favorite xmas album?

[mmblz]

I love good Christmas music... not necessarily 90% of the crap they play on the radio though.

One of my current favorites is The Three Tenors Christmas

Other pretty good ones:
A Real Irish Christmas
Canadian Brass: Noel
BB King: A Christmas Celebration of Hope
Westminster Cathedral Christmas
Nat King Cole: Christmas Favorites
etc etc

Also neat is this collection of recordings from Wax Cylinders. Amazingly different despite only being 80-90 years old. Also free mp3s since they are so old:
http://paulfucito.blogspot.com/2007/12/vintage-christmas-wax-revisited.html

anyone else have any favorites?

[Fishbeadtwo]

Trans Siberian Orchestra Christmas album is good IMHO.

[Parshooter]

Mojo Nixon :tu

[Doctorossi]

Phil Spector Christmas Album
Elvis Presley Christmas Album
Ivan Rebroff Christmas Album

All you need. :ss

[bobarian]

Burl Ives-The Very Best of Burl Ives

[NCRadioMan]

The new ATHF- Have Yourself A Meaty Little Christmas :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XqO2sm78LY&feature=PlayList&p=97B18A64218F07D9&index=4

Maybe NSFW!

This one is safe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGvEFnZrH4o&feature=PlayList&p=97B18A64218F07D9&index=6

Frankly, I can't stand Christmas music anymore. Working in radio and hearing it 9-10 hours a day everyday for a month and a half, for over a dozen years, really turned me off to it

[icehog3]

Burl Ives-The Very Best of Burl Ives

Love listening to Burl Ives at Christmastime. :)

My favorite is Gladys Knight and the Pips Xmas album....imagine an angel singing "Ave Maria".

[Conch Republican]

Stars and Promises Live, by Peter Mayer. Christmas Island, by Jimmy Buffett

[AD720]

The new ATHF- Have Yourself A Meaty Little Christmas :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XqO2sm78LY&feature=PlayList&p=97B18A64218F07D9&index=4

Maybe NSFW!

This one is safe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGvEFnZrH4o&feature=PlayList&p=97B18A64218F07D9&index=6

Frankly, I can't stand Christmas music anymore. Working in radio and hearing it 9-10 hours a day everyday for a month and a half, for over a dozen years, really turned me off to it

I was just popping into this thread to post this!

"Little Drum Machine Boy" = :r

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxVGg6f2_lI <-- should be safe for work. Bonus for Van Halen references!

[AD720]

Also the two Fab Four (Beatles tribute band) Christmas albums are exceptional, if you can find them.

A Fab Four Christmas: The Ultimate Beatles Tribute, Vol. 1

and

Have Yourself a FAB-ulous Little Christmas.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_BoJcUQOfw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb8FBHKy4Bw&feature=PlayList&p=EBB205FA7794F2AB&index=1

[Jbailey]

Two favorites.

A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

A Charlie Brown Christmas

[Demented]

Christmas Island by Leon Redbone.

[Starscream]

Christmas on Death Row
http://about.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=524269801&found=1&search=Christmas%20on%20Death%20Row&mode=about_rap&


1st two Manheim Steamroller Christmas albums.

Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjtniSxl2zI&feature=PlayList&p=8A46D58B2614EF1A&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=25

[pnoon]

I like the "old school" Xmas crooners.
Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, to name just a few.

[Starscream]

I like the "old school" Xmas crooners.
Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, to name just a few.

Bing's White Christmas is golden, Peter.:tu

[pnoon]

Bing's White Christmas is golden, Peter.:tu

No. It's White! ;)

[newcigarz]

http://www.fototime.com/8266C62C49A7A75/orig.jpg


Yule Be Miserable
1. Christmas Blues
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Ramsey Lewis
2. 'Zat You Santa Claus
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
3. Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
4. Blue Christmas
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Eckstine
5. My Birthday Comes On Christmas
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Spike Jones
6. Merry Christmas Baby
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, B.B. King
7. Please Come Home For Christmas
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Aaron Neville Lyrics
8. Stormy Blues
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday Lyrics
9. Good Morning Blues
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie
10. Baby It's Cold Outside
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
11. Nuttin' For Christmas
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Spike Jones
12. Christmas Blues
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Eric Reed

[SmokeyJoe]

My favorite Christmas Album:
Kathy Mattea - 'Good News'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcb6B9dAZ88

My favorite version of "Mary, Did You Know?"

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

I don't have a favorite album, but some favorite artists are Bing, Frank, and Dean. Ill throw Nat in there as well.

[Gophernut]

I'm a fan of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra myself. For more traditional, it's hard to go wrong with Johnny Mathis's Christmas.

[cwood009]

I will listen to just about anything for Christmas music, but nothing brings back the memories such as this album: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Merry_Christmas_from_Sesame_Street

I listened to it just about every single Christmas Eve.

Only thing is that it was never released on CD so I am going to have to get it converted since I do not have anything to play vinyl.

[Starscream]

Muppet Christmas is good too. I grew up with that one.


Harry Connick Jr. has some good Christmas stuff as well.

[jmsremax]

Mariah Carey anyone?

anyone?

:r

[mmblz]

just got
Sting - If On a Winter's Night
I like it, it's different...

[PeteSB75]

Muppet Christmas is good too. I grew up with that one.


Harry Connick Jr. has some good Christmas stuff as well.

Harry is definitely good. Lou Rawls and the Kings Singers are my other favorites.

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqpyfa2EmzQ
Nuff said;)

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Another favorite of mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErmmJ8py3JE

[galaga]

Definitely different, but the guy plays a sweet horn. Try Chris Botti's December (2002) when you need to slow down and reflect a little.

[elderboy02]

Christmas Comedy Classics

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/518NA79GR2L._SL500_AA240_.jpg