Sunday, 10 November 2013

Fifteen Classic Christmas Albums to Start Your Collection!

Well, it's that wonderful time of the year again. My favourite time... Christmastime! I woke up this morning and there was SNOW ON THE GROUND. The stores are decked out in red, green, and gold. Couples are snuggled close together sipping hot chocolate in the coffee shop, and snow flakes occasionally find their way down to land on my nose. It's absolutely perfect!

If you'd like to listen to a pre made playlist of Christmas songs, you can check out three of my playlists, That Christmas Feeling, Christmas Dreaming, and finally, Christmas Morning.   

Because I believe that the season is not complete without an amazing soundtrack to accompany and create that Christmas feeling, here's a list of my top 15 favourite albums to listen to during the holiday season.

The top 5 are absolute essentials. Let me know what your top 5 Christmas Albums are in the comments down below. 

1. Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song

What can I say about this album, except that it is absolute perfection! Every single song sounds like Christmas Morning. A must have!

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here. 

2.  Vince Guaraldi Trio: A Charlie Brown Christmas

Another essential Christmas album. The Vince Guaraldi Trio masters that holiday feeling on this phenomenal album. I suggest you watch the movie as well because it's so cute and the music doesn't sound the same without watching the film.

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

3. Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas

Can't have Christmas without a little Mariah Carey. The most popular song on this album is "All I Want for Christmas is You," but all of the songs are immensely enjoyable. Some of my favourites are "O Holy Night," "Silent Night," and "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)." Again, you can't go wrong with this album in your Christmas repertoire.

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

4. Harry Connick Jr.: When My Heart Finds Christmas
I grew up listening to this album, so I always get that warm fuzzy nostalgic feeling every time I hear one of the songs. But it's honestly one of the best and I always go back to it year after year to create a sense of holiday warmth, love, and joy.

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

5. Bing Crosby: Christmas Classics 
Bing Crosby perfected one of the most well known Christmas Songs of all time: White Christmas (written by Irving Berlin). Bing sang the song in the 1942 film Holiday Inn and it soon became a classic. This album just feels like Christmas. I love me some Bing for Christmas sing alongs.

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

Now, the rest of the albums on this list aren't in any particular order, like the top 5 were, but are equally as excellent as any of the above records.

6. Andy Williams: The Andy Williams Christmas Album

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

7. Dean Martin: Dean Martin's Greatest Christmas Hits

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here. 


8. Diana Krall: Christmas Songs

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

9. Jackson 5: Ultimate Christmas Collection

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

10. James Taylor: At Christmas

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

11. Johnny Mathis: Merry Christmas 


Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

12. Michael Bublé: Christmas


Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

13. Tony Bennett: A Swingin' Christmas


Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

14. Barbra Streisand: Christmas Memories 


Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

15. Ella Fitzgerald: Swinging Christmas 

Listen to my favourite song from this album by clicking here.

Well that's all I have in terms of recommendations for some great classic Christmas albums. I hope this list is enough to get you started and gets you to feel that spirit of Christmas running through your veins. Enjoy! And make sure to spread that Christmas cheer!

3 comments:

  1. And, only a single, but "This Christmas" by Donny Hathaway as the number one Christmas song by The Root.

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    1. Thanks for commenting Glenn! I have that song by Donny Hathaway as well and I always put it on my Christmas playlist :) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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