Top Ten Old Christmas Albums
As we prepare for Thanksgiving this week, it's time to start thinking seriously about Christmas music. Some people think it's too early for Christmas music, but I think that's crazy. The truth is, Christmas music is great all year round and only gets better the closer we get to Christmas.
So today I will share with you my top ten list of amazingly fantastic Christmas albums by dead or almost dead people (to keep in line with the theme this blog, of course):
10. Elvis Presley: Elvis Christmas
You pretty much need an Elvis album in your Christmas music collection. Some of the songs on this album are a little strange, but it's worth it if only for the extremely Elvis-y Blue Christmas and Here Comes Santa Claus.
9. Frank Sinatra: A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra
Frank singing classic Christmas tunes. Can't go wrong with that!
8. Christmas With The Rat Pack
Who doesn't love the Rat Pack? They're certainly entertaining and there aren't many other Christmas albums featuring drunk, middle aged men forgetting the words to Christmas songs. Best song: Marshmallow World.
7. Nat King Cole: Christmas For Kids: From One To Ninety-Two
I discovered this album when I worked at Zany Brainy and we played it all Christmas. It has lots of happy fun songs that you won't find on a lot of the usual Christmas albums. And Nat King Cole has a great Christmas song voice.
6. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
First of all, I love when Ella wishes me a swinging Christmas. That's really all their is to say. Best song: Sleigh Ride.
5. Andy Williams: Merry Christmas
Listen, Andy Williams is Christmas. His version of Sleigh Ride on this album is disturbingly '60s and makes me want to do a weird Ann Margret dance, but I cannot stop listening!
4. Nat King Cole: The Christmas Song
For those of you who need more traditional Christmas songs, this is the perfect album.
3. A Charlie Brown Christmas
This one is so amazing that I listen to it year 'round. The piano is fantastic and it's just an all around feel good album. I especially love My Little Drum.
2. Bing Crosby: White Christmas
Yes, these are two albums, but some songs overlap and they really should be one album. Bing and the Andrews Sisters are just fabulous together and very old-timey. I especially love Jingle Bells.
1. Andy Williams: The Andy Williams Christmas Album
Yes, this is the best Christmas album of all time. It has everything—all your favorite classics plus the weird '60s influences we've come to know and love from Andy. Buy it now before Christmas is over!!
And an honorable mention goes to a completely amazing remix of Happy Holiday
So, those are my favorite old Christmas albums. What are yours?
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2 comments:
Thanks for sharing the Top Ten Old Christmas Albums. Elvis Presley: Elvis Christmas is my favourite. Enjoyed it very much.
My two all-time favorite Christmas albums are:
1) "The Kate Smith Christmas Album" (1966)- Kate's album is just wonderful. Her versions of "Silver Bells" and "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" are definitive! (In my humble opinion.) It's available for download from the Amazon MP3 store.
2) The Carpenters "A Christmas Portrait". Karen was BORN to sing Christmas music!
The other albums on your list are classics, too. I don't go for the modern Christmas album. . . they don't have any magic for me.
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