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Christmas Music and Audiophiles?

I personally really enjoy listening to Christmas music. I find that when it's done well it can be better than just about any other types of music. I even listen to it from time to time throughout the year.

Are there any audiophile Christmas Albums that are worthly of your dedicated stereo listening systems or do you only play Christmas music on your whole house systems as background music?

What are you favorites?

One of my personal current favorites is the Canadian Tenors Christmas album. I have five more Christmas CDs on the way to enhance this upcoming season.
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THE MANY MOODS OF CHRISTMAS - Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orch & Chorus.
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pop songs in which the word 'Christmas" is uttered a few times, is not Christmas music. Christmas music celebrates the birth of Christ.
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'Dr. John singing "Silent Night" on the Dr. John plays Mac Rebennac CD. Incredible music and sound.'

Listened to a clip on amazon. Guess I just don't get this one. He said the words to Silent Night, but other than that, it has nothing in common with the song. He could have been singing about his woman leaving him, and it would have sounded similar. Wasn't very good Dr John either.
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You want good Christmas songs by Pop / Jazz artists? Try Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis.
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I like Dr John, He is one of my favorites from Nawlins. Check out his 'Dis, Dat or da udder.' I just never developed a taste for pop/rock Christmas Music. But variety is what makes it all so wondeful.
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Guess I will have to give it another listen. I plan to place an order from Amazon again tonight, so I might just have it soon. :) 'The Bright Mississippi' by Allen Toussaint and 'Marsalis and Clapton Play the blues' are two excellent CDs also. A real Gem I found by accident is Aaron Neville's "warm your Heart". Gotta love that New Orleans sound. I am always on the lookout for new Music.so thanks for the tip.
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Three good ones:

Songs of Angels - Robert Shaw and Robert Shaw chamber singers.

The many Moods Of Christmas - Robert Shaw with Atlanta Sym Orch and Chorus

Messiah (highlights) - Andrew Davis with Toronto Symphony and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Kathleen Battle, et al
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