( CNN ) -- Forget sitting by a roaring fire as snow falls outside -- for many there 's no better place to celebrate the festive season than by the water 's edge on a warm summer 's evening . But if you ca n't escape the cold to hit the ocean this year , these songs will help you to forget the chill and take you to the sea , wherever you may be . We 've got your seaside playlist covered . But what 's your favorite sea-inspired tune ? Let us know in the comments below . `` Beyond the Sea , '' Bobby Darin . No sea-inspired playlist would be complete without this song . `` Beyond the Sea '' has been sung by many artists over the past six decades , but Bobby Darin 's version is undoubtedly the most famous . Despite the performer recording the song in the late 1950s , it 's been used in many recent films from `` Austin Powers '' to `` Finding Nemo . '' Fellow actors Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz sung `` Beyond the Sea '' in the film `` A Life Less Ordinary , '' while Kevin Spacey lent his vocal chords to it in a biopic about Darrin named after his most famous song . `` Sail on Sailor , '' The Beach Boys . It 's hard to go past The Beach Boys when compiling a list of seaside classics . The group -- made up of brothers Brian , Dennis and Carl Wilson , along with Mike Love and Al Jardine -- are synonymous with beach tunes and surfing hits . `` Sail on Sailor '' was released on the 1973 album `` Holland , '' one of the last albums the Californian pop group released . `` Under the Sea , '' from Disney 's `` The Little Mermaid '' While perhaps not a traditional party song , it is a childhood favorite for many . In the movie , mermaid princess Aerial longs to join the human world above the water 's surface . However , the king 's advisor , a lobster called Sebastian , tries to convince her otherwise , singing to her about the joys of ocean life , telling her `` darling it 's better , down where it 's wetter . '' `` Octopus 's Garden , '' The Beatles . The fab four recorded this song for their 1969 album `` Abbey Road . '' Unusually for The Beatles , this song was written by drummer Ringo Starr , who was also the lead vocalist on the track . The upbeat tune tells of the carefree nature of an octopus 's life below the surface , featuring lyrics such as `` in our little hideaway beneath the waves , resting our head on the sea bed . '' `` ( Sittin ' on ) The Dock of the Bay , '' Otis Redding . This was the last song recorded by Redding before he was killed in a plane crash in 1967 . It was released after his death and was the first posthumous song to reach the number-one spot on the U.S charts . Redding was also posthumously awarded a Grammy for the song in 1968 . He was inspired to write the soulful masterpiece after staying on a houseboat in California . `` The Ocean , '' Led Zeppelin . British rock band Led Zeppelin penned this tune in the early 1970s at the height of their success . It 's believed the band were referring to their `` ocean of fans '' when they wrote this song , with lyrics such as `` singing to an ocean , I can hear the ocean 's roar . '' But it 's just as easy for a keen seafarer to imagine dramatic ocean waves when listening to this tune . `` Girl and the Sea , '' The Presets . For a change of pace , this tune could be perfect to get your party started . By electro-pop act The Presets , `` Girl and the Sea '' is guaranteed to get people on the dance floor . It 's said the duo recorded this song , their debut , in the bathroom of their home . `` Mermaid in the Night , '' Jimmy Buffett . For those who appreciate country music , Jimmy Buffet 's `` Mermaid in the Night '' is the perfect ocean-inspired song . It appears on the 1989 album `` Off to see the Lizard , '' just one of the more than 30 albums Buffet has released . This fun tune tells of the singer falling in love with a mermaid while fishing one evening , with lyrics like `` I 'm in love with a creature from the sea , she brings out the crustacean in me '' .
MainSail looks at what could feature on your seaside playlist . This list includes hits from The Beach Boys to Led Zeppelin . 1. ' Tell us below .