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Christmas Eve and Other Stories
(1996)
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra
What would happen if members of Savatage decided to write some Christmas songs? Easy: Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This "supergroup" is the brainchild of Jon Oliva and Paul O'Neill (respectively the leader-keyboardist and the producer of Savatage). They hired Al Pitrelli (Asia, Savatage) to play guitars, Robert Kinkel to help with keyboards, John ...
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These Are Special Times
(1998)
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Celine Dion
In the wake of her Titanic success, Celine Dion produced two new albums for the holiday season of 1998. One was a new French album, and the other was These Are Special Times, her first Christmas album. These Are Special Times is an especially successful holiday album since Dion wisely balances popular carols ("The Christmas Song," "Blue Christmas, ...
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Home for Christmas
(1992)
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Amy Grant
Amy Grant provides one of the most aesthetically pleasing voices of the Christmas season, and like her other holiday recordings, Home for Christmas provides a collection of songs that can be enjoyed year after year. This time out, Grant relies primarily on Christian standards, all of which are delivered with honesty and beautiful arrangements. ...
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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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The Many Moods of Christmas
(1962)
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Robert Shaw Chorale
This is one of the later, and better, Christmas offerings from these performers. David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
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Meowy Christmas
(1994)
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Jingle Cats
Christmas standards rendered exclusively through the spliced, collective meowlings of several dozen kittens. Roch Parisien, All Music Guide
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It's Christmas!
(1989)
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Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Here are 13 Christmas favorites, including "Deck the Halls," "I Heard the Bells, " "O Little Town of Bethlehem, " "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains." Keith Farley, All Music Guide
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The Bells of Dublin
(1991)
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The Chieftains
Joined by Nancy Griffith, the Irish group presents a superb concert, blending folk and country music. Well recorded and well photographed. Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
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A Merry Christmas!
(2003)
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Stan Kenton
When bandleader Stan Kenton was approached to record an album of holiday music in 1961 he agreed, on one condition -- no songs about singing snowmen or flying reindeer. The resulting album, A Merry Christmas, is a polyphonic masterpiece that is at once progressive and traditional. Included are such well-known classics as "O Tannenbaum" and "The ...
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O Holy Night
(1995)
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John Berry
So Far, The Best of Susan Ashton, Vol. 1 conveniently collects all of the highlights from the inspirational adult contemporary singer. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Music of Christmas
(1954)
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Percy Faith & His Orchestra
This was a hit album with a notable rendition of "Silver Bells." David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
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White Christmas
(1999)
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Martina McBride
Martina McBride's White Christmas features the singer's countrified versions of holiday classics like the title track, "The Christmas Song," "Silver Bells," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," and "Silent Night." [The 1999 reissue includes new art work and two bonus tracks.] Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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A Festival of Carols in Brass
(1967)
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The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
A Festival of Carols in Brass is the very definition of a Christmas "classic" -- since it was first issued in 1967 it has never gone out of print, and the recording remains the number one choice for brass-styled Christmas music played in shopping malls throughout the United States during the holiday season. This album by the Philadelphia Brass ...
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Dream a Dream
(2000)
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Charlotte Church
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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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If Every Day Was Like Christmas
(1994)
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Elvis Presley
All of Elvis Presley's catalog Christmas material has been remastered and compiled on this single disc, If Every Day Was Like Christmas. RCA has taken the same masterful care with this 24-track collection as with the Presley box sets. Sound quality is exceptional, and the songs include three unreleased, alternate performances, solid liner notes, ...
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Joy for Christmas Day
(2003)
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Kathy Mattea
The two-time Grammy winner checks in with her first Christmas disc in ten years, drawing from all the unique traditions that have enhanced her career as a decorated country artist -- including folk, bluegrass, and Celtic. The key to a strong holiday CD is finding clever new arrangements of the classics and offering originals that present the ...
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Silent Night
(1994)
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Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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He Is Christmas
(1991)
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Take 6
This CD finds the somewhat miraculous a cappella sextet Take 6 emphasizing the religious side of the holiday season. One of the world's only gospel jazz groups, Take 6 uses advanced harmonies and sophisticated improvisations while always keeping "the message" in the forefront. However, this Christmas set is rather brief (just 35½ minutes) and, ...
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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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A Scottish Christmas
(1996)
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Bonnie Rideout/Maggie Sansone/Al Petteway
Scottish Christmas is a collection of traditional Scottish Christmas songs as performed by Bonnie Rideout, Maggie Sansone, Al Petteway, and several other musicians. There are some excellent songs found here that are not typically included in holiday collections, including "Christmas Carousing/Ale Is Dear/New Christmas," "Baloo Lammy," "Gloomy ...
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Elvis: Blue Christmas
(1992)
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Elvis Presley
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Glorious Sound of Christmas
(1989)
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Philadelphia Orchestra
Although they're not credited in the title, this album also features The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was a million-seller when first released in 1962. David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
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Christmas Album
(1999)
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Air Supply
Air Supply is known worldwide for swooning the ladies off their feet. This time, Hitchcock and Russell are taking the festive route, recording some of the most beloved holiday classics of all time. The production standards and performances are polished and no less than what you'd expect from the duo, but of course this will not appeal to some. It ...
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Jazzy Wonderland
(1990)
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Various Artists
This Christmas jazz CD contains 14 performances, a dozen of them not available on other sets. The two exceptions are Tony Bennett's 1987 "White Christmas" (which contains one of tenor-saxophonist Dexter Gordon's last recordings, a brief and weak statement) and Wynton Marsalis's "Winter Wonderland." Other musicians who are featured include Harry ...
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