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- Weezer, ‘A Weezer Christmas’ (2008) If there's one thing the centuries-old tradition of holiday music has always lacked, it's irony. Weezer bring it by the sleigh-load on this six-song EP.
- ‘Christmas Joy in Latvia – Latvian Christmas Cantatas’ (2012) If you're looking for actual, traditional Christmas music, you couldn't do better than this rich, fascinating album of carols done by the New York Latvian Concert Choir, which is conducted by 74-year-old Andrejs Jansons.
- Jacob Miller, ‘Natty Christmas’ (1978) "We bring you an Irie Christmas and a dancehall New Year," Miller sings on this bright, irreverent set, recorded in 1978, just two years before the Inner Circle frontman's untimely death at age 27.
- Sufjan Stevens, ‘Songs for Christmas’ (2006) You gotta a love song called "Come On, Let's Boogie to the Elf Dance." Or perhaps, you want to bury it neck-deep in the snow out behind the house where Santa's reindeer take their traditional Christmas Eve pee break.
- Frank Sinatra, A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra (1957) For a lot of people, it's not Christmas until Ol' Blue Eyes is singing, and that is certainly true when one considers the legacy of Frank Sinatra's first Christmas record.
- Elvis Presley, Elvis' Christmas Album (1957) It's difficult to overstate just how groundbreaking Presley was in the 1950s, especially in the United States, where this Christmas classic was considered so salacious at the time of its release that a number of people, including Irving Berlin, who wrote "White Christmas," attempted to get it banned from radio play altogether.
- Nat King Cole, The Magic of Christmas (1960) There is a reason why this holiday album is beloved by so many, and that has everything to do with Nat King Cole's inimitable voice.
- Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (1960) Ella Fitzgerald's classic holiday album includes a number of high-energy, spirited takes on the Christmas songs that most of us love and know well, including "Jingle Bells" and "Let It Snow!
- Nat King Cole: The Magic of Christmas/The Christmas Song. There’s nothing complicated about the brilliance of Nat King Cole’s talent, or the obvious richness of his legendary voice, but the publication of this particular album actually is a bit on the unusual side.
- Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas. It’s a classic for a reason. The original soundtrack for the beloved holiday TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas is bristling with warmth and chilled-out cheer.
- The Beach Boys: A Beach Boys’ Christmas Album. With a 41-piece orchestral backing at their disposal, the Beach Boys’ 1964 holiday album The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album combines upbeat classics like “Little Saint Nick” with lush arrangements of traditional Christmas tearjerkers like “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” for an album that taps into the bittersweetness and nostalgia of the season.
- James Brown: A Soulful Christmas. James Brown recorded three Christmas albums across his career, but only one has album artwork featuring the Godfather of Soul decked out in a Santa suit and original packaging with the genius marketing tagline “Santa’s got a brand new bag!”
Dec 1, 2020 · There's a deep sense of comfort that comes from a well-curated Christmas playlist, with finely-aged classics following one after the other and invoking all the cozy holiday memories of the past. Here's AllMusic's countdown of the 30 most essential Christmas albums, from Ray Charles to Bing Crosby to James Brown and even Charlie Brown.
- Cee Lo Green, ‘Cee Lo’s Magic Moment’ In 2012, Cee Lo got a raspy Rod Stewart to duet with him on "Merry Christmas, Baby" and his fellow Voice judge Christina Aguilera to show up for "Baby It's Cold Outside," but his ideal musical partners were the Muppets.
- Aimee Mann, ‘One More Drifter in the Snow’ For all its loving invocation of snow and mistletoe, "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is one of the saddest Christmas songs ever.
- Nat King Cole, ‘The Christmas Song’ Nat King Cole was so smooth that his songs could elegantly slide away from a listener, like a figure skater heading for the far end of the pond.
- Oscar Peterson, ‘An Oscar Peterson Christmas’ Peterson, one of the most accomplished pianists in jazz history, played with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Count Basie, among other luminaries.
Dec 8, 2022 · The top 25 includes two Various Artists albums – NOW That’s What I Call Christmas! and A Very Special Christmas – and one soundtrack – the Vince Guaraldi Trio ’s A Charlie Brown Christmas. Nine...
Dec 1, 2023 · Each year brings a new batch of Christmas albums, some recorded to cash in on a hot new fad, some crafted with posterity in mind. The great, and maddening, thing about Christmas albums is...
