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David George and The Crooked Christmas Orchestra squeeze a serious lullaby “Tonight’s Child” from their den of iniquity. Excellent bluesy kidsong.

Tony Martino wants to tell his little one a story in his “Christmas Lullaby.” It’s The Christmas story, but it’s set to early ’60s rock’n’roll. Hep.

Non-English warbling from Dominika Jurczuk-Gondek (Nieznany) tells “The Christmas Lullaby” with discordant pop and protest vocals. This is kidsong?!

Back to the faith, Faith Evans that is. “A Christmas Lullaby” is a smoky, seductive come on with just enough R+B to haunt me.

More mellifluous, Kristin Guerrero sparkles with her “Christmas Lullaby.” It’s all about the manger baby. Easy listening with underlying gospel.

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It’s Jesus we want to sleep that first night, though, right? Tender and mild? He’s a baby! Sleep or Herod’ll find you!

Hark again! John Denver mentions the Nativity when he misses Colorado while in Australia during his countrified “Christmas Like a Lullaby.” Voice like a cherub!

Becca Lee Roberts settles on Dolly as a performing choice in her “Christmas Lullaby.” Country for God. (Spoiler alert: the baby dies as an adult.)

The Statler Brothers set their “Brahms Bethlehem Lullaby” to–well, Brahms. You know the one. But it’s Jesus all the way for them!

The Heffners set their “Christmas Lullaby” in Bethlehem. Lots of harp and harmonizing rounds, so–the full monty of lullaby elements.

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These are starting to sound the same…

David Alley’s brass backup has his “Christmas Lullaby” all brazen and tinkly and cool. But this pop jazz fusion comes on strong for a lullaby.

Amber Cavanaugh blends goth with pop for a more novel “Christmas Lullaby.” A marching syncopation with electronic prodding. Wild stuff.

Loorah Loorah Loorah haunts many of these pieces, including Greg Doolan’s short/sweet “Christmas Lullaby.” Makes a point, though.

So let’s give him an encore (with Susan McRae and Ross Bogaart) serenading our droopy eyes with the somewhat country “Mary and Josep’s Lullaby.” It’s like they are reaching across the millenia to tell you their story.

Ten de Vils describes an actual child (chocolate in his fist) he wants to talk down with a lite pop “Christmas Lullaby.” This one does NOT want to sleep. Ding dang dong.

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Melanie (remember ‘Brand new Key’?) takes us to her dreamworld in her “Christmas Lullaby.” Sardonic pop that asks What price love?

The Gingerbread Boys bribe you to sleep with smoldering voices and slow pop in their “Christmas Lullaby.” They simply cannot wait….

Trade Martin tries to stay awake, but his (Burt Bacharach inspired) “Christmas Lullaby” is just too smooth. Oh, and he’s in love with YOU.

Mary Smith channels THE Mary with “A Christmas Lullaby.” Folk/easy listening that knows harpstrings are heartstrings. Pluck away!

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Jennifer Paz doesn’t miss power, provided she’s got God on her side. That’s her “Christmas Lullaby.” Loud, yet elegant pop–like a TV theme song from 40 years ago.

SWMCLB goes minimalist with their “Christmas Lullaby.” Spare of melody, lyrics… but not of love.

Tammy Moxon slips into bilingualism (i think) in “A Christmas Lullaby,” a country corrido that arouses and soothes at once.

Robyn Spangler’s seductive lounge act “Christmas Lullaby” is a promise of sleeping for her Santa Baby. Is it getting hot in here?

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Belinda Carlile’s Christmas gift to you is a (strained) “Christmas Lullaby.” Simple pop, like a lullaby ought to be.

The Ohio City Players seemingly stray off-topic with “Tinsel Town Lullaby.” Yet this bluesy jazz maintains the spirit of the season.

Emma Howett vocalizes spookily in the breakup indie “Christmas Lullaby.” She chews up hope for breakfast.

Counting and eating, Leigha Marina shrills out the children’s “Snowflake Lullaby.” No sleep during this one.

Annabelle Menard exercises her vocal range in the gospel-lite “Christmas Lullaby.” It’s tough to stifle the hosannas for bedtime.

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Let’s kick this sleepy time singing up a notch!

You want rap?! ZINZILÈ’s “Christmas Lullaby” provides! There’s sipping and sinking and crying, however. Watch out.

C.J. Ramone belts out the ’80s rocker “Christmas Lullaby” as a tribute to getting home on time to his baby.

The Langer’s Ball drive hard into “A Christmas Lullaby” (with just a hint of Celtic flute) to hush your mouths. Toorah loorah rock.

Nogu Svelo! sings “Christmas Lullaby” (Ногу Свело! – “Рождественская колыбельная”) as a Russian horrorshow of laughter and hiding from Santa. Industrial pop, translated into English for your convenience.

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We’ve tipped the hat to the old hymn “The Silver Stars are in the Sky” to honor stars. But it IS a lullaby. So let’s see how Janet Seidel hits the jazz club diva target for this Big Choir Number.

Skirting the topic, the rather well known lullaby “All Through the Night” (NOT the Cyndi Lauper hit) is tangentially X-mas, though it is 18th Century Welsh harp music. It sneaks into plenty of X-mas albums, however, so let’s allow the modern soul adaptation from Chevon and Flagstone. They can barely keep up, so overwhelmed with reverence are they. Love it.

Another lesser known ‘standard’ of Christmas carols is “Still Still Still,” the 19th Century Austrian folk tune. Usually a Big Number with the church choir, it prefer the low down and dirty honkytonk routine from The Lower Lights (or the jazz club bit from Shay Estes).

Ruben & Marlaina Garcia wield monotony and panpipe to slumberific effect in the loving and weaving “Christmas Lullaby.” Good stuff.

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Childsong from Willie Sterba mixes tremolo with admonition and dreamscape for a “Christmas Lullaby” you might want to forget. (Mention the gifts, Willie!)

Not clear on Olivia Newton-John fronting for Mannheim Steamroller’s “Christmas Lullaby.” That’s a pretty sexy warble for the tikes.

“A Christmas Lullaby” from Rob Falsini is the song a dad troubadours to the kids to get them to calm down 12/24 20:59. A bit of rock, but not of rocking.

Sara Ernst misses the mark, too, with coffeehouse ukulele and country twanging hallelujahs in “Christmas Lullaby (The Angel’s Song).” (Read the room, girl!)

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A nice turn of The Nativity from Smalltown Poets in their indie ballad: “Christmas Lullaby.”

“This Christmas Lullaby” from Michael Sheahan is a boisterous Celtic dance number about how welcome you are. Sleep tight.

The Jamborees get basso profundo with their “Christmas Lullaby.” The message may be scary, but it is clear as well.

Bruce Enloe is also a bit pushy with “A Christmas Lullaby.” This folk strummer is a stern reminder what’s at stake for the sleeping/not sleeping choice. (Scat bridge!)