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musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited November 2013 in Other Music
i have been listening to Bob Dylan's christmas album

Sufjan Stevens 5 disc x-mas set

Brushfire records x-mas

Bright eyes Christmas album

Hotel Cafe Holiday Album

The O.C. holiday mix

What have you been listening to?
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  • youngsteryoungster Posts: 6,576
    I have an old Elvis Chistmas LP my dad gave me a few months back. It is pretty good. Been spinning that recently. I don't really have Xmas albums. The oldies station in Boston pretty much covers the holiday music from Halloween to New Years.
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    Springsteen has an song i really like. Listened to it a lot as a kid with my parents. Santa Clause is coming to town.

    I can listen to the Charlie Brown Christmas music all the time.

    I've been listenign to the new Dylan album it is okay.
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I like the Chicago one.
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  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    I put it on Sirius Holly and their traditional Xmas music channel.

    Can't go wrong with that
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    John Denver - Rocky Mountain Christmas
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    I like
    Rat Pack christmas
    White Christmas soundtrack
    Chris Isaak
    Michael McDonald
    Dino- especially his "Baby Its Cold Outside" the Season's Greeting CD
    the mixed CD's with Bing, Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Sammy,Peggy Lee etc
    Kenny Rodgers
    Ray Charles
    Elvis
    Billboard 1955
    Sax Winterlude
    and Jolly old Jazz
    I think I could go on and on and on
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    intodeep wrote:
    I can listen to the Charlie Brown Christmas music all the time.

    Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas = Fantastic Holiday Season
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  • Black73Black73 Posts: 1,018
    Can't recall the album, but Chris Cornell does "Ave Maria" and it gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Dude's got some serious pipes.
  • Mad MohabMad Mohab Posts: 310
    Jethro Tull Christmas Album - Actually a great album, their best since Stormwatch

    Paul Horn - Peace Album - My personal favourite

    Bruce Cockburn - Christmas Album - The instrumental / Huron language stuff is musically...incredible!

    Andreas Vollunwieder - Midnight Clear - The instrumentals are class

    Pearl Jam -Compiled Christmas Singles -Esp. the Strangest Tribe and Let Me Sleep 45's

    Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies - Sounds good in the winter, to me
  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    craigb wrote:
    intodeep wrote:
    I can listen to the Charlie Brown Christmas music all the time.

    Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas = Fantastic Holiday Season
    Yeah, that stuff is great! :clap:
    The Smithereens put out a Christmas album a coupla years ago that's fun but then I like their stuff anyway. :thumbup:
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  • uskidsknowuskidsknow Posts: 143
    Tori Amos has a new holiday cd this year that I'm quite liking. It's called Midwinter Graces.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    uskidsknow wrote:
    Tori Amos has a new holiday cd this year that I'm quite liking. It's called Midwinter Graces.

    I bet that is good, I'll have to look into that.
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  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Alvin & The Chipmunks Christmas album.
    Bob Dylan (I call it the "Anti-Alvin"). I'm really enjoying this disc, a lot more than I thought I would.
    Cartoon Christmas Classics (Songs from Rudolph, Frosty, etc.) Great stuff, although it doesn't have the Heatmiser song...
    Frank Sinitra/Bing Crosby/Nat King Cole CD.
    Sarah McLachlan - WInter Song
    Flaming Lips - Imagene Piese (unreleased - http://www.myspace.com/imagenepeise)
    Emmet Otters Jug Band Christmas
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  • iamcolbiamcolb Posts: 11
    I like the Brushfire and Bright Eyes albums - my kids love them.
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  • skippybrewskippybrew Posts: 283
    Holiday Island by Jimmy Buffett... Okay, he's kind of goofy, but fuck it. I like him. And it's actually a decent album.

    Go Tell it On the Mountain by The Blind Boys of Alabama. I got it because Tom Waits is on it, but it has a bunch of interesting guests (including George Clinton, Me'Shell Ndegéocello, Shelby Lynne, Chrissie Hynde).

    Speaking of Tome Waits, his song "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis". He usually does a "Silent Night" intro when he does it live.

    The Bells of Dublin by The Chieftains is really good.

    Anything with the classics - Rat Pack, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong - is good.

    Vince Guaraldi is a must.
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Can't believe I didn't mention my single favorite christmas track:

    Pogues ~ Fairytale of New York

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCr30OVMjHA
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  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Posts: 1,189
    My favorite Christmas albums ever: Diana Krall's Christmas Songs and James Taylor's At Christmas.
  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    This is the required. As many have mentioned
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    This one is great. O' Holy Night is excellent!
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    And...oddly enough this. Amazing voice and great versions
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  • davidtriosdavidtrios Posts: 9,732
    I'm not sure about album, but my favorite xmas song is:
    Barenaked Ladies - "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings" [audio]
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGVNzgUxE-g
  • InHerOwnWorldInHerOwnWorld Posts: 592
    Nat King Cole has the best Christmas album ever recorded. But I also like that Barenaked Ladies/Sarah McLachlan song too. ;)
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Tom Petty's Christmas All Over Again

    Willie Nelson's Please Come Home for Christmas

    I Play Alligator Records Genuine Houserockin Christmas alot as well... Lots of great artists on there: Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks (the sexiest Christmas song... All I want for Christmas is to be with you all alone), Saffire-The Uppity Bluesman
  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    :D When I'm not listening to the King Of Rock....I'll listen to Run DMC....*Christmas In Hollis* :D

    Nat King Cole is always a must along with old blue eyes.

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  • HorosHoros Posts: 4,518
    Mr. Hanky's Christmas Classics

    A Twisted Christmas

    A Metal Christmas
    #FHP
  • Mad MohabMad Mohab Posts: 310
    Tis almost the Season....Bump!
  • curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Posts: 3,988
    craigb wrote:
    intodeep wrote:
    I can listen to the Charlie Brown Christmas music all the time.

    Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas = Fantastic Holiday Season

    Yes, this. The only other album you need is Oscar Peterson's:
    http://www.amazon.com/An-Oscar-Peterson ... B000003D4X

    Everything else just falls a bit short.

    Well, I'll make an exception for the Waitresses' Christmas song.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARq6uYSsUq0
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  • capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
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    This album has been playing while we've put up our Christmas tree the last few years. The kids freakin' love it.
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