Favorite Christmas Album of All-Time

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:57 am

I'm breaking out the big guns early and going with...

A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi

Silencio · Post by **Silencio** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:59 am

An Oscar Peterson Christmas

My own client-gift album from 1998, Christmas Comes Back

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:02 am

Not so much an album...

But...'Oh Holy Night' kicks it.

By whomever.

And Carol of the Bells? Instrumental.

(You know...DING! fries are done... DING! fries are done..)

My favorite foundation to add my own dirty Christmas lyrics.

WBOB · Post by **WBOB** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:17 am

Charlie Brown Theme (love the bass line)
Cheech & Chong (cant remember the title)
Carpenters anything (yes, I'm embarrassed

........... note to Ollie: best version of Carol of The Bells)
Brian Setzer Orch. (for kicked up versions)
and more of a rarity is the Beatles Christmas Album (extremely funny)

adam atherton · Post by **adam atherton** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:25 am

Jambrea · Post by **Jambrea** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:10 pm

Garr · Post by **Garr** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:40 pm

Hate to admit it, but HC Jr. has a GREAT voice. I tend to enjoy that one as well. But my favorite has to be:

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:57 pm

Ray Charles' Christmas album is great too.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:58 pm

Another one high on my list is Bruce Cockburn's Christmas album. There's a song called "Blues for the Child" that is amazing.

G Fresh · Post by **G Fresh** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:46 pm

^Always a good idea to preview, Brad.

MrSpall · Post by **MrSpall** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:40 pm

I HATE country music. I despise everything it stands for . . . dogs and tractors be damned.

That said, Kenny Rogers - Old Kentucky Christmas is my favorite Christmas album of all time.

My personal favorite version of Carol of the Bells.

I used to own it on tape as a kid, it was awesome. Now I have the CD, it comes packaged with some kind of Christmas Duets album he did with Dolly Parton. The Dolly album sucks, but Kenny still delivers the goods.

iammarky · Post by **iammarky** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:03 pm

willie nelson christmas album

stevel · Post by **stevel** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:13 pm

Circa 1978, The Ravers' Punk Rock Christmas, with an inspiring version of Silent Night. (early Rhino Records.)

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:30 pm

I have a spoken word version of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' as done by Henry Rollins over what sounds like dissonent guitars and a political riot.

Complete with gunshots, sirens and explosions.

In the key of C

=^-..-^= · Post by **=^-..-^=** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:44 pm

If you can find these rarities, they're good:

Jon Anderson (Yeah the Yes guy) 3 Ships

A Broken Christmas - (Broken Records) Gene Eugene doing Angels We Have Heard on High is just awesome