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Christmas Portrait
(1978)
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The Carpenters
An essential album for your fireside Christmas, it sold a million in 1978 and contains the classics "Merry Christmas, Darling" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
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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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White Christmas
(1996)
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Rosemary Cloony
Although Rosemary Clooney had a major part in the famous film White Christmas back in 1954, this was her first full Christmas album and it was a big seller when it was released late in 1996. From the jazz standpoint, there is not much here, as Clooney is accompanied by a huge orchestra conducted and mostly arranged by Peter Matz. Although there ...
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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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The Season
(2005)
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Jane Monheit
Jane Monheit followed her 2004 Sony debut, Taking a Chance on Love, with the Christmas album The Season. It's an inevitable release. Monheit's star has risen consistently -- she's one of the darlings (or saviors) of contemporary vocal jazz alongside artists like Madeleine Peyroux and Norah Jones -- so something as pretty and easily salable as The ...
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An Oscar Peterson Christmas
(1995)
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Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson takes it easy during his relaxed set. He had not completely recovered from his stroke but he was still an impressive pianist. Peterson, who is assisted by guitarist Lorne Lofsky, bassist David Young, and drummer Jerry Fuller, is joined by a 20-piece string section arranged and conducted by Rick Wilkins. The 14 holiday tunes (which ...
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Christmas with the Rat Pack [2002]
(2002)
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The Rat Pack
Those who prefer a martini to a glass of egg nog should appreciate Christmas With the Rat Pack. Featuring various Christmas and holiday classics performed by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin, this is a stellar collection that sets an elegantly hip mood. The big surprise is that while the Rat Pack is commonly associated with '60s ...
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A Christmas Gift of Love
(2002)
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Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow's second seasonal collection, following 1990's Because It's Christmas, was released on Columbia Records, but that label berth appears to be a one-off for the singer, who followed his long tenure at Arista by signing to the jazz independent Concord for his last album, 2001's Here at the Mayflower. Maybe Columbia offered a bigger ...
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Disney's Princess Christmas Album
(2005)
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Disney
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Just in Time for Christmas
(2006)
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Pam Tillis
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Winter Warm
(2007)
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Tom Grant
This is a most unusual entry in the discographies of both Tom Grant and Rebecca Kilgore. Grant is best known as a cheerful crossover keyboardist usually heard in pleasant commercial settings. Kilgore is one of the best swing singers of the past 20 years, usually performing with her BED group and invigorating songs of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s with ...
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Christmas Time Is Here
(2004)
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Dianne Reeves
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Christmas Memories
(1992)
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Jim Bajor
Christmas Memories is a fireside collection of nineteen favorite holiday classics performed and arranged by solo pianist Jim Bajor and produced by Stevan Pasero. This musical gift, from one of America's most talented pianists, is a sensitive, harmonic offering for the winter season. Festive treats feature "Carol of the Bells," "Angels We Have ...
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The Sinatra Christmas Album
(1987)
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Frank Sinatra
Included are essential Sinatra Christmas sounds of his Capitol era, with "Christmas Waltz" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
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Christmas with the Pops
(1990)
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Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
There may be nothing but the standard Christmas fare on the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra's Christmas with the Pops, but the key difference is in the performance. Under the direction of Erich Kunzel, a true master of his style, the orchestra positively sails through these 19 numbers, turning in graceful, moving and unpredictable performances of these ...
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Harry for the Holidays
(2003)
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Harry Connick Jr.
Ten years after his first holiday-themed album, When My Heart Finds Christmas, pianist/vocalist Harry Connick, Jr. found the spirit again with Harry for the Holidays. Still centered on Connick's vocals, this foray into "tinsel tunes" is more jazz oriented than his 1993 release and allows for his growth as a performer, arranger, and conductor. Like ...
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Personal Christmas Collection
(1994)
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Doris Day
Columbia/Legacy's Personal Christmas Collection is an excellent overview of Doris Day's holiday recordings, containing 15 highlights from her many Christmas albums, including "The Christmas Song," "Silver Bells," "Here Comes Santa Claus," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "White Christmas," and "Let It Snow! ...
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Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Pt. 2
(1997)
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Various Artists
Christmas Cocktails, Vol. 2 is an entertaining but unspectacular collection of classic carols performed in a lounge fashion. For connoisseurs of kitsch, it's an entertaining disc, but other listeners might find the camp a little too much to take. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Christmas Break: Relaxing Jazz for the Holidays
(2006)
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Various Artists
Christmas Break: Relaxing Jazz for the Holidays is a collection of holiday tunes recorded for the Telarc label. Among the standout tracks are: Oscar Peterson's "White Christmas," Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan's "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," Jim Hall's "O Tannenbaum," and Mel Tormé's "Christmastime Is Here (From "A Charlie Brown Christmas")." ...
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A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra
(1957)
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Frank Sinatra
It can be argued that Sinatra never sounded fully comfortable singing Christmas carols, and this record is no exception. While his other albums of the period are bursting with dash and sensitivity, this is a distant, even slightly lackadaisical performance. It's no dud on its own, but compared to the classic Christmas records of other artists, and ...
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Ultimate Christmas Cocktails
(2004)
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Various Artists
Ultimate Christmas Cocktails provides three discs of traditional holiday fare from the vaults of Capitol Records represented by Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Nancy Wilson, Lena Horne, and Wayne Newton, interspersed with hipper songs of the season like "Cha-Cha All the Way," "Merry Christmas, Baby," "Exotic Night," "'Ring ...
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For Christmas This Year
(1990)
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The Lettermen
Here is the early Lettermen sound of 1966. Put a log on the fire, sit back, and enjoy. David A. Milberg, All Music Guide
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The Christmas Collection [Reprise]
(2004)
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Frank Sinatra
The third quarter of each year brings a bounty of Christmas collections on pop artists ranging from Sinatra to Elvis Presley to Bing Crosby to the Beach Boys. Unfortunately, most of them reissue the same ancient material in the same shockingly awful sound (at least they don't charge much for such offensive product). Reprise's issue of The ...
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Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album
(2002)
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Various Artists
Though it may not intend to, with its title The Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album addresses one of the biggest paradoxes of the holiday season: ideally, it should be one of the most joyous and relaxing times of the year, but thanks to shopping for gifts, social obligations, and heightened expectations, too often the holidays become stressful ...
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Jazz Piano Christmas
(1999)
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The Beegie Adair Trio
Nashville session veteran Beegie Adair turns in a pleasant, tasteful set of jazz-trio arrangements of holiday standards here, accompanied by bassist Roger Spencer and drummer Chris Brown. The trio plays the melodies straight, then Adair takes off on appropriate variations. There's nothing earth-shaking here, but the playing is effective, and the ...
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