Christmas Music? What CD do you listen to?

EndersShadow
EndersShadow Posts: 17,593
edited December 2013 in Music & Movies
In my case I am REALLY enjoying "The Piano Guys" "A Family Christmas". I also always used to listen to "Mike Oldfield" "Tubular Bells 2" with my family around Christmas time. I have all the Mannheim Steamroller CD's and throw them in as well as the AWESOME KARMA CD I got from someone here which is "TranSiberian Orchestra's" "The Lost Christmas".

So what tunes do you throw in to put you in the "Christmas" spirit?
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited December 2013
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    I've got this one on green viny....usually does the trick :mrgreen:
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited December 2013
    AC/DC "Back in Black"



























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  • coolsax
    coolsax Posts: 1,824
    edited December 2013
    Charlie Brown Christmas and any Transiberian Orchestra cd.
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited December 2013
    Winterlude -- Instrumentals for a Contemplative Christmas.
    Vince Gill-Let There Be Peace on Earth.
    George Strait-Merry Christmas Wherever You Are.

    Its not Christmas until George sings to ya.

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited December 2013
    I like the Vince Gauraldi Trio- "A Charlie Brown Christmas" SACD.

    I like Jon Anderson's - "3 Ships" CD.

    I like Chris Squire's - "Swiss Choir" CD.

    I like Nat King Cole's -"The Christmas Song" CD.

    I like She and Him - "A Very She and Him Christmas" too.
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited December 2013
    Have to agree with The Piano Guys, it is now a favorite Christmas album.
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited December 2013
    Nat King Cole - "The Magic of Christmas"
    The Temptations - "Christmas Card"
    Take 6 - "He Is Christmas"
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited December 2013
    Believe it or not, Kenny G's "Christmas Wishes" is not only an outstanding recording, sound quality wise; it's also very good, musically.

    Nat King Cole "The Christmas Song" is another all-time favorite of mine, and is the one we play when opening presents every Chrsitmas morning.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,918
    edited December 2013
    I don't tend to listen to holiday music on CDs (we have hours and hours of vinyl-sourced Christmas/holiday music dubbed to VHS HiFi stereo for convenience, many years ago), but here are a couple/three really excellent Christmas albums available on the small, silvery discs:

    Bruce Cockburn Christmas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syS9wU1Sr8A&list=PLfQyr0EeVjm2JeysXHR_E5rhtvAFYYCPt
    Sting If On a Winter's Night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVTganOzERI
    Sarah McLachlan Wintersong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s8eEMKx05A

    The Cockburn album is absolutely superb; unfortunately, I think it may be out of print. The other two at least have their moments.
    All three sound great, too.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited December 2013
    I've actually listened to The Piano Guys album a couple times and it's fine, just not one of my favorites. Perhaps I'm too old fashioned when it comes to Christmas music.

    If I had to pick only one album it would be the Vince Guaraldi album, second place isn't even close but I have lots of other favorites as well.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited December 2013
    WLDock wrote: »
    Nat King Cole - "The Magic of Christmas"
    The Temptations - "Christmas Card"
    Take 6 - "He Is Christmas"
    Not sure if you're aware, but Take 6 has another Christmas album that came out a couple years or so ago that's also very good. It's more straight pop R&B vs their earlier album which had more of the original Take 6 sound, but still not overly pop or a Boyz II Men christmas album. I prefer the earlier album but they're both very good. Given your inclusion of The Temptations album above I think you'll like this newer one. I'm a big Take 6 fan by the way...
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  • recoveryone
    recoveryone Posts: 900
    edited December 2013
    GRP mix artist CD's x2
    The rest is a mix of various artist:
    Charlie Brown Christmas theme song
    Grinch
    LoneStar, I'll be home for christmas
    Christina Agulira, Dreaming of a white christmas
    Nat & Natiale Cole duet Christmas song
    The Whispers This Christmas
    Stevie Wonder Christmas time
    to name a few

    Just turn on one of the squeezeboxes in the house and enjoy :}
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited December 2013
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