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Christmas Songs
(2005)
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Diana Krall/Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
On her first full-length Christmas album, pianist/vocalist Diana Krall delivers a smoky, sophisticated, and slightly melancholy album perfectly suited to accompany egg nog cocktails and romantic afterglow holiday affairs. Although there isn't anything unexpected on Christmas Songs -- Irving Berlin's "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" is as ...
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Christmas Island
(1996)
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Jimmy Buffett
Largely comprised of original material, Jimmy Buffet's Christmas Island is a holiday album that also features rearrangements of classic carols. Buffet is relaxed and entertaining throughout. Thom Owens, All Music Guide
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Holiday Sing-Along with Mitch Miller
(1961)
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Mitch Miller and the Gang
Holiday Sing-Along with Mitch Miller, his second Christmas/holiday record, is as enjoyable as Christmas Sing-Along with Mitch, thanks to his commercial production and appealing song selection. There are no surprises here -- Miller's records are all essentially the same; the only things that change are the songs -- but anyone who enjoys his sound ...
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Christmas in the Aire
(1995)
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Mannheim Steamroller
Christmas in the Aire is arguably the greatest Mannheim Steamroller holiday record, thanks to lovely versions of "Angels We Have Heard on High," "Joy to the World," "Pat-a-Pan," "Jingle Bells" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Rodney Batdorf, All Music Guide
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Now That's What I Call Christmas! [Universal]
(2001)
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Various Artists
The Now series is known for crossing the boundaries of record labels in its attempt to provide definitive collections of hits -- usually from contemporary hits, but also of different eras and styles from the past (at least in its U.K. incarnation). Thankfully, the double-disc, 36-track collection Now That's What I Call Christmas! lives up to the ...
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Merry Christmas [Universal]
(1992)
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Bing Crosby
"Der Bingle" in two distinctly different moods: from the solemnity of "Silent Night" and "Adeste Fidelis" (sung in Latin and English) to the playfulness ("gonna have a lotta fun") on "Jingle Bells," with The Andrews Sisters providing some smiles with their "Ji-ji-jingle" vocals. They duet on two more, including "Mele Kalikimaka." It also includes ...
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You Are My Flower
(1999)
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Ida
Ostensibly a children's album, You Are My Flower is as warm and engaging as any of Ida's more "mature" works -- a collection of traditional folk and country tunes culled from the songbooks of the Carter Family, Leadbelly, and others, this sweet, lovely set is family-friendly in the truest sense, appealing to young listeners while never so cutesy ...
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A Christmas Album
(1967)
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Barbra Streisand
If Simply Streisand, which appeared earlier the same month as A Christmas Album, indicated that Streisand was overly reverent when it came to standards, reverence was no problem with seasonal fare. You don't necessarily look for unusual interpretations of your Christmas music; you just want those old favorites sung well, and for the most part, ...
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Because It's Christmas
(1990)
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Barry Manilow
Pretty much what you'd expect, as Manilow tackles the usual seasonal standards, accompanied on "Jingle Bells" by labelmates Expose, and on "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by K.T. Oslin. If you like him, you'll like this; if not... William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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Dr. Demento Presents: Greatest Xmas Novelty CD
(1989)
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Various Artists
If you like your Christmas tidings with a dollop of good humor, then this batch of holiday tunes is right up your alley. The lineup ranges from cute and innocuous (the Chipmunks, the Singing Dogs, and Spike Jones) to satirical (Stan Freberg and Allan Sherman) and just plain weird (Elmo and Patsy's "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" and Tom ...
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A Music Box Christmas
(1998)
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Rita Ford
This one, with warm and pleasant sounds for a fireside Christmas, has been part of the Christmas record scene continuously since 1961. David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
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We Three Kings
(1990)
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The Roches
Well, why not a Roches Christmas album? It's actually perfect, if you stop and think about it -- there's always been something cute and childlike about their tone, and when they put their formidable vocal chops to work on tunes as potentially complex as "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "The Holly and the Ivy," the results can be as gorgeous as ...
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Christmas Collection
(1998)
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The Carpenters
In 1998, A&M released the original Carpenters' albums for the first time on CD. Along with the reissues, the label released Christmas Collection, a double-disc that combines Christmas Portrait and An Old Fashioned Christmas on one set. Neither album offers any surprises -- they sound exactly like you'd imagine a Carpenters Christmas album would ...
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Christmas Album
(1968)
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Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Herb Alpert turned to jazz's Shorty Rogers -- then toiling in the L.A. film and TV studios -- for voice and string arrangements on his Christmas album, and Rogers in turn went all out for schmaltz. Rogers' cooing voices introduce several of the tunes, whereupon the Tijuana Brass do their mostly unrelated Ameriachi thing familiar from past albums. ...
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Christmas
(1994)
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Jack Jones
For his second seasonal collection, recorded in 1969 (following 1964's The Jack Jones Christmas Album), Jack Jones took a more eclectic, contemporary approach, including spiritual (if not specifically holiday) songs like the socially conscious "Some Children See Him" (which posited a multi-racial Christ child) and the recent Edwin Hawkins Singers ...
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Pretty Paper
(1979)
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Willie Nelson
Artists almost always release Christmas albums when they have a comfortable level of sales, and when Willie Nelson was at a popular peak during the late '70s, he chose to exploit his popularity by releasing Pretty Paper. Fortunately, the album was hardly a toss-off -- it was one of the finest country holiday records ever released. It's not just ...
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Legendary Performer
(1939)
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Glenn Miller
On first glance, this CD may appear to be a greatest-hits package since many of the songs were recorded by Glenn Miller's Orchestra in the studios, but actually the set contains (in chronological order) many of Miller's most historic radio performances. Starting with his theme "Moonlight Serenade" from the band's opening appearance at the Glen ...
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Now That's What I Call Christmas!, Vol. 2: The Signature Collection
(2003)
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Various Artists
Marking something of a break from the Now That's What I Call Music! series' focus on the new, Now That's What I Call Christmas! Vol.2: The Signature Collection devotes one disc to contemporary pop versions of Christmas songs and another disc to vocal pop, jazz, and country versions of holiday favorites. Destiny's Child gets the album off to a ...
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Christmas with the Chipmunks [Delta]
(2000)
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The Chipmunks
Parties interested in an inexpensive way of obtaining a handful of seasonal cheer from the eternally youthful antics of the Chipmunks need look no further. Although it clocks in at well under half an hour, this meagerly priced title draws upon the two original Christmas With the Chipmunks volumes that were first issued in the early '60s. The vari ...
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Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis
(1986)
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Johnny Mathis
With more romantic sounds of the season, '70s-style, it features "Christmas Is." David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
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In the Christmas Mood, Vol. 1
(1988)
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Glenn Miller
Recorded by Miller's orchestra after his death, this CD should certainly please fans of the big-band leader. The group continues creating music that really lives up to the tradition of Miller, so much so that you will almost feel like he is still with us. The recordings are great reworkings of many Christmas classics with that wonderful Glenn ...
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The Christmas I Love
(1997)
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Andre Rieu
The Christmas I Love is a lovely collection of standard Christmas carols and holiday-themed classical pieces performed by "the Waltz King of PBS," Andre Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra. It's an understated and enchanting collection of holiday music that captures the warmth and love of the season. Rodney Batdorf, All Music Guide
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Raffi's Christmas Album [Bonus Track] [2002]
(2002)
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Raffi
This is an essential collection that's perfect for kids and still enjoyable for adults. [The 2002 reissue contains one bonus track.] David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
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Peace
(2003)
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Jim Brickman
For his second holiday outing, pianist Jim Brickman follows the same formula that made 1997's The Gift such a success -- a selection of seasonal favorites combined with new compositions pleasantly performed by Brickman with a few guest vocalists added to break the instrumental mood. Like its predecessor, Peace utilizes the formula well, and the ...
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A Partridge Family Christmas Card
(1972)
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The Partridge Family
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