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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.
mceljo
learsfool
1,215 posts
 
Haven't read the other responses, so sorry if this is a repeat, but there is a nice CD compilation from Blue Note called Yule Struttin' Christmas.
mrpresident
45 posts
 
Christina Aguilera's Christmas CD, Mariah Carey's Christmas CD and Rosemary Clooney's Christmas CD. These are the best of the best Christmas albums and the best that these ladies have to offer.
sugith
39 posts
 
CD:
Vanessa Williams - Star Bright
James Taylor - At Christmas
Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
Yo-Yo Ma - Songs of Joy and Peace

Ditto on Charlie Brown Christmas, esp the hi-res version

It's a bit kitschy but Mannheim Steamroller Christmas and Arthur Fielder and the Boston Pops Christmas record - I only have the vinyl - are great fun.
rockadanny
1,222 posts
 
Man, "Christmas at the Patti", does it for me.
bdgregory
1,709 posts
 
It seems a little early for the annual Christmas Music thread . . . but I love Christmas music - but only for the few days surrounding Christmas day. I'm not much of a fan of the usual pop songs (jingle bells, etc), instead I prefer the more religious songs even though I'm not very religious.

Some of my favorites include Sarah McLachlan, Emmylou Harris, Windham Hill - "Carols of Christmas", "GRP Christmas Collection", "Majesty of Christmas" (Pipe Organ/Choir), and yes Trans Siberian Orchestra.
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