Perfect Candidates Week 5

Here's the latest batch to make the increasingly long "short list" for TPM.

Lots of selections this week from FaLaLaLaLa.com's fine series of ADVENTure in Carols sharity compilations .

1. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
2. Christmas Is - Percy Faith
3. Christmas Is The Best Of All - Johnny Tillotson
4. Christmas Is The Time To Say 'I Love You' - Billy Squier
5. Deck The Halls - The Mike Sammes Singers
6. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - The Mike Sammes Singers
7. Hang Your Wishes On The Tree - Les Baxter Orchestra & Chorus
8. Here Comes Santa Claus - The Mills Brothers
9. Jing-A-Ling-A-Ling - Wayne King and His Orchestra
10. Little Stowaway On Santa's Sleigh - The Golden Orchestra Pops
11. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Tex Beneke, Ray Eberle And The Modernaires
12. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - The Hiltonaires With The Tony Mansell Singers
13. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - The Goldiggers
14. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Peppermint Kandy Kids
15. Snow - Claudine Longet
16. Wassail Song O Christmas Tree I Saw Three Ships - Arthur Fiedler & the Boston
17. We Wish You A Merry Christmas/Jingle Bells/Where Did My Snowman Go - Gunter Kallmann Choir
    
18. Welcome Christmas - The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

I've clearly got a lot of pruning to do but I'm a bit pressed for time at the moment so I'll be back in a bit with another post where I'll vote a few songs off Christmas Island.

Here are some of the albums I skied through to come up with this week's list - lots of great compilations.

V.A. Adventures in Carols 2004 - 2007
V.A. Ernie (not Bert)'s Best of Christmas in July
V.A. Red Letter Day - a Synthpop Christmas
V.A. A polaroid for Christmas
V.A. Sanity Clause 2007
V.A. The Big 80's x-mas
V.A. Winter Was On the Ground (Box Set Go)
V.A. Al's Christmas Ale 2001, 2004
V.A. Do You Fear What I Fear
V.A. The Blues Are Still Blue Kerstmix 2007 (The Late Greats Music Blog)
V.A. Spiked Candy Canes
Daniéle et Michèle - Noël à deux