One of the joys of this season for me is the music. I absolutely love to sing and Christmas songs are so wonderful to sing to. And because we’ve heard them a million times throughout our lives we know the words to them! Here are some of my favorite Christmas albums – what are yours?
My favorite Christmas music.
Old loves
Johnny Mathis ~ Merry Christmas. How wonderful is this man? His voice is so smooth and velvety and it is at its best singing these standard holiday tunes.
Mariah Carey ~ Merry Christmas. Yes, yes, I know Mariah is kind of a joke now, but this Christmas CD is fantastic. Who doesn’t like ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’?
Vince Guaraldi Trio ~ A Charlie Brown Christmas. This takes me right back to childhood when I used to watch the Charlie Brown Christmas special on tv every year. It makes me feel very nostalgic.
CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra ~ Christmas Goes Baroque. I love the nice, peaceful tone of this lovely CD. There are some surprising arrangements of familiar songs here that make them interesting again.
New favorites
The Lower Lights ~ Come Let Us Adore Him. This mainly Utah based group of musicians have produced a marvelous folksy take on traditional hymns and holiday favorites.
She & Him ~ A Very She & Him Christmas. Mellow, sixties-flavored tunes from actress Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward.
Do you have any favorite Christmas albums?
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i like the sufjan stevens album ,dylan’s from other year and have a couple of soul one that i got free with some music magazines ,all the best stu
Sufjan Stevens is wonderful. I really like his version of Holy, Holy, Holy.
What a wonderful range of music you have to hand. We have The Messiah, a cd of carols sung by a local choir and a compilation of indiepop Christmas songs.
Oh, I forgot about The Messiah! I have a CD of it somewhere around here…
Christmas for me would not be complete without the Chipmunks!
The Chipmunks are classic!