Christmas music “expert” here! Retired choir director and audiophile have to disparate recommendations:
Christmas Cocktails Vol.1 and Vol.2. A scream! Two disc compilations of Capital Records best. Gotta hear Les Brown and his Band of Renown’s version of The Nutcracker Suite. Beautifully remastered and available on LP as well as CD. Includes a recipe for a proper Hot Toddy 😋.
”Christmas With the Harvard Glee Club”, John F. Adams, Director. This LP from 1979 on the Musical Heritage label is a stunning collection of deep-catalog seasonal music for men’s chorus. Never available on anything other than the original LP, it’s only a few bucks on the usual auction sites. Worth noting that another LP from this series earned a place on Harry Pearson’s Super Disc List.