# Best Christmas Album
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-album/43980
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [December 4, 2000, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-album/43980 "2000-12-04T18:52:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Lord\_Derfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Derfel)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2000, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-album/43980/1 "2000-12-04T18:52:05Z")
The Christmas albums that end up in heavy rotation in my house are:
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[li]_The Alligator Records Christmas Album_. Accomplished Blues men and women make this album a classic. The highlight? Tinsley Ellis singing _Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’_.[/li][li]_Boney M Christmas_. Cheesy, but fun nonetheless.[/li][li]_Ray Charles Christmas_. Ray-ized versions of the classic carols. He does a great _Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer_[/li][li]_James Brown-Santa’s got a Brand New Bag_. How can you argue with the godfather of soul?[/li][/ul]
What are your favourite Christmas albums?
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### Author:  [@lucie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucie)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-album/43980/2 "2000-12-04T19:21:43Z")
The Christmas ablums that get plated most often at my house are:
“Christmas Island” by Leon Redbone. I just love that man’s voice.
“Bob River’s Twisted Christmas” I & II
I don’t actually like Christmas music much. Over the years I’ve tried to find albums I enjoy, but so much is just treacly and cloying, or overtly religious, or both.
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### Author:  [@diamud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diamud)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2000, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-album/43980/3 "2000-12-04T19:33:14Z")
Johnny Mathis Christmas Album
A Celtic Christmas featuring the Clancy Brothers
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### Author:  [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-album/43980/4 "2000-12-04T19:36:14Z")
I love Charo’s Xmas album, just so I can listen to “Silent Night” and hear her tell us to “slip in heavenly piss.”
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2000, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-album/43980/5 "2000-12-04T20:01:55Z")
The Muppets’ Christmas Album. No question.
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### Author:  [@Kepi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kepi)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-christmas-album/43980/6 "2000-12-04T20:11:03Z")
_A Charlie Brown Christmas_ - Vince Guaraldi Trio
_Christmas Album_ - Amy Grant
_How The Grinch Stole Christmas_ - narrated by Boris Karloff