The one on the left is more of a religious tone....the other and easy listening/jazzy style.
Russ Taff sang with The Imperials before venturing out as a solo artist, that is how the two are related.
sff
Posted on 11/28/2015 10:25:29 AM PST by martin_fierro
Hi all --
It's that time of year again, when olllll' Marty seeks your suggestions for your favorite Christmas music to add to the iTunes playlist.
Suggestions can be from any genre. Prior FReeper responses have turned up some goodies.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Vince Guaraldi. Skating, Christmas Time Is Here, Christmas Is Coming, Oh Christmas Tree
Greensleeves
I love that song. So cute!
Christmas in Heaven - The Late BB King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-XZpGcv35U
“Walkin round in women’s underwear” from the classic,hilarious SCTV Christmas special.
We're Getting Massaged For Christmas By: Corky Quakenbush
Christmas Dragnet by Stan Freberg
Green Christmas by Stan Freberg
"The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas" by Allan Sherman
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas – Gayla Peevey - for my grandson
And so many more.........
Cool!
Funny you put this topic up; I just dug out my meager Christmas CD collection in case I felt like playing them. Some favorite songs:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Travis Tritt
Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
Winter Wonderland - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Tennessee Christmas - Alabama
Blue Christmas - K.T. Oslin
It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way - Jim Croce
In the Bleak Midwinter - Sarah Brightman
Any Michael W. Smith Christmas album
Trans-Siberian Orchestra is great...”A Mad Russian’s Christmas”, “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo”, “Wizards in Winter”, and “Siberian Sleigh Ride” are favorites.
I also like instrumental Celtic Christmas music.
And yes...Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” (Flame suit on)
In that same vein, there is an album by Blackmore's Night called Winter Carols that is excellent. Especially the track "Christmas Eve." Yes, this is the same Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow fame.
Here's my Christmas Music playlist as of now:
| Name | Artist | Album | Year |
| A Christmas Festival Medley | Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops | A Christmas Festival | 1990 |
| A Christmas Love Song | Manhattan Transfer | The Christmas Album | 1992 |
| A Holly Jolly Christmas | Burl Ives | Have a Holly Jolly Christmas | 1965 |
| A Song For Christmas | Natalie Cole | Holly & Ivy | 1994 |
| All I Want For Christmas | LeAnn Rimes | What a Wonderful World | 2004 |
| All I Want For Christmas is You | Mariah Carey | Merry Christmas | 1994 |
| Auld Lang Syne | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas Extraordinaire | 2001 |
| Ave Maria | |||
| Away In A Manger | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas Extraordinaire | 2001 |
| Baby It's Cold Outside | Steve Tyrell & Jane Monheit | Standard Time | 2001 |
| Back Door Santa | Clarence Carter | Soul Christmas | 1968 |
| Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (with Richard Elliott, organ) | Mormon Tabernacle Choir | The Wonder of Christmas | 2006 |
| Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) | Luciano Pavarotti / National Philharmonic Orchestra | O Holy Night | 1990 |
| Carol of the Bells | Peter Fletcher | The Art of Classical Guitar | 2000 |
| Christ Is Come | Big Daddy Weave | Christ Is Come | 2005 |
| Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | Mariah Carey | Merry Christmas | 1994 |
| Christmas By The Bay | Tim Hockenberry | Christmas By The Bay | 2003 |
| Christmas In Heaven | B.B. King | A Christmas Celebration Of Hope | 2007 |
| Christmas In San Francisco | Vic Damone | The Best of Vic Damone Live | 1989 |
| Christmas Is Coming | Vince Guaraldi Trio | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965 |
| Christmas Jazz | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | The Lost Christmas Eve | 2004 |
| Christmas Pipes | Celtic Woman | A Christmas Celebration | 2006 |
| Christmas Processional- Gloria in Excelsis Deo! | Mormon Tabernacle Choir | The Wonder of Christmas | 2006 |
| Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | Gloria Estefan | Christmas Through Your Eyes | 1993 |
| Christmas Time Is Here | Sean Harkness | A Windham Hill Christmas - I'll Be Home For Christmas | 2004 |
| Christmas Time Is Here | Vince Guaraldi Trio | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965 |
| Christmas Wrapping | The Waitresses | A Christmas Record | 1981 |
| Christmas, Why Can't I Find You? | James Horner (Vocals By Taylor Momsen) | How The Grinch Stole Christmas | 2000 |
| Coventry Carol | The Canadian Brass | Christmas with The Canadian Brass & the Great Organ of St. Patrick's Cathedral | 1990 |
| Deck the Halls | Jack Jezzro | Green Hill Christmas Music Sampler | 2012 |
| Deck the Halls | David Huntsinger | Christmas Classics on Piano Volume I | 2006 |
| Deck the Halls | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas | 1984 |
| Ding Dong Merrily on High | Celtic Woman | A Christmas Celebration | 2006 |
| Do You Hear What I Hear | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas Extraordinaire | 2001 |
| Do You Hear What I Hear? | Jim Brickman | Christmas Romance | 2012 |
| Don OÃche Úd I mBeithil (That Night in Bethlehem) | Celtic Woman | A Christmas Celebration | 2006 |
| Es Ist Ein Ros Ensprungen | The King's Singers | A Little Christmas Music | 1989 |
| Feliz Navidad (Jellybean Benitez's House Party Mix) | Jose Feliciano | Feliz Navidad | 2007 |
| First Snow (Instrumental) | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Christmas Eve And Other Stories | 1996 |
| Fum, Fum, Fum | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas Extraordinaire | 2001 |
| Gloria | Michael W. Smith | Christmas | 1989 |
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | The Dreadlocks | Tribute to Santa (The Ultimate Christmas Collection) | 2010 |
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Beegie Adair | Green Hill Christmas Music Sampler | 2012 |
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Christmas Eve And Other Stories | 1996 |
| Good King Wencelas | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas | 1984 |
| Good King Wenceslas | Leif Shires | Green Hill Christmas Music Sampler | 2012 |
| Hallelujah Chorus | Mormon Tabernacle Choir | Silent Night | 1990 |
| Hark the Herald Angels Sing (with He Is Born, the Child Divine) | Michael Chertock | Christmas Break: A Relaxing Classical Mix | 1998 |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | The Canadian Brass | Christmas with The Canadian Brass & the Great Organ of St. Patrick's Cathedral | 1990 |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Angels We Have Heard On High | Straight No Chaser | Holiday Spirits | 2008 |
| Herbei, Oh Ihr Glaubigen (O Come All Ye Faithful) | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas In The Aire | 1995 |
| Hey Santa! | Straight No Chaser | Christmas Cheers | 2008 |
| Holiday Road | Monica Matocha | Holiday Road - Single | 2011 |
| Home For The Holidays | Carpenters | Christmas Portrait | 1978 |
| I Wonder As I Wander | The Raleigh Ringers | Impressions of the Season | 1997 |
| I'll Be Home For Christmas | Giovanna Imbesi | A Windham Hill Christmas - I'll Be Home For Christmas | 2004 |
| I'll Be Home For Christmas | Carpenters | Christmas Portrait | 1978 |
| Il Est Né (He Is Born) | Michael Gettel | Narada Christmas Collection, Vol. 2 | 1992 |
| In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones) | Vienna Choir Boys/Wiener Sängerknaben | Frohe Weihnacht / Merry Christmas | 2000 |
| In The Bleak Mid-Winter | St. Paul's Cathedral Choir | Love Came Down at Christmas - Carols from St. Paul's Cathedral Choir | 2010 |
| Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | James Galway | James Galway's Christmas Carol | 1992 |
| Jingle Bell Rock | Amy Grant | A Christmas to Remember | 2007 |
| Jingle Bells | The Canadian Brass | Christmas with The Canadian Brass & the Great Organ of St. Patrick's Cathedral | 1990 |
| Jingle Bells | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas In The Aire | 1995 |
| Jingle Bells | The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Boogie Woogie Christmas | 2004 |
| Joy To The World | Pentatonix | That's Christmas to Me | 2015 |
| Joy To The World | Symphony Brass of Chicago | Christmas With The Symphony Brass Of Chicago | 1994 |
| Kling, Glockchen | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas In The Aire | 1995 |
| Lady December | The Sweptaways | A Christmas Party With The Sweptaways & Friends | 2007 |
| Last Christmas | The Cheetah Girls | Cheetah-licious Christmas | 2005 |
| Last Month of the Year | The Blind Boys of Alabama | Go Tell It On A Mountain | 2003 |
| Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | Joe Williams | That Holiday Feeling | 1990 |
| Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Dig That Crazy Christmas | 2005 |
| Little Drummer Boy | Pentatonix | PTXmas (Deluxe Edition) | 2012 |
| Maoz Zur | Matan Ariel | Hanukkah Songs - Songs in Hebrew for Children & Toddlers | 2003 |
| Mary Did You Know | Kenny Rogers & Wynonna Judd | The Gift | 1996 |
| May Ev’ry Day Be Christmas | Irma Thomas with Preservation Hall Jazz Band | Holidays Rule | 2012 |
| Merry Christmas Baby | Natalie Cole | Holly & Ivy | 1994 |
| Merry Christmas Baby | Chuck Berry | 1958 | |
| Merry Christmas Darling | Carpenters | Christmas Portrait | 1978 |
| Merry Christmas Wherever You Are | George Strait | Merry Christmas Wherever You Are | 1999 |
| Midnight Clear | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | The Lost Christmas Eve | 2004 |
| Must Be Santa | Mitch Miller | Holiday Sing Along With Mitch Miller | 1961 |
| My Favorite Things | The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Dig That Crazy Christmas | 2005 |
| My Lord, What a Mornin' | Charlie Haden & Hank Jones | Steal Away | 1994 |
| O Christmas Tree | Russell Malone | Jingle Bell Swing | 1999 |
| O Come All Ye Faithful | Celtic Woman | A Christmas Celebration | 2006 |
| O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night (Instrumental) | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | Christmas Eve And Other Stories | 1996 |
| O Come, O Come, Emmanuel! | King's College Choir | Christmas from King's | 2007 |
| O Earth, O Earth, Return | Bill Douglas | Deep Peace | 1996 |
| O Holy Night | David Darling | The Carols of Christmas, A Windham Hill Collection | 1996 |
| O Holy Night | Jackie Evancho | O Holy Night | 2010 |
| O Holy Night | Josh Groban | Josh Groban in Concert | 2002 |
| O Magnum Mysterium | Southwestern Seminary Oratorio Chorus & The Fortworth Chamber Orchestra | Christmas Tidings | 2008 |
| O Tannenbaum | Trio West | Trio West Plays Holiday Songs | 2007 |
| O Tannenbaum | Vince Guaraldi Trio | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965 |
| Once in Royal David's City | King's College Choir | Christmas from King's | 2007 |
| Panis Angelicus | Celtic Woman | A Christmas Celebration | 2006 |
| Pie Jesu | Jackie Evancho | O Holy Night | 2010 |
| Run Rudolph Run | Chuck Berry | 1958 | |
| Santa Baby | Eartha Kitt | Eartha Kitt Revisited | 1954 |
| Santa Claus Is Back In Town | The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Boogie Woogie Christmas | 2002 |
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | Frank Sinatra | Christmas Songs By Sinatra | 1946 |
| Santa's Gonna Kick Your Ass | The Arrogant Worms | Christmas Turkey | 1998 |
| Siberian Sleigh Ride | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | The Lost Christmas Eve | 2004 |
| Silent Night | David Phelps | O Holy Night... A Live Christmas Celebration | 2008 |
| Skating | Vince Guaraldi Trio | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965 |
| Sled Zeppelin | Bob Rivers | More Twisted Christmas | 1997 |
| Sleigh Ride | Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops | A Christmas Festival | 1990 |
| Snowfall | Manhattan Transfer | The Christmas Album | 1992 |
| Suite from The Polar Express | Alan Silvestri | The Polar Express | 2004 |
| That's Christmas to Me | Pentatonix | That's Christmas to Me | 2015 |
| The Christmas Song | Vince Guaraldi Trio | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965 |
| The Christmas Waltz | Peggy Lee | Christmas Carousel | 1960 |
| The First Noel | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas Extraordinaire | 2001 |
| The Man With The Bag | The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Boogie Woogie Christmas | 2004 |
| The Prayer | Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli | These Are Special Times | 1998 |
| The Wexford Carol | Celtic Woman | A Christmas Celebration | 2006 |
| The Wexford Carol | The King's Singers | A Little Christmas Music | 1989 |
| Theme to Grace | Vince Guaraldi | The Grace Cathedral Concert | 1965 |
| This Christmas | Pentatonix | PTXmas (Deluxe Edition) | 2012 |
| To Make A Miracle | Michael McDonald | In the Spirit | 2001 |
| Up On the Housetop (feat. Sam Levine) | Jack Jezzro | Green Hill Christmas Music Sampler | 2012 |
| We Three Kings | Marion Meadows | The Carols of Christmas, A Windham Hill Collection | 1996 |
| We Wish You A Merry Christmas | Philadelphia Brass Ensemble | A Festival of Carols In Brass | 1967 |
| What Child is This | Vince Guaraldi Trio | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965 |
| What Child Is This? | Barlowgirl | Home For Christmas | 2008 |
| What Shall We Give to the Babe in the Manger? | Mormon Tabernacle Choir | The Wonder of Christmas | 2006 |
| Where Are You Christmas | Faith Hill | 2001 | |
| White Christmas | Manhattan Transfer | An Acapella Christmas | 2006 |
| White Christmas | Mannheim Steamroller | Christmas Extraordinaire | 2001 |
| White Christmas Winter Wonderland | Michael McDonald | In the Spirit | 2001 |
| Who Spiked The Eggnog? | Straight No Chaser | Christmas Cheers | 2008 |
| Winter Wonderland | Brooks & Dunn | It Won't Be Christmas Without You | 2002 |
| Winter Wonderland | Philippe Saisse | A Windham Hill Christmas - I'll Be Home For Christmas | 2004 |
| You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch | Thurl Ravenscroft | How The Grinch Stole Christmas | 1966 |
| Zat You, Santa Claus? | Louis Armstrong With The Commanders | 1953 | |
Emmanuel - Trans Siberian Orchestra
The one on the left is more of a religious tone....the other and easy listening/jazzy style.
Russ Taff sang with The Imperials before venturing out as a solo artist, that is how the two are related.
sff
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