# Recommend some holiday music for me! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081 "2006-11-28T16:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081/1 "2006-11-28T16:34:11Z")
I’ve got lots of the old standby’s – Bing and Deano and Perry and Frank singing White Christmas and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire – love it a lot, kats and kittens, but I’m getting tired of it. And I’ve got the _Nutcracker_, of course, though it’s not one of my faves. So . . . what else? I like most kinds of music from classical to modern, though my tastes for holiday mustic tend to be more traditional than, say, “Santa’s the Shnizzle.” 🙂 What music gets you into the season? Please tell! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081/2 "2006-11-28T18:02:06Z")
You might try [Trans Siberian Orchestra](http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Other-Stories-Trans-Siberian-Orchestra/dp/B000002JX6/sr=8-2/qid=1164736851/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-4509460-2209754?ie=UTF8&s=music) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081/3 "2006-11-28T18:13:33Z")
[Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration](http://www.amazon.com/Handels-Messiah-Celebration-Dianne-Reeves/dp/B000002LUJ/sr=1-4/qid=1164737550/ref=sr_1_4/103-1773635-1700667?ie=UTF8&s=music) is my favorite. Kathleen Battle has a [good one](http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Celebration-Kathleen-Battle/dp/B000002ROL/sr=8-1/qid=1164737305/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1773635-1700667?ie=UTF8&s=music) for the operatic/symphonic vibe. Blind Boys of Alabama [Go Tell It On the Mountain](http://www.amazon.com/Tell-Mountain-Blind-Boys-Alabama/dp/B0002W4TQC/sr=1-1/qid=1164737384/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1773635-1700667?ie=UTF8&s=music) with a variety of special guests. Amy Grant [A Christmas Album](http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Album-Amy-Grant/dp/B000002WOJ/sr=1-1/qid=1164737456/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-1773635-1700667?ie=UTF8&s=music) for a country pop vibe. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081/4 "2006-11-28T18:36:02Z")
[Broadway Cares: Carols for a Cure](http://broadwaycares.stores.yahoo.net/holiday-holidaycd.html). Excellent CDS for an excellent cause. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081/5 "2006-11-28T22:25:23Z")
[Joan Sutherland: Joy to the World](http://www.amazon.com/Joy-World-Adolphe-Adam/dp/B0002JZ298/sr=1-1/qid=1164752376/ref=sr_1_1/103-5286797-2981441?ie=UTF8&s=music). A great voice and a nice selection. A lovely arrangement of “What Child Is This”, a playful take on “12 Days of Christmas”, and a baroque-flavored version of “Good King Wenceslas”. ---
**Author:** ![Endless\_Flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e480ec/32.png) [@Endless\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Endless_Flight)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081/6 "2006-11-28T22:28:50Z")
The Beach Boys’ Ultimate Christmas. I start listening to it before Thanksgiving every year. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081/7 "2006-11-28T22:39:34Z")
Here’s an mp3 of a beautiful version of “Oh Holy Night” (I do have permission to share this); [Oh Holy Night](http://wretchawry.com/happy/samples/HappyRhodes_TheKeep09_OhHolyNight.mp3) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081/8 "2006-11-28T23:38:49Z")
Instead of repeating my suggestions, [here’s a link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=7968957). ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081/9 "2006-11-29T00:32:33Z")
[QUOTE=Endless Flight] The Beach Boys’ Ultimate Christmas. I start listening to it before Thanksgiving every year. [/QUOTE] There’s also the Christmas album that Brian Wilson released last year. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-holiday-music-for-me/382081/10 "2006-11-29T01:28:41Z")
[Singers Unlimited _Christmas_](http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1010416&title=Christmas&artist=Singers+Unlimited) Is one of my favoritest ever. Gene Puerling is a magician who turns everything he touches to sonic gold. Go ahead and listen to the samples if you don’t believe me.