My All Time Christmas Song

Bing Crosby and David Bowie -Star of Bethlehem 

the Brian Setzer orchestra  buy their Christmas bluray  or go see him live 

great concert me amd the Mrs went to see them  Big Band Classic Christmas 🎅 Christmas 🎄, Merry Christmas 🎁 to all on Audiogon  !!

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. 

James Taylor at Christmas - Baby, It's Cold Outside. The whole album is good.

This Christmas - Donny Hathaway (R.I.P.)

Thoughts on a line from 'Do You Hear What I Hear':

A child, a child, shivers in the cold

Let us bring him silver and gold

Let us bring him silver and gold...

How about bringing the kid a blanket??!!