Christmas Carol CDs: Eclectic, Golden Holiday Music
An Eclectic Mix
I have a lot of nostalgia for Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas. I remember the first time the special came on TV. I guess I was about two. I remember the living room, the tree, and how much fun it was to watch this special. It was a big event back in the days when cartoons like Bullwinkle were on prime time!
Track List:
O Tannenbaum
What Child Is This?
My Little Drum
Linus and Lucy
Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)
Christmas Time is Here (Vocal Version)
Skating
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Christmas Is Coming
Fur Elise
Christmas Song
Greensleeves
Christmas Through the Years, Louis Armstrong
I don't have this exact CD. I have a cheap compilation of jazz Christmas Songs called A Swingin' Soulful Christmas, but I got it out of a dollar bin years ago. This was the closest thing I could find online. I picked it because it features Louis Armstrong's hilarious, Zat You Santa Claus? An all time favorite!
Track List:
Christmas In New Orleans
"Zat You, Santa Claus?"
Hello Dolly
Blue Moon
"Baby, It's Cold Outside (w/Velma Middleton)"
Gone Fishin' (w/Bing Crosby)
Santa Claus Blues
A Kiss To Build A Dream On
The Night Before Christmas
What A Wonderful World
Christmas Guest, Andy Griffith
When I was a child, we welcomed Andy Griffith into our home room every week, and he appreciated it! He was like a member of my family! So, for me and lots of other late baby boomers, this CD really is like having a welcome Christmas guest. It is an enjoyable mix of traditional hymns, carols, and a taste of bluegrass and storytelling from a friendly, familiar voice
Track List:.
The Christmas Guest (Story) - Andy Griffith & Grandpa Jones
Joy to the World
O Come, O Come Emmanuel/What Child Is This?
Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem, Luke 2 (Story)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Away in a Manger/Golden Slumber
Beautiful Savior
The Juggler (Story)
I Wonder as I Wander
Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley
Belleau Wood (Story) - Andy Griffith & Garth Brooks
Silent Night
Merry Christmas, Have a Nice Life, Cyndi Lauper
I have had this CD for several years. I just loved Cyndi Lauper with her first hit, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! We all went around looking like we cut our hair in the dark with a weedeater back then (the 80s) and she was an inspiration! This CD is a fun mix of silly, pretty, funny, inspirational and traditional. I enjoy it during the holidays every year.
Track List:
Home on Christmas Day - Cyndi Lauper, Hyman, Rob
Early Christmas Morning
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Cyndi Lauper, Marks, Johnny
Christmas Conga
Minnie and Santa
Feels Like Christmas
Three Ships - Cyndi Lauper, Traditional
New Year's Baby (First Lullaby)
December Child
In the Bleak Midwinter - Cyndi Lauper, Holst, Gustav
Silent Night - Cyndi Lauper, Gruber, Franz
James Galway's Christmas Carol, Flutist, James Galway
This is another CD that I have had for several years and enjoy tremendously every holiday season. Beautiful and tradition , it features the fabulous James Galway playing flute and conducting (if you can imagine) The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Singers, and the Chapel Choir of King's School, Canterbury. This is an excellent choice for a quiet Christmas eve by the fire.
Track List:
Silent Night - James Galway, Gruber, Franz
Shepherd's Pipe Carol - James Galway, Rutter, John
Air - James Galway,
Fantasia on "I Saw Three Ships" - James Galway, Overton, David
Greensleeves - James Galway, Traditional
Zither Carol - James Galway, Traditional
The Holy Boy - James Galway, Ireland, John
Pat-A-Pan - James Galway, Traditional
Past Three O'Clock - James Galway, Traditional
Sinfonia - James Galway,
Ave Maria - James Galway, Schubert, Franz
Chorale - James Galway,
I Wonder as I Wander - James Galway, Traditional
Sheep may safely graze - James Galway,
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - James Galway, Poston, Elizabeth
We Wish You a Merry Christmas - James Galway, Traditional
I hope you will give some of these a try. I think you will enjoy them. I know I do. They are all available on Amazon, and I have put them all together in one place for you to make it handy. Just click the top link in the resources box to quickly find these CDs and a few more.
Have a happy and safe holiday season!
Grace & Peace! Good will to All!
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