Your Favorite Holiday Album

@ilikemiles, The Ventures Christmas album was the first xmas album I owned. The Mosrite guitars they played on the album have that great twangy sound they are known for (except for Johnny Ramones' ;-) . When I last saw them live (on a cruise ship tour to Mexico with Los Straitjackets), they were back to playing Fenders. Drummer Mel Taylor had passed away, but his son was now their drummer! The other three Ventures were still alive and playing okay, but not like when they were young. Los Straitjackets were much better.

bdp24, thanks for the context! Cool story. 

The other Christmas album I would give a shout out to from that era is James Brown’s “Santa’s got a brand new bag”....

Elvis Presley Christmas Album and the Carpenters.

Soulful Strings - The Magic Of Christmas.

+1 for Elvis.  There are others I like, but if I only listen to one it is Elvis'.I simply HAVE to hear Blue Christmas (track 1) every year or I just might die.