What's your favourite Christmas album?

[Tarzan]

Become a family tradition, it's on at the moment as the Christmas Tree is being put up.

.sjb

Exactly this.

 

[jair]

I find this one to be a real grower, and it bears more repeated listening than the Phil Spector classic.

 

[guey]

My less cynical side says Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift For You.
What I actually play is the Ze Records Christmas album

 

[Colonel_Mad]

 

[Tarzan]

l always thought the Coldplay LP ' Viva la vida or death all his friends' ( apart from the title) sounds very Christmasy and wintery- a great LP.

 

[Aethelist]

It used to be the Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Christmas album. Nelson Riddle style arrangements and 5 part vocal harmonies. Just Swoon. Everytime.

Now it's the Flaming Lips - Imagene Peis - Atlas Eets Christmas.

This really should be piped into every supermarket in the land - along with some kind of hallucinogenic scent...Like Frank Incense or Meh

 

[lordsummit]

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/songs-for-christmas/325236654

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-christmas-gift-for-you-from-phil-spector/336036941

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-charlie-brown-christmas-expanded-edition/294785395

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/j-s-bach-christmas-oratorio-arias-and-choruses/16195380

 

[tones]

The In dulci jubilo at the end at 1:13.38 will rip your ears off.

 

[adamk]

'Christmas Crooners' playlist on Tidal went down well here last weekend

 

[Fudgemaster]

Huddersfield Choral Society Carols album
A Classic Christmas
Michael Buble, Christmas
Now That's What I Call Christmas
King's College Choir, Favourite carols
The Count Basie orchestra, a Very Swingin' Christmas
The Glenn Miller Orchestra, In The Swinging Christmas Mood
Choir of Merton College, Oxford On Christmas Night
The best Christmas Album in the world...ever!
Finally, Simon and Garfunkel, the 7 o' clock News/Silent Night. It's just one track, not an album, but a beautiful song.
It's Christmas, 50 original classics.
All on CD except S&G.

 

[richarm]

Elvis' Christmas Album - 60 years old this year. Still a classic.

 

[simmey]

A slightly different take on the classics - Twisted Sister's 'A Twisted Christmas'

 

[foxwelljsly]

Wouldn’t like to choose between The Kipper Family’s Arrest These Merry Gentlemen and David Grisman’s Acoustic Christmas. Both essential.

When it comes to music for Xmas or Children, Dave Grisman is your go-to man.

 

[badlyread]

Funny Looking Angels - Smith and Burrows.

The Day the Thames Froze and This Ain't New Jersey are excellent.

 

[TheDecameron]

Elvis' Christmas Album - 60 years old this year. Still a classic.

"It'll Be Murder This Christmas"

 

[argustimewas]

Following recommendations on this thread I've just listened to Low - Christmas which was much gentler and reflective than I was expecting. Merits further listening. My wife's comments, however, were not one to get the party going.

 

[TCar]

Kenny Burrell. Have Yourself a Soulful Little Christmas on Cadet Records. (Have a listen on Spotify)

 

[Still]

Cocteau Twins - Snow

I've been working on this assignment since Derek set it, but have failed as I can only muster a two track e.p.

 

[windhoek]

Cocteau Twins - Snow

I've been working on this assignment since Derek set it, but have failed as I can only muster a two track e.p.

No need to worry about it John as there are still 363 days to go before Christmas, I'm sure you'll come up with a full album long before then

 

[Still]

Worst assignment ever!