Friday, March 28, 2008

Perfect Candidates Week Ten

Just got back from an unplanned extended vacation in CT. so I'm a bit behind.

Here's another batch of Christmas Crackers vying for a position in the Perfect Christmas Mix.
  1. A Christmas Toast - Bing Crosby
  2. A Five Pound Box of Money - Pearl Bailey
  3. A Time To Be Jolly - Bing Crosby
  4. A Winter's Tale - Mike Batt & David Essex
  5. And The Bells Rang - Bing Crosby
  6. Breath of Heaven - Amy Grant
  7. December Will Be Magic Again - Kate Bush
  8. Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
  9. I Saw Three Ships - Nat King Cole
  10. It's Clichéd to be Cynical at Xmas - Half Man Half Biscuit
  11. Just Like Christmas - Low
  12. Let It Snow - Ray Brown Trio
  13. Mary, Did You Know - Kathy Mattea
  14. Oiche Chiún (Silent Night) - Enya
  15. Round and Round The Christmas Tree - Bing Crosby
  16. Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
  17. Song of the Sleigh Bells - June Hutton
  18. The Holly And The Ivy - The Norman Luboff Choir
  19. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Ray Conniff & Singers
  20. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Kingston Trio
  21. What Child is This - Vince Guaraldi Trio

Many of this week's tunes came from the following albums (selected favorites in bold)..

(I was pleasantly surprised by The Moody Blues offering - I'd only sampled bits of it in the past but it's likely to get a lot more spins from me in future. The Bing Crosby album 'A Time to be Jolly" is a one of Der Bingle's later efforts and holds great sentimental value for me -thus four tracks make the list - how many will survive until the end remains to be seen.)

A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio
A Classical Christmas - Helmut Lotti
A Merry Affair
A Pooh Christmas
A Tapestry of Carols- Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band
A Time to be Jolly - Bing Crosby
A Washington Christmas - United States Marine Band
Best Christmas Album Ever
Blanca Navidad - Eydie Gorme y Los Pancho
C'est Noël Luis Mariano
Cambridge Singers - Christmas Night
Caribbean Christmas Party - The Merrymen
Carols & Capers - Maddy Prior & the Carnival Band
Celtic Christmas - Katie McMahon
Cheery, Vol. 1
Christmas All Over the World
Christmas Is For the Family - Dennis Day
Christmas Rocks
December - Moody Blues
Do You Hear... Christmas with Heather, Cookie and Raylene Rankin
Fröhliche Weihnacht überall - Calimeros
Frank Sinatra's Christmas Cabaret
Holiday Guitar - Dan Crary
In the Moon of Wintertime - Barbara Semmann
In the Spirit - Michael McDonald
Kidz Bop Christmas
Let's Share Christmas - John Pizzarelli
Meowy Christmas - Jingle Cats
Nature's Noel - Bruce Kurnow
Osmond Family Christmas
Radio City Music Hall Presents Songs Of Christmas - Stephen Hill Singers
Rock n' Roll Christmas - Dion
Sounds of Christmas - The Living Strings
The 20 Greatest Xmas Songs - Boney M
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
The Last Month Of The Year - The Kingston Trio
The Bing Crosby Christmas Album
The Sounds Of Christmas
The Three Tenors Christmas
The Ventures' Christmas Album
This is Christmas - Jimmy Joyce Singers
Trojan Christmas Box Set
Ultimate Christmas - Beach Boys
What Would Santa Say - Mark Shane
WOW Christmas
World Christmas
Yule B' Swingin' Too