Newer Post Older PostTHURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020 Musi Library Master List Z+ Holiday Music/Ch ristmas Albums Updated November 13, 2021 Done listing iT unes; HOLIDA Y MUSIC/CHRISTMAS ALBUMS MASTER LIST Bryan Adams -- Christmas EP ** 1/2 Alabama -- The Classic Christmas Album ** Herb Alpert -- Christmas Album (1968) **** The American Boychoir -- Carol ** Tori Amos -- Christmastide * 1/2 Tori Amos -- Midwinter Graces ** The Andrews Sisters -- see Bing Crosby Julie Andrews -- Christmas With Julie Andrews * 1/2 David Archuleta -- Winter In The Air ** 1/2 Jann Arden -- A Jann Arden Christmas * 1/2 Asleep At The Wheel -- Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all ** Gene Autry -- A Gene Autry Christmas ** 1/2 Joan Baez -- Noel Anita Baker -- Christmas Fantasy ** Barenaked Ladies -- Barenaked For The Holidays ** Mandy Barnett -- Winter Wonderland Count Basie Orchestra -- A Very Swingin' Basie Christmas ** John Basile -- Silent Night ** The Beach Boys -- The Beach Boys' Christmas Album ** 1/2 Harry Belafonte -- To Wish You A Merry Christmas Tony Bennett -- The Classic Christmas Album ** Tony Bennett -- Snowfall ** 1/2 Tony Bennett -- A Swingin' Christmas (w Count Basie) *** Justin Bieber -- Under The Mistletoe Mario Biondi -- A Very Special Mario Christmas * Andrew Bird -- Hark! ** 1/2 The Blind Boys of Alabama -- Go Tell It On The Mountain ** 1/2 Karla Bonof f -- Silent Night ** Booker T and the MGs -- In The Christmas Spirit ** Chris Botti -- December * 1/2 Wade Bowen -- Twelve Twenty Five ** Bright Eyes -- A Christmas Album ** 1/2 Sarah Brightman -- A Winter Symphony Brown Bird -- A Brown Bird Christmas ** Chuck Brown -- The Spirit Of Christmas * James Brown -- Funky Christmas ** Michael Buble -- Christmas (Deluxe) ** Jimmy Buf fett -- Christmas Island * 1/2 Kate Bush -- 50 Words For Snow Glen Campbell -- That Christmas Feeling (1968) * Los Campesinos! -- A Los Campesinos! Christmas Larry Carlton -- Four Hands and a Heart Christmas * 1/2 Mary Chapin Carpenter -- Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs Of Christmas ** Marco Carta -- Merry Christmas Johnny Cash -- The Classic Christmas Album ** Ray Charles -- Spirit Of Christmas ** Kristin Chenoweth -- A Lovely Way To Spend Christmas * 1/2 Kristen Chenoweth -- Happiness Is...Christmas! * 1/2 Chicago -- Chicago Christmas * The Chieftains -- The Bells Of Dublin *** Choir of Kings College, Cambridge -- A Festival Of Nine Lessons and Carols (1992) *** June Christy -- This Time Of The Year *** The Clancy Brothers -- Clancy Brothers Christmas * 1/2 Kelly Clarkson -- Wrapped In Red *** Kelly Clarkson -- When Christmas Comes Around ** Rosemary Clooney -- White Christmas Rosemary Clooney -- Songs From White Christmas (& Other Yuletide Favorites) The Coasters -- Christmas With The Coasters * Natalie Cole -- Holly & Ivy * 1/2 Nat King Cole -- The Christmas Song *** Bootsy Collins -- Christmas Is 4 Ever * 1/2 Judy Collins -- Winter Stories (w Jonas Fjeld and Chatham County Line) *** 1/2 Shawn Colvin -- Holiday Songs and Lullabies ** Perry Como -- Sings Merry Christmas Music (1947) * Perry Como -- Around The Christmas Tree (1953) * Perry Como -- Seasons Greetings From Perry Como (1959) * Perry Como -- The Perry Como Christmas Album (1968) * Perry Como -- It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas * Perry Como -- The Classic Christmas Album (2014) * Perry Como -- The Complete RCA Christmas Collection * 1/2 Harry Connick Jr . -- When My Heart Finds Christmas * 1/2 Harry Connick Jr . -- Harry For The Holidays ** Harry Connick Jr . -- What A Night! A Christmas Album * 1/2 Dave Koz -- Dave Koz & Friends: The 25th Of December * Bing Crosby -- The Crosby Christmas Sessions (2010) ** 1/2 Bing Crosby -- Merry Christmas aka White Christmas (many editions) *** 1/2 Bing Crosby -- A Merry Christmas With Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters *** Bing Crosby -- Sings Christmas Songs *** 1/2 Jamie Cullum -- The Pianoman At Christmas *** (great Bobby Darin vibe, arrangements) Timi Dakolo -- Merry Christmas, Darling * Martina DaSilva -- A Very TinyChima Christmas ** John Denver -- The Classic Christmas Album John Denver -- Lime Creek Christmas *** John Denver -- Rocky Mountain Christmas John Denver & The Muppets -- A Christmas Together ** Earth, Wind & Fire -- Holiday * 1/2 Enya -- And Winter Came... ** John Fahey -- Christmas With John Fahey Vol. 1 aka The New Possibility (1968) *** John Fahey -- Christmas With John Fahey Vol. 2 *** Brian Fallon -- Night Divine * Ella Fitzgerald -- Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas **** For King And Country -- A Drummer Boy Christmas * Jeffrey Foskett -- Christmas At The Beach (1997) * 1/2 Eddie G -- Christmas Party With Eddie G (compilation) ** 1/2 The Gifted Children -- Christmas, Volume 7 * Jackie Gleason -- Merry Christmas Danny Gokey -- Christmas Is Here * Chilly Gonzales -- A Very Chilly Christmas ** 1/2 The Goo Goo Dolls -- It's Christmas All Over * 1/2 (but "Ain't Getting Nothing" a keeper) Ellie Goulding -- Songbook For Christmas * CeeLo Green -- CeeLo's Magic Moment ** 1/2 Vince Guaraldi -- A Charlie Br own Christmas **** Ernie Haase & Signature Sound -- A Jazzy Little Christmas * Hanson -- Snowed In ** 1/2 Emmylou Harris -- Light Of The Stable *** 1/2 Bobby Helms -- Jingle Bells (2019 album) ** Hey Monday -- The Christmas EP The Hot Club Of San Francisco -- Hot Club Cool Yule * Whitney Houston -- One Wish Human Nature -- The Christmas Album * 1/2 Ashley Hutchings -- A Midwinter Miscellany ** 1/2 Billy Idol -- Happy Holidays * The Imaginaries -- Hometown Christmas ** Chris Isaak -- Chris Isaak Christmas ** Burl Ives -- Christmas Album ** 1/2 Burl Ives -- Christmas Songs * 1/2 Burl Ives -- Have A Holly Jolly Christmas *** Mahalia Jackson -- Mahalia Sings Songs Of Christmas! Mahalia Jackson -- Silent Night: Songs For Christmas The Jackson 5 -- A Motown Christmas Carol ** Ryland James -- A Little Christmas ep * 1/2 Beau Jennings -- The Christmas Light ** (title track good) Jewel -- Let It Snow: A Holiday Collection Geor ge Jones and Tammy Wynette -- The Classic Christmas Album ** Norah Jones -- I Dream Of Christmas * 1/2 Sharon Jones -- It's A Holiday Soul Party ** Keb' Mo' -- Moonlight, Mistletoe and You ** Stan Kenton -- A Merry Christmas! *** The Killers -- (Red) Christmas Mark Kozelek -- Sings Christmas Carols * Diana Krall -- Christmas Songs ** Lady Antebellum -- On This Winter's Night Lady Gaga -- A Very Gaga Holiday Lateral Blue -- This Christmas * 1/2 Latvian Concert Choir -- Christmas Joy In Latvia *** Ledisi -- It's Christmas ** Peggy Lee -- Christmas With Peggy Lee ** Annie Lennox -- A Christmas Cornucopia ** 1/2 Letters To Cleo -- OK Christmas ** Ramsey Lewis Trio -- Sound Of Christmas (side one good, side two w strings awful) ** Ramsey Lewis Trio -- More Sounds Of Christmas * 1/2 Little Steven -- Little Stevens' Christmas A Go-Go *** The Living Sisters -- Harmony Is Real: Songs For A Happy Holiday *** 1/2 Los Lobos -- Llegó Navidad *** 1/2 Michael Londra -- Beyond The Star Los Lobos -- Llego Navidad *** 1/2 Los Lonely Boys -- Christmas Spirit * 1/2 The Louvin Brothers -- Christmas With The Louvin Brothers * 1/2 Darlene Love -- It's Christmas, Of Course ** Patty Loveless -- Bluegrass & White Snow ** Low -- Christmas ** 1/2 Nick Lowe -- Quality Street Robert J.</p><p> Lurtsema -- Christmas Stories ** 1/2 Raul Malo -- Marshmallow World & Other Holiday Favorites ** Aimee Mann -- One More Drifter In The Snow *** 1/2 Mannheim Steamroller -- Christmas (1984) ** Mannheim Steamroller -- Christmas Song * Mannheim Steamroller -- 30/40 Ultimate Collection * Wynton Marsalis/JLCB -- Big Band Holidays *** 1/2 Wynton Marsalis/JLCB -- Big Band Holidays II *** Wynton Marsalis -- Crescent City Christmas Card *** 1/2 Johnny Mathis -- Merry Christmas *** 1/2 Johnny Mathis -- Sending You A Little Christmas * 1/2 Johnny Mathis -- Sounds of Christmas ** The Mavericks -- Hey! Merry Christmas *** Maysa -- A Very Maysa Christmas * 1/2 The McCrary Sisters -- A Very McCrary Christmas ** Kate & Anna McGarrigle -- The McGarrigle Christmas Hour ** 1/2 Jon McLaughlin -- The Christmas EP Idina Menzel -- Holiday Wishes * The Mermen -- Do You Hear What I Hear? A Very Mermen Christmas Lea Michele -- Christmas In The City * Jacob Miller -- Natty Christmas * Roger Miller -- Nestor , The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey * Mormon Tabernacle Choir -- Once Upon A Christmas * Anne Murray -- The Ultimate Christmas Collection * 1/2 Jacqui Naylor -- Smashed For The Holidays * Liam Neeson -- The Polar Express (narrator) *** Willie Nelson -- Pretty Paper *** 1/2 Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta -- This Christmas Ne-Y o -- Another Kind Of Christmas ** The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -- The Christmas Album ** Odetta -- Beautiful Star (the 1987 album w a new title to avoid confusion) **** Odetta -- Christmas Spirituals (1960) **** Odetta -- Christmas Spirituals (1987) **** (new recording of mostly the same songs from 1960) Odetta -- Gonna Let It Shine ** 1/2 Leslie Odom Jr . -- The Christmas Album * 1/2 Over The Rhine -- Blood Oranges In The Snow ** Over The Rhine -- Snow Angel ** Buck Owens -- Christmas With Buck Owens ** Brad Paisley -- A Brad Paisley Christmas ** Dolly Parton -- A Holly Dolly Parton Christmas * Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers -- Once Upon A Christmas * 1/2 Pentatonix -- That's Christmas To Me * 1/2 Pentatonix -- We Need A Little Christmas * Joe Perry -- Joe Perry's Merry Christmas * Steve Perry -- The Season * The Persuasions -- You're All I Want For Christmas *** 1/2 Oscar Peterson -- An Oscar Peterson Christmas ** Grant-Lee Philips -- Yuletide ep ** 1/2 Pistol Annies -- Hell Of A Holiday ** Elvis Presley -- Elvis' Christmas Album (1957) **** (side one)/** (side two, not Christmas!) Elvis Presley -- If Every Day Was Like Christmas ** 1/2 Charley Pride -- Christmas In My Hometown * John Prine -- A John Prine Christmas ** The Puppini Sisters -- Christmas With The Puppini Sisters ** Randy Rainbow -- Gurl, It's Christmas ** The Raveonettes -- Wishing You A Rave Christmas Lou Rawls -- Merry Christmas From Lou Rawls (2009 ep reissue) *** 1/2 Lou Rawls -- Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho! (1967) *** 1/2 Rend Collective -- Campfire Christmas Vol. 1 * Riders In The Sky -- Christmas The Cowboy Way ** LeAnn Rimes -- One Christmas: Chapter One *** Kenny Rogers -- Once Again, It's Christmas * Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton -- Once Upon A Christmas * 1/2 Josh Rouse -- The Holiday Sounds Of Josh Rouse ** Kermit Ruffins -- Have A Crazy Cool Christmas ** Alexander R ybak -- Christmas Tales ** Brian Setzer -- Boogie Woogie Christmas ** Brian Setzer -- Christmas Rocks: The Best Of Brian Setzer ** 1/2 Martin Sexton -- Camp Holiday *** 1/2 She & Him -- A Very She & Him Christmas *** Sia -- Everyday Is Christmas *** 1/2 Frank Sinatra -- Christmas (2015) ** 1/2 Frank Sinatra -- Christmas Dreaming (1950 Columbia) *** 1/2 Frank Sinatra -- Christmas Songs By Frank Sinatra (1949 Columbia) *** 1/2 Frank Sinatra -- Christmas Songs By Frank Sinatra (2008) ** Frank Sinatra -- Christmas With Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby (1957 show) * 1/2 Frank Sinatra -- Christmas With The Rat Pack * Frank Sinatra -- The Classic Christmas Album (2014) ** 1/2 Frank Sinatra -- A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra (1957) *** (first side ****, second **) Frank Sinatra -- The Sinatra Christmas Album (1994) ** Sleeping At Last -- Christmas Collection (2014) Huey "Piano" Smith -- 'T was The Night Before Christmas ** 1/2 Jimmy Smith -- Christmas Cookin' aka Christmas '64 *** 1/2 Meaghan Smith -- It Snowed *** Mindy Smith -- My Holiday Smoke Fairies -- Wild Winter Phil Spector -- A Christmas Gift For You Fr om Philles Records **** Ronnie Spector -- Ronnie Spector's Best Christmas Ever ** The Staples Singers -- The 25th Day Of December ** 1/2 Stile Antico -- A Spanish Nativity *** Straight No Chaser -- Social Christmasing * 1/2 Barbra Streisand -- A Christmas Album * 1/2 Barbra Streisand -- Christmas Memories * 1/2 Dave Stryker -- Eight Track Christmas ** Sufjan Stevens -- Songs For Christmas Vol 1-5 **** Sufjan Stevens -- Silver & Gold Vol. 6-10 **** Keith Sweat -- A Christmas Of Love * 1/2 Swingle Singers -- Noeles Sans Passeport: Christmastime *** John Michael Talbot -- Songs from Solitude * 1/2 James Taylor -- At Christmas ** Dylan Thomas -- A Child's Christmas In Wales and other poems *** 1/2 Rob Thomas -- Something About Christmas Time * 1/2 Rosie Thomas -- A Very Rosie Christmas ** Tara Thompson -- Hillbilly Christmas ** Tracey Thorn -- Tinsel and Lights *** 1/2 3J's -- Acoustic Christmas TobyMac -- Light Of Christmas * Train -- Christmas In Tahoe * Meghan Trainor -- A Very Trainor Christmas ** Josh Turner -- King Size Manger * 1/2 Steve Tyrell -- This Time of The Year Carrie Underwood -- My Gift * 1/2 The Ventures -- Christmas Album ** Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians -- Twas The Night Before Christmas * Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians -- Christmas Time * Weezer -- Christmas With Weezer *** Scott Weiland -- The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year * Matthew West -- The Heart Of Christmas * 1/2 Nigel Wilson -- Have Yourself A Merry Little Synthmas * Phil Wickham -- Christmas ** Kim Wilde -- Wilde Winter Songbook * Marian Williams -- O Holy Night *** 1/2 Robbie Williams -- The Christmas Present *** Robin and Linda Williams -- The First Christmas Gift ** Jackie Wilson -- Christmas Eve With Jackie Wilson ** Geor ge Winston -- December *** 1/2 Tammy Wynette -- Christmas With Tammy Wynette * Dwight Yoakum -- Come On Christmas ** Brett Young -- & Friends Sing Christmas Classics * VARIOUS ARTISTS VA -- A Big Band Christmas (Columbia, 1988) *** 1/2 VA -- Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits 1933-1954/1955-Present *** VA -- Billboard Rock 'N' Roll Christmas ** VA -- Blue Christmas (1994) *** VA -- Bummed Out Christmas! ** VA -- A Christmas Celtic Sojourn: Live VA -- A Christmas Gift For You Fr om Phil Spector **** VA -- Christmas In Soulsville (2007) ** 1/2 VA -- Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album * VA -- Christmas In Vienna (Diana Ross, Placido Domingo, etc) * VA -- Christmas Of Hope (1995) ** VA -- A Christmas Of Love VA -- Christmas On The Bandstand (1994) ** 1/2 VA -- Christmas Party With Eddie G ** 1/2 VA -- Christmas Past (1965) *** VA -- Christmas The Album (UK, 1999) ** VA -- Christmas Time Again! (2006/2015) ** VA -- Christmas With The Kranks ** VA -- Cool Christmas (1992) ** 1/2 VA -- Country Christmas (1993) ** VA -- Doo Wop Christmas ** 1/2 VA -- Free Soul Christmas VA -- The Gathering * 1/2 VA -- The Great Songs Of Christmas By Great Artists of Our Time 6 (courtesy Goodyear) ** 1/2 VA -- Hannukah+ (2019) ** VA -- Have A Merry Chess Christmas *** VA -- Have A Nice Christmas: Holiday Hits Of The '70s * 1/2 VA -- Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas (V erve, 1989) *** 1/2 VA -- Hillbilly Holiday ** 1/2 VA -- Hipster's Holiday (1989) *** 1/2 VA -- Holidays Rule ** VA -- Home For The Christmas: Voices From The Heartland * 1/2 VA -- Home For The Holidays: Voices From The Heartland * 1/2 VA -- How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) *** (as a TV special it's ****) VA -- If The Fates Allow (A Hadestown Holiday Album) * 1/2 VA -- I'll Be Home For Christmas: Songs That Won The War *** 1/2 VA -- It's A Cool Christmas (2000) ** VA -- It's A Prog Rock Christmas * VA -- A Jazz Christmas VA -- Jazz For Joy: A Verve Christmas Album *** VA -- Jazz To The World Blue Note, 1995) ** VA -- A Jazzy Wonderland ** VA -- Jingle Bell Jam: Jazz Christmas Classics *** VA -- Jingle Blues VA -- A John Waters Christmas ** VA -- Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Christmas ** VA -- Just Say Noel VA -- Let It Snow VA -- The Little Drummer Boy VA -- Mambo Santa Mambo: Christmas From The Latin Lounge ** 1/2 VA -- Maybe This Christmas Too? VA -- The Millenia Collection: American Christmas Classics VA -- The Millenia Collection: Best-Loved Christmas Carols VA -- Mixed Nuts soundtrack VA -- MTV : The TRL Christmas VA -- Music From "The OC" Mix 3: A Very Merry Chrismukkah VA -- Natty and Nice: A Reggae Christmas VA -- New Orleans Christmas (Putumayo) VA -- The Nightmare Before Christmas ** 1/2 (but *** 1/2 as a score in the film) VA -- O Come All Ye Faithful: Rock For Choice VA -- The Original Soul Christmas (Atlantic, 1968) *** 1/2 VA -- Punk Goes Christmas VA -- Reggae Christmas From Studio One ** VA -- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July VA -- Rudolph, Frosty and Friends *** VA -- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer *** (mostly in context in the special) VA -- Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town *** VA -- Shimmy Down The Chimney VA -- Songs Of Christmas ** 1/2 VA -- Sounds Of The Season VA -- Swingin' Christmas (Rhino, 2006) *** VA -- Swingin' Christmas Party (RCA Victor/Sony Legacy , 2002) *** VA -- Try Smiling, It's Christmas Part 2 VA -- Ultimate Christmas Album (WCBS FM series) Vol 1 ** 1/2 VA -- Ultimate Christmas Album Vol. 2 ** 1/2 VA -- Ultimate Christmas Album Vol. 3 ** VA -- Ultimate Christmas Album Vol. 4 ** VA -- Ultimate Christmas Album Vol. 5 ** 1/2 VA -- The Ultimate Motown Christmas ** 1/2 VA -- Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Part 2 *** VA -- A Very Special Acoustic Christmas (Country -- Vol. 6) ** 1/2 VA -- A Very Special Christmas *** VA -- A Very Special Christmas Vol. 2 ** VA -- A Very Special Christmas Vol. 3 ** VA -- A Very Special Christmas Live (V ol. 4) ** VA -- A Very Special Christmas Vol. 5 ** VA -- A Very Special Christmas Vol. 7 * VA -- A Very Special Christmas: Bringing Peace On Earth (T op Christian acts, 2012) * 1/2 VA -- A Very Special Christmas: 25 Years Bringing Joy To The World Vol. 8 * 1/2 VA -- Where Will You Be Christmas Day *** 1/2 VA -- Wonderland: Yulesville *** VA -- World Christmas (Metro Blue Records, 1996) ** 1/2 VA -- The Year Without A Santa Claus VA -- Yule Cool ** 1/2 VA -- Yule Struttin' *** SINGLES The Bangles -- "Hazy Shade Of Winter" Kasey Chambers -- "Christmas Day" Melissa Etheridge -- "Christmas in America" Fleet Foxes -- "White Winter Hymnal" John Lennon -- "Happy Xmas (W ar Is Over)" Oh Wonder -- "This Christmas" (single) *** 1/2 Madeleine Peyroux w kd lang -- "River" The Pretenders -- "2000 Miles" Nancy Sinatra -- "W e Need A Little Christmas" CHRISTMAS ADJACENT Harry Nilsson -- "Remember (Christmas)" Updated November 13, 2021 POSTED BY MICHAEL GILTZ AT 12:28 AM NO COMMENTS: Post a Comment Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)MICHAEL GILTZ AT WORK Michael Giltz is a freelance writer based in NYC and can be reached at mgiltz@pipeline.com FAVORITE LINKS Americablog Five O'Clock Lightning baseball blog Deep Pop -- Lori Lakin's Blog The Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPN Radio Cine-Blog -- George Robinson's Blog Documents On Art & Cinema - Daryl Chin's Blog Brucie G's Wondrous Blog Of Adventure and Mystery -- Bruce Greenspan's Blog BLOG ARCHIVE ► 2021 (10) ▼ 2020 (15) ► December (1) ► November (2) ► July (1) ▼ June (3) Music Library Master List Z+ Various Artist Compil...</p><p> Music Library Master List Z+ Cast Albums and Sound...</p><p> Musi Library Master List Z+ Holiday Music/Christma... ► April (5) ► March (2) ► February (1) ► 2019 (93) ► 2018 (34) ► 2017 (6) ► 2016 (2) ► 2015 (19) ► 2014 (2) ► 2013 (5) ► 2012 (17) ► 2011 (15) ► 2010 (10) ► 2009 (43) ► 2008 (86) ► 2007 (781) ► 2006 (2412) ► 2005 (5)
