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stogie37

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Albums:
John Denver - Rocky Mountain Christmas
Vince Guiraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
Lincoln Brewster - Joy to the World
Relient K - Let it snow baby - Make it Rein Deer
Tony Bennett & the Count Basie Orchestra - A Swingin Christmas
Rebecca St. James - Christmas
 
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bnichols23

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Gosh, hard to narrow down. I'll try. Your mileage will probably vary.

Favorite songs:

Sleigh Ride (either Leroy Anderson or Arthur Fielder Boston Pops versions) -- my MOST favorite of all
The Holly & the Ivy (anybody's version, don't care -- I just love the song, period.
Do They Know It's Christmas (Band Aid)

Favorite albums:
A Christmas Cornucopia (Annie Lennox)
Winter's Dance (Golden Bough)


Bill
 
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bnichols23

Lifer
Mar 13, 2018
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Natalie Cole - Holly & Ivy
Windham Hill Winter's Solstice albums
Various TSO albums
The Tenors - The Perfect Gift
Sugarland - Gold and Green
Triple Double-Plus Good on TSO! They're not my absolute fave, but a Christmas without them (OR Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales) just ain't Christmas for me.

One of the innumerable things I'm indebted to My Dear Old Dad for is the Dylan Thomas thing. A Christmas doesn't go by that I don't play it at LEAST 3-4 times.

Bill
 
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Elric

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Triple Double-Plus Good on TSO! They're not my absolute fave, but a Christmas without them (OR Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales) just ain't Christmas for me.

One of the innumerable things I'm indebted to My Dear Old Dad for is the Dylan Thomas thing. A Christmas doesn't go by that I don't play it at LEAST 3-4 times.

Bill

My son and I saw them in concert one year a week or so before Christmas. Somehow got 6th row seats. What a show!
 

judcole

Lifer
Sep 14, 2011
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My favorite song changes over time. Right now, it's probably "The Holly and the Ivy", of traditional songs. I tend to like it a capella.
Of secular songs, "All Alone on Christmas" by Darlene Love, and Lennon's "Happy Xmas".
Albums: The previously mentioned "Charlie Brown Christmas", and the Phil Spector Christmas album. I would also add
  • A Holiday Celebration by Peter, Paul, and Mary
  • The Joy of Christmas, Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  • O Holy Night, Kurt Herbert Adler conducting the National Philharmonic with Luciano Pavarotti
Those last two are long time favorites, but not ones I listen to more then once a year. Charlie Brown and PPM are good for repeating during the season. Darlene Love is just good old fashioned R&B that is worth a listen almost any time.
 
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aquadoc

Lifer
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I've been listening to the Classical Christmas station on Pandora. Lots of good orchestral and piano Christmas songs. Nice background music for this time of year.
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,....
 
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aquadoc

Lifer
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Phil Spectors "A Christmas Gift to You", best holiday album of all time. We saw Ronnie a few years back, she can still bring it!


The Fairytale of NY - already mentioned

This one always chokes me up, who saw the Pretenders doing a traditional Christmas song?

This one as well, with a genuinely crazy video


This is my all time favorite single song, but hadn't ever seen the video until a few years ago. The Kinks released this before their 2nd resurgence (ahead of the Low Budget era).

These are great choices!
 
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shanez

Lifer
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I'm not a big Christmas music person. Usually anything playing in the background is acceptable.

That being said, a good classic version of Silent Night is the absolute best.
 

mso489

Lifer
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For your smart speaker, the Leon Redbone holiday album I like so much is "Christmas Island."
 
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