Posted on 12/02/2011 10:29:15 PM PST by iowamark
Iowa City Press Citizen is a Gannett paper, link only:
http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20111201/GOIOWACITY/312010015/Jim-Musser-picks-top-holiday-CDs?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|p
THE MUSSER FAMILY’S TOP 25 CHRISTMAS CDs
1. Phil Spector et al, “A Christmas Gift for You” (Abkco)
2. Marah, “A Christmas Kind of Town” (PHIdelity/Yep Roc)
3. Elvis Presley, “If Every Day Was Like Christmas” (RCA)
4. Brian Wilson, “What I Really Want For Christmas” (Arista)
5. Emmylou Harris, “Light of the Stable” (Warner)
6. Merle Haggard, “A Christmas Present” (Curb)
7. James Brown, “The Complete James Brown Christmas” (Hip-O)
8. Neal & Leandra, “Listen to the Angels” (Uncle Gus Music)
9. Al Green, “The Christmas Album” (Hi/Demon)
10. The Beach Boys, “Ultimate Christmas” (Capitol)
11. El Vez, “Merry MeX-mas” (Sympathy...)
12. The League of Decency, “A Swingin’ Christmas” (Intersound)
13. “Christmas With The Puppini Sisters” (Verve)
14. Brave Combo, “It’s Christmas, Man!” (Rounder)
15. Kenny Vance & the Planotones, “Mr. Santa” (La Plano)
16. Chanticleer, “Magnificat” (Teldec)
17. Patty Loveless, “Bluegrass & Winter Snow” (Epic)
18. Davie Allan & the Arrows, “Fuzz for the Holidays” (Wicked Cool)
19. Dwight Twilley, “Have a Twilley Christmas” (Digital MusicWorks)
20. Nat King Cole, “The Christmas Song” (Capitol)
21. Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, “Crazy For Christmas” (Surfdog)
22. Bruce Cockburn, “Christmas” (Myrrh/Sony)
23. Bobby Womack, “Traditions” (Right Stuff)
24. Dion, “Rock’n’Roll Christmas” (Right Stuff)
25. Dale Watson, “Christmas Time In Texas” (Continental)
No TSO? No Celtic Woman?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jODKhUoFxzA
Nat King Cole - The Christmas song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KABuyW0eT0
Brian Wilson: What I Really Want For Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pRNMeIAqKk
Elvis Presley- If Every Day Was Like Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaJ5FnM0Bzo
Emmylou Harris - Light of the Stable
She and Him and Michael Buble have good new ones this year. Jimmy Buffett’s “Christmas Island” is great as well.
Medaeval Baebes, Bing Crosby, Firestone Records (finally being released on Cd) Hit up eBay, loads of great cds for under $3 including shipping (when you buy or bid on more than one from the same vendor.)
Best part is that you’re helping small businesses too!
Amazon has free holiday music every year - I’ve collected quite a bit by now.
My nostagic fave is Ray Conniff “Christmas with Coniff”. For those who think that sounds really weird, I guarantee you’ve heard a ton of it - it’s a classic, they play bits all the time.
Others:
Christmas Island by Leon Redbone
Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guardini
And if you like nostalgia, try this one:
http://www.amazon.com/100-Classic-Christmas-Songs/dp/B004H4J97A/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322898716&sr=301-1
It’s a great collection for the price, and the recording quality is very good - something often sadly missing on large, inexpensive collections.
Bing Crosby and the Andrew sisters did a great Christmas Island also, but Buffet also does a fun Mele Kaliekimaka which is a lot of fun also. But if you have him singing CI, I’m sure you know that. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xE-XghNZ30
As far as Christmas music goes, Bing still rules the roost!
For Christmas compilations, I humbly submit Capitol Records Ultra Lounge Christmas Coctails 1 & 2. I love them so.
I love TSO and Celtic Woman, plus Mannheim Steamroller is pretty good as well. And for fun, I like John Denver and the Muppets.
Amazon right now has one of the Celtic Woman songs for free, Ave Maria.
One of my favourites if you ever get a chance to listen to is Sarah Brightman - A Winter Symphony.
Or Loreena McKennitt - A winter Garden.
Nice car.
A local radio station started playing Christmas songs the beginning of November. I like Christmas songs so I have no problem with it. The problem I do have is that out of the thousands of CD’s that are out there, their programming only plays about 20 to maybe 30 old standards then repeats.......I’m sick of them already.
Johnny Cash - personal Christmas Collection 1994
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