Your favorite music over the holidays


I remember Christmas of 1968 very clearly. My best friend's dad had a Dynaco integrated tube set up, Dual turntable with Shure cartridge and big AR speakers. My friend got "The White Album" for Christmas and I spent as much time as possible at his house that vacation week while we listened and listened on his dad's system to that wonderful just-released double-record set. His parents' sitter also brought records over that vacation week and I got to stay over and hear for the first time "Are You Experienced" and "Cheap Thrills."

We were both in 6th grade and hooked on rock, Cream, Who, Beatles, Jefferson Airplane etc. And Zeppelin was just around the corner...

So those are "de rigeur" playing on vinyl for me over the holidays.

What are some of yours?
stevecham
Vince Guaraldi "A Charlie Brown Christmas", hands down. Get the CD, it's fabulous. Also David Benoit offers his version recorded more recently than the original tunes.
Robert shaw. 'Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns & Carols' Best singing ever. 'Many moods of Christmas' with the atlanta sym is great also.
Charles Browns 'Cool Christmas Blues'. It's simply fantastic and I can't wait to play it.
Have to agree with Mapman, I get out my original Mercury Living Presence "Nutcracker" on vinyl, an FR-1 pressing- my niece's favorite holiday music as well.