Your Holiday/Christmas Favorite Recordings


As I sit here enjoying a glass of cab, looking at the decorations that were put up today, watching the snow pile up outside(which must be removed tomorrow), and listening to my favorite Christmas CD - James Galaway's "Christmas Carol", I wonder what wonderful music you decide to dedicate to your tt or cd player this time of year? My top five are; 1. Galways "Christmas Carol" RCA RCD1-588, 2. Vince Guardaldi Trio's "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Fantasy FCD-8431-2, 3. David Grisman's "Acoustic Christmas" Rounder CD 0190, 4. Mannheim Steamroller "A Fesh Aire Christmas" Amercian Gramaphone Records AGCD 1988, and 5. Philadelphia Brass Ensemble "A Festival of Carols in Brass" CBS MK7033.

Oh yes, Happy Holidays to All! I've learned so much from so many here at Agon, and I am deeply appreciative.
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Ok, i see the thread i was looking for is gone....so heres two unusaul finds....'An American Christmas' Norman and Nancy blake, Roy Huskey Jr, Vassar Clements, Ronnie McCoury, James Byran. A relaxing authentic traditional take on Christmas, no show boating, just nice.....now, if you can find 'A Christmas Cocktail' by Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra, your in for a treat. From strait jazz to just plain weird, this CD is a hoot. Good sound too, i love it. Well if i feel better im off to the local Manifest to look for something new, see ya.
try and find Keur Moussa: Sacred Chants & African Rhythms from Senegal...outstanding recording with interesting music... a must have!
Ray Coniff Singers Christmas Album and Andy Williams Christmas Album. Both lps always brings childhood memories around the Christmas tree .
Christmas in Suburbia by Martin Newell
(from The Greatest Living Englishman)

Going home for Christmas in suburbia
Where the sodium lights are golden in the rain
On the plastic and the chrome of the people going home
They will jingle jangle by electric candlelight
Christmas time

I'll celebrate a shoestring saturnalia
With a cracker or two and some cheap old sherry wine
(sherry wine about a quid or two)
We'll have tofu (???)
You can let the turkey go
I'm not killing over Christmas in suburbia any time

Party round at my place after closing time
You can bring your own there's none at home
I drank it all
You might have known!

All the stars are shining in suburbia
As you wake up in a room that's not your own
There's an angel in your bed, and you wonder what you said
Then you realise its Christmas in suburbia
Christmas time

There's an angel in your bed, and you wonder what you said
Then you realise its Christmas
You realise its Christmas
You realise its Christmas in suburbia
Christmas time

Merry Christmas darling...

As a side note, you can see Martin Newell in action with Captain Sensible (of the Damned), performing their Punk Aid charitable single here. Windows media player clip..