Your Favorite Christmas Albums

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Thanksgiving is over and we’re now into December. You know what that means, right? Christmas music!

I’m a sucker for Christmas music. I have hundreds of holiday classics, old and new alike, that I load up my iPod with every December. Here’s a list of my top 10 favorite Christmas albums that manage to get played over and over every year.

My 10 Favorite Christmas Albums:

CHRISTMAS SONGS
Diana Krall & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

If you like the sound of Jazz during the holidays you’ll definitely appreciate this album with Diana Krall backed up by the smooth Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.

WHITE CHRISTMAS
Bing Crosby

How can you have Christmas without this classic album by Bing Crosby? You can’t. There’s something about Bing’s voice, “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas…”

THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES
Celine Dion

Celine Dion? Just trust me. This is an amazing holiday album that instantly puts me in the Christmas spirit. I especially love her duet with Andrea Bocelli on The Prayer.

CHRISTMAS IN THE AIRE
Mannheim Steamroller

This is another holiday essential around our house. I think this album is my favorite but really all of the Mannheim Steamroller albums are amazing for Christmas.

WHITE CHRISTMAS
Martina McBride

There are few who can sing ‘White Christmas’ like Martina McBride. Even if you don’t like Country music you’ll love her take on these Christmas classics.

A CHRISTMAS STORY
Point of Grace

I had a boyhood crush on the girls from POG but that’s not why they’re in this list. Both this album and their Winter Wonderland are some of my favorite holiday albums ever.

A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER
Amy Grant

There are several original Christmas songs on this album that I love including Welcome To Our World. Amy also sings one of my favorite versions of Mister Santa.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
Mariah Carey

What would we do without great Christmas songs like All I Want For Christmas Is You? Chances are you’ll hear that song at least 300 times in department stores this season.

HARRY FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Harry Connick Jr.

Nothing like some good jazzed up Christmas classics. And who best to give us that jazzy new sound that Mr. Harry Connick Jr. His version of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer is my fav.

SNOWFALL: THE TONY BENNETT CHRISTMAS ALBUM
Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett sings the Christmas classics like nobody else. This is one of those albums like Bing Crosby’s White Christmas that will be a favorite for generations to come.

EXTRAS:

These aren’t full-length albums but they’re worth throwing in the list. I hope and pray that both The Bird & The Bee and Flyleaf come out with their own full-length albums soon. Do yourself a favor and download these two songs right now. You can thank me later.

Carol of The Bells – The Bird & The Bee

Do You Hear What I Hear - Flyleaf

What would you Add To This list?

I know I’ve only scratched the surface of all the great Christmas albums out there and I’m always looking for new ones I haven’t discovered yet. What woud you add to this list?

What Christmas albums or songs put you in the Christmas spirit?

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1 Gretchen said:

Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God is by far my favorite….followed by any version of The Messiah

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2 Adam Garland said:

What!?

No Sufjan?

HERESY!

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3 Brad Ruggles said:

@Gretchen – I wasn’t aware that Andrew Peterson had a Christmas album. He’s got some great music. I’ll have to check it out.

@Adam – I almost included it. I do love that album. If you look at the header of this post you’ll see the album cover made it into the graphic though!
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4 Patty said:

My must song to start the season is A King is Born. Version I found on itunes is by Truth.
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5 jason said:

first of all – wow! your new design is incredible. strong work.

unlike you, i get sick of Christmas music very quickly. point of grace? really?

but there are some cool Christmas tunes i dig. like dave matthews “christmas song” and sufjan stevens has a cool album as well. i also recommend the christmas album by dustin kensrue (lead singer of thrice).

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6 Dan [djByron] said:

Wasn’t aware of that Bird and the Bee Christmas single! Very nice…

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7 Derek said:

Where’s Amy Grant’s first Christmas record?

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8 Adam said:

ok.. out of that list I am 7 out of 10. Not to shabby.

I can never get enough of Jewel’s christmas album. I never get tired of hearing it.. and I just listened to Mercy Me christmas album last year and it was really solid. I like that one.
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9 brandiandboys said:

HCJ is my holiday FAV!!! still haven’t located the cd yet! i’m gonna run to the store tomorrow and pick up another copy!

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10 Kelli said:

Motown Christmas from like 30 years ago when Michael Jackson was young and still with the Jackson 5. Uh, yeah, guess thats older than 30 years, but its my all time favorite.

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11 Curtis Honeycutt said:

I want to add Relient K’s Let it Snow…Let it Reindeer to the list.

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12 Danny Eiler said:

I’m with Curtis .. Relient K’s album is by far the best album for people who aren’t quite as into the normal christmas music. Plus, their originals on that album are some of their best work!

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13 Jason Ruggles said:

Yeah, Jewel’s CD needs to be on that list. I love the Christmas remix of “Hands”.

Maybe it should be in a different category, but The Messiah by Handel is pretty cool too.
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14 sTim said:

Oh Brad, I can’t believe I used to think we had similar musical taste. Celine Dion? Really? Really??!?
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15 D.Lake said:

Chipmonk’s Christmas! Music gold …

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16 Brad Ruggles said:

@sTim – I figured I’d catch some flack on the Celine Dion album. Sorry, but this I’m not budging on this one. Celine’s Christmas album is still one of my favorites. Can’t we all enjoy Celine for just one month out of the year?
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17 Karen said:

Barenaked Ladies and Jewel have a great “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” I really like to hear that one pop up on the radio.
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18 sTim said:

Okay, we all have our guilty pleasures, I guess. As long as you feel *really* guilty about that one!

Honestly, though, the Third Day from last year and the new Sixpence one this year are both awesome.
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19 Abbey said:

Bing Crosby is my #1 for Christmas, but I would add some of Kirk Franklin’s Christmas songs to the list. =)
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20 Chris Baker said:

Future of Forestry – Advent Christmas EP. I know its only a EP, but is freakin amazing! http://www.myspace.com/futureofforestry and it’s only $5.

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21 Jason Ruggles said:

pashawwww!! Third Day…..
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22 Matt said:

For albums, I would add Travis Cottrell’s new album, Ring the Bells and Natalie Grant’s Believe. Also, if you like acappella, try Straight No Chasers album Holiday Spirits. As for singles, few things are better than needtobreathe’s Go Tell It on the Mountain. I wish they would make a full Christmas album.
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23 Cherry said:

Trans Siberian Orchestra

Whitney Houston (don’t know which one)

And I’ll add one for the hubby.. N’sync!! LOL.. take that Celine Dion!

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24 themisfit said:

Boney M- The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs Of The World

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25 Ross Harris said:

Country singer John Berry has a pretty nice Christmas album
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26 NancyJak said:

Thanks for dropping in on my blog – I’ll be following yours now because I like what I’ve read!
I picked up a double CD at Bath and Body Works in 2006 for Make a Wish called “The Perfect Christmas” and became one of my favorite christmas CDs – alot of variety!

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27 Lewis Robinson said:

andrea bocelli is really a gifted man and he has the best sounding voice ever ~
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28 biotin shampoo said:

oh, Andrea Bocelli has that angelic voice just like Hayley Westenra”