# Favorite Christmas Album **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 3, 1999, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785 "1999-12-03T04:13:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beruang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@Beruang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beruang)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 1999, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/21 "1999-12-03T23:26:00Z")
Bing Crosby. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/22 "1999-12-04T06:45:00Z")
SanibelMan - Mannheim Steamroller has 3 Xmas CD’s: Fresh Aire I, II, and III. I only have the first one; I don’t like the other two as much. ---
**Author:** ![Born2Read](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cdc98d/32.png) [@Born2Read](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Born2Read)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/23 "1999-12-04T16:35:00Z")
The Persuasions "You’re all I want for Christmas"CD is great, as are they. The Beach Boys Christmas Album and the two volumes of Cool Yule on Rhino are great, too. ---
**Author:** ![J\_String](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@J\_String](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J_String)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/24 "1999-12-04T16:46:00Z")
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: “Christmas Eve and Other Stories” “The Christmas Attic” Especially the second one. Coldfire, check these out if you haven’t already. * * * It’s a long way to heaven, but only three short steps to hell. ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/25 "1999-12-04T16:52:00Z")
The Clancy Brothers’ Christmas album and the Kingston Trio’s “Last Month of the Year” are the ones I love most. My parents were dedicated folkies when I was little, and I still love it. Catrandom ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/26 "1999-12-04T17:46:00Z")
Mojo Nixon’s “Horny Holidays.” He’s the Grinchiest! your humble TubaDiva “I got your Christmas present right here, baby.” ---
**Author:** ![gary\_horaczek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@gary\_horaczek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gary_horaczek)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 1999, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/27 "1999-12-05T06:23:00Z")
Phil Spector’s Christmas Album and The Beatles Christmas Album (every year the Beatles sent a flexidisc to fan club members for Xmas and in 1970 the flexidiscs were collected onto an album sent to fanclub members only and is avaliable as a pirate cd now) are my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 1999, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/28 "1999-12-04T19:43:00Z")
What you guys said, and Dwight Yoakam’s Christmas album – “Here Comes Santa Claus” with a calypso beat, and a heartbreaker – momma says “Santa Can’t Stay”. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 1999, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/29 "1999-12-05T10:45:00Z")
Shirley and Squirrely Christmas. Highly enjoyable. Especially the song _Christams Haunted House_ Kicks the Chipmunks’ ass! * * * Born O.K. the first time… If you are born again, do you have two belly buttons? ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 1999, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/30 "1999-12-05T10:47:00Z")
Of course, there’s another song called **Christmas** _Hanuted House_. (Damn spell check…) * * * Born O.K. the first time… If you are born again, do you have two belly buttons? ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 1999, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/31 "1999-12-05T10:47:00Z")
OK, it’s **HAUNTED**!!! I give up. Never mind. Chipmunks rule. * * * Born O.K. the first time… If you are born again, do you have two belly buttons? ---
**Author:** ![\_LiZa\_JaNe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/bbce88/32.png) [@\_LiZa\_JaNe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_LiZa_JaNe)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 1999, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/32 "1999-12-06T02:03:00Z")
That would be Kitty Wells Christmas Album(I am not sure if she made more than one…but this one has “Dasher with the Light Upon his Tail”) -'LiZa JaNe ---
**Author:** ![saraam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@saraam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saraam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 1999, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/33 "1999-12-06T02:20:00Z")
I love the Beach Boys’ Christmas album, only trouble is, like most Beach Boys’ tunes, the refrains tend to get lodged in your brain for the next six months. (I wanna see Santa Claus, a real real Santa, I wanna see Santa Claus, a real real Santa…). Harry Connick’s is pretty good too. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 1999, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/34 "1999-12-07T06:41:00Z")
Okay, the box is out, HERE’S the ones I forgot about… Bruce Cockburn’s CHRISTMAS. He’s a Canadian folkie acoustic guitarist, and this is a terrific collection of acoustic performances of standard carols and oddball stuff, like the Spanish “Riu Riu Chiu” from MISSA CREOLA. Best cut is a wild gospel take on “Mary Had a Baby.” Cyrus Chestnut’s BLESSED QUIETNESS: A COLLECTION OF HYMNS, SPIRITUALS, AND CAROLS. Chestnut’s probably the best young jazz pianist to come down the pike in 30 years. Oscar Peterson and Dave Brubeck have also done jazz piano Xmas albums within the past few years. THE VENTURES’ CHRISTMAS ALBUM. Surf-rock takes. Jimmy Smith’s CHRISTMAS COOKIN’. Smith defined the role of the Hammond B-3 organ in jazz. Tony Trischka’s GLORY SHONE AROUND. Trischka’s a banjo innovator, one of Bela Fleck’s first teachers, heavily rooted in bluegrass and old-timey music…he brought Mike Seegar and the Turtle Island String Quartet on board for this project. After the Grisman Xmas album, probably the best of this sort… * * * Uke ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 1999, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/35 "1999-12-06T22:14:00Z")
Is the Mannheim Steamroller Fresh Aire III the same as the live one that’s out now? They sell them all at Hallmark, btw. My personal favorite off the M.S. Xmas albums is “Veni, Veni, Emmanuel.” It’s done similar to a chant, with bells. It makes me want to get on my knees. Not in THAT way, you sick-o’s! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 1999, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/36 "1999-12-07T16:03:00Z")
Oh hell…I forgot to mention John Fahey’s Christmas records. There are at least two of them. Fahey, the six-steel-string guitar picker, Father of All the Current Guitar Gods, seems to be undergoing a revival lately. Rhino did a two-disc retrospective a couple years ago, most of the old “Blind Joe Death” albums are finally available on CD, and someone re-mastered and put out the full-length version of AMERICA. But his Xmas records have ALWAYS been in print. There’s a reason for it, too, beyond the commercial one. They’re stunningly good. * * * Uke ---
**Author:** ![Prairie\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Prairie\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prairie_Rose)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 1999, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785/37 "1999-12-07T17:23:00Z")
I’ll third the vote for Mannheim Steamroller. I usually go to the Christmas concert every year (they’re local to me). I’ve always loved their music, and the Christmas show is beautiful. Can’t wait for my son to be old enough to take along. Another favorite are the Fishheads, a local reggae band. Their version of “nothin for Christmas” is priceless. 🙂 PR * * * If you’re not part of the solution you’re just scumming up the bottom of the beaker. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-christmas-album/11785.md?page=1)