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Recommendations on Christmas Music??

With all due respect to those who choose not to celebrate Christmas (for whatever reason); for those who do, what recommendations do you have for this Christmas Season??

If you're like me, I find Christmas Music to be terribly commercialized with artist after artist coming out with there 'token album', almost as if it was an obligation to fans or perhaps an easy way to make a few extra bucks. I apologize if this sounds too harsh, but when an artist does take the time to come up with something special, I have to give a special nod of appreciation.

So help me out here, if you have some personal favorites that you feel rises above the mundane, please share those gems with the AudiogoN community.

Many thanks!!
brauser
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jafant
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Brauser-

I celebrate Christmas and heartily recommend 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' it is the gold standard after all.

I also have always enjoyed Crosby/Bowie version of the 'Little Drummer Boy'. Finally, 'A Very Special Christmas' is a nice curtain call.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
jerroot
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Ever since I found it in a bargain bin in 1976, hands-down it's Ellington's Nutcracker Suite. It is loved by all and never gets old, dated or out of place. Seasonal, musically secular and such a treat.

If you can find an original Columbia pressing grab it, they are fabulous. The later Columbia reissues, not so much. Pure Pleasure has a newly released reissue. It if it up to their usual standards, it'll be great.
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abucktwoeighty
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Windham Hill has several Winter's Solstice discs. I also like "If on a Winter's Night..." by Sting.
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dekay
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"Disco Baby" - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony

"The Nutcracker Suite" - The Modern Mandolin Quartet

"Parallel Lines" - Blondie

"Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite" - already mentioned

"Greatest Hits" - ABBA

"Christmas With SCTV" volumes 1, 2 & 3 on DVD
saki70
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I have offerings from Sting and Diana Krall that I enjoy .
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