#1. A New Deal For Christmas def. #8. Christmas Child (72-28)
#2. Turkey Lurkey Time def. #7. Twelve Days Prior To Christmas (84-16)
#3. Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher def. #6. That’s What I’d Like For Christmas (66-34)
#4. A Christmas Song def. #5. Sing the Merry (72-28)
#1. Be A Santa def. #8. A Kid At Christmas (62-38)
#2. Who Says There Ain’t No Santa Claus? def. #7. Santa Claus (63-37)
#3. Twelve Days To Christmas def. #6. That Man Over There (92-8)
#4. Lovers On Christmas Eve def. #5. Pine Cones And Holly Berries (61-39)
#1. Hard Candy Christmas def. #4. Sparklejollytwinklejingley (75-25)
#3. Christmas Day def. #7. I Don’t Remember Christmas (55-45)
#1. We Need A Little Christmas def. #5. Greenwillow Christmas (99-1)
#2. Christmas Bells def. #6. Christmas Gifts (61-39)
#1. A New Deal For Christmas def. #4. A Christmas Song (73-27)
#2. Turkey Lurkey Time def. #3. Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher (71-29)
#1. Be A Santa def. #4. Lovers On Christmas Eve (66-34)
#3. Twelve Days To Christmas def. #2. Who Says There Ain’t No Santa Claus? (86-14)
#1. Hard Candy Christmas def. #3. Christmas Day (72-28)
#1. We Need A Little Christmas def. #2. Christmas Bells (91-9)
#2. Turkey Lurkey Time def. #1. A New Deal For Christmas (53-47)
#3. Twelve Days To Christmas def. #1. Be A Santa (76-24)
#1. We Need A Little Christmas def. #1. Hard Candy Christmas (71-29)
#3. Twelve Days To Christmas def. #2. Turkey Lurkey Time (63-37)
FINALS
#1. We Need A Little Christmas def. #3. Twelve Days To Christmas (72-28)
CONSOLATION (3RD PLACE)
#1. Hard Candy Christmas def. #2. Turkey Lurkey Time (73-27)
Links: Start Page | Round 1A | Round 1B | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5
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