Posted on 12/03/2009 11:37:48 PM PST by Sarah-bot
What Christmas albums do you like?
I don't have XM but I'll definitely have to check them out.
This is my favorite Christmas album for arrangements and quality of singing (I like a lot of different kinds of stuff.)
Why cookie cutters remind me of sugar cookies. I love sugar cookies. It is okay scrooge; we can love Christmas for a month. Plus, Jesus didn’t get find Easter Eggs with use so lets at least give him a good birthday.
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My favorites too, but I cannot help but LOVE the chipmunks!
http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Trilogy-3CD-DVD/dp/B0002Z7RI6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1259929396&sr=8-3
I bought this a few years ago and love it. I heard Christmas Canon on the radio and my husband called them to ask them what the name of the song was. Have been hooked ever since!
All the while I was growing up Christmas music was either this, or what was on the radio, in stores, or at church.
My parents bought a monaural edition, to suit their record player at the time. Decades later I bought a stereo edition and MP3'd it-- it will be played through my home theater from a thumbdrive. Amazin', ain't it?
Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride", in various versions, is just about THE favorite non-religious Christmas song, in my book.
_City on a Hill — It’s Christmas Time_ - City on a Hill
_A Christmas Collection_ - Flute Forte
_A Guitar for Christmas_ - Liona Boyd
_Winter Dreams_ - R. Carlos Nakai
_Christmas Offerings_ - Third Day
_Christmas: From the Realms of Glory_ - Bebo Norman
_A Ransomed Christmas_ - Tom Ransom
Mannheim Steamroller stuff
Moyra Brennan stuff
The albums above are ones that I pretty much love all the songs on, and some of them have my all time favorite Christmas songs.
There are also some specific songs that I absolutely love to hear, but where I either haven’t heard the whole album (i.e., individ. mp3 purchase, have only heard it on the radio) or where I only liked one or two songs on the album...
Indiv. songs _not_ on the albums above:
Breath of Heaven - Sara Groves
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Kim Hill
Silent Night - Joe Sun
Merry Christmas - Michelle Tumes (Her EP album is good overall, just didn’t include above because it’s an EP album)
O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Aaron Shust
Christmas Canon - Trans Siberian Orchestra
green pastures Christmas music favorites, abridged...
James Taylor's album is awesome.
Beach Boys xmas album is an all-time classic.
I like traditional Christmas music sung in a traditional way. I have ten or twelve CDs of just that.
I also love Diana Krall’s Christmas album and “Six String Santa” by Joe Pass.
David Nevue’s “O Come Emmanuel” is excellent.
Several years back I bought a Christmas jazz double CD in the discount rack at Best Buy and it’s outstanding.
Is not bad. But generally I like compilations.
Run, Run, Rudolph - Dave Edmunds Beach Boys CHristmas also very good.
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