Bon Appétit's Best Holiday Baking Playlist

If these eight tracks don't put some shake in your bake, well, you just don't have enough rock in your rolling pin. The eight accompanying recipes are fun and easy to make--though your cookies might not be where you left them after you're done dancing!

Gingerbread Trees with Juniper Berry Glaze: Ginger Bread by Frankie Avalon

Like the '50s teen idol pop star Frankie Avalon, these cookies don't only sound good, they look great too.

Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies: Peppermint Twist (Part 1) by Joey Dee & The Starliters

This New Jersey band released their upbeat chart-topper in 1961 and capitalized on the teenage dance fad of the Twist.

Lime Snowballs: Snowball by The Robins

In this playful R&B number, the group that evolved into The Coasters sings about love's ability to melt a dauntless exterior.

Spice Roll-Out Cookies: Sugar and Spice by The Cryan' Shames

The Cryan' Shames, a '60s poppy garage band, spices up a track made popular by The Searchers.

Cinnamon, Brown Sugar, and Walnut Shortbread Crescents: Cinnamon by Derek

Derek was a pseudonym for the Scottish rock singer Johnny Cymbal, whose catchy hit has hooks as sweet as these buttery shortbread cookies.

Holiday Sugar Cookies: Sugar On My Tongue by Talking Heads

This once obscure Talking Heads' track features the vibrant artsy pop that defines the band's oeuvre--and it will have you groovin' in the kitchen.

Chocolate Chip and Peppermint Crunch Crackles: Chocolate Drop by Howlin' Wolf

Howlin' Wolf's rhythmic picking and husky vocals are like musical caffeine to brighten your holiday baking.

Tea Cake Sandwich Cookies: Taking the Queen to Tea by Heavy Manners

In the 1980s, Heavy Manners out of Chicago helped introduce North America to a new wave of the very merry Jamaican ska music, and their festive song will surely help inspirit your holiday spread.

--Mike Singer

Related: Bon Appétit's 31 Favorite Holiday Cookies

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