Sweet Emotion' by Aerosmith earns the top spot on our Top 100 Classic Rock Songs list by embodying such an overwhelming portion of the intangible things that make the rest of the songs on our ...

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The list spans decades, beginning with 19th-century carols and leading into today’s glittering pop and rock ... songs successfully capture the humor of Christmas quite like this classic.