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Location: Texas | I know is not even Thanksgiving yet, but the Holiday season is upon us, so I would like some suggestions for your favorite Christmas music.
Mine are, not in any favorite order:
David Grisman - Acoustic Christmas. Great acoustic instrumentals of Christmas classics.
John Denver - Rocky Mountain Christmas. What can I say, I grew up with this album.
John Denver and the Muppets - A Christmas Together. A favorite of my kids and a must have.
Dan Fogelberg - The First Christmas Morning. A great album by Dan, highly recommended.
Lara & Reyes - Navidad. I recorded this album back in 2000 and the concept is of duos with guitars and mandolins of 18 Christmas classics.
Just like having us playing in your living room.
Serge
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | One of my favorites is by Leon Redbone.
Very unique yet fully traditional. |
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Location: SoCal | we have a number of CD's, tapes, and a couple of LP's - several months ago, we got Serge's Navidad which will be near the top of the play list. |
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Location: Scotland | "Bummed Out Christmas" The perfect record for anyone who hates Christmas records. "Don't Believe In Christmas" by The Sonics is hilarious. As is "Somebody Stole My santa Claus Suit", performed by Dan Hicks & His Hotlicks to the tune of "Somebody stole My Gal"
http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=70912
Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics - South Park
and grudgingly....
"Christmas Island" Leon Redbone |
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Location: NJ | I've got a box of CD's up in the attic that comes down every year after Thanksgiving (every year the box gets heavier . . )
Leon Redbone - "Christmas Island"
Jethro Tull - "Christmas Album"
Paul Winter - "Wintersong"
Jon Anderson - "Three Ships"
Chieftains - "Christmas in Dublin"
Soundtracks to first two "Home Alone" movies
Sqirrell Nut Zippers - forget the "title" (but Christmas)
Vince Guaraldi - "Charlie Brown Christmas"
Paul Winter Consort - Compilation of "Solstice" concerts
Roche Sisters - "We Three Kings"
Various Carribean Artists - "Masi!"
Emerson Lake & Palmer - "Christmas EP"
. . . and innumerable collections, compilations, and assortments of various artists, labels, genres, etc. . . . |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Wow, I am amazed, yet not surprised by the number of people who have the Leon Redbone Christmas CD. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | How about "Spike Jones' Christmas Spectacular." |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | No contest - Mr. Hanky's Christmas Poo Sing-a-long |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Ed Gerhart has two that are nice to listen to. Ray Charles had one too that I liked. I can only handle these for about 2 days and then it's back to Muddy Waters. |
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Location: NJ | I'm just glad that my daughter's musical tastes "developed" relatively quickly . . .
. . . there was ONE Christmas season where if "Raffi" had showed up at my door, I woulda' taken an AXE HANDLE to his colon!!! :rolleyes: |
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Location: south east Michigan | An easy listening station here has been playing 100% Christmas music since November 1st. Just seeing the TV ads for the station has burned me out already. Makes a man wanna say Humbug! |
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Location: Tennessee | Nat King Cole, "Christmas Favorites".
I also like A Very Special Christmas, Vol. II ... especially the Pretenders version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". I'm still in love with Chrissie Hynde. Mellencamp's "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is also very good.
I picked up a disc called "It's Snowing All Over the World" from World Market a few years back that is really great.
And this is not a CD, rather a vinyl LP ... but an all time favorite ... "Christmas with the Chipmunks". It includes all the great ones, plus ... a jazzy rap version of "The Night Before Christmas" by David Seville in his own voice. It's everything William Shatner can't be. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I'm with you Slipkid! |
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Location: Waurika OK | We have had a station in this area playing xmas music already! Why?
I always thought I did not like xmas music, but last year found a rockin CD "Ho Ho Hoey. Gary Hoey is the artist. You can check him out at www.garyhoey.com
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Location: NJ | Brian Setzer has a good one as well.
. . . . AND!!!!! . . . . . .
Let us not forget that PERENNIAL favorite:
John Fahey!!!!! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | OK, enuf Christmas spoo, lets go back to the regularly scheduled program. |
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Location: NJ | the only christmas cd worth listening to IMHO is John Fahey's christmas CD |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | I love Christmas for others
I have never bought a Christmas album, I just listen to what's being played all over the place. Sergio's "Lara and Reyes" sounds like someting I might buy though, I'll see if I can find it, anything mandolin is my bag.
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Any thing by Dan Hicks is my favorite, they need more exposure.
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Location: Midland, MI | I've been searching for an Esteban Christmas album, but all I can find are adverts for a shiny guitar.
Seriously, nobody mentioned Johnny Mathis? He is the voice of Christmas, isn't he? :) My wife has the Very Special Christmas albums (I and II) and there actually are some pretty good renditions on there. I'm more of a traditionalist, though...Frank Sinatra, Mannheim Steamroller (although the last couple of years they've been way over played on the commercial stations around here), that kind of thing.
Now, for klezmer music... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | How about Festivus Music? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Ahh Festivus! It's time for the airing of the greivances! |
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Location: Midland, MI | I'm grieving because I don't own an Adamas. |
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Location: Central Oregon | Mr. Hanky's Christmas Classics. Particularly "The Dredel (sp?) Song" -Kyle's family & the boys, "It's Christmas time in hell" - Satan, (a really snappy little tune), & "Ring Christmas Bells" - Mr. Mackey, M'kay?
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Location: SoCal | Glen Campbell did a Xmas cd about 5-6 years ago that was considered a bit of a throw away cd, but it's one of the best Xmas cd's I've ever heard. He's on the cover with a full body Ovation classical that he puts to good use on almost every tune, taking long solos. My favorite tune is the jazz verison of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
Usually, you find this cd at Target for $10. Well worth the money. |
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Location: State College, PA | Don't forget the Chipmunks...
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Location: San Bernardino, California | 'Winter Nights' - Al Di Meola
Not tooooo christmasy. |
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Location: Texas | Willie Nelson - "Pretty Paper"
Yeah!
Serge ;)
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Location: Lincoln, Nebraska | Knock yourselves out, guys; This one's on me:
Jazzy Christmas MP3
Like it? Burn the whole album onto CD and pass it out to your friends; the rest are free and at www.urbanchristmas.com. |
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Location: Central Florida | The Glen Campbell CD that Paul Moody mentioned is really good. It features some of GC's best recorded guitar work in years! Other personl favorites are; "Phil Spector's Christmas Album," Chet Atkins "Tennesee Christmas," Joe Pass "Six String Santa," and Vince Guraldi's "Charlie Brown Christmas."
Another Festivus Miracle!
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Location: Sparks, NV | Phil Keaggy (w/ London Festival Orchestra) - Majesty & Wonder |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | I don't want to sounf too sentamental, Jonny Mathis.
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Location: NJ | One of the very early (it might be the second one) Windham Hill "Solstice" albums has a track of Michael Hedges playing "Bach's Cello Concerto" on a Dyer harp-guitar. In one passage, he plays this descending bass line that, just when you think it CAN'T possibly go any lower . . . he hits this note that'll just turn even the best speaker cone to an elephant phart . . . .
It's almost inconceiveable that a note like that can come out of an acoustic guitar.
The series of albums are a BIT "NewAge-y", but they ARE a bit of a departure from the usual "Jingle-Jingle" or "Holy/Holy" faire . . . |
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Location: east central Indiana | I'm with Matt, Trey & Mr. Hankey!!!
But what about TSO?
TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA.
Best Rockin' Christmas stuff I've ever heard. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | I just picked up Brian Setzer's BOOGIE WOOGIE CHRISTMAS. What an EXCELLENT CD! Great guitar work! |
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Location: Tennessee | Brian Setzer did a tour this time last year playing all the Boogie Woogie Christmas tunes (along with other selected BS and Stray Cats songs). It was one of the best shows I've ever seen. |
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Location: Detroit, MI | My first choice is a great Leon Redbone Christmas CD. But I can't recall the name. Christmas on Turtle Island? |
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Favorite Christmas CDs