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Your Holiday/Christmas Favorite Recordings

As I sit here enjoying a glass of cab, looking at the decorations that were put up today, watching the snow pile up outside(which must be removed tomorrow), and listening to my favorite Christmas CD - James Galaway's "Christmas Carol", I wonder what wonderful music you decide to dedicate to your tt or cd player this time of year? My top five are; 1. Galways "Christmas Carol" RCA RCD1-588, 2. Vince Guardaldi Trio's "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Fantasy FCD-8431-2, 3. David Grisman's "Acoustic Christmas" Rounder CD 0190, 4. Mannheim Steamroller "A Fesh Aire Christmas" Amercian Gramaphone Records AGCD 1988, and 5. Philadelphia Brass Ensemble "A Festival of Carols in Brass" CBS MK7033.

Oh yes, Happy Holidays to All! I've learned so much from so many here at Agon, and I am deeply appreciative.
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"Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer".

Ho,ho,ho.
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rushton
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For classical music fans, here are some LP selections I've been listening to this week that regularly return to the turntable even outside the Christmas season:

In Dulci Jubilo, Christmas Music of the 15-18th Centuries, Jurgens/MonteverdiChHamburg, Telefunken SAWT 9419

Christmas Music from Medieval & Ren Europe, The Sixteen, Hyperion A66263

Gregorian Chants-Hungary Vol.1-Christmas, Schola Hungarica, Dobszay/Szendrei, Hungaraton SLPX 11477

On Christmas Night, Christmas Carols sung by the Choir of King's College, Willcocks/ChoirKingsColl/LSO, Preston -org, Argo ZRG 5333

Responsoria of Matins at Christmas, Estrada/Schola de Montserrat, Archiv 2533 158

Handel, Messiah, Davis/LSO, Philips 802 721/3 (this year's choice for enjoyment)

Christmas Hymns and Carols, Vol 1, Robert Shaw Chorale, RCA LSC 2139 (well, this one pretty much only shows up in December...)

And on CD:
Aquitania - Christmas Music from Aquitanian Monestaries, Sequentia, Harmonia Mundi 77383

Thys Yool - A Medieval Christmas, Martin Best Ensemble, Nimbus 5137

On Yoolis Night - Medieval Carols & Motets, Anonymous 4, Harmonia Mundi 907099

Best wishes of the season to all,
dsk
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Three Ships by Jon Anderson. Good luck finding it though.
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