What Are Your Favorite Christmas Albums/Songs?

[lawdawg]

LawDawg, are you a UGA grad?

Also, to answer the question, the Supremes Christmas album, any of the Rat Pack Christmas albums are on the turntable spinning at any given time,....

Nope... I'm a Midwesterner. Indiana University and Loyola Chicago. Hope everyone had a merry Christmas!

 

[STP]

Anything classic/traditional by Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Elvis, Andy Williams, Mel Torme, 40’s Big Bands...

More modern: Harry Connick Jr., Mariah Carey, Michael Buble, Josh Groban...

 

[Dottleganger]

JS Bach’s Weinachtsoratorium

 

[jcsoldit]

MGWio-vc

 

[gerryp]

Charlie Brown, Twisted Sister, Time/Life's Christmas cd, A Very Special Christmas Vol. 1 (with Bon Jovi "Back Door Santa") are among my regulars, along with Christopher Lee's metal Christmas stuff and "Oi! To The World" by The Vandals (and No Doubt's cover version), and the Kinks' "Father Christmas".
My favorite, though, is Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire's album "Christmas 1979".

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

L.A. Guitar Quartet - Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker

 

[Lyle b]

I will always remember Charlie Pride being played around Christmas when I was a kid ,

 

[lraisch]

Lots of love here for Phil Spector's effort, Nat King Cole and the Vince Guaraldi music for Charlie Brown all of which is great.

Let me add "Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas" by Ella Fitzgerald and of course "Rusty Chevrolet" by Da Yoopers.

 

[kcghost]

There are zillions of them:

Bill Monroe - Christmas Times a Coming (song)
Patti Loveless - Beautiful Star of Bethlehem (song)
Anne Murray - Her Xmas Album

 

[Infantry23]

I'll Be Home For Christmas by Bing Crosby. It was released the same month my grandparents were married during the war. My grandfather shipped off shortly afterwards. Always brings a tear to my eye.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

If you get kicked out on Christmas Day, where can you go? Only one place is open...

“Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant”

 

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[B_Rock]

It‘s not Christmas until Andy sings!

 

[samuelgawith01]

"A Christmas Song " ,by Jethro Tull.(Living In The Past LP.)?

 

[judcole]

It depends on my mood. My two favorite Christmas songs are probably "All Alone on Christmas", by the great Darlene Love. and "The Christians and the Pagans", by Dar Williams.
I must also give a nod to "Merry Christmas, Baby", originally recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazes, in 1948 or thereabouts. It is a Christmas classic in the blues/R&B world.

 

[mso489]

Leon Redbone's Christmas Island. No arm-wringing for holiday emotions, just good tunes.

 

[SoddenJack]

The best Christmas song by a mile is Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Darlene Love. It’s the only legitimatly good song that could stand on its own without the caveat of being in the Christmas category. The Bing/Bowie Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth is also a respectable answer.

 

[bullet08]

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - "Little Drummer Boy"
The Kinks - "Father Christmas"
The Pretenders - "2000 Miles"

 

[jaytex1969]

A new contender...

 

[STP]

I like this remix of a holiday classic: