Which Christmas CD Can You Not Stop Playing ...
 

Do you have ONE .... of your Christmas CD's that you can't stop playing, even though you have a ZILLION other great ones??? For me, it's Celine Dion's "Celine: These Are Special Times." Love it as I TRAVEL around shopping (and love it in the house...) :-)

ok, you got me...I'm so predictable...
It's James Taylor's Christmas album.
His duet with Natalie Cole is priceless!!!

Anything from the Tran-siberian orchestra.

While dining at the Sardine Factory in Monterey for our anniversary last week, I gave my husband the new Kenny G CD and tickets to see him when he's in town! It's a great CD with Christmas Classics. Merry Christmas! ***kim*** ((l))

I love the Kenny G album.Paul

"A Merry Hawaiian Christmas" by the Hawai`i Calls Orchestra and Chorus.

It's an oldie (original vinyl was released in 1960s), but the 1974 CD is still my favorite -- because the carols are sung in the Hawaiian language.

The Carpenter's CD & Home Alone!!

For me I can't stop playing the following year after year:

-Harry Connick, Jr. "When My Heart Finds Christmas"

-Kenny G "Miracles"

For the opposite side of the coin in that question of "what Christmas CD do you want to stomp on," my selection would be Dolly Parton's Christmas CD.

It seems every islander here loves it and plays it to death this time of year. Someone please shoot me and put me out of my misery the next time I hear "I'll Be Home with Bells On" or "Hard Candy Christmas." :)

This is where iPods are great - I made a special playlist of all my favorite songs.

I like the Celine album, too.

I'm with noname, TransSiberian Orchestra for me. Oh yeah, and A Charlie Brown Christmas!!

Another TSO fan here, lol!

Another vote for TSO.....

I went to their concert a few weeks ago. Amazing. Rolling fire balls. Snow falling from the ceiling. And the most amazing light show I've ever seen.

Oh, and the music is pretty awesome too.....

Keith

Corny but Bing Crosbys, <i>White Christmas</i> album with the Andrews sisters ( no, I am not that old lol)
A new guy we discovered here in Portland, Aaron Meyer, amazing violinist.
I like Classical Christmas music, and the music from The Snowman and Charlotte Church :)

Waverly Consort Christmas!

Wiliie K's christmas cd~best &quot;O Holy Night&quot; version ever
TSO
Anne Murray's Christmas cd

My favorite Christmas CD is Vince Gill's &quot;Let There Be Peace on Earth&quot;.

LOVE it!

Remember that duet of White Christmas that Bing and David Bowie did? I love that. Hearing David Bowie sing the &quot;Peace on earth, goodwill toward men&quot; part makes me cry!

For something upbeat, the Jackson 5!

I have a best of that's terrific. It's mainly Bing, Nat King Cole, duets and other old, old timers.

I play the Celine with &quot;These ARE Special Times&quot; etc. too

But actually for some reason my favorite Christmas songs are primarily Nutcracker classical or Karen Carpenter.

The older I get the more I love Karen Carpenter at Christmas.

I like lots of the other choices as posted too.

One?! Just one?! Hmmmm..... then I would have to say Kenny G's Miracles.

Nat King Cole's Christmas album.
Every song on it is great!

Bonniebroad - as you TRAVEL through the various Fodor message areas have you noticed the new area for MUSIC at
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=1867

and of course, there's always t.o.p.

OMG, really, no offense to anybody, but I can't stand Kenny G. It is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. But, to each his own.

Favorite - I do love the Carpenters. Also the Muppets with John Denver. Any album with Bing's Mele Kalikimaka, Nat King Cole's Christmas song. But the one I can listen to over and over again is any album by Manheim Steamroller. Love their sound...and use of classic intruements.

OK, ONE more? Barbara Streisand's Christmas album from the 70's. Also classic.

For me, the old favorite I grew up with (and wore the grooves out of, playing it over and over for weeks...):

&quot;Merry Christmas&quot; Johnny Mathis

The one with him on skis on the cover, circa early '60s, with these songs:

1. Winter Wonderland
2. The Christmas Song
3. Sleigh Ride
4. Blue Christmas
5. I'll Be Home For Christmas
6. White Christmas
7. O Holy Night
8. What Child Is This?
9. The First Noel
10. Silver Bells
11. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
12. Silent Night, Holy Night

Bless your heart, rb_traveler! ;;) Merry Christmas, buddy! Would you like a good fudge recipe? :p

I play Johnny Mathis all year long, but never the Christmas album. I'll have to buy that this year.

I love Johnny Mathis.

I also love &quot;It's Cold Outside&quot; with Ray Charles and duet with a female singer, who I'm sorry to say, I can't remember her name. Perfect Christmas week tune.

But baby, it's cold outside.

I thought I was the only one alive who still listened to Johnny Mathis album. It just seems to fit my mood when I'm home. Also like the Irish Tenors new Christmas album.

One of the most beautiful voices of the '60's (IMHO) belonged to Gary Puckett. A few years ago, he put out a Christmas CD called &quot;At Christmas.&quot; I've never been a big Christmas CD fan, but I was working in radio at the time and we got a bunch of these to give away. One listen and I was so bowled over, I discreetly kept a copy aside for myself. You can probably still order one for yourself if you'd like at www.garypuckettmusic.com

Have you all heard Il Divo? They are kind of like the tenors? four guys, Euro type, great voices. Just got it, haven't heard the CD yet.

Heavens, I have to admit that when I saw your post at just a glance, I thought you were saying that &quot;Devo&quot; had a Christmas CD out. :D I immediately had thoughts in my head of &quot;Christmas....it is good!&quot; (It's an 80's thing).

I'll have to check out your &quot;actual&quot; recommendation, though. :) Thanks!

I stand counted as one who has the Johnny Mathis Christmas cassette (which I got at Hallmark store a few yrs ago). The man has a golden voice, like Nat King Cole.

What was I thinking. The Bing Crosby and David Bowie duet is of &quot;Little Drummer Boy&quot;!!! Of course, Bing did also sing White Christmas but that was not w/David Bowie on that Christams Special they did together.

Trans-Siberian orchestra. I listen to it over and over. It's so different from everything else.

Ramsey Lewis &quot;The Sounds Of Christmas&quot;
I have been enjoying it for years and the 1st one I listen to every year.

I love all kinds of Christmas music, but my current fav CD that I own is Alan Jackson's 'Let It be Christmas'.

But the song I'll never get out of my head when I think of Christmas is Elvis' Blue Christmas. On our honeymoon night in Gatlinburg, it kept playing over and over all night long as the 1st new snow of the season was falling and us in our rustic B&amp;B chalet with the roaring fire!

Way'll I'll have a bluuue Christmas without yoooouu!...(I never said I could sing!lol).

That will be 32 years ago day after tomorrow! (Thurs.)

Belle

George Winston's &quot;December&quot; and Jim Brickman's &quot;The Gift&quot;

Another vote for Johnny Mathis and of course Bing and the Andrews Sisters..&quot;Jingle bells, juh juh juh jingle bells.&quot; Oh yea, they don't make 'em like that anymore. I like Andrea Bocelli Ave Marias when I feel like meditating or being serious..beautiful.

Don't shoot me, but I love the Mannheim Steamroller sound at Christmas. Lots of energy.

&gt;&gt;I immediately had thoughts in my head of &quot;Christmas....it is good!&quot; (It's an 80's thing).&lt;&lt;

Oh, thanks a lot, Statia - now there's a corner of my mind trying to compose Christmas lyrics to the tune of &quot;Whip It&quot;! :-D

I have cassettes of several Christmas concerts I sang in when I was in college that I love to listen to at home.

I also love &quot;Christmas&quot; by the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

The Cambridge Singers' Christmas Album is in my van right now, and I just got a really nice version of Messiah by the English Concert which will be played quite a bit.

Sorry, I can't narrow it down to just one!

Lee Ann

I've never heard of the TSO -- I'll have to check it out!