Vote for your "Favorite Christmas Music CD or LP"

Sinatra LP for sonics and content.

Charlie Brown for content, not for sonics (including the new 45RPM version - good but not great sonics when compared to the others in the 45RPM series).

Charlie Brown Xmas by Vince Guaraldi. Fantastic all the way into July.

Hands down my fav is Over The Rhine's "Snow Angels". I will second the Mindy Smith as a great call by Dodgealum.

Bruce Cockburn - Christmas

Straight, No Chaser

I grew up with a Maguires Sisters album in the 50's-60's that had both kids and grownups songs. Loved the songs. Now I like the "NOW that's what I call Christmas" It has the usual list of xmas songs by the stars who made them famous.

My favorite is one that really goes back and it's A Burl Ives Christmas album. I like it because he brings a certain joy to all the Christmas songs. I also like Elvis's Blue Christmas.

The Russ Freeman Christmas CD is great, and the GRP selections (3 cd set)are ones I can listen to year after year which I can't say about most Christmas music.

Windham Hill Christmas, the one with Anita Bryant singing Silent Night... past that I simply compile my own compilations in various genres... Jazzy, country, bluesy, etc... A Rat Pack Xmas is pretty good overall however.

Christmas with John Fahey.

This year I've been listening to Aimee Mann and Mindy Smith. Both are better than most but I'm still getting tired of the genre and it's only the 26th!

Second Chuck Brown, my long time favorite - a glass of something, dark room, Christmas lights on the tree and listening to Vince and the gang always helps me forget all the crap and remember how lucky I am to enjoy another holiday season. Willie Nelson, Diana Krall and Elvis are good too.

Any of the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas cds followed by Trans Siberian Orchestra

Vince Guaraldi, Charlie Brown Christmas.

I have a tie. Leon Redbone's and John Prine's.

E, Blue Christmas ?. I remember my mom giving to to me for christmas when I was just knee high.

Mannheim Steamroller 1st Christmas LP

The original (Volume 1) of "A Very Special Christmas", is my favorite.