Comments of recommendations on Xmas music

Wilson Pickets version of Jingle Bells always gets the season kicked off for me - 'Good God Almighty...Sleigh'

Here are my favorites, from the PROJEKT label:
Excelsis v.1 a dark noel (1995)
Excelsis v.2 a winters song (1995)
Excelsis v.3 a prelude (2001)

Here is link:

http://www.projekt.com/projekt/product.asp?sku=PRO00062&dept%5Fid=10

Two words...JOHN FAHEY.

Thank you for your comments. I purchased the Blind Boys CD, it is very good. Also purchased the Alligator record Genuine Houserocking Christmas, this just was released.

Besides The Blind Boys (which is excellent), new this year is a Moody Blues disc "December" and a Jethro Tull (can't recall the title). My personnal favs are more traditional though, A Robert Shaw Christmas, Angels On High (Telarc) and Christmas Night, Carols of the Nativity by The Cambridge Singers and John Ritter (Collegium).