Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Perfect Candidates Week Fourteen


Guitars at Christmas (1959)  detail (by senses working overtime)


Here's a good sign - only two new additions to big list this week! And from a decent selection of albums too...

  1. Good King Wenceslas - Mel Tormé
  2. You Meet The Nicest People - Dinah Shore

Here are most of the albums I sampled this time out...

12 Saxophone Christmas Classics - Ace Cannon
60's Soul Christmas Party - Mark Baldwin
A Barbershop Christmas
A Caribbean Christmas - Tommy Beaumont
A Christmas Song - Russ Taff
A Drummer Boy's Christmas - Eric Darken
A Noteworthy Christmas
A Tapestry of Carols - Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band
Asi Es Nuestra Navidad - Gilberto Santa Rosa Y El Gran Combo
Christmas... It's a Love Story - Naturally 7
Christmas; Time For Song - Thurlow Spurr And The Spurrlows
Christmas Dreams - Liona Boyd
Christmas Memories = Barbra Streisand
Christmas Party - The Three Suns
Christmas Sing-Along with Mitch - Mitch Miller
Christmas Sing Song - Woody the Woodchuck
Christmas from around the World
Cool Jazz Christmas
Country Jul
December - Chris Botti
Faith of Our Fathers Christmas - John McCormack And Frank Patterson
Following Yonder Star - Scott Williamson
Funky Christmas
Gifts - Nashville Mandolin Ensemble
Greatest Christmas Songs of our Land - Vic Jordan
Guitars at Christmas - Guitars, Inc.
Holiday - Russ Freeman
Holiday For Teens - Paul and Paula
Home For Christmas - The Irish Tenors
In The Swing of Christmas - Brett Wales
Irish Tenors Christmas
It's Christmas Day - CBC TV's Singalong Jubilee Singers
It's Christmas Time In Holland
It's a Wonderful Life: Sax at the Movies for Christmas - Jazz at the Movies Band
Joyeux_Noel - Gisele_MacKenzie
Le Party Des Fêtes - La Famille Dion
Les Fans Chantent Noël - L'école Des Fans
Lil Wally Sings Polish Christmas Carols
Lynn_Anderson-The_Christmas_Album
Merry Christmas - Raymond LeFevre
Merry Christmas From Buck Owens & Susan Raye
Merry Christmas from Kukla, Fran and Ollie
Merry Monster Christmas
Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
Mrs. Santa Claus (OST)
Music And Mistletoe - Howard Lopez
My Christmas Favorites - John Davidson
Noël, parle-moi - Marie-Denise Pelletier
Noel! Noel! Noel! - Michala Petri
Noel - Derri Daugherty, Riki Michelle, Steve Hindalong
O Santa Where Art Thou
Pac-Man Christmas Album
Santa's Bag: An All-Star Jazzy Christmas
Sing Christmas and The Turn of The Year - Alan Lomax Collection
Sing Me Home - Lisa Leuschner
Songs Of Christmas - Alan Lomax Collection
The Season...A Family Christmas Celebration - Fred Penner
The Sounds Of Christmas - The Three Suns
The Three Suns Present Your Christmas Favorites
Tis The Season - Fred Koch
White Christmas - Rosemary Clooney

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Perfect Candidates: Week Twelve

So, after the trauma of pulling 27 yracks off the master list here I am adding a bunch more righ back on it.

  1. A Song And A Christmas Tree (The Twelve Days Of Christmas) - Andy Williams
  2. Caroling Caroling - Lisa Ono
  3. Frosty the Snowman/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Henry Mancini
  4. Give Love on Christmas Day - The Temptations
  5. Jingle Bell Rock - Anita Kerr Singers
  6. Jingle Bells/Sleigh Ride - Henry Mancini
  7. Jingle Jangle - The Penguins
  8. Let's Trim the Christmas Tree - Line Material
  9. Medley: Pine Cones And Holly Berries (with It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas), We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Living Voices
  10. Merry Christmas Polka - Freddy Martin w. Merv Griffin
  11. O Holy Night - Andy Williams
  12. The Bell That Couldn't Jingle - Anita Kerr Singers
  13. The Kinds of Christmas - Line Material
  14. The Little Drummer Boy - Anita Kerr Singers
  15. The Little Drummer Boy - The Living Voices
  16. The Sounds Of Christmas - Catherine McKinnon
  17. Winter Wonderland - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass

Monday, April 21, 2008

27 more down...

I feel such a Grinch. 27 terrific songs cut from the master list. They'll all be back on one of the various supplemental playlists I'll work up once The Perfect is done - but still I feel as if I'm betraying some old friends...

  1. 2000 Miles - Pretenders
  2. A Five Pound Box of Money - Pearl Bailey
  3. A Winter's Tale - Mike Batt & David Essex
  4. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
  5. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Lionel Hampton
  6. Breath of Heaven - Amy Grant
  7. Christmas - Rachelle Ferrell
  8. Christmas Is The Best Of All - Johnny Tillotson
  9. Christmas Love - The Rotary Connection
  10. Come On, Ring Those Bells - Evie (Tornquist)
  11. December Will Be Magic Again - Kate Bush
  12. Deck The Halls - Sandler & Young
  13. I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You - Margo Guryan
  14. I Love The Winter Weather - Tony Bennett
  15. It's Clichéd to be Cynical at Xmas - Half Man Half Biscuit
  16. Just Like Christmas - Low
  17. Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming - Feist
  18. Mary, Did You Know - Kathy Mattea
  19. Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding
  20. Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters
  21. Merry Merry Christmas Baby -Dodie Stevens
  22. Midnight Sleighride - Sauter-Finegan Orch.
  23. Ring out solstice bells - Jethro Tull
  24. Silent Night - Elvis Presley
  25. Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
  26. Sleigh Ride - Voices of Walter Schumann
  27. What Child Is This - Julie Andrews

Week 12 : Albums

In order to shorten some of these posts I'm going to experiment with using separate entries for each round of candidate's songs and source albums. Here are most of the albums I listened to in order to come up with the newest collection of candidates for TPXMASM...

A Christmas Sampler - Westminster Hi Fi
A Jazz-a-Bye Christmas
A King Family Christmas
A Million Dollars Worth Of Christmas Doo-Wop
A Sesame Street Christmas
Boas Festas - Lisa Ono
Can't Stop Thinking About Christmas - Universal Honey
Christmas Album - Catherine McKinnon
Christmas Dancing - James Last
Christmas Kisses
Christmas Time Is Here - Dianne Reeves
Christmas With Donald And Debbie - Donald O'Connor & Debbie Reyonlds
Christmas With The Don Les Harmonicats
Christmas with Korla Pandit
Doo Wop Christmas
Everything You Want For Christmas - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Gifts Of Comfort & Joy - Medwyn Goodall
Give Love at Christmas - The Temptations
Glade Jul - Sissel Kyrkjebø
Greatest Christmas Songs - Henry Mancini
Happy Holi-dee - Lenny Dee
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Wayne King and His Orchestra
Irish Christmas - Craig Duncan
Joyeaux Noel - Les Djinns Singers
Laughing All The Way - Kitty Stallings
Merry From Lena - Lena Horne
Noel Des Anges - Laurence Jalbert
Pastorale des Noels de France - Le Petits Chanteurs de Chaillot
Pop Idols the Xmas Factor
Süßer Die Glocken Nie Klingen - Vicky Leandros
Snowfall - Jackie Gleason & His Orchestra
Spirit of Christmas - Medwyn Goodall
The Christmas Album - Mighty Blue Kings
The Little Drummer Boy - The Living Voices
The Magic Of Christmas - Giovanni
The Temptations Christmas Card - The Temptations
Too Many Santas! - The Bobs
Underground Oldies Christmas Album
When It Snows - The Blenders
Wonderland of Christmas - Andre Kostelanetz

I should have this week's songs up soon, plus I'll try to pull a few tunes off the master list in a feeble attempt to keep the tally under 200.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Jingle Bells Ring-Off

While Jingle Bells is an undisputed classic I doubt we need more than one version on the Perfect Mix. I've gathered up the current candidates...

  1. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
  2. Jingle Bells - Glenn Miller and His Orch.
  3. Jingle Bells - Johnny Cole
  4. Jingle Bells - Johnny Mercer
  5. Jingle Bells - Sammy Davis, Jr
  6. Jingle Bells - The Norman Luboff Choir
  7. Jingle Bells/Mele Kalikimaka - Alfred Apaka And The Hawaiian Village Serenaders
  8. Jingling Brass - Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass
  9. Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells - Andy Williams
...and now it's time to pick the best version
(in my humble opinion - your mileage may, and likely will, vary).

The Hawaiian version's long been a favorite but it's just can't cut it against this competition.

Sammy and Frank do great turns but I think they'll do just fine on a supplemental disc - plus both artists are still represented by other songs on the big list.

The Glenn Miller version's straight out of an old radio broadcast and suffers a bit in the audio department - plus the cigarette ad opening's less than ideal.

Johnny Cole's sounds classic on it's own but when placed in direct contrast against the rest it's clear it belongs on a supplemental.

Jingling Brass gets dropped since it's an instrumental version (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Andy Williams' take on Kay Thomson's Jingle Bells makes the cut since the song is enough of a variation that i don't consider it a duplication.

That leaves a pair of brilliant cuts - The Norman Luboff Choir and Johnny Mercer. Both tracks are in heavy rotation at Casa Kringle each holiday and it's hard t choose between the two. But, of the current crop, I'd have to say the Luboff version is so perfectly Christmas that it's starts snowing every time I play it.

So, I managed to drop 7 terrific , but just slightly less than perfect, songs from the master list. Thrilling, ain't it?

For more info on the song that sets the season visit Wikipedia.

karloff3 started a terrific Jingle Bells thread over at the Falalalala forums.

Do you have an absolute favorite vrsion of Jingle Bells I haven't covered yet?

Sunday, April 13, 2008

14 down, 140 to go!

Well I've managed to drop 14 tracks (plus another duplicate) to reduce the candidate list down to 161. A mere 140 or so more than I need. No problem. Sure I'm likely to add a whole bunch more in the upcoming months but hey, how tough could it be?

The current over/under for supplemental volumes is 14 (including themed volumes I've been populating but not chronicling here on the blog (yet).

I guess it's time to have a couple of song showdowns - there's no point in carrying 10 variations on Jingle Bells or 4 Deck the Halls. Watch for them in the next few days.

Here are the 14 songs I reluctantly sent to the supplementals.

Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
Driving Home For Christmas - Michael Ball
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Joyce
It's Clichéd to be Cynical at Xmas - Half Man Half Biscuit
Jingle Bells - Diana Krall
Let It Snow - Ray Brown Trio
Little Drummer Boy - Al Caiola and Riz Ortolani
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Three Suns
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Arthur Lyman
Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) - Elvis Presley
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Bruce Springsteen
Twinkle Twinkle Little Me - Stevie Wonder
Vive le vent - Ginette Reno

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Updated Master List - April 8

Holy Reindeer Droppings! I've let the list get a wee bit out of control. Nearly 200 songs! I guess I've got some serious pruning ahead of me.

Update: I found a few duplicates and dropped the total down to 176 -but still...176! And I've got more candidates waiting in the wings!

Updated Master List (April 8, 2008)

  1. (There's No Place Like) Home For the Holidays - Perry Como
  2. 2000 Miles - Pretenders
  3. A Christmas Toast - Bing Crosby
  4. A Five Pound Box of Money - Pearl Bailey
  5. A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
  6. A Marshmallow World - Johnny Mathis
  7. A Merry Christmas At Grandmother's - The Andrew Sisters with Danny Kaye
  8. A Time To Be Jolly - Bing Crosby
  9. A Very Merry Christmas - Cliff Edwards
  10. A Winter's Tale - Mike Batt & David Essex
  11. All I Want for Christmas (is my Two Front Teeth) - Nat King Cole
  12. And The Bells Rang - Bing Crosby
  13. And The Bells Rang - The Modernaires
  14. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Carmen McRae & Sammy Davis Jr.
  15. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
  16. Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
  17. Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Lionel Hampton
  18. Breath of Heaven - Amy Grant
  19. Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas To You) - Nat King Cole
  20. Buon Natale - Al Caiola and Riz Ortolani
  21. Caroling, Caroling - Nat King Cole
  22. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
  23. Christmas - Rachelle Ferrell
  24. Christmas Can't Be Far Away - Burl Ives
  25. Christmas Carols - Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music
  26. Christmas Chimes - Andre Kostelanetz
  27. Christmas Chopsticks--Bobby Vinton
  28. Christmas Chopsticks - Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
  29. Christmas Collage - Kathy Mattea
  30. Christmas Is - Lou Rawls
  31. Christmas Is - Percy Faith
  32. Christmas Is The Best Of All - Johnny Tillotson
  33. Christmas Love - The Rotary Connection
  34. Christmas Rush - Vincent Lopez
  35. Christmas Time All Over The World - Sammy Davis, Jr
  36. Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal) - Vince Guaraldi Trio
  37. Christmas in Killarney - Bing Crosby
  38. Come On, Ring Those Bells - Evie (Tornquist)
  39. Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong
  40. December Will Be Magic Again - Kate Bush
  41. Deck The Halls - Sandler & Young
  42. Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly/Wassail Song - Hugo Winterhalter
  43. Deck the Halls - Nat King Cole
  44. Deck the Halls - The Glad Singers
  45. Ding Dong! Merrily on High - The King's Singers
  46. Do You Hear What I Hear - Bing Crosby
  47. Do You Hear What I Hear - The Gamble Folk
  48. Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
  49. Driving Home For Christmas - Michael Ball
  50. Feliz Navidad - Jose Feliciano
  51. First Snowfall Medley - The Carpenters
  52. Frosty The Snowman - Jimmy Durante
  53. Gee Whiz, It's Christmas - Carla Thomas
  54. Gloria (Angels We Have Heard on High) - The Glad Singers
  55. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Ray Conniff
  56. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - The Glad Singers
  57. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Mike Sammes Singers
  58. Happy New Year - The Glad Singers
  59. Happy Sleigh Ride - Ferrante And Teicher
  60. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Julie Andrews
  61. Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Andre Kostelanetz
  62. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Joyce
  63. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
  64. Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) - Elvis Presley
  65. Here Comes Santa Claus - The Mills Brothers
  66. Here We Come A-Caroling - Ray Conniff Singers
  67. Holiday For Bells - Bert Kaempfert
  68. Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
  69. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Doris Day
  70. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Joao Bosco
  71. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Frank Sinatra
  72. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin
  73. I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You - Claudine Longet
  74. I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You - Margo Guryan
  75. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Burl Ives
  76. I Love The Winter Weather - Tony Bennett
  77. I Saw Three Ships - Nat King Cole
  78. I Wouldn't Trade Christmas - The Sinatra Family
  79. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Bing Crosby
  80. It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas - Perry Cuomo
  81. It's Clichéd to be Cynical at Xmas - Half Man Half Biscuit
  82. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
  83. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Johnny Mathis
  84. It Happened In Sun Valley - The Original Glenn Miller Singers
  85. Jing-A-Ling-A-Ling - Wayne King and His Orchestra
  86. Jing Jing A Ling - Honey And The Bees
  87. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
  88. Jingle Bells - Diana Krall
  89. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
  90. Jingle Bells - Glenn Miller and His Orch.
  91. Jingle Bells - Johnny Cole
  92. Jingle Bells - Johnny Mercer
  93. Jingle Bells - Sammy Davis, Jr
  94. Jingle Bells - The Norman Luboff Choir
  95. Jingle Bells/Mele Kalikimaka - Alfred Apaka And The Hawaiian Village Serenaders
  96. Jingling Brass - Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass
  97. Just Like Christmas - Low
  98. Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells - Andy Williams
  99. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Andre Kostelanetz
  100. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Dean Martin
  101. Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Randy Van Horne Singers
  102. Let It Snow - Ray Brown Trio
  103. Little Drummer Boy - Al Caiola and Riz Ortolani
  104. Little Drummer Boy-Peace On Earth -Bing Crosby & David Bowie
  105. Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming - Feist
  106. Mary, Did You Know - Kathy Mattea
  107. Medley: a. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, b. Deck the Halls, c. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - Henry Mancini
  108. Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding
  109. Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters
  110. Merry Merry Christmas Baby -Dodie Stevens
  111. Midnight Sleighride - Sauter-Finegan Orch.
  112. Mistletoe & Holly - Jack Jones
  113. Mistletoe And Holly - Frank Sinatra
  114. My Favorite Things - Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass
  115. O' Bambino - Harry Simeone Chorale
  116. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Domenico Savino And His Orchestra
  117. Oh Come, All ye Faithful - Elvis Presley
  118. Oiche Chiún (Silent Night) - Enya
  119. Pretty Snowflakes - Patti Page
  120. Ring out solstice bells - Jethro Tull
  121. Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
  122. Round and Round The Christmas Tree - Bing Crosby
  123. Rudolf, The Red Nosed Reindeer Mambo - Billy May
  124. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Tex Beneke, Ray Eberle And The Modernaires
  125. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Three Suns
  126. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
  127. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Arthur Lyman
  128. Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
  129. Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me) - Elvis Presley
  130. Santa Claus Is Back In Town - Elvis Presley
  131. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Bruce Springsteen
  132. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Peppermint Kandy Kids
  133. Schlittenfahrt Zum Weihnachtma - James Last
  134. Silent Night - Elvis Presley
  135. Silent Night - The Norman Luboff Choir
  136. Skating - Vince Guaraldi Trio
  137. Sleigh Ride - Al Cailoa & Riz Ortolani
  138. Sleigh Ride - Arthur Fiedler
  139. Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald
  140. Sleigh Ride - The Ventures
  141. Sleigh Ride - Voices of Walter Schumann
  142. Snow - Claudine Longet
  143. Snowfall - Enoch Light
  144. Song of the Sleigh Bells - June Hutton
  145. The Bell That Couldn't Jingle - Burt Bacharach
  146. The Bell That Couldn't Jingle - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
  147. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
  148. The Christmas Waltz - Frank Sinatra
  149. The Christmas Waltz - Peggy Lee
  150. The First Noel - Domenico Savino And His Orchestra
  151. The Holly And The Ivy - The Norman Luboff Choir
  152. The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
  153. The Little Drummer Boy - Henry Mancini
  154. The Man with the Bag - Kay Starr
  155. The Merriest - June Christy
  156. The Secret of Christmas - Julie Andrews
  157. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Andrews Sisters w/ Bing Crosby
  158. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Mantovani
  159. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Ray Conniff & Singers
  160. Twas The Night Before Christmas - Fred Waring
  161. Twas The Night Before Christmas - Jo Stafford
  162. Twinkle Twinkle Little Me - Stevie Wonder
  163. Vive le vent - Ginette Reno
  164. Wassail Song O Christmas Tree I Saw Three Ships - Arthur Fiedler & the Boston
  165. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - The Kingston Trio
  166. We Wish You A Merry Christmas/Jingle Bells/Where Did My Snowman Go - Gunter Kallmann Choir
  167. We Wish You The Merriest - The Original Glenn Miller Singers
  168. Welcome Christmas - The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
  169. What Child Is This - Julie Andrews
  170. What Child is This - Vince Guaraldi Trio
  171. White Christmas - Bing Crosby
  172. Winter Weather - Jo Stafford
  173. Winter Wonderland - Bing Crosby
  174. Winter Wonderland - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
  175. Winter Wonderland - The Three Suns

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Perfect Candidates Week Eleven

I know, I know! I've already got waaay too many songs to choose from and I haven't even included nine out of your own personal (and flawless) top ten. How can I keep adding candidates?

This week's newcomers...

  1. And The Bells Rang - The Original Glenn Miller Singers
  2. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Carmen McRae & Sammy Davis Jr.
  3. Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas To You) - Nat King Cole
  4. Buon Natale - Al Caiola and Riz Ortolani
  5. Christmas - Rachelle Ferrell
  6. Christmas Can't Be Far Away - Burl Ives
  7. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Mike Sammes Singers With Organ And Chimes
  8. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Joyce
  9. I'll Be Home For Christmas - Joao Bosco
  10. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Burl Ives
  11. It Happened In Sun Valley - The Original Glenn Miller Singers
  12. Jingle Bells - Johnny Mercer
  13. Jingle Bells - The Norman Luboff Choir
  14. Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Randy Van Horne Singers
  15. Little Drummer Boy - Al Caiola and Riz Ortolani
  16. O' Bambino - Harry Simeone Chorale
  17. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
  18. Silent Night - The Norman Luboff Choir
  19. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Mantovani
  20. We Wish You The Merriest - The Original Glenn Miller Singers
  21. Winter Weather - Jo Stafford

Great, didn't I just struggle over getting rid of a couple of "Jingle Bells" and here I am adding two more. And couldn't I have at least made up my mind between the two "Buon Natale's"? Apparently not.

Quitw a few terrific albums this week - I really enjoyed revisiting some of these.

A Celtic Celebration - The Night Heron Consort
A Christmas Carol - David Austin
A Christmas Carol- Jordan Rudess
A Gift Of Song - Mason Williams
A Goodfellas Christmas
A Johnny Mathis Christmas
A Personal Christmas Collection - Robert Goulet
A Romantic Christmas - Richard Clayderman
A Smooth Jazz Christmas - Dave Koz & Friends
A Very Nostalgic Christmas
Beyond The Season - Garth Brooks
Christmas Carol - James Galway
Christmas In The Stars - Star Wars Christmas Album
Christmas Serenade in the Glenn Miller Style - The Original Glenn Miller Singers
Christmas Sky - Jordan Rudess
Christmas Songs - Mel Torme
Christmas Songs - Wayne Newton
Christmas Time Down South - Charlie Daniels
Christmas Variations - Rick Wakeman
Christmas With Patti Page
Christmas With The Platters
Christmas With the Norman Luboff Choir
Christmastime - David Benoit
December - Kenny Loggins
Enchanted Christmas - Anna Maria Mendieta
Ghosts of Christmas Past
Go Tell it on the Mountain - Blind Boys of Alabama
Hallmark presents Christmas With Tony Bennett
Happy Holidays-I Love The Winter Weather - Jo Stafford
Happy Holidays - The Lemon 5
Have A Merry Little Christmas -Al Hirt
Have Yourself A Souful Little Christmas - Kenny Burrell
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
Heavenly Christmas
Holiday Pops - Boston Pops Orchestra
Holly & Ivy - Natalie Cole
Home for the Holidays - Schooner Fare
Iceland - All About Eve
It Feels Like Christmas - Lettermen
Its A Cool Cool Christmas
Joy - Avalon
Mambo Christmas
Mantovani's Christmas Favorites
Merry Christmas - Brenda Lee
Merry Christmas - Joe Scruggs
My Christmas Dream - Sonny James
Original Big Band Christmas
Personal Christmas Collection - Doris Day
Poets & Angels - Ottmar Liebert
Remembering Christmas - Danny Wright
Sharing the Season, Vol. 4 - Lorie Line & Her Pop Chamber Orchestra
Snow the Get Easy Christmas Collection
Songs Of The Season - Peter White
Sound of Christmas - Al Caiola and Riz Ortolani
The Christmas Album - David Foster
The Christmas Song - Lawrence Welk
The Christmas Song - Roger Whittaker
The Greatest Hits Of Christmas - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Presence of Christmas
The Spirit of Christmas
The Star Carol - Tennessee Ernie Ford
UltraLounge - Christmas Cocktails 1-3
Vintervisor / WinterSongs - Triakel
What A Wonderful Christmas - Anne Murray
White Christmas - The Mike Sammes Singers With Organ And Chimes
Winter Magic - Hilary Stagg
Winter Wishes
Winter in Scotland, a Highland Christmas - Steve McDonald & Hollie Smith
Wurlitzer Christmas Carousel - Tom Meijer

Coming up in the next couple of weeks - another poll, another week's worth of candidates and the updated master list (with some new trims hopefully).