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Christmas music

I don’t know about the rest of you but I like Christmas music and the time of year in general-though I may be the only one who thinks like that here. I was just curious if any of you have any preferences for Christmas music that you like? I like Jim Brickman’s The Gift but there are some new ones out this year-surprise, surprise-Dave Koz has a new Christmas CD as does Tony Bennett-Charlotte Church-there are two others as well in that CD(whom slip my mind at this time), are either of these any good? I mean nothing is worse then getting a bad Christmas CD!!
tireguy
blkadr
731 posts
 
Now for something completely different! Two unusual offerings:"A Christmas Cocktail" from Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra. Swingin lounge jazz to just plain weird. I guarentee you have never heard Christmas songs done like this before, delightfully over the top. The second is "An American Christmas". A traditional acoustic intrumental collection with Vasser Clements, Norman and Nancy Blake, Roy Huskey Jr.and friends. Fiddle, mandolin, cello, guitar ect. Wonderful warm and beautiful. These two are as different as night and day but both are great fun. Merry Christmas!
rayhall
393 posts
 
For all you Etta James fans, and you don't really even have to be one,there is "12 Songs of Christmas", with Cedar Walton on piano. Etta does a great job with 12 of the Christmas standards, even adding something to "Jingle Bells", which, let's face it, is hard to do. The musicianship of all players on this CD is superb and the sound is very, very good. I heard this at Border's a year ago and it was startling how good this was, but I didn't buy it that day. Next day they had sold out and it has taken me a year to find this CD again.
stasis
34 posts
 
Mannhiem Steamroller "Fresh Aire Christmas" is a lot of fun,
also Holly Cole has a christmas disc available.
tommy_in_sylmar
144 posts
 
heres a couple-
.yule be boppin-on blue note/var artists-a highlight is bob dorough's new updated version of 'blue xmas'.
.jingle bell jazz-columbia/var artists-highlight-bob dorough's original 'blue xmas'.
.wynton marsalis-crescent city christmas card-he recites the night before christmas.
.yule struttin'-blue note again-highlight is benny green-silent night, could cause tears.
.....regards.....tr
ben_campbell
1,164 posts
 
For something a little different try the album simply titled Christmas by the band Low.
It features a combination of original Christmas related songs and a few classics (Silent Night,Blue Christmas,Little Drummer Boy etc.).
Low are from Duluth and the music could be described as like a more left-field Cowboy Junkies,it's low-fi but melodic.
Worth a gamble.
It's on Tugboat records.

Ben
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